Jim Toms
@jim09ea63.bsky.social
A normal bloke, happy family guy. With a few interests (planes, trains, tanks etc), oh, & an MBA from
@uniofleicester. I was a soldier once. @09EA63 on the bird app if it's still going, and on Insta
@uniofleicester. I was a soldier once. @09EA63 on the bird app if it's still going, and on Insta
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Telegraph undersells its story bit.ly/3XBfk9H plug-in hybrid drivers face quintuple tax - VED, fuel duty, VAT on fuel duty, VAT on electricity, + 1.5p per mile (from 2028). Only new tax is 1.5p per mile plus in London no exemption from Congestion Charge from January
Death of the plug-in hybrid: why drivers face a triple tax for every mile they drive
‘Crackers and unfair’ mileage charges spark fears of a fire sale
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Telegraph undersells its story bit.ly/3XBfk9H plug-in hybrid drivers face quintuple tax - VED, fuel duty, VAT on fuel duty, VAT on electricity, + 1.5p per mile (from 2028). Only new tax is 1.5p per mile plus in London no exemption from Congestion Charge from January
7th Dec 1941
Pearl Harbour attacked
Pearl Harbour attacked
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
7th Dec 1941
Pearl Harbour attacked
Pearl Harbour attacked
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Vietnam War veteran and historian Captain Michael A. Lilly speaks with BFBS Forces News about what he calls "the most tragic, saddest story out of Pearl Harbor"🗣️
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Story behind haunting last photo of sailor trapped in USS West Virginia after Pearl Harbor
Less than 12 hours later, F1c Clifford Olds was trapped in the dreadnought battleship 40 feet below water
www.forcesnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Vietnam War veteran and historian Captain Michael A. Lilly speaks with BFBS Forces News about what he calls "the most tragic, saddest story out of Pearl Harbor"🗣️
Read more🔗⬇️
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Marilyn Monroe by Frank Powolny, 1950.
December 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Marilyn Monroe by Frank Powolny, 1950.
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😂 That would be fun
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
😂 That would be fun
Been up close & personal with this today (no flight though) - work stuff. First time I've been to the air unit in nearly 20 years in the job!
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Been up close & personal with this today (no flight though) - work stuff. First time I've been to the air unit in nearly 20 years in the job!
And another that cannot be that old surely - 1995
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Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx)
YouTube video by Underworld
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December 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
And another that cannot be that old surely - 1995
youtu.be/XiMrrleH_hI?...
youtu.be/XiMrrleH_hI?...
How the flick n flack is this banger 30 years old?
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youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4?...
Faithless - Insomnia (Official 4K Video)
YouTube video by FaithlessVEVO
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December 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
How the flick n flack is this banger 30 years old?
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4?...
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4?...
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Last month we received the sad news that John LeBrun AFC had passed away. John was a former Vulcan QFI & a valued member of our cockpit opening team. Shortly after his wife Carole also passed away after a short spell in hospital.
#XM594
Funeral details here www.newarkairmuseum.org/on-the-radar...
#XM594
Funeral details here www.newarkairmuseum.org/on-the-radar...
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Last month we received the sad news that John LeBrun AFC had passed away. John was a former Vulcan QFI & a valued member of our cockpit opening team. Shortly after his wife Carole also passed away after a short spell in hospital.
#XM594
Funeral details here www.newarkairmuseum.org/on-the-radar...
#XM594
Funeral details here www.newarkairmuseum.org/on-the-radar...
Realised on my way into the office that this is my last full working week until 2026… whoo hoo - and as a Brice bonus, as things stand, I don’t have a full working month to do until next March either (& I still have a couple of days left to take off)
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Realised on my way into the office that this is my last full working week until 2026… whoo hoo - and as a Brice bonus, as things stand, I don’t have a full working month to do until next March either (& I still have a couple of days left to take off)
Cheeky ‘bucks whilst the car charges & I then pop into local shop to pick up some bits. Morning all
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Cheeky ‘bucks whilst the car charges & I then pop into local shop to pick up some bits. Morning all
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Orca
Grizzly Bear
Black Bear
Grey Whale
Southern Right Whale 🐋
Orca
Grizzly Bear
Black Bear
Grey Whale
Southern Right Whale 🐋
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
- Absolute unit ginger and white neighbour cat called Buddy
- grey squirrels everywhere
- effing foxes shitting on my garden sofa
- bloody rats terraforming my flowerbed
- several mice brought indoors by Daphne
- Absolute unit ginger and white neighbour cat called Buddy
- grey squirrels everywhere
- effing foxes shitting on my garden sofa
- bloody rats terraforming my flowerbed
- several mice brought indoors by Daphne
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
- beaver (in Scotland)
- platypus (in Queensland)
- skunk (in California)
- raccoon (in Massachusetts)
- boar (in Italy)
- beaver (in Scotland)
- platypus (in Queensland)
- skunk (in California)
- raccoon (in Massachusetts)
- boar (in Italy)
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Orca
Grizzly Bear
Black Bear
Grey Whale
Southern Right Whale 🐋
Orca
Grizzly Bear
Black Bear
Grey Whale
Southern Right Whale 🐋
Parking…
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Parking…
If I’m spending £100k on a personal vehicle… parking won’t be an issue
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
If I’m spending £100k on a personal vehicle… parking won’t be an issue
It’s so beautiful….
Stunning Audi Sport quattro with a mere 41k miles on the clock. That €715,000 price tag is a slight stumbling block... betterperformance.co.uk/used-cars-fo...
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It’s so beautiful….
I remember this search/riddle starting
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I remember this search/riddle starting
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:
Madness
Marillion
Pink Floyd
Depeche Mode
Roxy Music
Madness
Marillion
Pink Floyd
Depeche Mode
Roxy Music
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
- Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Regina Spektor
- Manic Street Preachers (x11.. ha!)
- Paul Weller
- Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers
- Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Regina Spektor
- Manic Street Preachers (x11.. ha!)
- Paul Weller
- Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Tragically Hip
Blue Rodeo
Guns n' Roses
Yo-yo Ma
Iggy Pop
Tragically Hip
Blue Rodeo
Guns n' Roses
Yo-yo Ma
Iggy Pop
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:
Madness
Marillion
Pink Floyd
Depeche Mode
Roxy Music
Madness
Marillion
Pink Floyd
Depeche Mode
Roxy Music
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Planned for the Ajax and Warrior vehicles, the 40mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) has a tortuous history.
Download your copy today and all updates are free ➡️
Download your copy today and all updates are free ➡️
The 40mm Cased Telescoped Armament System
Intended to equip the Ajax reconnaissance and Warrior infantry fighting vehicles, the Cased Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) comprises the CT Cannon, Ammunition Handling System, Controller, Gun Control Equipment, Gun Mount and a range of ammunition ...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Planned for the Ajax and Warrior vehicles, the 40mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) has a tortuous history.
Download your copy today and all updates are free ➡️
Download your copy today and all updates are free ➡️