nicola
@gleanniucha.bsky.social
Sometimes engineers, sometimes DJs, regularly bakes stuff.
Back in Scotland, long way round.
Will discuss anything with anyone so long we all play nicely.
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Back in Scotland, long way round.
Will discuss anything with anyone so long we all play nicely.
🏴 🇮🇹 🏳️⚧️🇺🇦🇪🇺
I haven’t seen this in years.. had begun to downplay quite how irate it made me ..
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I haven’t seen this in years.. had begun to downplay quite how irate it made me ..
God I hope he deep fries a Turkey tomorrow ..
a man is standing in front of a fire with a vacuum cleaner in his hand
ALT: a man is standing in front of a fire with a vacuum cleaner in his hand
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
God I hope he deep fries a Turkey tomorrow ..
Abhor the hypocrisy
Kind of secretly admire the ability to scapegoat so quickly
Kind of secretly admire the ability to scapegoat so quickly
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Abhor the hypocrisy
Kind of secretly admire the ability to scapegoat so quickly
Kind of secretly admire the ability to scapegoat so quickly
Give HK their due
On same night they’ll arrest 3 execs - even though tbf guilty of turning blind eye..
Here, in the uk, we’ll wait 9 months for an enquiry
On same night they’ll arrest 3 execs - even though tbf guilty of turning blind eye..
Here, in the uk, we’ll wait 9 months for an enquiry
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Give HK their due
On same night they’ll arrest 3 execs - even though tbf guilty of turning blind eye..
Here, in the uk, we’ll wait 9 months for an enquiry
On same night they’ll arrest 3 execs - even though tbf guilty of turning blind eye..
Here, in the uk, we’ll wait 9 months for an enquiry
Any week we choose - has parallels
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Any week we choose - has parallels
I was very dry there / glad you got my point
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I was very dry there / glad you got my point
It’s ironic - given where this ultimately goes
That “this weekend” sees British and French engineers meet “under the sea”
#ChannelTunnel
That “this weekend” sees British and French engineers meet “under the sea”
#ChannelTunnel
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It’s ironic - given where this ultimately goes
That “this weekend” sees British and French engineers meet “under the sea”
#ChannelTunnel
That “this weekend” sees British and French engineers meet “under the sea”
#ChannelTunnel
That’s because a job lot of C21 props sold to the BBC in the early 70s
The Dr Who sonic screwdriver was an Alan Tracy prop hand double prop in the first Thunderbirds film
The Dr Who sonic screwdriver was an Alan Tracy prop hand double prop in the first Thunderbirds film
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
That’s because a job lot of C21 props sold to the BBC in the early 70s
The Dr Who sonic screwdriver was an Alan Tracy prop hand double prop in the first Thunderbirds film
The Dr Who sonic screwdriver was an Alan Tracy prop hand double prop in the first Thunderbirds film
Tonight is different
An antiquated industry - that should of already been put out to pasture, with support for its workers - fighting to survive ..
But still - someone procured that
An antiquated industry - that should of already been put out to pasture, with support for its workers - fighting to survive ..
But still - someone procured that
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Tonight is different
An antiquated industry - that should of already been put out to pasture, with support for its workers - fighting to survive ..
But still - someone procured that
An antiquated industry - that should of already been put out to pasture, with support for its workers - fighting to survive ..
But still - someone procured that
Commercial Managers who understand the price of everything and the value of nothing
Procure a cheaper tile and the cheapest fire stopper on their framework - based on one visit
Often buying more expensive is cheaper in the long run - and safer
Procure a cheaper tile and the cheapest fire stopper on their framework - based on one visit
Often buying more expensive is cheaper in the long run - and safer
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Commercial Managers who understand the price of everything and the value of nothing
Procure a cheaper tile and the cheapest fire stopper on their framework - based on one visit
Often buying more expensive is cheaper in the long run - and safer
Procure a cheaper tile and the cheapest fire stopper on their framework - based on one visit
Often buying more expensive is cheaper in the long run - and safer
When you get a contractor in to do “fire stopping”
You always have to recall once at least maybe twice - and you can’t examine everything, even at ceiling height in a tube tunnel
You always have to recall once at least maybe twice - and you can’t examine everything, even at ceiling height in a tube tunnel
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
When you get a contractor in to do “fire stopping”
You always have to recall once at least maybe twice - and you can’t examine everything, even at ceiling height in a tube tunnel
You always have to recall once at least maybe twice - and you can’t examine everything, even at ceiling height in a tube tunnel
I say this not “to be better”
The opposite
It just takes a bit of foresight into the steps required to be “design approved” and risk assess that
The opposite
It just takes a bit of foresight into the steps required to be “design approved” and risk assess that
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I say this not “to be better”
The opposite
It just takes a bit of foresight into the steps required to be “design approved” and risk assess that
The opposite
It just takes a bit of foresight into the steps required to be “design approved” and risk assess that
So found a few quid elsewhere in budget to strong arm the contractor to buy better - on grounds didn’t require that level of fire stopping to be “design approved”
So when Grenfell happened I lost my lid
So when Grenfell happened I lost my lid
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
So found a few quid elsewhere in budget to strong arm the contractor to buy better - on grounds didn’t require that level of fire stopping to be “design approved”
So when Grenfell happened I lost my lid
So when Grenfell happened I lost my lid
I had a big blow out with a Designer on an LU project - years after Kings X - where he ok’d certain tiles on basis if installed correctly - in layman’s terms sealant - fire stopping
Fine
I pointed out based on cutting teeth in handover and commissioning how difficult to police this job correctly
Fine
I pointed out based on cutting teeth in handover and commissioning how difficult to police this job correctly
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I had a big blow out with a Designer on an LU project - years after Kings X - where he ok’d certain tiles on basis if installed correctly - in layman’s terms sealant - fire stopping
Fine
I pointed out based on cutting teeth in handover and commissioning how difficult to police this job correctly
Fine
I pointed out based on cutting teeth in handover and commissioning how difficult to police this job correctly
This has seriously annoyed me
In a dark mood
In a dark mood
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This has seriously annoyed me
In a dark mood
In a dark mood
Good shout - where is Eric Morley?!
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Good shout - where is Eric Morley?!
(Cutting away from skinny weeping men hugged by the Princess Di)
“Just to remind you it’s not a gay plague - here’s some Romanian orphans with “the AIDS” thanks to blood transfusion - please give whatever you can afford, our telephone lines are open” (cue triumphant jingle)
“Just to remind you it’s not a gay plague - here’s some Romanian orphans with “the AIDS” thanks to blood transfusion - please give whatever you can afford, our telephone lines are open” (cue triumphant jingle)
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
(Cutting away from skinny weeping men hugged by the Princess Di)
“Just to remind you it’s not a gay plague - here’s some Romanian orphans with “the AIDS” thanks to blood transfusion - please give whatever you can afford, our telephone lines are open” (cue triumphant jingle)
“Just to remind you it’s not a gay plague - here’s some Romanian orphans with “the AIDS” thanks to blood transfusion - please give whatever you can afford, our telephone lines are open” (cue triumphant jingle)
More..
Ok I’m out for tonight
Ok I’m out for tonight
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
More..
Ok I’m out for tonight
Ok I’m out for tonight
If can no longer earmark a sensible sum of money for preschool - making all output a cyclical string of repeats ..
Play School stood proud and separate from that
What help the rest of us
Play School stood proud and separate from that
What help the rest of us
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If can no longer earmark a sensible sum of money for preschool - making all output a cyclical string of repeats ..
Play School stood proud and separate from that
What help the rest of us
Play School stood proud and separate from that
What help the rest of us