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Curator of GPO-Markers : cast iron telegraph marker posts from the Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian eras, telling the story of pioneering telecomms in the UK.

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

My last post on here ever. I won't implicitly support @elonmusk and his lying, deceitful treachery. He and the deranged orang-utan need to slink off to Mars, and the sooner the better for this world. Absolute scum. Let's get #LastTwitterPost trending!

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

MyFlickrYear24 Photo #flickr https://t.co/OrGvF7jc5Y OK, so it HAS been a quiet year, BUT nowhere near as bad as their "stats" suggest. Keep up with the photo hosting, @Flickr, but leave the stats to others! 😆

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

Been a while since my last #PostOfTheMonth, (As Musk broke Twitter's API) but... just reported is an Eastern #Telegraph Co post in #Penzance, the first identified in the UK. Google Streetview pic. Anyone in #Penzance, would love a better photo of this one in Alverton Road!

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@Wendy_Tinkerbel @RSPBDorset They're free to roam across the whole of the super-reserve, only part of which is RSPB. But... despite a LOT of (quite intrusive) signage, I so often see dogs off-lead on the heaths, even during nesting season :-( Everyone seems to think they know better, or THEIR dog is exempt

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

Well thank you @elonmusk for making a breaking change to your API and not notifying your users. X X (Those aren't kisses; they're me feeling like closing my Twitter, sorry X, account)

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@80strolls @crazyclipsonly Doesn't look very red to me...

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

What3Words have announced they will no longer provide a free API to convert W3W to Lat/Lng. As such the tool is no longer useful in any way for location-related tasks and I'll withdraw support for it shortly on https://t.co/LreVyHruC7 and https://t.co/4PBdhsC4yX

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@illaDaProducer @crazyclipsonly Absolutely! Stay afraid, folks, stay afraid!

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@shivaye01 @crazyclipsonly I don't understand the point of posting CGI graphics like this, other than to show off you know how to use the software?

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@crazyclipsonly To those who replied "it worked"... No, it didn't; he still has his trigger finger. 🙁

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@sustainablist1 @Hantsprints Unlike the ladies who immediately offered their help. And had any of those gents offered, can you imagine the abuse they would have received for being "condescending"? (plus, who would risk getting sued for injuring someone whilst doing something this daft!)

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@Alphafox78 Nobody's mentioning the machine-gun fire...? Or why a clip from 2008 is on X now?

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@fakehistoryhunt What if Bethan grows up to be the next Mary Anning, Iain Stewart or James Hutton... this could become a Very Important Rock.

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@dreamsNscience My tinnitus seems to be about 5000 and I can't hear anything above 5300, drowned out completely 🤣

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@Casual_H3R0 @mhantain @BrinksLtd Absolute genius... Who knew? 😆

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@Timmy_lew @WorldBollard @yorkpress A proper bollard never needs to be "repaired". Repainted, possibly.

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@MR_Doodles54 Is that good or bad? I turn my heating off at night, and 16 ° during daytime is a darn sight better than many people in the UK can afford. Veganism is the next big thing, and avoids the issue of Halal / kosher and (most) allergies etc. Seems like a wise move, for once :-)

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@HumanityHoax @Bryanireland @ciaranmcasey Kids conceived during lockdown are, well, "unlikely" to feature in the stats for 5-year olds. But yes, the chart is pretty meaningless on its own...

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@Telegraph Like most things, it's not an either/or choice. It's not for some people, for sure. But don't write WFH off as rubbish - for SOME people, SOME jobs, it's perfect. I've WdFH for almost a quarter century, and won awards for it; and I wouldn't want to do it any other way.

[𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗧𝗣 @derektp]

@clearSNR @GarethM79 @WorldBollard The restriction is there to prevent lorries from using the road; there's a business park around the corner and it's inappropriate to have large commercial vehicles use this residential street. It's not about traffic "calming". Why does every lane need to accommodate a bus??