Miles
@ptiman.bsky.social
Older man in IT looking forward to retirement.
Special Constable.
ASCO Intelligence and Insight advisor.
MVS lead at Firth of Forth.
First aider & Community Team Lead St Andrews First Aid.
Ex army PTI and stuff
Runs
Expat English now naturalised Scottish
Special Constable.
ASCO Intelligence and Insight advisor.
MVS lead at Firth of Forth.
First aider & Community Team Lead St Andrews First Aid.
Ex army PTI and stuff
Runs
Expat English now naturalised Scottish
Pinned
Miles
@ptiman.bsky.social
· Oct 17
I saw some new data today, a simple little chart that has a sad and sobering message.
Something close to my and many other folks’ heart is withering away. There is huge untapped potential that is vanishing, unrealised.
Something close to my and many other folks’ heart is withering away. There is huge untapped potential that is vanishing, unrealised.
Spring promised in the garden today.
January 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Spring promised in the garden today.
Back in beautiful Embra after meeting my boy for a meal and a cheeky old fashioned in Champagne Central in GlasVegas
January 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Back in beautiful Embra after meeting my boy for a meal and a cheeky old fashioned in Champagne Central in GlasVegas
UK Special Constables!
If you’re working have a safe shift, and all of you a happy and fulfilling New Year.
Here’s a challenge for the New Year, nominate a colleague for an award!
We were sadly thin on the ground in the new years honours, let’s change that by getting nominating!
t.co/dawt6TuSkN
If you’re working have a safe shift, and all of you a happy and fulfilling New Year.
Here’s a challenge for the New Year, nominate a colleague for an award!
We were sadly thin on the ground in the new years honours, let’s change that by getting nominating!
t.co/dawt6TuSkN
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/UaX0480BDWPfpv2C?ref=Link
t.co
December 31, 2024 at 1:27 PM
UK Special Constables!
If you’re working have a safe shift, and all of you a happy and fulfilling New Year.
Here’s a challenge for the New Year, nominate a colleague for an award!
We were sadly thin on the ground in the new years honours, let’s change that by getting nominating!
t.co/dawt6TuSkN
If you’re working have a safe shift, and all of you a happy and fulfilling New Year.
Here’s a challenge for the New Year, nominate a colleague for an award!
We were sadly thin on the ground in the new years honours, let’s change that by getting nominating!
t.co/dawt6TuSkN
So enjoying #DuvetKnowItsChristmas and such a worthy cause.
Stirring many good memories of Christmases away from home, and of accommodating unfeasibly large numbers of nieces and nephews in times past!
Thanks so much @rhodri.biz
Stirring many good memories of Christmases away from home, and of accommodating unfeasibly large numbers of nieces and nephews in times past!
Thanks so much @rhodri.biz
The Flymo box ensures that this entry gets a full 10/10 #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
#duvetknowitschristmas My Mum is moving in Jan and has already boxed up pretty much the entire house, so I’m on a camp bed borrowed from a neighbour. The curtains were also boxed up “so I bought one from a charity shop - but when I got it home it turned out to be a tablecloth”
December 24, 2024 at 9:08 PM
So enjoying #DuvetKnowItsChristmas and such a worthy cause.
Stirring many good memories of Christmases away from home, and of accommodating unfeasibly large numbers of nieces and nephews in times past!
Thanks so much @rhodri.biz
Stirring many good memories of Christmases away from home, and of accommodating unfeasibly large numbers of nieces and nephews in times past!
Thanks so much @rhodri.biz
I am so looking forward to a large Negroni when I get in, and while enjoying it also indulging in my guilty pleasure, the Strictly final.
Going to be an epic combo.
Going to be an epic combo.
December 14, 2024 at 6:22 PM
I am so looking forward to a large Negroni when I get in, and while enjoying it also indulging in my guilty pleasure, the Strictly final.
Going to be an epic combo.
Going to be an epic combo.
Busy first aid shift with St Andrews at Hibs / Ross County today.
Very sad life story for one of them, after our initial care we handed over to SAS, due to the serious nature of the incident, who transported to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for tests and observation.
Very sad life story for one of them, after our initial care we handed over to SAS, due to the serious nature of the incident, who transported to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for tests and observation.
December 14, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Busy first aid shift with St Andrews at Hibs / Ross County today.
Very sad life story for one of them, after our initial care we handed over to SAS, due to the serious nature of the incident, who transported to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for tests and observation.
Very sad life story for one of them, after our initial care we handed over to SAS, due to the serious nature of the incident, who transported to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for tests and observation.
Great mysteries of our time.
The effort spent to bag dog poo to then leave it behind.
Why?
The effort spent to bag dog poo to then leave it behind.
Why?
December 9, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Great mysteries of our time.
The effort spent to bag dog poo to then leave it behind.
Why?
The effort spent to bag dog poo to then leave it behind.
Why?
I heard Pat McFadden on @BBCr4today this morning respond to tne police chiefs who are complaining about their funding.
#TestAndLearn is at the heart of new tech IT, and the approach that has delivered the astonishing success of SpaceX when applied to engineering.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#TestAndLearn is at the heart of new tech IT, and the approach that has delivered the astonishing success of SpaceX when applied to engineering.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Pat McFadden vows to make the state "more like a start up" as he deploys reform teams across country
£100 million fund will see teams use “test and learn culture” pioneered by digital companies to tackle some of public sector’s biggest challenges.
www.gov.uk
December 9, 2024 at 9:37 AM
I heard Pat McFadden on @BBCr4today this morning respond to tne police chiefs who are complaining about their funding.
#TestAndLearn is at the heart of new tech IT, and the approach that has delivered the astonishing success of SpaceX when applied to engineering.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#TestAndLearn is at the heart of new tech IT, and the approach that has delivered the astonishing success of SpaceX when applied to engineering.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The Sycamore Gap trial starts on Monday 9th December at Newcastle Crown Court.
There’s still an enormous amount of anger, sadness and bewilderment about this crime. Hopefully the trail will shed light on what actually happened…
There’s still an enormous amount of anger, sadness and bewilderment about this crime. Hopefully the trail will shed light on what actually happened…
December 8, 2024 at 9:42 PM
The Sycamore Gap trial starts on Monday 9th December at Newcastle Crown Court.
There’s still an enormous amount of anger, sadness and bewilderment about this crime. Hopefully the trail will shed light on what actually happened…
There’s still an enormous amount of anger, sadness and bewilderment about this crime. Hopefully the trail will shed light on what actually happened…
Is 1630 on a Sunday an acceptable time to have a cocktail?
December 8, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Is 1630 on a Sunday an acceptable time to have a cocktail?
Well I can recommend Aldi deep filled mince pies this year. If I could find them on here I’d tag them 😁
It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas over here!!
It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas over here!!
December 8, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Well I can recommend Aldi deep filled mince pies this year. If I could find them on here I’d tag them 😁
It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas over here!!
It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas over here!!
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My labour of love - lots more to come. Working on a podcast series to support it with deep dives on themes and incidents inquestsandinquiries.com
Inquests & Inquiries
Our mission is to help organisations operate safely and effectively
inquestsandinquiries.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:04 PM
My labour of love - lots more to come. Working on a podcast series to support it with deep dives on themes and incidents inquestsandinquiries.com
Probably little chance that we’ll get to it today given the assisted dying debate, but good to see my Association of Special Constabulary Officers colleagues championing the employment rights of specials.
We will get there.
We will get there.
November 29, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Probably little chance that we’ll get to it today given the assisted dying debate, but good to see my Association of Special Constabulary Officers colleagues championing the employment rights of specials.
We will get there.
We will get there.
Why is it that planned big changes in life’s routine, moving house, changing job, new hobbies, new family members, that sort of thing, things that you want to do properly without distractions, always seem to trigger the washing machine going on the blink.
November 28, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Why is it that planned big changes in life’s routine, moving house, changing job, new hobbies, new family members, that sort of thing, things that you want to do properly without distractions, always seem to trigger the washing machine going on the blink.
A bit of an emotionally challenging day today. Feeling blessed to have so many supportive people in my close circle and in my wider friendship circle too.
November 23, 2024 at 10:49 PM
A bit of an emotionally challenging day today. Feeling blessed to have so many supportive people in my close circle and in my wider friendship circle too.
Another long serving special in BTP tells me he’s resigned. The new regime removing specials from senior roles has diminished the organisation and the volunteering experience.
Ma’am D’Orsi has always had a difficult relationship with specials. She has diminished BTP as a result.
Ma’am D’Orsi has always had a difficult relationship with specials. She has diminished BTP as a result.
November 23, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Another long serving special in BTP tells me he’s resigned. The new regime removing specials from senior roles has diminished the organisation and the volunteering experience.
Ma’am D’Orsi has always had a difficult relationship with specials. She has diminished BTP as a result.
Ma’am D’Orsi has always had a difficult relationship with specials. She has diminished BTP as a result.
Hey Bluesky, welcome to the winter joy that is the Scottish Gritter Tracker!
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
Gritter tracker | Traffic Scotland
Traffic Scotland gives you the real-time information you need about Scotland’s trunk road network
www.traffic.gov.scot
November 22, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Hey Bluesky, welcome to the winter joy that is the Scottish Gritter Tracker!
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
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Me living in Scotland and everyone down south has snow.
a man in a black jacket and khaki pants is standing in a dirt field
Alt: A sad walk
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Me living in Scotland and everyone down south has snow.
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Certainly have their place and invaluable…but as you say through your own experiences they aren’t always valued! The drop off from 15k down to 6k should tell you there’s problems…I just don’t know how the 3k target in this plan will be achieved with things going in reverse when it comes to SC’s 🤷🏻
November 22, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Certainly have their place and invaluable…but as you say through your own experiences they aren’t always valued! The drop off from 15k down to 6k should tell you there’s problems…I just don’t know how the 3k target in this plan will be achieved with things going in reverse when it comes to SC’s 🤷🏻
Hunkered down for a quiet night in before early start for a 12 hr day shift in my rural beat tomorrow.
November 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Hunkered down for a quiet night in before early start for a 12 hr day shift in my rural beat tomorrow.
I have a feeling this weekend’s rural shifts will be interesting!
November 22, 2024 at 9:22 AM
I have a feeling this weekend’s rural shifts will be interesting!
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I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags.
#woke
#woke
November 21, 2024 at 1:23 PM
I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags.
#woke
#woke
Oooh! Another mention of Special Constables by the policing minister!
Dare I hope these continued mentions will translate into a grown up debate and some positive action regarding special?
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
Dare I hope these continued mentions will translate into a grown up debate and some positive action regarding special?
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
Police Reform
– in the House of Commons at 20 November 2024
www.theyworkforyou.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Oooh! Another mention of Special Constables by the policing minister!
Dare I hope these continued mentions will translate into a grown up debate and some positive action regarding special?
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
Dare I hope these continued mentions will translate into a grown up debate and some positive action regarding special?
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
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Elon Musk’s generative AI chatbot, Grok, turns on him, labelling him “one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X”.
Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'
His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences."
fortune.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Elon Musk’s generative AI chatbot, Grok, turns on him, labelling him “one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X”.
Doing a bit of a review of my volunteering commitments.
Exciting times in two organisations I volunteer with, interesting future plans in both, but one I’ve loved for 6 years now looks like it ultimately has poor prospects.
Going to have to think hard about what I want and what’s on offer.
Exciting times in two organisations I volunteer with, interesting future plans in both, but one I’ve loved for 6 years now looks like it ultimately has poor prospects.
Going to have to think hard about what I want and what’s on offer.
November 19, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Doing a bit of a review of my volunteering commitments.
Exciting times in two organisations I volunteer with, interesting future plans in both, but one I’ve loved for 6 years now looks like it ultimately has poor prospects.
Going to have to think hard about what I want and what’s on offer.
Exciting times in two organisations I volunteer with, interesting future plans in both, but one I’ve loved for 6 years now looks like it ultimately has poor prospects.
Going to have to think hard about what I want and what’s on offer.