Scott Pilkington

museologist, science communicator, campanologist, historian, anthropologist, dancer, fibrecrafter, gin drinker, higher ed specialist, bi. he/him 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇿

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

[updated message] Just as an FYI (if it wasn't obvious), my tweets are my opinion only and not that of any current or future employer (long story here, can't get into it, insert legal stuff). Any offence caused is by me or my cat, not my employer. Aroha nui 💕

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

@RevRichardColes @paullewismoney I defer, naturally, to Rev Coles' expertise, but I understand that only two of the cardinals present belong to religious orders with a vow of poverty. We'll also see variation in dress from the Eastern Order and Dominicans who have different habits (in both senses of the word)

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

All these years later, I joined Twitter because I was studying SciComm by distance learning from Otago and thought I should get more active on social media. So led my downfall lol

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

@Tiare_MP It's a me in the wild! Glad we could have you on the only art deco / grade separated / light rail transport available. Someone got on yesterday and said "objectively the best form of transport".

Today I was on in-traffic light rail - with no affect on traffic flows!

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

@2ETEKA awww diddums

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

@TheGradyConnell I've been meaning to give them a try. My supermarket doesn't have them yet, and only 1/4 dairies near work seem to have them

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

@TheGradyConnell You do that yourself or get someone to do? If you did yourself, then that's amazing and I wanna learn how

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

For those in that world, FYI Graham Stewart MNZM passed away yesterday at 92. One of the founders of MOTAT, originator of the Old Time Transport Preservation League, NZH photographer, author of 29 books on transport history, father of tram preservation in Aotearoa.

[Edward Willis @edwardmwillis]

Shout out to David Seymour and the Ministry for Regulation for making me work over the summer holidays. There really should be some sort of regulation against January submission dates…

[St Matthew's Society of Bellringers @St_Matts_Bells]

As we get ready to ring out the year we just had (oof), please enjoy a preview of what we did this time last year: https://t.co/a301FwkDW0

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

@TheGradyConnell I think our go-to is a mixture of cheese & crackers, scorched almonds, dips maybe with sliced veges, in summer perhaps sliced tomato and basil with slices of toasted baguette, in winter perhaps bite sized sausage rolls with chutney.

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

Best views of the city! We'll ring out the old year, pile onto the roof for bubbles and Christmas tarts and fireworks from the SkyTower across the road, and then ring in the new year!

🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing

[St Matthew's Society of Bellringers @St_Matts_Bells]

Lovely morning in the tower yesterday. Last service ringing for the year! We had 9 of us, and rang Plain Hunt, called changes, and Grandsire Doubles.

Reminder there's no practice on Tuesday, and instead we're ringing out the old year from 11pm.

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing

[St Matthew's Society of Bellringers @St_Matts_Bells]

Merry Christmas to all! For your Christmas Day viewing, please enjoy this assortment of ringing from last night's services. Wishing everyone a peaceful and restful Christmas 📷📷📷
https://t.co/bZgnjJO4Zk

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

Mōrena te whānau. Wishing you a great Christmas from the belltower 💕

https://t.co/myJ4SFwX2e

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

Please enjoy this tribute as a wee #TramTuesday Christmas gift 💕

[NZ Transit Buzz @NZTransitBuzz]

#TramNews: @spil030n has compiled a behind-the-scenes view of @MOTAT_NZ's Christmas Lights.

WATCH: https://t.co/UucYCSLp9J

[Richard Hills @RichardHills_]

Good to see this leadership from our govern… oh wait… Z Energy?

[Joe Trinder @Joe_Trinder]

Polynesians had settled an area the size of Russia before the British could even cross the English Channel. But the anonymous X accounts of this world insist Polynesian civilisation was primitive.

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

Kia ora koutou from Tāmaki Makaurau in beautiful Aotearoa! If you want to become a kaitangi pere like me (or even a full blown crazy campanologist also like me) or just a fun group activity, let's kōrero 💕

🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing

[St Matthew's Society of Bellringers @St_Matts_Bells]

If you're on the opposite side of the world you can chat with me (@spil030) instead! 💕

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

@TheGradyConnell Well that's certainly lovely! I'd have probably designed the installation different, but such is creative decision making!

[Scott Pilkington @spil030]

@TheGradyConnell Ooh a Christmas themed tram would be just splendid 🥰