Stephen Perrin
@steperrin.bsky.social
Forged in the Black Country. Heavy metal. West Bromwich Albion. Below average bass player. Interested in active transport and road harm prevention.
[Moseley, Birmingham]
[Moseley, Birmingham]
Anti-bullying policies are for show. The number of news reports I've read where schools try to downplay bullying verging on criminal because their reputation means more than actual safeguarding.
I was bullied in school and felt much the same as Ben, and I still live with the effects 30 years on.
I was bullied in school and felt much the same as Ben, and I still live with the effects 30 years on.
Thread 🧵 | My Experience with Bullying
#AntiBullyingWeek 1/8 Everyone says school
days are “the best days of your life.” I wish
that were true. Here’s what I went through.
#AntiBullyingWeek 1/8 Everyone says school
days are “the best days of your life.” I wish
that were true. Here’s what I went through.
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Anti-bullying policies are for show. The number of news reports I've read where schools try to downplay bullying verging on criminal because their reputation means more than actual safeguarding.
I was bullied in school and felt much the same as Ben, and I still live with the effects 30 years on.
I was bullied in school and felt much the same as Ben, and I still live with the effects 30 years on.
Sigh.
Monday Again
YouTube video by Pink Cream 69 - Topic
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sigh.
Somebody stole a bulldozer last night and drove it through Wolverhampton town centre, causing several thousand pounds worth of improvements.
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Somebody stole a bulldozer last night and drove it through Wolverhampton town centre, causing several thousand pounds worth of improvements.
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And done. Direct Debit cancelled and resignation sent. Bin the bigots. /cc @cyclinguk.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
And done. Direct Debit cancelled and resignation sent. Bin the bigots. /cc @cyclinguk.bsky.social
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Another case of Germans using an English word that could be interpreted differently
www.zdfheute.de/panorama/hob...
www.zdfheute.de/panorama/hob...
Verrückt, verrückter, "Hobby Dogging": Gassigehen mit einem Fantasiehund
Mit viel Fantasie führen Tierfreunde beim "Hobby Dogging" imaginäre Hunde aus. Trainerin Barbara Gerlinger zeigt in ihren Kursen, wie es geht.
www.zdfheute.de
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Another case of Germans using an English word that could be interpreted differently
www.zdfheute.de/panorama/hob...
www.zdfheute.de/panorama/hob...
Northamptonshire – PC Dave Lee probably blames the rider for that.
Cyclist in near miss as car crashes off road near Wellingborough
Video shows the moment a car skids sideways, narrowly missing a man on a bike, before crashing.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Northamptonshire – PC Dave Lee probably blames the rider for that.
Spent some time trying to calibrate my monitor speakers relative to each other with pink noise and a phone app. I can get a snare to sit central in the stereo field but adding other instruments smears the entire mix to the right.
Preference ear is a thing and it's very annoying.
Preference ear is a thing and it's very annoying.
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Spent some time trying to calibrate my monitor speakers relative to each other with pink noise and a phone app. I can get a snare to sit central in the stereo field but adding other instruments smears the entire mix to the right.
Preference ear is a thing and it's very annoying.
Preference ear is a thing and it's very annoying.
Lovely stuff. FAFO.
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Lovely stuff. FAFO.
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Love it. This Miss Chile contestant performed her special talent on the stage: singing (grunting) in her metal band
metalinjection.net/metal-in-the...
metalinjection.net/metal-in-the...
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Love it. This Miss Chile contestant performed her special talent on the stage: singing (grunting) in her metal band
metalinjection.net/metal-in-the...
metalinjection.net/metal-in-the...
Except their commitment to trans/NB people has fundamentally failed at the first very light test. 100 Women In Cycling recognises grassroots contributions to cycling – it isn't a competitive award, there's no material gain. Presumably recipients are now required to post birth certificates to CUK?
Cycling UK say the decision was made following legal advice but that the rule change "doesn't alter our commitment to transgender and non-binary people" road.cc/content/news...
Several winners of Cycling UK 100 Women in Cycling prize decline award due to exclusion of transwomen
Cycling UK say the decision was made following legal advice but that the rule change "doesn't alter our commitment to transgender and non-binary people"
road.cc
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Except their commitment to trans/NB people has fundamentally failed at the first very light test. 100 Women In Cycling recognises grassroots contributions to cycling – it isn't a competitive award, there's no material gain. Presumably recipients are now required to post birth certificates to CUK?
I'm not sure what the families of the Southport victims actually want from Rudakubana's parents. There were failings by them *and* the police *and* the authorities, but his parents didn't murder those girls or assist him.
Southport families say killer's parents 'should be accountable'
The families of the victims of the Southport knife attacks say the tragedy was
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I'm not sure what the families of the Southport victims actually want from Rudakubana's parents. There were failings by them *and* the police *and* the authorities, but his parents didn't murder those girls or assist him.
It's going to be interesting when somebody moves into the ground floor bedsit, with Stampy and Tremor above them playing music late at night and flomping around in concrete slippers and him shouting.
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It's going to be interesting when somebody moves into the ground floor bedsit, with Stampy and Tremor above them playing music late at night and flomping around in concrete slippers and him shouting.
Reposted by Stephen Perrin
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social when's bins?
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social when's bins?
I'd be surprised if Mason Ryan makes it to December. Two wins from the last ten is appalling form and I can't see us getting more than two or three points from the next four. #WBA
November 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I'd be surprised if Mason Ryan makes it to December. Two wins from the last ten is appalling form and I can't see us getting more than two or three points from the next four. #WBA
May the traffic wardens outside getting completely drownded ticketing cars in the rain have the loveliest cup of tea when they get home.
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
May the traffic wardens outside getting completely drownded ticketing cars in the rain have the loveliest cup of tea when they get home.
Spent half the afternoon wondering why my bank transfer to pay the credit card off was returned, making the payment late. I typed one (1) digit wrong on the reference. Ham-fingered twit.
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Spent half the afternoon wondering why my bank transfer to pay the credit card off was returned, making the payment late. I typed one (1) digit wrong on the reference. Ham-fingered twit.
I haven't met them yet but based on stories, Rommel and Monty, my brother's girlfriend's mogs, are exactly that.
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I haven't met them yet but based on stories, Rommel and Monty, my brother's girlfriend's mogs, are exactly that.
November 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Couldn't help myself.
November 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Couldn't help myself.
Mason Ryan will be pleased with a clean sheet. The hard work is paying off.
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Mason Ryan will be pleased with a clean sheet. The hard work is paying off.
Challenged a minicab driver parked on crossing zigzags by the shops – he says he's going to move. While I'm inside he turns around and parks on the zigzags on the other side and gets out to argue with me when I leave.
They walk among us.
They walk among us.
November 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Challenged a minicab driver parked on crossing zigzags by the shops – he says he's going to move. While I'm inside he turns around and parks on the zigzags on the other side and gets out to argue with me when I leave.
They walk among us.
They walk among us.