old angry bastard

Done a bit of road racing. Own the odd 2 stroke and now a proud grandad and I now believe i have it all.

[Vinnie Sullivan @VinnieSull1van]

⏳️ 1960s: This fascinating footage is of a "Totter" (rag-and-bone man) traversing London in the 1960s. Seeing the sights and hearing their accents is a heartwarming and heartbreaking experience.

Rag-and-bone men were self-employed scavengers who travelled the streets with a sack, handcart, or horse and cart, collecting unwanted household items to resell for a living. Though they had a lot less than people today, they also had a lot less to worry about compared to the corporate, unsafe world that we currently call home.

I wonder how many of our relatives did this job or simply dealt with these polite roughians as they strode through lost London. Their kind are seen no more. 🐎

[Tony Ward @TonyWard867811]

You worked for forty years.

Up before the alarm. Out in the cold. Through the bad backs and the worse winters. You never once signed on. You were proud of that.

Now you are fifty eight. The body is done. The trade that used you up has no use for you anymore.

And you are sat at home in the middle of the day, not because you are lazy, but because there is nothing left for a man your age who is worn out and ten years short of a pension.

There are two million like you. They will call it worklessness. A statistic. A drain.

They will not call it what it is.

A grafter, used up and thrown back, by a country that took the best of him and left him with nothing to retire on.

You did everything they asked.

And this is the thanks.

[old angry bastard @windymick]

Brilliant

[TheMonk88 @themonk1967]

Friday innit 😎

[Jim Moir @JamesMoir10]

Great Spotted Woodpecker.

[BBC SPORT NI @BBCSPORTNI]

Michael Dunlop powered clear of Dean Harrison to win the first Supersport race at the Isle of Man TT🏆

The victory extends his record number of wins at the road race to 34🏍

#BBCBikes

[English Cottages @englandcottages]

Good Morning from Cumbria 🏡

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

The Common Blue, Small Copper, Large Skipper
‘Butterflies and Moths’ (1965)
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton

[The Race MotoGP @TheRaceMoto]

The Isle of Man TT organisers have announced a one-hour delay to Tuesday's schedule due to poor weather conditions 🌧️

Racing had been due to start at 11:00. Another update is due at 9:30

https://t.co/xvNGyNy1fA

[Steve green #32 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @_stevegreen32]

Another one gone it’s such a shame it was a fantastic little place to race.

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

“The clifftop is at its most beautiful in May. Sea-pink, white sea-campion, the white flowered stonecrop and the kidney vetch - all these flourish best in sea breezes”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson

[Southern 100 @S100isleofman]

A reminder of the schedule for the Blackford Financial Services Pre-TT Classic Road Races 2026 🏁

All road closure information, schedule updates and race announcements will be shared exclusively via the WhatsApp Infoline.

Join now 👉 https://t.co/ra4z55A3AJ

[Classic Rock Magazine @ClassicRockMag]

"It's about a man driven mad by betrayal who murders the woman he loves." The misunderstood Tom Jones cover that became the Sensational Alex Harvey Band's biggest hit https://t.co/Y6HaJyAxG3

[Britain's Lost & Living Pubs @Britains___Pubs]

A sight to fill one's heart.

[Ian Martin @IanTeamBike]

Loading the van ready for the trip to the south of France for our first endurance race of the season

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

The cuckoo
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to look for in Spring, 1961)

[TheMonk88 @themonk1967]

Friday innit 😎

[old angry bastard @windymick]

Absolutely brilliant

[TheMonk88 @themonk1967]

Friday innit 😎

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

‘The moorhen builds her nest of reeds and sticks’

(What to Look for in Spring, 1961)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

[James May @MrJamesMay]

I’m sure we have all now seen the footage of Metropolitan rozzers kicking a suspected terrorist in the head, repeatedly, when he was down.

We can all play a part in putting an end to this sort of police brutality. Mainly by not going around stabbing people.

[🇬🇧📺 Classic British TV 📺🇬🇧 @Classicbritcom]

Several years back, I embarked on a journey to Bolton in order to celebrate the life and legacy of Fred Dibnah. Here, I share a glimpse of my pilgrimage experience.