John Thomson

Bedfordian, politics nerd, music lover, uncle

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@JeremyChelot @ramenatteryan @youfibre_status @youfibre Hi Jeremy. I'm away, but other family in Bedford say WiFi and wired is fine, just the streamers and all my cameras are offline. I can dial into PC and server ok though. Usually it's YF sending a forced update and the ONT blinks every few seconds and I power cycle. Good 🤞! ☺️

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit https://t.co/jvWT1UwQuk

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit Glad you remembered this year, Chris. It looks like the singles have been remastered and are being chronologically released on some ort if schedule. Might be a 40 year thing... 👍

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit Phew! I was fearing it would be something serious to interfere with the 4am starts you've been making since the early 90's! Welcome back, Chris. Have missed the musings especially the O/T rare music ones 😉

[Tesco @Tesco]

Quote tweet this tweet and get 0 likes, 0 RT’s and 0 comments by 1pm tomorrow, winner gets a free #TescoMealDeal on us!

[Cauldwell Ward @LabourCW]

1/ A very informative meeting with Jayne MacPherson (Project Officer) and the partners of Kingsbrook and Cauldwell Big Local - Dot, John, and Ray.

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

Bedford town centre car parks to reopen https://t.co/n2UpvVu7Bz via @BedfordIndy

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit May have slipped your mind this year in these troubled times... 😉

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit https://t.co/4P42DrYfE2

[Rushmoor School @RushmoorSchool]

The English Department were blown away by the exceptional performances given in Year 6-9 during this year's Shakespearean Monologue competition. We are delighted to announce that Kaya and Hayden are this year's KS3 finalists!

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@virginmedia Got a text saying its fixed and service status now green. It isn't fixed. Power cycled router and V6. No joy. Area 24.

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@virginmedia Hi, broadband and TV down in Bedford MK42 for last 2 hours. Big or small fault to fix? Thanks.

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@L_J_Hodson @virginmedia @virgtinedia Asked for my full name and address. Provided it. Noticed handle. Said it wasn't legit. No more Comms. Nearly completely fell for it

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@virginmedia Thanks. Estimated fix midnight on the 11th which was 15 hours ago! Assume they mean the 12th which is another 9 hours away. Must be big outage then...

[Bedfordshire Police @bedspolice]

A number of roads are currently closed in #Bedford town centre, including Cauldwell Street, Prebend Street, and Ropewalk, following the pursuit of a stolen vehicle which collided with two vehicles. Two people have been arrested and an investigation is on-going.

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit Didn't realise it was his wife's Birthday.
https://t.co/qh2HTE5IgL

On a related "epic obscure under-rated 80's bands" note...
The Blue Nile deluxes are back in print... Not cheap but worth it for those that still value physical media.
https://t.co/dHQAgeeswr

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit Enjoying the re-emergence. Live, not so much. See them on every tour, and diminishing returns is setting in. Maybe I'm getting old. Look out for the new box set next month with all the later stuff...

https://t.co/IGTqMXhcSH

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit You may be right. Liked it at the time for the singles, but massacring your own "Theme For Great Cities" was pretty unforgivable and the less said about "African Skies", "Travelling Man" and "Ghost Rider" the better. You were a huge fan of "When Two Worlds Collide" though...

[John Thomson @johnrthomson]

@Financial_Orbit @thedailybeast Downloaded a lossless CD Version of this DVD which fits nicely on one disc. Great concert... Got my Asides Besides disc on shuffle whilst I'm out and about today. Recall having one of your cassettes with all those rare cuts on. Too young...