Simon H
@simonh77.bsky.social
Frequently confusing irreverent with irrelevant. Also ethical investment (not allowed to call it sustainable), employee ownership, running and general sports burble
Posts about the Ford engineer's petrol cap indicator reminds me of the glorious invention of extra long pump hoses. And yet so many people queue needlessly because they won't use them....
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Posts about the Ford engineer's petrol cap indicator reminds me of the glorious invention of extra long pump hoses. And yet so many people queue needlessly because they won't use them....
This is how it's done. 👏
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This is how it's done. 👏
As opposed to the 60,000 that gathered in a different Glasgow park on Saturday to watch Wilfried Nancy get kicked in the balls
More than 100 people gathered in a Glasgow park to watch someone get kicked in the balls
More than 100 people gather in Glasgow to watch 'full force kick in the balls'
www.thenational.scot
January 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
As opposed to the 60,000 that gathered in a different Glasgow park on Saturday to watch Wilfried Nancy get kicked in the balls
Delap should've got a red for that, deliberate shove into the hoardings
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Delap should've got a red for that, deliberate shove into the hoardings
Lively driving experience today. Scoosh froze driving through the Borders so had to stop at Abington services to clean windscreen before joining motorway. As were lots of others. We got 1 of 5 remaining scoosh bottles, was starting to freeze inside 🥶. Would've been pretty hairy otherwise!
January 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Lively driving experience today. Scoosh froze driving through the Borders so had to stop at Abington services to clean windscreen before joining motorway. As were lots of others. We got 1 of 5 remaining scoosh bottles, was starting to freeze inside 🥶. Would've been pretty hairy otherwise!
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This aged well
In further distraction from tango insanity, Arsenal's defensive talisman has just had an absolute shocker
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This aged well
In further distraction from tango insanity, Arsenal's defensive talisman has just had an absolute shocker
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
In further distraction from tango insanity, Arsenal's defensive talisman has just had an absolute shocker
It's a belter. Best I can do with a phone - Jupiter before it, the peak of Arthur's Seat below and Edinburgh castle to the bottom left
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
It's a belter. Best I can do with a phone - Jupiter before it, the peak of Arthur's Seat below and Edinburgh castle to the bottom left
The diary organiser for King Charles and Prince William should be asking for a big raise, because they're going to be very busy organising meetings and tours everywhere but America this year
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The diary organiser for King Charles and Prince William should be asking for a big raise, because they're going to be very busy organising meetings and tours everywhere but America this year
Five steaks now on the go, have won the battle for control with MIL visiting 💪
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Five steaks now on the go, have won the battle for control with MIL visiting 💪
Fair to say that Alison Limerick still has it, what a voice (Graham Norton's NYE show)
December 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Fair to say that Alison Limerick still has it, what a voice (Graham Norton's NYE show)
Tough to choose between SPOTY 3 finalists. Pressed, I'd rank them:
3 - Red Roses running WRWC
2 - European Ryder Cup victory
1 - Lionesses defending their Euros trophy. For sheer drama, emotion and jubilation, it wins for me
3 - Red Roses running WRWC
2 - European Ryder Cup victory
1 - Lionesses defending their Euros trophy. For sheer drama, emotion and jubilation, it wins for me
Favorite sports moment of 2025? 🎉
December 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Tough to choose between SPOTY 3 finalists. Pressed, I'd rank them:
3 - Red Roses running WRWC
2 - European Ryder Cup victory
1 - Lionesses defending their Euros trophy. For sheer drama, emotion and jubilation, it wins for me
3 - Red Roses running WRWC
2 - European Ryder Cup victory
1 - Lionesses defending their Euros trophy. For sheer drama, emotion and jubilation, it wins for me
This is mine, simply because it's fan created and the work put into it must've been immense (and I love the result). 16 years ago she won the Above & Beyond competition to be the track's official video:
youtu.be/X7pOY-ZdXQI?...
youtu.be/X7pOY-ZdXQI?...
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is mine, simply because it's fan created and the work put into it must've been immense (and I love the result). 16 years ago she won the Above & Beyond competition to be the track's official video:
youtu.be/X7pOY-ZdXQI?...
youtu.be/X7pOY-ZdXQI?...
The other week a lady stopped me in Lidl and asked if I could reach the last jar of something at the back of the top shelf for her. I could and I did, then we went our separate ways.
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The other week a lady stopped me in Lidl and asked if I could reach the last jar of something at the back of the top shelf for her. I could and I did, then we went our separate ways.
Ruin two bands by combining them:
S Club 7 Nirvana
S Club 7 Nirvana
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Police
Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Police
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Godspeed You Black Lace
Godspeed You Black Lace
December 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
S Club 7 Nirvana
S Club 7 Nirvana
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Police
Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Police
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Godspeed You Black Lace
Godspeed You Black Lace
Ruin two bands by combining them:
His Name Is Dead or Alive
His Name Is Dead or Alive
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Police
Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Police
About 40 years ago Alex Higgins gave me his autograph in an aisle of Sainsbury's
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
About 40 years ago Alex Higgins gave me his autograph in an aisle of Sainsbury's
My origin story. Could've gone for 'The Neverending Story' and the joy of imagination it triggered, but the obsession with sports minutiae and history this triggered wins it. (And was followed by the Benson & Hedges 1985 Cricket Yearbook)
December 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My origin story. Could've gone for 'The Neverending Story' and the joy of imagination it triggered, but the obsession with sports minutiae and history this triggered wins it. (And was followed by the Benson & Hedges 1985 Cricket Yearbook)
A Highland sunset for your delectation
December 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A Highland sunset for your delectation
The BBC Sport app is a shambles. There's one men's rugby union game on today and it's not linked at all on any of the stories. Yet I can read months old articles. So much for the big "PREM" rebrand when the national broadcaster's sports editor doesn't think it's worthy of live coverage
December 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The BBC Sport app is a shambles. There's one men's rugby union game on today and it's not linked at all on any of the stories. Yet I can read months old articles. So much for the big "PREM" rebrand when the national broadcaster's sports editor doesn't think it's worthy of live coverage
Here's 30 seconds of the sea gently lapping at the shore for your Boxing Day enjoyment. Rosemarkie Beach in the Highlands.
December 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Here's 30 seconds of the sea gently lapping at the shore for your Boxing Day enjoyment. Rosemarkie Beach in the Highlands.