Beardy Bloke
@sgrairl.bsky.social
Trains, Planes and Automobiles are my thing. Flight Sim, real flying, railways, IT and politics.
IRL in my handle = Ireland
IRL in my handle = Ireland
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📍 Bruxelles-Midi
Under an hour to spare, but made my connection. Let’s get home 🇧🇪 ➡️ 🇬🇧
Under an hour to spare, but made my connection. Let’s get home 🇧🇪 ➡️ 🇬🇧
December 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📍 Bruxelles-Midi
Under an hour to spare, but made my connection. Let’s get home 🇧🇪 ➡️ 🇬🇧
Under an hour to spare, but made my connection. Let’s get home 🇧🇪 ➡️ 🇬🇧
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How about you allow referendum by public vote, like we do in Ireland for our constitution.
We had a voted ban on abortion. A girl was raped and the constitution stopped her leaving the country, lest she had an abortion.
We immediately had a vote and let women travel no matter what.
We had a voted ban on abortion. A girl was raped and the constitution stopped her leaving the country, lest she had an abortion.
We immediately had a vote and let women travel no matter what.
December 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
How about you allow referendum by public vote, like we do in Ireland for our constitution.
We had a voted ban on abortion. A girl was raped and the constitution stopped her leaving the country, lest she had an abortion.
We immediately had a vote and let women travel no matter what.
We had a voted ban on abortion. A girl was raped and the constitution stopped her leaving the country, lest she had an abortion.
We immediately had a vote and let women travel no matter what.
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Yes - Isaac Asimov reached a similar overall conclusion. Carl Sagan was deeply concerned about the "glorification of stupidity" in his book "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" (1995).
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Yes - Isaac Asimov reached a similar overall conclusion. Carl Sagan was deeply concerned about the "glorification of stupidity" in his book "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" (1995).
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Taxes? No tax on lottery wins in Ireland. I mean why!?
The Powerball jackpot grew to its largest since two winners split a $1.7 billion prize in September.
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $1.6 Billion—Here’s What That’s Worth After Taxes
The Powerball jackpot grew to its largest since two winners split a $1.7 billion prize in September.
www.forbes.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Taxes? No tax on lottery wins in Ireland. I mean why!?
I just cleared my browser cache and I got.this.
This is how hate moves
This is how hate moves
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I just cleared my browser cache and I got.this.
This is how hate moves
This is how hate moves
I cleared my browser history today and everything was nasty, racist, hatred.
Is this real?
Is this real?
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I cleared my browser history today and everything was nasty, racist, hatred.
Is this real?
Is this real?
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A small reminder that Ukraine is already a democracy and that they don't exactly need elections right now in the middle of a defensive war against Russia and its eternal Dear Leader and his team of creative idiots in the Kremlin.
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A small reminder that Ukraine is already a democracy and that they don't exactly need elections right now in the middle of a defensive war against Russia and its eternal Dear Leader and his team of creative idiots in the Kremlin.
They complain about any change to car access to Dublin, as if it was the end of the world, but when Public Transport has an issue...
"Around 72% of customers who shop in Dublin city come in via public transport, according to CEO of Dublin Town and member of the Dublin City Taskforce Richard Guiney"
"Around 72% of customers who shop in Dublin city come in via public transport, according to CEO of Dublin Town and member of the Dublin City Taskforce Richard Guiney"
December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
They complain about any change to car access to Dublin, as if it was the end of the world, but when Public Transport has an issue...
"Around 72% of customers who shop in Dublin city come in via public transport, according to CEO of Dublin Town and member of the Dublin City Taskforce Richard Guiney"
"Around 72% of customers who shop in Dublin city come in via public transport, according to CEO of Dublin Town and member of the Dublin City Taskforce Richard Guiney"
Nursing home place secured for my Mother today. Moving in next week. Delighted for her, new lease of life hopefully.
Bittersweet at the same time.
Bittersweet at the same time.
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Nursing home place secured for my Mother today. Moving in next week. Delighted for her, new lease of life hopefully.
Bittersweet at the same time.
Bittersweet at the same time.
FIFA didn't need help to stoop so low. It's a disgusting organisation.
Did anyone find anything redeeming about the World Cup Draw?
In some ways, a peace prize is a a good joke. The lads interviewing in Spanish was priceless.
Did anyone find anything redeeming about the World Cup Draw?
In some ways, a peace prize is a a good joke. The lads interviewing in Spanish was priceless.
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
FIFA didn't need help to stoop so low. It's a disgusting organisation.
Did anyone find anything redeeming about the World Cup Draw?
In some ways, a peace prize is a a good joke. The lads interviewing in Spanish was priceless.
Did anyone find anything redeeming about the World Cup Draw?
In some ways, a peace prize is a a good joke. The lads interviewing in Spanish was priceless.
When I interact on here, I pickup the odd follower that I interact with. Thats great.
But I always end up blocking more. Two today, almost always women.
1. "Flirty always, God First always'
0 posts.
2. I want to find a loving man, who believes in values and fire side chats..
Again, 0 posts...!
But I always end up blocking more. Two today, almost always women.
1. "Flirty always, God First always'
0 posts.
2. I want to find a loving man, who believes in values and fire side chats..
Again, 0 posts...!
December 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
When I interact on here, I pickup the odd follower that I interact with. Thats great.
But I always end up blocking more. Two today, almost always women.
1. "Flirty always, God First always'
0 posts.
2. I want to find a loving man, who believes in values and fire side chats..
Again, 0 posts...!
But I always end up blocking more. Two today, almost always women.
1. "Flirty always, God First always'
0 posts.
2. I want to find a loving man, who believes in values and fire side chats..
Again, 0 posts...!
I am proud to be Irish!
Ireland should be doing more for Palestine, boycotting the genocidal state of Israel on every level: trade, sporting, and cultural links.
But RTE's stand on the Eurovision is still cause to be proud.
share.google/O7eDraWZmvyf...
But RTE's stand on the Eurovision is still cause to be proud.
share.google/O7eDraWZmvyf...
Ireland will not take part in next Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel’s inclusion
Meeting of European Broadcasting Union decided vote on Israel’s participation was not needed
share.google
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I am proud to be Irish!
This should be a wake up call for all the walking in dark neutrals in Ireland.
War will come to us *because* we are neutral. Putin can kill in Ireland and its not an attack on NATO. He can cut deep sea cables in our waters that connect the world.
War will come to us *because* we are neutral. Putin can kill in Ireland and its not an attack on NATO. He can cut deep sea cables in our waters that connect the world.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This should be a wake up call for all the walking in dark neutrals in Ireland.
War will come to us *because* we are neutral. Putin can kill in Ireland and its not an attack on NATO. He can cut deep sea cables in our waters that connect the world.
War will come to us *because* we are neutral. Putin can kill in Ireland and its not an attack on NATO. He can cut deep sea cables in our waters that connect the world.
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Fact: When the plane gets raised to 30 metres, our crane then spins around rapidly until it reaches launch velocity and we cut the rope. This saves up to 65% of the fuel normally used in a conventional take off.
#Environment
#Environment
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Fact: When the plane gets raised to 30 metres, our crane then spins around rapidly until it reaches launch velocity and we cut the rope. This saves up to 65% of the fuel normally used in a conventional take off.
#Environment
#Environment
Nothing beats a blaa
Nothing - and I mean nothing - beats a black pudding and fried tomato blaa in JJ's Truck Stop at Youghal Bridge when you're off on a booksigning trip
#spéirgorm #booksky #OnceAYear #Irish #festive fiction
#spéirgorm #booksky #OnceAYear #Irish #festive fiction
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Nothing beats a blaa
It genuinely moves the argument. Comment moves people
80% of Twitter's American First accounts are based outside of the United States.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It genuinely moves the argument. Comment moves people
This is the book I read in the 1980s, that woke me up. My Mother gave it to me, after reading it herself.
Amazing.
Amazing.
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is the book I read in the 1980s, that woke me up. My Mother gave it to me, after reading it herself.
Amazing.
Amazing.
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Heart of the Wren is my first book set in Ireland and features a lot of words, phrases, and even some people that might be unfamiliar to anyone who, well, didn't grow up in 1980s Ireland, I suppose. So I've written a blog post about it.
Everyone loves blogs, right?
glennquigley.com/irishglossary
Everyone loves blogs, right?
glennquigley.com/irishglossary
Irish glossary in HEART OF THE WREN - GlennQuigley.com
Irish glossary - words and phrases that occur in HEART OF THE WREN, an own-voice gay paranormal romance novel by Glenn Quigley set in 1980s Ireland
glennquigley.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Heart of the Wren is my first book set in Ireland and features a lot of words, phrases, and even some people that might be unfamiliar to anyone who, well, didn't grow up in 1980s Ireland, I suppose. So I've written a blog post about it.
Everyone loves blogs, right?
glennquigley.com/irishglossary
Everyone loves blogs, right?
glennquigley.com/irishglossary
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Today’s express train from Ceske Budojivice to Prague. £4.55 for age 65+
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today’s express train from Ceske Budojivice to Prague. £4.55 for age 65+
We've reached peak sim when an animated hand sanitiser in the cabin is a new feature!
www.thresholdx.net/news/pmdg738...
www.thresholdx.net/news/pmdg738...
PMDG Teases 737-800 Update for MSFS 2024 - Threshold
PMDG has recently shared two screenshots of the upcoming 737-800 upgrade for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with “even more” previews to come soon. In an [...] - Threshold: Question the Answers.
www.thresholdx.net
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We've reached peak sim when an animated hand sanitiser in the cabin is a new feature!
www.thresholdx.net/news/pmdg738...
www.thresholdx.net/news/pmdg738...
I used to like Campbells Soup fulls, a soup / pasta combo, sold in a pouch, suitable for work. One day I looked at the salt content....
1 pouch contained as much salt as SIX AND A HALF bags of the SALT & Vinegar crisps that I like ........
I could eat an entire 6 pack and ingest less salt
1 pouch contained as much salt as SIX AND A HALF bags of the SALT & Vinegar crisps that I like ........
I could eat an entire 6 pack and ingest less salt
A Campbell's Soup exec on a recording: “We have sh*t for f**king poor people. Who buys our sh*t? . . . It’s not healthy now that I know what the f**ks in it . . . bioengineered meat, I don’t wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer.” Oops!
www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/new...
www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/new...
Company statement on the Garza Lawsuit and alleged audio recording - The Campbell's Company
We want to make sure you know the facts. Robert Garza, a former Campbell’s employee, recently released an alleged audio recording of him speaking with Campbell’s VP of Information Technology, Martin B...
www.thecampbellscompany.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I used to like Campbells Soup fulls, a soup / pasta combo, sold in a pouch, suitable for work. One day I looked at the salt content....
1 pouch contained as much salt as SIX AND A HALF bags of the SALT & Vinegar crisps that I like ........
I could eat an entire 6 pack and ingest less salt
1 pouch contained as much salt as SIX AND A HALF bags of the SALT & Vinegar crisps that I like ........
I could eat an entire 6 pack and ingest less salt
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Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
As we approach advent calendar season, its time to remember the best of them all!!!
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As we approach advent calendar season, its time to remember the best of them all!!!