Nigel Pepper
@fredbat.bsky.social
Runner's roadie and photographer. Also rugby league fan and statto. Originally from Stoke but 40+ years in Yorkshire
Inspired choice to make Angela Rippon the presenter.
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Inspired choice to make Angela Rippon the presenter.
whatever it is you're doing, I think the cat thinks you could do it better!
January 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
whatever it is you're doing, I think the cat thinks you could do it better!
i used to love reading ManInTheStand reports in LOP
January 11, 2026 at 11:40 AM
i used to love reading ManInTheStand reports in LOP
I can only think of the literal version nowadays www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmX...
January 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I can only think of the literal version nowadays www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmX...
six balls, hope they all got swotted to the boundary as befits her name.
January 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
six balls, hope they all got swotted to the boundary as befits her name.
wonder how he's going to react to his other idol, Trump, seizing a Putin tanker?
January 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
wonder how he's going to react to his other idol, Trump, seizing a Putin tanker?
sorry, they looked like snowmen to me :-(
January 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
sorry, they looked like snowmen to me :-(
it's gone 12th night, she's objecting to the decorations still being up.
January 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
it's gone 12th night, she's objecting to the decorations still being up.
even done old school like Fletcher Pratt's or Fred Jane's?
January 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
even done old school like Fletcher Pratt's or Fred Jane's?
Why is she wearing a lettuce?
January 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Why is she wearing a lettuce?
She's just getting you house trained.
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
She's just getting you house trained.
I'm waiting for Brass:Birmingham
December 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I'm waiting for Brass:Birmingham
Ark Nova has a good solo mode so you can learn at your own pace, although it's not as good as playing against other people, and it's tough to win.
I find most people are pretty patient as long as you don't default.
I find most people are pretty patient as long as you don't default.
December 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Ark Nova has a good solo mode so you can learn at your own pace, although it's not as good as playing against other people, and it's tough to win.
I find most people are pretty patient as long as you don't default.
I find most people are pretty patient as long as you don't default.
Ark Nova is my current BGA fix.
December 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ark Nova is my current BGA fix.
"It’s like desecrating the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington." Don't give him ideas!
December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"It’s like desecrating the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington." Don't give him ideas!
Hmm, that makes me a an army doctor at a VD hospital during the First World War.
December 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Hmm, that makes me a an army doctor at a VD hospital during the First World War.
Truss is a postergirl for the downsides of social media. 30 years ago she'd be producing a newsletter with a circulation of about 5. Now, sadly, she gets the oxygen of publicity.
December 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Truss is a postergirl for the downsides of social media. 30 years ago she'd be producing a newsletter with a circulation of about 5. Now, sadly, she gets the oxygen of publicity.