Sol_Smith_V3.0

@deepbronzegreen.bsky.social

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Automotive engineer and grateful escapee from the other place. Mostly old cars, cricket, overland travel and some political ranting though I am trying to turn that down a bit. He/Him #YNWA

Screenshot of BBC iPlayer showing Linda Ronstadt on the Old Grey Whistle Test. Now!
A genuine* allister heath headline about the 20mph speed limit being a marxist infiltration. *maybe not entirely genuine... but it's only a matter of time
A Land Rover Defender Tdi badge on a coniston green wing with some mud splattering
The muddy front left wheel of a Defender 110 300Tdi
Screenshot of Cineworld website showing £20.99 for an imax ticket for the Mandalorian film in Solihull
A pointless ebay notification that suggests they are sending "Inspo" straight to my inbox because we're all dumb kids now and nobody can be bothered to type a full word?
A black Alfa Romeo Giulia with gold alloy wheels. Source of picture:- https://www.giuliaforums.com/threads/gold-wheels-opinions-wanted.46153/
Stupid Google ai response to a web search (which can't be turned off) that shows it doesn't know what day it is.
Left bank of a Rover V8 with a sealed valley gasket and no leakage.
Bit of rust on boot floor of Discovery 2.
Dark blue new Renault 5 looking good.
66 Toronado in burgundy red in side profile.
An information plaque about the first world war in jewellery quarter station with the dates 1914 to 1918 next to a drawing of a P51 Mustang from much later.
Short article about there being no evidence found by police investigating voting in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
A white Vauxhall Senator 3 litre 24 valve. They were mostly police cars due to being big, quick and looking like they meant business. This one may or may not have been but I still checked my speed when I saw it even though I wasn't in a car at the time.
3 litre Vauxhall Senator in white, maybe an ex police car, photographed at Practical Classics show at NEC.
Marcos V8, maybe a mantula it's a project car, very bad fibreglass bodywork and needing full restoration but oh what a tempter though!
view from the OldJoint Stock pub in Birmingham of the cathedral square and a red phone box that's now a sandwich shop somehow.
Advert reading "Electricians agree: solar panels are only worthwhile if your roof..."
base model brilliance white, 2 door mk 3 Escort. picture from https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/reviews/ford/escort-mk3-and-orion/
A Discovery 2 expansion tank very full of pink coolant and coming out of the overflow like a race horse pissing.
A large bookmark with a picture of a sad faced planet Pluto and the words "PLUTO never forget!"
A Majorette Cherokee 2 door in green
The grand designs bingo card.
Arthur C Clark picture and quote reading "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
Screenshot of ebay notification stating my brake pads are with Evri and will arrive 10 October. Screenshot taken on 15 October.
An email from Microsoft stating "you made windows 10 what it is" like it's my fault it's shite.
Message on starting the H.P. "smart" application saying I need an account to make it work for some reason beyond all human comprehension.
Ebay notification stating "Competing Offer! Another buyer just made an off on xxxx" Very annoying since I've not offered on it myself!
Banx cartoon of two people in a dirty, broken British street with a food bank in the background saying "I usually vote for whoever promises to cut the most tax"
A crap advert for a land rover 90 full of flowery bullshit
eBay notice says "thanks for your standout selling you've listed zero times, amazing work" Snarky bugger.
Exciting patio grouting guide (actually the very useful https://thepavingexperts.co.uk site) with the lovely word "cementitious" highlighted.
inflation tool from Bank of England website showing £36 in 2005 is £63.47 today.
Heath in 2022 prising the truss disaster budget as the best he's ever heard to give an idea of the quality of his opinions.
Jaguar e-pace windscreen border detail with a Jaguar and cub outlined in the black border print.
Guardian headline Blue Labour group urges ministers to ‘root out DEI’ to win over Reform voters
A ginger cat fascinated by BBC Springwatch on the TV
A ginger cat, on a gold blanket looking fascinated by something. The something is the BBC Springwatch programme.
Clip of prem league table showing Man U 16th and Tottenham 17th
Results of West of England mayoral election showing Labour win and Reform with that vile arsehole Arron Banks second.
Trolley jack with cross brace lifting Land Rover front axle with offset diff
A slightly rusty Land Rover rear axle that's about to be "fully rebuilt" with rust converter, primer and black spray paint
A black and white stripy Ashy mining bee on a white background. It looks fluffy and a bit dopey due to the cold I expect
Boot / deck lid spoiler that is very subtle.
Google AI search result showing Andor as "out and premiered" on 22 April which is 8 days in the future.
Daily Express headline: "Kemi declares: it's time to buy British"
Top three places in the epl showing Liverpool at the top 12 points clear.
A large ginger cat deeply asleep on his right side on a dark blue blanket he looks comatose.
A picture of the ebay ad for a nice but otherwise ordinary 1989 Range Rover with an 80 thousand quid price tag
screenshot of eBay car search where the model year list is not in numerical order for no reason I can descern
eBay notification list showing the competing offer notification
A big, lazy ginger cat cat dozing with head on front and back paws.
Pathetic stereotype of a french man with a beret, baguette and glass of red posted by an angry Liverpool fan, I'm sorry.
image of top 5 places in English premier league showing Liverpool on 70 points.