Neil Turner

@neilturner.me.uk

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Millennial Yorkshire queer partially deaf geek dad/husband. Works in university admissions, specialising in PhD and MBA. Likes photography and social media, doesn't like writing in the third person. He/him 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️#LGBwiththeT https://neilturner.me.uk

A Bluesky post from Alasdair Beckett-King which says "You can dismiss any news that appears in the format 'Elon Musk says [blank] will [blank] by the end of [blank]'"
A photo of Caernarfon station at the terminus of the Welsh Highland Railway. The sign says 'Trains, Gifts and Coffee' (Trenau, anrhegion a coffi)
Your resting heart rate hit a 30-day low overnight Coming in at 73 bpm shows you've recovered well from yesterday's longer walk.
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FRIENDS OF SOWERBY BRIDGE RAILWAY STATION The Sowerby Bridge Geese Love them or hate them, the Sowerby Bridge Geese are a phenomenon, and in recent years have become synonymous with the town. They have taken up residence and can usually be seen either on the Ryburn River, close by the Pool and Fitness Centre on Station Road, or in the vicinity of the Sowerby Bridge Canal Basin. It is not unusual to see them crossing over the busy A58 road, sometimes at rush- hour causing traffic tailbacks, and seemingly oblivious to potential injury from vehicles. Thankfully most drivers are patient and willingly give way to this avian interruption. It is not clear as to when they first appeared in the town and the number present at any one time varies. The Local Authority discourages them by putting a notice by the Station Road bridge saying, 'Please do not feed the birds", although not everyone is deterred by this, and indeed most people welcome their presence and feel protective towards them. The Friends of Sowerby Railway Station displayed the motifs, (seen here below), in July 2019 followed in August by a set of four goose statues positioned in the Bronte Garden. Sadly, the statues were short-lived, falling victim to the vandals in January 2020. The town's affection and support for the geese is obvious - some of them have been given names, and they have their very own Facebook page. In May 2017, the public house at the junction of West Street and Water Street (previously called The Long Chimney') was reopened by the new owner under the name 'The Loose Goose'. The Fire and Water's annual event, the 'Sowerby Bridge Winterlight Festival', featured a replica giant goose in one of its recent parades and celebrations. The 'Friendly Animal Clinic' on Station Road operates a 'Goose Account' for their benefit and receives regular donations. In 2018 the geese were the subject of news feature on Regional Television. We embrace them. Long may they continue to brighten our lives and prosper. DEFINITIONS - GOOSE - a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet and a short broad bill, GEESE - the plural of goose, GANDER - a male goose, GOSLING - a. young goose, GAGGLE - a group or flock of geese when not flying. SKEIN - a flock of wild geese (or swans, ducks) in flight, typically in a 'V' shaped formation.
A photo looking up at the parallel Viaducts that make up the Burdock Way in Halifax.
12:10 Sat 4 Jul ٠٠٢٢٠٠٠٠٠ Sort By Claim Reference Claim Reference: Journey: Appeal: Claim Reference: Journey: Appeal: Claim Reference: Journey: Appeal: Claim Reference: Journey: Appeal: Claim Dofaranco. NT-1806-543-827 Sowerby Bridge To Bradford Interchange NT-1650-831-917 Leeds To Sowerby Bridge NT-1055-844-699 Bradford Interchange To Sowerby Bridge NT-1036-063-164 Bradford Interchange To Sowerby Bridge NT.0768.017.581 -.-. delayrepay.northernrailway.co.uk Departure Time Departure Time: Claim Status: Departure Time: Claim Status: Departure Time: Claim Status: - Departure Time: Claim Status: Donarturo Time. 27/04/2026 07:58 Approved View Claim: 03/04/2026 15:42 Approved View Claim: 01/04/2026 17:04 Approved View Claim: 18/02/2026 17:04 Approved View Claim: 01/2/2025 07.59 Received Date: Award: Received Date: Award: Received Date V 27/04/2026 10:43 £0.67 03/04/2026 19:25 €2.79 Received Date: Award: Received Date: Award: Dacoived Dato. 02/04/2026 07:35 €5.35 18/02/2026 19:05 £5.35 01/2/2025 00.24
An iOS notification from the Octopus Electroverse app telling me about price cuts at public Electric car charging points. This is because it's quite sunny and rather windy, and so there's excess capacity in the energy grid. Plunge Pricing today! Get 30% off Osprey, IONITY, GeniePoint, Raw, Be.EV & Instavolt 11:30 - 15:00!
Email from the Halifax saying 'The Halifax brand is changing'
A photo of an Amstrad PCW 8256 computer
A sign which says: "NO SMOKING OR VAPING. THA'S NOT A CHIMNEY! THANK YOU" It's at Bolster Moor Farm Shop near Huddersfield.
The Talkie Toaster from Red Dwarf
Screenshot of a text message: Parking at Woolshops Shopping Centre, HX1 car park does not operate in AutoPay mode anymore. Please make sure you pay for your parking using alternative methods.
Graph from my energy provider showing £29.68 of exported electricity this month so far.
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Screenshot of Wes Streeting's audiobook memoir, One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up in my Audible library.
A three panel comic from webcomicname.com. In panel one, a humanoid blob is flirting with a second humanoid blob. In panel two, the second humanoid blob responds with a 'flort'. In panel three, the first humanoid blob says 'oh no'.
A photo of Market Street in Bradford. There's a sign saying 'Changed Priorities Ahead'.
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Selfie of me standing in front of a recreation of one of Banksy's more famous stencils
A photo of a mug of coffee with the University of Glasgow logo on it and the dates 1451-2001.
He is risen! Happy Easter! He is not! Happy Passover! He is off limits until sundown! Happy Ramadan!
A photo of a Henry vacuum cleaner.
A meme of a goose saying 'Where are Dyson vacuums made?' and then in a second panel saying 'Where are they made, sir?' As it chases a person in an offensive pose. Sir James Dyson moved production of Dyson products to south east Asia.
A sign warning of road works that has been written in the Hull dialect and so it says 'Err Nerr, Rerd Werks'.
A photo of the Ambrou coffee shop on Morley Street in Bradford which also advertises that it sells printers for some reason.
A photo of a very small car that is shaped like a yellow Orangina bottle
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3.5% fossil fuels Gas 1.36 3.5 79.9% renewables Solar 7.64 19.7 Wind 23.21 59.8 Hydroelectric 0.17 0.4 14.3% other sources Nuclear 4.46 11.5 Biomass 1.09 2.8
It's the poster for the film Dune, but the words have been replaced with 'Dune Dune Dune, Dune Da Dune, Dune da Dune' as if it was someone singing the Imperial March from Star Wars. The poster shows two people standing in front of a sun.
An AK-47 automatic rifle that has been covered in sprinkles, and has various custom Love Hearts sweets attached to it. One of these says 'Lost in Hell' and others say 'Die 4U', 'Not a toy' and 'Naive killer'. It is an art piece that was on show at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds a few years ago.
A circle graph showing the make-up of Britain's electricity grid by generation source. 10.1% is from gas, 16.2% from solar, 53.4% from wind, 1.3% from hydroelectric, 8.5% from nuclear and 2.8% from biomass.
A sign saying Brown, Muff & Co. Ltd
A photo of the back of a coach, operated by Blue Sky Coaches. The registration number is BL74 SKY
Geography - Our geography topic is 'Why doesn't [REDACTED] have a railway station?' We will be looking at land use in the UK and how it has changed. We compare maps and photos of [REDACTED] to learn how our local area has changed since the industrial revolution. We will look at OS Maps and grid references to compare then and now. This will include a local walk to the old railway line (weather dependent).
A photo of Bodger (who is a human) and Badger (who is a badger puppet)
The main cast of Maid Marian and her Merry Men, a Children's BBC TV series that aired between 1989 and 1994.
Allister Heath The relentless demonisation of anyone who opposes the rising cost of Freddos is truly chilling
Admiral Ackbar from the Star Wars films saying 'It's a trap'
A screenshot of a skeet that I posted recently on Bluesky, which displays my pronouns (he/him) under my name. The skeet says 'Huh, accidentally pressed Alt+D whilst Spotify (desktop version) was open, and opened a hidden Chrome menu. None of the options seem to do anything, but yes, it seems like just about everything is based on Chromium nowadays.'
Spotify playlist options menu
One example from a completely different realm that I find useful in contextualizing this challenge is from the world of retail: Ikea is one of the top 10 restaurants in the world. (By many reports, it's the 6th largest chain of restaurants.) That is, of course, incidental to its role as a furniture retailer. But this is the nature of massive scale. The second-order impacts are still enough to have outsized effects in the larger world.
A photo of an owl (not sure of the species) sat on a big wooden post.
A photo of a book called Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch.
Some AI slop of a person in a wheelchair waiting to board a train where the doors have a weird bulge in the lower half.
ConnexionsBuses 15 Jan・ The state of this lawless country has luckily not caused injury to any of the customers or driver on our service 11 tonight. It looks as if the bus has been targeted by thugs as it was on its way to Scholes on the A64. The mindset of these absolute morons beggars belief. What on earth are their parents doing and what would they think if they knew their offspring was up to this. Maybe this is the problem? More to the point what would have happened if someone had been injured on the bus? If anyone has any information on this incident, please let us know - hopefully we can get some information which can assist the police with this (Photo of a bus window with a circular hole in it, presumably having being shot at by an air rifle)
Screenshot of Notepad with an empty document. The title bar says 'not responding'
Screenshot of the Windows 10 taskbar showing 'Rainy days ahead'.
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Techni-Calli @Iwillleavenow *to the tune of Destiny's Child's "Say My Name"* SPELL MY NAME, SPELL MY NAME IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE EMAIL IT'S NOT A HIDDEN DETAIL THE SPELLING DOESN'T CHANGE 11:27 PM • Sep 14, 2018
A photo of a sign on the wall of the Thackray Museum of Medicine. It says, 'People in Leeds poo slightly less than the national average'
Some wars can’t be won. It can be hard to come to terms with this fact when you’re still on the battlefield, but if somehow you manage to step out for a moment, then the truth will become obvious. You have lost, the people on your side have lost, the villains have won and, if anything, you should have run away a long time ago
A photo of the outside of Wembley Arena in London
My Sainsbury's 2025 in review where I was the #5 buyer of Vimto in Halifax.
It's a photo of the moon. The sky looks black around it and you can see some definition on the surface. Taken on a Canon EOS 90D.
It's a photo of the moon. The sky looks black around it and you can see some definition on the surface. Taken on a Canon EOS 90D.
A photo of the wetlands near the Yorkshire Wildlife Park taken during the Golden Hour shortly before sunset
A photo of a dikdik, a very small deer, at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park
The cover of 'A Passion for Passion' by Alice Fraser. The cover of the book features Alice wearing a long red dress, holding a quill whilst being hugged from behind by a man with a shirt malfunction and shiny abs. They are sat on a giant flying book which is disgarding its pages behind it.