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Bryan
@elwick70.bsky.social
Yorkshireman. Train Driver. Coffee

Mostly photos of trains I’ve driven and the railway I work on, especially the old bits that really should be in a museum. And other things.
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Well, if you’re going to be delayed you might as well be delayed in Prosser and Peachey’s magnificent 1877 train shed

#York
I know it isn’t, and I wish you well.
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Lost in translation
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I totally get that. The knee jerk reaction thing was very odd tho, as my post was about the last two days of British politics.

My notifications filled up with unrelated, irrelevant madness. So I muted the thread. Then I got people calling me a coward cos I muted it.

People are strange.
properly.so
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
You don’t have to block them. BlueSky has a function where you can simply detach the quote from their post. Which I’ve done.
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I presume you’re talking about the pricks who didn’t read one of my posts properly, even presuming I’m American cos, like, the entire world is American or something, and then piling on with personal attacks and gaslighting?

Oh, you mean me? 🙄
February 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I shouldn’t have to give you any, but here we are. There’s about 100 in the replies >
What is this profound ignorance, and indeed confidence, held by particular people that they think there’s going to be an inevitable General Election soon?

Inevitable, my arse.

Who’s telling them this? 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🇮🇳

There isn’t going to be a General Election.
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
When they are quoting me along with a personal attack, because they’ve misunderstood my post, then they go as far as even gaslighting me, that has to be countered. If there is an apology, then I accept it. If not, there will be blocking.
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
If the last 24 hours are anything to go by, it appears that BlueSky has as many arseholes jumping to conclusions, missing context, and lacking comprehension as Twitter does.

Do better, America.

Kind regards,
British BlueSky 🇬🇧
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Reposted by Bryan
Before anymore Americans reply to this post, understand I am not American. Most of the world isn’t. I am British, and whilst I’m aware that most of the world isn’t British either, our next General Election will be in 2029.

That’s when it will be.
February 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
And for what it’s worth, our General Election will be held in 2029. No ifs or buts.
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
In the UK our General Election will be in 2029. That’s when it will be.
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I’m talking about the UK
February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
How very presumptuously American of you 🙄
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Not in the UK there won’t
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Not in the UK there won’t be
February 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
They don’t do themselves any favours, do they…
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
You do realise I was talking about the UK, right, about something that’s been happening over the last two days, right, before you decided to quote me and tell me to shut the fuck up, right?

And you wonder why we think the US is fucked 🙄
February 10, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Because I was talking about the UK, not the US, muted because there were too many Yanks not comprehending my my post, and jumping on some weird lack of context bandwagon of misunderstanding. Then quoting my post with a personal attack. Like you. Do better.
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
You’re an idiot
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
As I was talking about the UK

Sort yourself out, you clown

Posted at 19:19 last night >
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Fuck you on about?
February 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Ha 😆
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
There won’t be a General Election. What are you not understanding?
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Non sequitur

To clear up any misunderstanding, I reiterate. The next UK General Election will be in 2029.
February 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Muting this now.
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM