Tony Deighton #FBPE
@tonydeighton.bsky.social
A Stranger in a Strange Land.
Brother, husband, father, grandfather, friend. Retired but working hard for a fair society. I live in the UK and long for it to rejoin the EU.
No Tarts, no Crypto & no secret societies - FFS!
Brother, husband, father, grandfather, friend. Retired but working hard for a fair society. I live in the UK and long for it to rejoin the EU.
No Tarts, no Crypto & no secret societies - FFS!
Do you live in a hairdressers saloon?
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Do you live in a hairdressers saloon?
Back in the summer, I fell over skinning both elbows and both knees
December 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Back in the summer, I fell over skinning both elbows and both knees
Been to Morrisons & the butchers, tested my blood sugar level, taken my blood pressures & had breakfast,
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Been to Morrisons & the butchers, tested my blood sugar level, taken my blood pressures & had breakfast,
I boned and stuffed 2 chicken legs.
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I boned and stuffed 2 chicken legs.
We had chosen names for my daughter, but a friend called her daughter the name we had chosen for ours so we simply switched the order, and now I couldn’t imagine my daughter with a different name.
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We had chosen names for my daughter, but a friend called her daughter the name we had chosen for ours so we simply switched the order, and now I couldn’t imagine my daughter with a different name.
I’ve finished my Christmas shopping:
Wife - tick
Daughter (ss) - tick
Granddaughter - tick
Grandson 1 - tick
Grandson 2 - tick.
Meat order placed at butchers
Veg ordered with veg company
Gammon, sausages, bacon ordered with local pig farm.
Xmas tree in bucket in back garden.
Wife - tick
Daughter (ss) - tick
Granddaughter - tick
Grandson 1 - tick
Grandson 2 - tick.
Meat order placed at butchers
Veg ordered with veg company
Gammon, sausages, bacon ordered with local pig farm.
Xmas tree in bucket in back garden.
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I’ve finished my Christmas shopping:
Wife - tick
Daughter (ss) - tick
Granddaughter - tick
Grandson 1 - tick
Grandson 2 - tick.
Meat order placed at butchers
Veg ordered with veg company
Gammon, sausages, bacon ordered with local pig farm.
Xmas tree in bucket in back garden.
Wife - tick
Daughter (ss) - tick
Granddaughter - tick
Grandson 1 - tick
Grandson 2 - tick.
Meat order placed at butchers
Veg ordered with veg company
Gammon, sausages, bacon ordered with local pig farm.
Xmas tree in bucket in back garden.
I’d always thought I’d been named after Tony Curtis - lots of men around my age are called Tony. I was talking to Dad about this in his care home and he told me the true origins of my name.
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I’d always thought I’d been named after Tony Curtis - lots of men around my age are called Tony. I was talking to Dad about this in his care home and he told me the true origins of my name.
That would have been one of my grandmothers; my dad’s mum was pregnant with my dad, when she fell out with her also pregnant best friend, my dad would have been called Tony, but the ex friend named her son Tony. My Dad gave me the name he was supposed to have.
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
That would have been one of my grandmothers; my dad’s mum was pregnant with my dad, when she fell out with her also pregnant best friend, my dad would have been called Tony, but the ex friend named her son Tony. My Dad gave me the name he was supposed to have.
If I were eligible to join I would boycott them. I know a number of trans women and they are all w/o exception gentle & gracious people.
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If I were eligible to join I would boycott them. I know a number of trans women and they are all w/o exception gentle & gracious people.
No one wants to demonstrate against the German president, whereas I suspect there were people queuing up to perform a citizens arrest of Trump, throw a milkshake or both.
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
No one wants to demonstrate against the German president, whereas I suspect there were people queuing up to perform a citizens arrest of Trump, throw a milkshake or both.
If one wants an explanation as to why someone acted as the did, follow the money.
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If one wants an explanation as to why someone acted as the did, follow the money.
I very much take after my Mum, I find myself doing the crazy stuff we used to tease her about.
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I very much take after my Mum, I find myself doing the crazy stuff we used to tease her about.
Number 9, number 9, …
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Number 9, number 9, …
Years ago employer introduced “dress down Friday”. I ignored it, I didn’t have any smart casual clothes, I had business suits & shirts & slumming it clothes. I got told if I didn’t ditch the business suits I’d be disciplined. I hired a full morning outfit w/ top hat. They left me alone after that.
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Years ago employer introduced “dress down Friday”. I ignored it, I didn’t have any smart casual clothes, I had business suits & shirts & slumming it clothes. I got told if I didn’t ditch the business suits I’d be disciplined. I hired a full morning outfit w/ top hat. They left me alone after that.
There is also the scandal that the cheapest brand is as good as the most expensive. They should all use their unnecessary marketing costs to support reducing the cost
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
There is also the scandal that the cheapest brand is as good as the most expensive. They should all use their unnecessary marketing costs to support reducing the cost
I guess it’s my knees telling me they are arthritic
December 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I guess it’s my knees telling me they are arthritic
Next week I’m going via Jura
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Next week I’m going via Jura
The first 3 notes.
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The first 3 notes.
I once tried to make a venison casserole, the recipe stated a certain quantity of dark chocolate. I checked the amount several times and added the specified amount of chocolate. I ended up with a chocolate fondue with bits of deer floating in it. I had to go out & buy fish & chips.
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I once tried to make a venison casserole, the recipe stated a certain quantity of dark chocolate. I checked the amount several times and added the specified amount of chocolate. I ended up with a chocolate fondue with bits of deer floating in it. I had to go out & buy fish & chips.
Yes, continued until visiting preacher came and as our teacher wanted to hear preacher we stayed in the general service. He opened with “You are all sinners & going to hell”. He then continued with the howevers… but 8 year old me didn’t hear the howevers & never went again.
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Yes, continued until visiting preacher came and as our teacher wanted to hear preacher we stayed in the general service. He opened with “You are all sinners & going to hell”. He then continued with the howevers… but 8 year old me didn’t hear the howevers & never went again.
My knees have been feeling cold, not when I put my hands on them but feel cold on the inside (I don’t know if that makes sense).
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My knees have been feeling cold, not when I put my hands on them but feel cold on the inside (I don’t know if that makes sense).