Alan McFarlane

Glasgow based IT consultant. Ayrshire to Glasgow and back, via England and Blantyre (Lanarkshire). All tweets my own. Trying out Bluesky

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@Krustynail @DanNeidle The real problem is that the people won’t vote for any party that says: “We’re need big changes; we need to cut things or pay more tax.” The voters will vote for the other party. Reform: “too much spending”, discover they need the pensioner vote: “we’ll keep the triple lock”.

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@acjuelich Yup. But would be great if Microsoft would fix it and add Get-RecipientPermission for View-Only.

[Paddle Steamer Waverley @PS_Waverley]

WAVERLEY IN DRY DOCK - UPDATE SUN 29th MARCH

Waverley has now been in dry dock for just over a week with great progress made. Check out the pictures in this post to see just how much work is underway to prepare Waverley for her 2026 season. 👇

Work Completed or Underway:

✅ Hull cleaned and fully inspected

✅ Hull cut open to remove old sprinkler system

✅ Old port spring beam removed

✅ Port paddlebox steel repairs

✅ Ship’s side valves removed, cleaned and inspected

✅ Hull painting

✅ Repainting capstan

✅ Sanding and varnishing of deck shelter doors

✅ Installing new upper aft deck timbers

✅ Installation of new cabling and piping for water mist fire suppression system

✅ Fitting new Dining Saloon windows

Work on Waverley has been taking place 24 hours a day as night shift workers are brought in to ensure all tasks are completed before the Easter weekend. Commercial dry docks often work around the clock to meet demand and given the scale of work underway on Waverley this level of labour has been much needed.

Dry docking Waverley is an annual event to allow for hull inspection and to keep her in tip top condition, however it is expensive and costs several thousand pounds each docking. This year over £700,000 will be spent in the shipyard.

On leaving dry dock Waverley will return to the James Watt Dock as work continues to install the new water mist fire system. In just a few weeks crew will be joining to undertake final preparations for sailing.

Timetables are now published for all sailings from Friday 8th May until Thursday 3rd September. Visit https://t.co/np1wH4f6XY and book your cruise today.

Keep watching for the release of the South Coast and Thames 2026 timetables which will be published in April.

#waverley #ship #repair #DryDock #greenock

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@SWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland Of course I know! I follow this account and have notifications enabled to get urgent news of road incidents. Most of what makes my phone go ping and light up is this repetition of things you’ve been publishing daily for months.☹️

[BabelColour @StuartHumphryes]

@VinnieSull1van @Lost___London @Britains___Pubs @PubHistoryTours I should point out - as indicated by the watermark bottom right - that I made this for my followers on X. And your post is also misleading, because none of it is colourised.

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@ScottishJenbel @UndisScot It’s surprising how often you just hurt guess the area from the geology!

This one just smelled north east, Arbroath or north.

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@wdormann @NathanMcNulty What wait wait… I thought you two were the same guy 😋

[DrayTek Corp. @DrayTek_HQ]

Urgent Advisory: DrayTek Router Rebooting Issues
Over the weekend, we received numerous reports of DrayTek routers unexpectedly rebooting. This issue appears to be linked to a previously disclosed vulnerability from early March. Read more here: DrayTek Security Advisory

Immediate Actions to Take
# For the listed models with firmware upgradeable, please update your Vigor Router to the latest firmware version. Disable SSL VPN or Remote Management (HTTPS on Port 443)
# Out of listed models without firmware upgradeable, we strongly recommend disabling SSL VPN & WAN Management services or considering a hardware upgrade for continued security.

If you need further assistance, please contact "[email protected]".
Thank you for your patience and cooperation. Stay tuned for updates!

#DrayTek #CyberSecurity #Networking #ITSupport #FirmwareUpdate

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@Fluffy_LeMonde In breezy Ayr, we’ve wrapped up our greenhouse!🤩

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@SWTrunkRoads #A78??

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@UndisScot I dint think it’s Edzell

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@UndisScot Wick?

[Undiscovered Scotland @UndisScot]

Congratulations to Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf for being the first to identify this as Tantallon Castle in East Lothian and thanks to everyone who took part. The wider view can be seen on this page: https://t.co/ne9qjC6zQy

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@UndisScot Tantallon

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@SWTrunkRoads Yay, finally someone who can spell 👍😋

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@UndisScot Maybe Ardstinchar, Ballantrae

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@UndisScot Fort George

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@UndisScot Pennan

[Alan McFarlane @alanjmcf]

@UndisScot Gairloch