Colin J
@gricehead.bsky.social
Father, husband, cat servant, ultra/marathon runner, parkrun obsessive, craft beer geek. Saving people money in the cloud.
If there's anything worse than Untappd going down in the middle of a beer festival, I've not experienced it yet.
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If there's anything worse than Untappd going down in the middle of a beer festival, I've not experienced it yet.
Finally made it to Brew York.
November 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Finally made it to Brew York.
Welcome to the "real time track and trace service" that can't update me with anything better than "sorry we're running late" for nearly three hours...
Do better DHL.
Do better DHL.
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Welcome to the "real time track and trace service" that can't update me with anything better than "sorry we're running late" for nearly three hours...
Do better DHL.
Do better DHL.
It says something* about progress in the crazy world of backyard ultra running, that it's not even worth checking the leaderboard until Wednesday these days.
*I'm not sure what that something is
*I'm not sure what that something is
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It says something* about progress in the crazy world of backyard ultra running, that it's not even worth checking the leaderboard until Wednesday these days.
*I'm not sure what that something is
*I'm not sure what that something is
Can we please stop "Technology Consultants" talking with "Computer Science Experts" and calling it informed news, when clearly neither know what they're talking about?
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Can we please stop "Technology Consultants" talking with "Computer Science Experts" and calling it informed news, when clearly neither know what they're talking about?
Well, it was an interesting first day back from leave. If AWS could manage not to break things in Diwali in future, that would be appreciated.
October 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Well, it was an interesting first day back from leave. If AWS could manage not to break things in Diwali in future, that would be appreciated.
When you get home from a week away and all the cats want to be in the same place as you...
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
When you get home from a week away and all the cats want to be in the same place as you...
There is something comforting about a hotel cat. Hotels should make more of it. Like "choose theae sunbeds as this is where the cat(s) come by most often." Or making cat treats a room service option.
(yes, I've just had a fleeting glimpse of one of this hotel's feline inhabitants and I want more)
(yes, I've just had a fleeting glimpse of one of this hotel's feline inhabitants and I want more)
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There is something comforting about a hotel cat. Hotels should make more of it. Like "choose theae sunbeds as this is where the cat(s) come by most often." Or making cat treats a room service option.
(yes, I've just had a fleeting glimpse of one of this hotel's feline inhabitants and I want more)
(yes, I've just had a fleeting glimpse of one of this hotel's feline inhabitants and I want more)
I'm all for the tradition of a pint at the airport, but this is brutal at 4:30am
I'm old.
I'm old.
October 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I'm all for the tradition of a pint at the airport, but this is brutal at 4:30am
I'm old.
I'm old.
Merry. 28/11/13 - 07/10/25.
May your Dreamies box always be full. 💔
May your Dreamies box always be full. 💔
October 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Merry. 28/11/13 - 07/10/25.
May your Dreamies box always be full. 💔
May your Dreamies box always be full. 💔
Do me a favour? Give your pets an extra fuss tonight. You never know how long you have left with them.
October 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Do me a favour? Give your pets an extra fuss tonight. You never know how long you have left with them.
Track Brewery Tap, Manchester. Today it seems to be a very strange mix of people in full Oktoberfest dress, and people who've just finished a 76km peak district ultra in horrific conditions.
October 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Track Brewery Tap, Manchester. Today it seems to be a very strange mix of people in full Oktoberfest dress, and people who've just finished a 76km peak district ultra in horrific conditions.
Saturday trains (in the north) are so much busier than even rush hour weekday trains.
Definitely time to start moving engineering works to midweek.
Definitely time to start moving engineering works to midweek.
October 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Saturday trains (in the north) are so much busier than even rush hour weekday trains.
Definitely time to start moving engineering works to midweek.
Definitely time to start moving engineering works to midweek.
Now quite sure what I'm watching here #thecricket
September 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Now quite sure what I'm watching here #thecricket
Quick reminder that political alignment is not the only indicator of stupidity.
September 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Quick reminder that political alignment is not the only indicator of stupidity.
They should strip South Tyneside of the GNR finish until they figure out how to run a transport system. Utter shambles.
September 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
They should strip South Tyneside of the GNR finish until they figure out how to run a transport system. Utter shambles.
The Metro being a shambles on GNR day. You could almost put your house on it.
September 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Metro being a shambles on GNR day. You could almost put your house on it.
So much of our canal network is currently unnavigable due to low water levels.
This is the Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line today less than 5 miles from Leicester City centre.
This is the Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line today less than 5 miles from Leicester City centre.
September 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
So much of our canal network is currently unnavigable due to low water levels.
This is the Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line today less than 5 miles from Leicester City centre.
This is the Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line today less than 5 miles from Leicester City centre.
Are we going to get demonstrations outside fire stations now?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Actor John Alford guilty of sexually assaulting two girls
The jury returns its verdict on the London's Burning actor.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Are we going to get demonstrations outside fire stations now?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Third trip to Leicester in little over a week. Tomorrow will be the fourth. Many more to come.
Craft beer has not really found Leicester yet. Shame.
Craft beer has not really found Leicester yet. Shame.
September 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Third trip to Leicester in little over a week. Tomorrow will be the fourth. Many more to come.
Craft beer has not really found Leicester yet. Shame.
Craft beer has not really found Leicester yet. Shame.
We might be bad, but we're not Peterborough levels of bad 😂
Is Darragh McAnthony on Bluesky, does anyone know? #thefootball
Is Darragh McAnthony on Bluesky, does anyone know? #thefootball
August 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We might be bad, but we're not Peterborough levels of bad 😂
Is Darragh McAnthony on Bluesky, does anyone know? #thefootball
Is Darragh McAnthony on Bluesky, does anyone know? #thefootball
Keep trying, AI, keep trying.
August 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Keep trying, AI, keep trying.
Not sure what must be worse for Grimsby fans. The massive hangover, or realising they've got to go to Hillsborough in the next round.
August 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Not sure what must be worse for Grimsby fans. The massive hangover, or realising they've got to go to Hillsborough in the next round.
Celebrating the kids getting the exam results they needed in the best way possible: booking a holiday for October when they've both buggered off to college/uni
August 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Celebrating the kids getting the exam results they needed in the best way possible: booking a holiday for October when they've both buggered off to college/uni
Today can properly get in the bin. Combined with a Leeds commute, it properly honked. Nothing more dangerous than an empowered idiot.
August 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today can properly get in the bin. Combined with a Leeds commute, it properly honked. Nothing more dangerous than an empowered idiot.