Alex Ingram

@nutty.bsky.social

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Free range nerd in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, Earth. (He/Him) Trying to fix climate, environment, streets, housing and harvest tomatoes.

A screenshot of Scores & Fixtures in the world cup on the BBC home page. On the left, France v England on Saturday, on the right, Spain v Argentina on the Sunday.
A weather forecast: MY LOCATION Lewisham 17° | Mostly Cloudy • PRECIPITATION 0 mm Today Next expected is 1mm on 23 Jul. • VISIBILITY 15 mi Perfectly clear view.
A graph of outdoor temperature for last 7 days. Temperature has ranged over the day and grown so that peak temperature grew from 26C on Sunday to over 36C on Thursday. Then Friday a much more gentle 29C peak and a fall to 18C overnight.
A map of temperatures in london and surrounds - showing some places up at 32c many at 27-30C and some places a little lower including my local station at 24C.
Outdoor temperature over 24 hours. The heat has only briefly headed towards 30C and is now going down to 26C just after 6PM.
Adverts for scam air conditioning on The Londonist
Adverts for scam air conditioners on the Evening Standard.
A graph showing outside temperature just starting to rise again.
A cat looking at four bits of bird feathers on the ground.
A graph of inside temperature over seven days. Over time the inside temperature goes from a little under 23C to 27C
A graph of inside temperature over 24 hours. Started at 26C, 24 hours ago - 6AM. Then dropped rapidly when I vented yesterday but only to 25.5C. Slow and steady rise over the day but first a fast rise to 26.2C by mid morning then a slow rise to 26.5C by 6PM. Temperature then rose more rapidly to 27C by around 7:30PM and see-sawed until midnight. Then declined overnight to around 25.7C before a more rapid fall to 25.2C
Interior shot of a cycle shuttle with 3 bikes
Two people standing outside the cycle shuttle as it is cooler
A bike in a cable car pod
A cycle on the Silvertown cycle shuttle waiting to leave a bus stop.
A graph of indoor vs outdoor temperature from 12AM to 10:20AM The outside temperature plunged from 21.5 to 18.8 overnight, then rising slowly to 21.3. Indoors with windows open temperature declined much slower from 24.5 to 24. When the sun rose the temperature rose slowly then rapidly to around 21.5, before paying and then raising more slowly to just over 23 Inside, the temperature reduced when I opened the doors, dropping 2 degrees and then rising slowly by almost a degree.
Fan pointed out of an open rear patio door. Shading prevents too much solar gain whilst venting.
A photo of a tv screen in a living room. The main presenter is wearing a baggy white t-shirt.
A graph of indoor and outdoor temperature from Monday to Friday. The outdoor temperature increases during each day. Started at 18C early Mon Morning, peaking 25C Mon, 29C Tue, 32C Wed, 28C Thu and nearing 34C Fri Indoor temp increases over the week but ranges between 23C and 26.5 C
Outdoor temperature rising rapidly from 22 to 34 degrees.
Outdoor temperature, last 24 hours. Temperature has risen rapidly from 22 overnight to 29 now.
Outdoor temperature, last 24 hours. The temperature has risen from 22 overnight to just over 28 by 8:25AM. The temperature rise is almost vertical on the graph.
A sheet or tarpaulin on a window - there are two suction cups at the top of the window with a section of tarpaulin (cut to size) attached on reusable zip ties.
A ceiling fan in my living room - hung from two picture hooks on a beam. A usb cable is then clipped along the beam.
A pair of graphs of inside weather over the past 24 hours. Temperature ranges from 22 to 16 degrees. 24 hours ago it started at 24. Then dipped an hour later to near 22. And then quickly returned to 25 before slowly rising to 26 and then dropping slightly. It has now started a faster drop to 25. Humidity has ranged from 60 to 70. It started at 60 ish 24 hours ago, rose in tandem with the temperature drop to 70 and has since slowly bobbed along at around 65.
A met office rain radar map from 4:18AM. A large rain storm is over london with some of it coloured red to show it is very heavy rain.
What should I do? Keep yourself safe by following these simple steps to reduce the likelihood of the heat making you feel unwell; drink plenty of fluids, keep out of the sun and avoid any exercise between 11am-3pm when the sun is strongest and close curtains in rooms that face the sun. If you are going out take water with you, stay in the shade, wear sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat. Keep yourself safe whilst enjoying the water in this weather by following these simple steps: enter the water gradually, avoiding jumping or diving straight in, to reduce your risk of cold-water shock, go to a lifeguarded beach or a supervised swimming area, and, if you, or anyone else, get into difficulty in the water, float on your ›ack Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary. If using public transport, there are many simple things you can do to keep yourself safe; carry water with you, take a small hand-held battery powered fan, if you feel unwell get off at next stop for some fresh air, dress in light fabrics in light colours to help stay cooler, keep an eye on fellow passengers for signs they may be struggling. Help to protect vulnerable people that you know including older people, those with underlying conditions and those who live alone; they may need support to keep cool and stay hydrated. If you are worried about your health,
A patio door with a shade hung from two suction cups at the top of the outside glass.
Sign saying ‘Harlow Drivers' Week’
A graph of inside temperature over the past 24 hours. Temperatures range from 23 to 25.5 degrees C Starts at 24 degrees C, Yesterday morning at around 7 am sharply dips (when flat ventilated manually) down to 23, then rises again to 24.5 rapidly by 10AM and steadily to 25 with two short peaks of 25.5 (coinciding with one side or other of the flat in full sun). At the end of the graph today’s venting appears and the temperature rapidly goes down again, already under 24.
Graph of indoor vs outdoor temperature. Up to about 6:45AM the indoor temperature dropped much slower than the outdoor, but then I got up and whacked doors/windows open and turned fans on and indoor temperature dropped rapidly from above 24 degrees to under 22. EXCEPT then from about 8AM the indoor temperature rebounds and goes back above 25 degrees again. The outdoor temperature was rising rapidly at the same time but probably not the main cause.
Graph of indoor vs outdoor temperature. Up to about 6:45AM the indoor temperature dropped much slower than the outdoor, but then I got up and whacked doors/windows open and turned fans on and indoor temperature dropped rapidly from above 24 degrees to under 22.
Climate change is believed to have played a role in such hot spells as this. According to the Met Office's State of the UK Climate report, external, the number of days in the UK with temperatures above 28C has more than doubled and the number of days with temperatures above 30C has more than trebled in the most recent decade, compared with the 1961-1990 average. It is not just the UK experiencing this historic heatwave, with several European countries seeing May heat records broken over the last few days. In Spain, 38C was recorded on Sunday. Across France and Germany, with temperatures climbing into the mid-30s, hundreds of localities saw records for May being broken. Temperatures across France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and northern Italy have been 10 to 15C above average for late May - and with the unprecedented heatwave expected to last for most of the week, it is likely more local records will be broken.
A graph of indoor vs outdoor humidity for 12AM to 1PM - humidity outside starts a little above 75%, gets near 85% and then collapses over the day to 60%. Meanwhile inside it just wobbles slowly higher to about 60%
A graph of indoor and outdoor temperature showing indoor temperature holding relatively steady as the outdoor temperature goes rapidly up and surpasses the indoor temperature. Indoor hovers around 25 degrees C, outdoor swings from 21 down to 19, and then over 25 degrees C from 12AM to 1PM
Shading hung outside the lower half of a full height window. The lower pane is also obscured by two mini greenhouses.
TECHNICAL DATA Recorded by a Grindley Gibbons Mark Two Panovistic microphone incorporating ecliptical suspension bars with two overhead valves, Sansom and Margrave condensers with hand ground tappets, disc brakes, and twin exhaust pipes. Three hundred megacycles on a frequency of two thousand bicycles providing an output of 0000.003 volts to the square inch with a noise ratio of ten to one at half volume giving an annual fall out of 97 units.
National Grid: Live The National Grid is the electric power transmission network for Great Britain Time 12:20pm Price −£16.49/MWh Emissions 39g/kWh Demand 33.2GW Generation 34.4GW Transfers 1.2GW Generation Generation Renewables 26.9GW 81.0% Note: percentages are relative to demand, so will exceed 100% if power is being exported
Map of a cycle route on garmin map going round and round in circles on the North Greenwich peninsula.
The box artwork for a saga mega drive game called Rolling Thunder 2. On the cover a man wearing a shirt and braces js wielding a machine gun in front of a woman with a pistol and a shadowy character with a beard.
A plastic squeezy bottle of honey in the top basket of a dishwasher.
We will continue to support the First Past the Post system of voting, as it allows voters to kick out politicians who don't deliver, both locally and nationally.
A map of boroughs in and around london. 11 of the London boroughs are grey (no response), four are red (No), one is pink (no but with a transitional agreement), the rest (19) are blue.
A set of hanging water bottles designed to flap in the wind from a fan.
Screenshot of paragraph 50 from Roger Geffen’s evidence to the undercover policing inquiry: “One of the core groups had liaised with the K Foundation - a foundation set up by members of the rock band KLF - who provided a sound-system mounted on a pink tank. To this day, I do not know how it got onto the street within the area to be cordoned off for the party, without attracting police attention. However, hearing the pink tank sound system playing Louis Armstrong's song "What a Wonderful World", on a beautifully warm blue-sky day with a party-filled car-free street, was one of the best moments of my life.”
A gathering of people on the pavement by the A2 in New Cross Gate
A TfL web page saying “request blocked” when accessing the TfL home page TfL.gov.uk
Temperature check: is London hitting its Environmental Targets? Join the London Assembly Environment Committee Forum. Tuesday 3rd February 09:30 - 13:30
Texts from Thames water. These are in the wrong order: We're really sorry, this is a complex repair, which means it's taki ly back to normal as quickly as we can. Question? Visit thameswate r.co.uk/heretohelp Need help? Reach us on WhatsApp or Webchat at t ng us longer than normal. We're working hard to get your water supp hameswater.co.uk/chat-with-us or call 0800 316 9800.
Book cover of ALMOST EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW BY HUNKIN Sub title: THOUSANDS OF ODD FACTS HUNDREDS OF RIDICULOUS EXPERIMENTS IDEAL FOR ALL AGES FROM 8-80
Two cars stacked on a device in a driveway with two men standing beside them and the caption “Car stacking is absolutely inevitable.”
Text from NAO report Fees 3.21 In line with managing public money principles, DVSA is expected to meet the costs of providing driving tests entirely through the fees it charges learner drivers. The fee for a standard test on a weekday is £62, and this has remained unchanged since 2009. As a result of increasing operational costs, the full cost to DVSA of a driving test is now around £86, meaning that at a deficit of £24 per test, DVSA had a deficit of £44 million on the service in 2024-25. In 2024-25, DVSA had an overall deficit of £30 million on services funded by fees, with a surplus on DVSA's light vehicle MOT service reducing the overall deficit. 3.22 Since 2018, DVSA has been developing a long-term fees strategy to raise fees to a level at which income from fees covers the full cost of services. DVSA also considers that the driving test fee is cheap compared with the cost of driving lessons, and that an increase might reduce the number of learner drivers who take the test before they are ready. DVSA does not have the power to increase the fee, and any change will require legislation, subject to consultation and HM Treasury approval.
Two reviews from a Sainsbury’s product screenshot Not very nice Strange taste and very sweet. Not really stollen as no fruit in it. 1 out of 5 Quality Value Written by 76512 1st October 2025 Report as inappropriate Gluten free Christmas treats Can we please keep the Christmas gluten free items all year round do love the stollen bites and the chocolate and orange biscuits ****→ 5 out of5 Quality Value - Written by And271 30th September 2025
A screenshot of the spreadsheet with rank on left, then title, year, lists it is on, position on list and format available.
An image of the Sheffield Supertram network at Park Square in Sheffield with the word Newcastle over it.
“Alienation’s for the rich” in the style of a mamdani slogan
A lamp with bumps that look a tiny bit like a Salem
Screenshot of the Bosch app when it used to count tablets remaining.