Brian Moore
@briantrumpet.bsky.social
Musician, cyclist, takes lots of photos, sometimes gets political. When I'm not in Devon, I'm in France in my little bit of paradise. https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois/
Devon County Council need to do this to whoever erected their xenophobic display all along Bridge Road bypass in Exeter. Quite apart from anything else, their shadows make an already dangerous road even more dangerous at night.
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Devon County Council need to do this to whoever erected their xenophobic display all along Bridge Road bypass in Exeter. Quite apart from anything else, their shadows make an already dangerous road even more dangerous at night.
Be careful if you're ever in Bristol, where strangers call each other "my lover".
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Be careful if you're ever in Bristol, where strangers call each other "my lover".
Is this a bit long for a party name?
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Is this a bit long for a party name?
Indeed. It would be enlightening to discover how cynical this choice was.
I think also that, having come up with the memorable 3-word, 3-syllable slogan of 'hands - face - space', they were reluctant to exchange it for a less pithy one that included the four-syllable 'ventilate'.
I think also that, having come up with the memorable 3-word, 3-syllable slogan of 'hands - face - space', they were reluctant to exchange it for a less pithy one that included the four-syllable 'ventilate'.
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Indeed. It would be enlightening to discover how cynical this choice was.
I think also that, having come up with the memorable 3-word, 3-syllable slogan of 'hands - face - space', they were reluctant to exchange it for a less pithy one that included the four-syllable 'ventilate'.
I think also that, having come up with the memorable 3-word, 3-syllable slogan of 'hands - face - space', they were reluctant to exchange it for a less pithy one that included the four-syllable 'ventilate'.
Virtually the only sane voice on the subject at the Telegraph. Actually, he might be the only sane voice at the Telegraph.
November 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Virtually the only sane voice on the subject at the Telegraph. Actually, he might be the only sane voice at the Telegraph.
Probably worth a phone call to check it's functioning, if you were to make a special trip and pay the entry fee. I've played it twice, and it's lovely. I just asked the usher on duty, and they switched it on for me.
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Probably worth a phone call to check it's functioning, if you were to make a special trip and pay the entry fee. I've played it twice, and it's lovely. I just asked the usher on duty, and they switched it on for me.
I rather like the idea that socialist workers should party. Workers need to have fun too.
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I rather like the idea that socialist workers should party. Workers need to have fun too.
Is there a correlation between relative prices between then and now? I'm certainly even more tightwaddy with heating now.
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Is there a correlation between relative prices between then and now? I'm certainly even more tightwaddy with heating now.
You might like visit NT Killerton sometime, as there's a really lovely organ in the entrance hall that the public are welcome to play,and it reverberates around the house when you do.
November 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
You might like visit NT Killerton sometime, as there's a really lovely organ in the entrance hall that the public are welcome to play,and it reverberates around the house when you do.
I think I'm fortunate that I was born with some very special 'Christmas lunch' genes: firstly, that I absolutely love sprouts; secondly, that however stuffed I am after the main course, I have a special, large empty compartment in my stomach that opens when I smell Christmas pudding. Blessed, I am.
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I think I'm fortunate that I was born with some very special 'Christmas lunch' genes: firstly, that I absolutely love sprouts; secondly, that however stuffed I am after the main course, I have a special, large empty compartment in my stomach that opens when I smell Christmas pudding. Blessed, I am.
"How can we spread this most efficiently?" 🙁
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"How can we spread this most efficiently?" 🙁
Very grim for you. Fortunately, as a one-to-one self-employed peri teacher, I was able to (in effect) largely work to my own risk assessment, rather than an institutional one. And to be fair, the school I worked in was reasonably enlightened too. Too many were shackled to poor advice.
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Very grim for you. Fortunately, as a one-to-one self-employed peri teacher, I was able to (in effect) largely work to my own risk assessment, rather than an institutional one. And to be fair, the school I worked in was reasonably enlightened too. Too many were shackled to poor advice.
Yes, the ludicrous one-day opening in January, before closing them again. Insane.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Yes, the ludicrous one-day opening in January, before closing them again. Insane.
And the three-day notice of the Christmas lockdown, which gave Londoners plenty of time to jump on over-crowded trains to Cornwall, where the covid rate subsequently skyrocketed. Durr! 🤦♂️
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
And the three-day notice of the Christmas lockdown, which gave Londoners plenty of time to jump on over-crowded trains to Cornwall, where the covid rate subsequently skyrocketed. Durr! 🤦♂️
That's also my excuse for liking my two old draughty houses. Must admit I'm not a great fan of hermetically-sealed modern houses, hepa filters or no. I'm also a fan of wearing several layers of clothes in the winter indoors or out! 🤣
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
That's also my excuse for liking my two old draughty houses. Must admit I'm not a great fan of hermetically-sealed modern houses, hepa filters or no. I'm also a fan of wearing several layers of clothes in the winter indoors or out! 🤣
Indeed so, but at the same time the bulk of the standard 'conventions' (as I call them) are there to facilitate the rapid and accurate exchange of ideas, especially when in written form. Anyone can write in any way they want, but ignoring conventions risks miscomprehension.
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Indeed so, but at the same time the bulk of the standard 'conventions' (as I call them) are there to facilitate the rapid and accurate exchange of ideas, especially when in written form. Anyone can write in any way they want, but ignoring conventions risks miscomprehension.
Not that I don't wash my hands too, obviously, but that should be untheatrically routine anyway.
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Not that I don't wash my hands too, obviously, but that should be untheatrically routine anyway.
Yes, indeed re viruses, but on balance of probability, I was happy with I'm-only-a-musician hunch.
I found it genuinely fascinating that the science of colds & viruses is still not settled, but I treat them like the covid virus, again on balance of probability.
I found it genuinely fascinating that the science of colds & viruses is still not settled, but I treat them like the covid virus, again on balance of probability.
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Yes, indeed re viruses, but on balance of probability, I was happy with I'm-only-a-musician hunch.
I found it genuinely fascinating that the science of colds & viruses is still not settled, but I treat them like the covid virus, again on balance of probability.
I found it genuinely fascinating that the science of colds & viruses is still not settled, but I treat them like the covid virus, again on balance of probability.
I know I'm fair game, as I do try to write carefully. But I also relish it when someone cites some made-up 'rule', such as less/fewer or split infinitives, as it gives me a chance to enlighten them 🤣
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I know I'm fair game, as I do try to write carefully. But I also relish it when someone cites some made-up 'rule', such as less/fewer or split infinitives, as it gives me a chance to enlighten them 🤣
I'll never do it on SM to score Pedantry Points, as we all make mistakes, and I've got no idea about the background of the poster. My two exceptions are academics who probably would like to correct an error, and pedants who pick on others to make themselves look clever.
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I'll never do it on SM to score Pedantry Points, as we all make mistakes, and I've got no idea about the background of the poster. My two exceptions are academics who probably would like to correct an error, and pedants who pick on others to make themselves look clever.
Lucky to be here! There's always a mood to see!
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lucky to be here! There's always a mood to see!
I guess that my degrees in music were hardly relevant qualifications, but in my simplistic world, probability seemed to be bacteria=surfaces, viruses=airborne. And those were the probabilities I based practice on, asking pupils to dress up warm, so I could leave a window open at all times.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I guess that my degrees in music were hardly relevant qualifications, but in my simplistic world, probability seemed to be bacteria=surfaces, viruses=airborne. And those were the probabilities I based practice on, asking pupils to dress up warm, so I could leave a window open at all times.
And, IIRC, the 'hands' thing was still going in 2021, and it made me want to scream. I know that there were suggestions that this was because it put the responsibility on the individual rather than institutions and the insitituional expense that would have involved.
November 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
And, IIRC, the 'hands' thing was still going in 2021, and it made me want to scream. I know that there were suggestions that this was because it put the responsibility on the individual rather than institutions and the insitituional expense that would have involved.
If I do comment, it's in case a poster wants to republish before a post gets traction, particularly in academia.
I once had the cheek to suggest that a Powerpoint slide in a graduation ceremony at Exeter University ought to be amended, when I saw they had an its/it's error. They did change it.
I once had the cheek to suggest that a Powerpoint slide in a graduation ceremony at Exeter University ought to be amended, when I saw they had an its/it's error. They did change it.
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
If I do comment, it's in case a poster wants to republish before a post gets traction, particularly in academia.
I once had the cheek to suggest that a Powerpoint slide in a graduation ceremony at Exeter University ought to be amended, when I saw they had an its/it's error. They did change it.
I once had the cheek to suggest that a Powerpoint slide in a graduation ceremony at Exeter University ought to be amended, when I saw they had an its/it's error. They did change it.