Gavin Crook
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Gavin Crook
@gavin1958.bsky.social
Retired radiographer, and formerly warden on the Farne Islands. Lover of science and nature. Born at 315 ppm.
Reposted by Gavin Crook
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Oh; the irony of using the roof of a *petrol station* for protection 😮
"A number of country delegations were forced to take shelter outside under the roof of a petrol station, a member of the UK delegation told the BBC."
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is nonsense. My father used to keep important documents in the left drawer of our television cabinet. That explains the icon: it's a television with a different style of storage, not a vending machine.
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Of course the 70s were better. In 1975 I was a young man with energy, not an old one with arthritis. My friends started celebrating their 18th birthdays: now I attend more funeral wakes than birthday parties.
LPs were £3.99 each, petrol 70p per gallon, beer 30p a pint, and cigarettes 40p a pack.
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM