Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Our nearest Lidl is 15 miles away…!!
Into craft beer & cheese…
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Our nearest Lidl is 15 miles away…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
You poor bloke…!! Have a beer…!!
Tim Bale (@timbale.bsky.social) reposted
Some possibly apocryphal yet comforting words of wisdom from Ronnie for Mandy: "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
We have military aircraft flying over us to practice landing at Exeter Airport. They don’t actually land, thus avoiding landing fees…!! 🛬🛫
Kuntie Plopkins (@kuntieplopkins.bsky.social) reposted
Breaking: Keir Starmer appoints new ambassador to US
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
& the Chilean revolution was financed by ITT. I was in MN at time, as was a friend, both working for an ITT-owned UK company. Friend went to Chile not long after, got beaten up cos said he worked for ITT. I went not long after & gave UK name of company…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Not watched A&D since our, now grown-up, daughters stopped watching Byker Grove…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
I support my local breweries…that must count more for me…?? LOL!!
Adrian+Shane (@adrianandshane.bsky.social) reposted
I won’t be asking for extra salt and vinegar again.
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s raining again…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Buggrit, buggrem…I’m having a beer… 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Tried?? LOL!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Our neighbour has one we call “the escape artist”. She spent £500+ on new fencing but dog still gets out & legs round field next to us! Goes nuts when she sees us. She has a boyfriend in the Cocker that lives between us…!! Sheer craziness…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep…!! Our beloved Tess died a couple of years ago, aged 14. She was bonkers but incredibly loving. We’re too old now to take on a young Springer…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Spaniels are not stupid…!! Playful, mischievous, yes!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Sampling some more of the beers I bought on my last visit to Hops & Crafts, but starting easy with a 104° from Lyme Regis Brewery… 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes…we do have worker shortages…most white, Reform-supporting Brits are too thick (amongst other reasons) to be employable…
K M Flett (@keithbeard.bsky.social) reposted
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Andrew R (@excelpope.net) reposted
I know it's not what you want to hear, but I think the coherent, rational, achievable set of policies that have come out of the Reform conference are going to appeal to a lot of people.
Josiah Mortimer (@josiah.writes.news) reposted
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice co-owns a second home purchased for £4 million in 2013, Byline Times can reveal – despite attacking Angela Rayner for supposedly owning a “property mountain” bylinetimes.com/2025/09/05/r...
Andrew R (@excelpope.net) reposted
Using the news as a flimsy excuse to repost my favourite Far Side cartoon ever.
K M Flett (@keithbeard.bsky.social) reposted
A story that won't be getting headlines in GB News, the Telegraph, Daily Express (at least not as reported here) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Garage just called to say OH’s car now ready!! Phew!! Can go into Lyme 2moro now & Dorset County Show on Sat…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Well, it’s weeing down so, I’m calling it… #beeroclock
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
My afternoon is now sponsored by my mate’s brewery…!! 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Saw Tony Hadley on Sat morning TV (that Jimmy bloke) & he/they spouted a load of nonsense!! & promoted Greene King as craft beer…!! 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Results of my visit to Hops & Crafts today…!! Cheers Jack…!! 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
True…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
DO IT…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Been helping OH in garden so, it’s #beeroclock 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
It wasn’t as polluted in those days…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Growing up in Barnoldswick in 50s/60s, used to go swimming in canal…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Bet you start getting the evils the moment you walk in…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
After a very frustrating day, I’m calling it… #beeroclock
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ll bet…!! 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Saturday, Saturday, ever-loving Saturday…!! It’s #beeroclock
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
It’s Friday, just past four of the clock & all’s well…cos it’s #beeroclock
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
OH’s collection of prize certificates, rosette & trophy from yesterday’s The Melplash Show…
Brian Bilston (@brianbilston.bsky.social) reposted
Today’s poem is called ‘How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail’.
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Well…after having done my bit helping OH get ready for The Melplash Show ie keep out of the way, I’m calling it… #beeroclock
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Well…it’s certainly a day…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
I go to Hops & Crafts in Exeter (a fave of @atjbeer.bsky.social ); Seriously Good Wine Shop in Lyme Regis & direct from brewers…
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
You can tell D1 & G’son have gone home…house is silent & OH is still wandering around in her PJs…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Cool to see @teamutopian.bsky.social in the list. These guys brew some cool beers…!! 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Was wanting to visit Gyle59’s brewery tap (farmyard) today but car’s playing silly buggers so can’t… 🙁🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Quite like Salcombe beers…
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Friend of mine is stopping going to his local cos it’s clientele are turning into knuckle dragging deform mouthpieces. There are 3 pubs in my town, not one of which I’ll go into cos they’re dumps & serve crap beer…
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Absolutely…love Utopian! Get hold of their Tenfold (4.0%) or Wondrous Isles (4.4%) too!! Both good, refreshing starters…(got ‘em in my beer fridge!)🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Can’t make my mind up which beer to go for tonight…Utopian, Blackened Sun, Lyme Regis Brewery, Gyle 59, PowderKeg or a mixture of all…!! 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
No ramekins…but no beans either…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
This true @keithbeard.bsky.social ??!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Buggrit, buggrem, D1 & G’son are back from their afternoon out so, I’m calling it… #beeroclock 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Coach what? How to drop your pants & wave your Willy??!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Growed…damn autocorrect…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Been accused of many things, but never being “growled up”…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Got to have scraps…!!
Sir Michael Take CBE (@sirmichaeltake.bsky.social) reposted
Rupert Lowe has spotted another boat full of illegal migrants in our waters… 🥺
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Just had a can of @teamutopian.bsky.social Tenfold Pils…refreshing in this heat…!!
Otto The Bier Dude (@ottothebierdude.bsky.social) reposted
Made me laugh 😃
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
13 mins… 🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Furthest East I have been? Greenwich. Furthest west I have been? Greenwich. IYKYK!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
This @carolinedebenh1.bsky.social
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Woohoo…we got rain…!! Let’s hope it lasts long enough to bring life back to our bone-dry garden…!! 🌧
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
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Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Well, I’m reading Terry Pratchett so, buggrit, buggrem, millenium hand & shrimp, I’m having a beer…🍻
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
The unveiling of the Mary Anning statue in Lyme…
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Was disappointed with the film. Agree ref Mary Anning. Saw it being made…
Claire Hopkin 🏴🇦🇪 (@clairehopkin.bsky.social) reposted
15 years already. Time flies. Love that it keeps getting rediscovered. The author of this wonderful piece is: @clarkgwent.bsky.social
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
He’ll be following his satnav…!!
Pete Brown (@petebrownbeer.bsky.social) reposted
Imagine putting the welfare and safety of human beings and the future of the planet above greater profits for huge fossil fuel multinationals. The EU really are a bunch of bastards, aren't they?
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Now…will Jack at Hops & Crafts stock it??!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Awful stuff…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Try @teamutopian.bsky.social Arcadia. Lovely food, beer & wine…!! 🍻🍷🍽
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
What rain?? LOL!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
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Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
@adamhillscomedy.bsky.social would be perfect for this…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Brewer friend brewed a Dunkel. Mutual friend said similar about lager & he didn’t drink them. We decided to take piss & gave him a half to try. He loved it!! He also said he didn’t like English wine…!! 🍻🍷
Ed Fortune (@edfortune.com) reposted
One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for Customer Service, Or eight to listen to these options again.
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
Done…
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
42…the meaning of life, the universe & everything…!! 🍻
K M Flett (@keithbeard.bsky.social) reposted
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Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social) reply parent
&, as she’s using Mrs Beeton’s recipe, she’d better win…!!
Great-Granddad Greg (@greg1954.bsky.social)
Well…that’s 3kg of crab apples picked to make crab apple jelly…another entry for The Melplash Show… 🍏