Jock ‘Anonymous Low Level Loser’ Bruce
@jockbruce.bsky.social
Retired futteret trainer. Sometime civil servant. Fossicker in archives.
One reviewer felt that the total absence of fish in this work seriously detracted from your arguments ...
June 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
One reviewer felt that the total absence of fish in this work seriously detracted from your arguments ...
Is she known in the service as 'Modesty' ? Or is that a totally geriatric cultural reference lost on today's youngsters?
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June 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Is she known in the service as 'Modesty' ? Or is that a totally geriatric cultural reference lost on today's youngsters?
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Reading SDR2025 and I'm all, like, WTF happened to the JIC R&P process?
June 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reading SDR2025 and I'm all, like, WTF happened to the JIC R&P process?
Gives you a cozy feeling that small towns are small towns everywhere. Then you read this slice of life in upstate NY in 1925, and you realise it was nothing at all like Glenbogle.
March 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Gives you a cozy feeling that small towns are small towns everywhere. Then you read this slice of life in upstate NY in 1925, and you realise it was nothing at all like Glenbogle.
Because I cooked a dinner to her request, Mrs B produced this from the secret store for a nightcap. A 20year Bowmore, quite harsh on first nosing at cask strength, pure liquid gold over the tonsils after water had opened it up. This, folks, was a dram to remember.
March 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Because I cooked a dinner to her request, Mrs B produced this from the secret store for a nightcap. A 20year Bowmore, quite harsh on first nosing at cask strength, pure liquid gold over the tonsils after water had opened it up. This, folks, was a dram to remember.
Looking at this poster's history, it's like someone used AI written by Lawrence Logic to programme a bot. Blocked.
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March 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Looking at this poster's history, it's like someone used AI written by Lawrence Logic to programme a bot. Blocked.
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And the @nytimes.com also seems to believe that PM Trudeau is a 'European leader'.
March 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
And the @nytimes.com also seems to believe that PM Trudeau is a 'European leader'.
Dear @theguardian.com Which 'European' country has a maple leaf on its flag then? And who's the lanky fella in the second row?
March 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Dear @theguardian.com Which 'European' country has a maple leaf on its flag then? And who's the lanky fella in the second row?
If you don't have a branch of Gregg's offering folk a wide choice of cholesterol laden baked goods, I'm not sure you can even call yourself an intelligence agency.
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February 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
If you don't have a branch of Gregg's offering folk a wide choice of cholesterol laden baked goods, I'm not sure you can even call yourself an intelligence agency.
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This is beyond sanewashing.
February 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is beyond sanewashing.
TL this week has been full of human detritus - the Cambridge Five, Unity Mitford, and now this thing - and next week will be wall to wall Trump. Deep joy ...
January 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
TL this week has been full of human detritus - the Cambridge Five, Unity Mitford, and now this thing - and next week will be wall to wall Trump. Deep joy ...
You need to tell The British Library, mate - they obviously think they've got a real book on their shelves
December 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM
You need to tell The British Library, mate - they obviously think they've got a real book on their shelves
Tonight’s bedtime tipple is from the same folk who gave the world the S-tank and the Draken. And damn , it’s not bad. There are Scottish distilleries turning out airport malts nowhere near as good.
December 10, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Tonight’s bedtime tipple is from the same folk who gave the world the S-tank and the Draken. And damn , it’s not bad. There are Scottish distilleries turning out airport malts nowhere near as good.
It's Bluesky, so block hammer and a tuneless rendition of the old hymn 'Yield not to temptation ....'
December 4, 2024 at 10:44 PM
It's Bluesky, so block hammer and a tuneless rendition of the old hymn 'Yield not to temptation ....'
Emery tape and elbow grease does the trick - probably took longer to work out to hold it than to clean it. It's pitted, but we're not working towards a precision fit on this bit.
November 22, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Emery tape and elbow grease does the trick - probably took longer to work out to hold it than to clean it. It's pitted, but we're not working towards a precision fit on this bit.
The pillar is also a bit grungy
November 22, 2024 at 6:12 PM
The pillar is also a bit grungy
Followed by a scrub with an angle grinder and wire brush. Much improved.
November 21, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Followed by a scrub with an angle grinder and wire brush. Much improved.
So time for another immersion, this time in Evaporust
November 21, 2024 at 3:42 AM
So time for another immersion, this time in Evaporust
Some lovely rust as the result of immersion(s) while stored in the barn
November 21, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Some lovely rust as the result of immersion(s) while stored in the barn
Got it apart, alway a good start, and emptied out acorns, barn dust, fossilised insects, etc. It's been partly underwater, not uncommon when the creek burst it banks in its old home. But the motor and mechanicals look OK.
(and if anyone wonders, I'm posting this purely for my own amusement)
(and if anyone wonders, I'm posting this purely for my own amusement)
November 19, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Got it apart, alway a good start, and emptied out acorns, barn dust, fossilised insects, etc. It's been partly underwater, not uncommon when the creek burst it banks in its old home. But the motor and mechanicals look OK.
(and if anyone wonders, I'm posting this purely for my own amusement)
(and if anyone wonders, I'm posting this purely for my own amusement)
I don’t NEED a drill press to the point of buying one. But I’ve inherited a rather sad little one that’s spent the last few years unloved in a barn in upstate NY. It sort of works, so I’m going to try to get rid of the ‘sort of’.
November 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
I don’t NEED a drill press to the point of buying one. But I’ve inherited a rather sad little one that’s spent the last few years unloved in a barn in upstate NY. It sort of works, so I’m going to try to get rid of the ‘sort of’.
The pose: I’m a very friendly cat. Look at how relaxed I am. Look at my cute little paws. Please tickle my tummy. Oh please, please, tickle my tummy.
NARRATOR: Do not tickle her tummy. Hell follows.
NARRATOR: Do not tickle her tummy. Hell follows.
November 14, 2024 at 2:17 AM
The pose: I’m a very friendly cat. Look at how relaxed I am. Look at my cute little paws. Please tickle my tummy. Oh please, please, tickle my tummy.
NARRATOR: Do not tickle her tummy. Hell follows.
NARRATOR: Do not tickle her tummy. Hell follows.