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addmeName: B or Bee (either is fine)
Age: 36
I mostly post about: Anything and everything, really. Questionnaires, creations (see hobbies :)), mind contents, articles,
My hobbies are: Sewing, jewelry making, self-care, fitness (beginner), cozy video games, photography (also very beginner), macrame, collecting stickers (I'm starting a sticker album!), restaurant/brewery adventures, Hello Kitty/Sanrio collecting (very minor hobby as I don't have money to go hard on it lol....or the space to) and finally researching/learning different topics is fun too.
My fandoms are: While I'm not super into fandom, I do like to make icons from games. A couple that I'm playing are Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Pocket Camp and Stardew, but I wouldn't say I'm into shipping or anything like that. I guess light fandom? I dunno lol.
I'm looking to meet people who:Hobby/creative friends who want a friendship and won't just quit on me when I go through a rough time. While I'm getting better, I do still deal with low mood, but having friends I can turn to when it get's heavy is wonderful. I will do the same for you.
My posting schedule tends to be: Coming back from a bit of a hiatus, I'll probably start posting weekly, until I get back in the swing of things, but I want to post every other day or every third day.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Mean people, those who are vicious with friend cuts, Trump supporters/the whole make America great movement,
Before adding me, you should know: See my "Looking to Meet People" please. Other than that, I can't really think of anything else.
Age: 36
I mostly post about: Anything and everything, really. Questionnaires, creations (see hobbies :)), mind contents, articles,
My hobbies are: Sewing, jewelry making, self-care, fitness (beginner), cozy video games, photography (also very beginner), macrame, collecting stickers (I'm starting a sticker album!), restaurant/brewery adventures, Hello Kitty/Sanrio collecting (very minor hobby as I don't have money to go hard on it lol....or the space to) and finally researching/learning different topics is fun too.
My fandoms are: While I'm not super into fandom, I do like to make icons from games. A couple that I'm playing are Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Pocket Camp and Stardew, but I wouldn't say I'm into shipping or anything like that. I guess light fandom? I dunno lol.
I'm looking to meet people who:Hobby/creative friends who want a friendship and won't just quit on me when I go through a rough time. While I'm getting better, I do still deal with low mood, but having friends I can turn to when it get's heavy is wonderful. I will do the same for you.
My posting schedule tends to be: Coming back from a bit of a hiatus, I'll probably start posting weekly, until I get back in the swing of things, but I want to post every other day or every third day.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Mean people, those who are vicious with friend cuts, Trump supporters/the whole make America great movement,
Before adding me, you should know: See my "Looking to Meet People" please. Other than that, I can't really think of anything else.
Toady is Tuesday and Other Helpful Reminders
Jul. 8th, 2025 02:02 pmlydamorehouse I'm already having one of those weeks.
The only good news is that my family and I are getting a lot done around the house. Mason, at 21, has been aggitating for a new bed. To be fair to him, he was still sleeping on the bed we bought him as a toddler. His feet literally hung off the edges as he's grown. Shawn, my incredibly thrifty and clever wife, saw that someone on our local Buy Nothing group was offering up a mattress and box spring. My parents have been trying to get me to come down to LaCrosse for over a month now to pick up an old bed frame. So, clearly the stars had begun aligning.
Step one, was getting Keven to help us get the mattress and box spring to our house. We don't have a truck or a minivan or anything with any real cargo space, so we have to rely on what my brother-in-law likes to call Big Brother's Roadside Assistance. Mason and Keven went to the Buy Nothing address with the truck on Sunday and hauled it back to ours. Shawn, Mason and I struggled it into the living room because Keven needed to tap out. He says he feels fine since his diagnosis, but it's clear that his strength isn't what it used to be. I mean, he's also 70? So, there's a little bit of all of that going on.
At any rate, we sent Keven home as we always do these days with food. Shawn had made him a nice lasagna from their mother's recipe, but also froze it knowing that Keven's chemotherapy is coming up this week (tomorrow, I think.) And he might want something easy the day of or, even more likely, the day after.
After Keven left, my family and I started to negotiate what came next. Should we try to take apart Mason's bed the same day? Should we wait? What did we need to accomplish the next step? It was determined that Mason--who was up early to do the hauling--nap on the mattress on the living room floor while Shawn and I went to Target and JC Penny's in order to get fitted sheets, etc., for a full size bed. We actually had a full-size bed at some point, so we had SOME of these items, but we didn't have a mattress topper. So, Mason face planted and we shopped.
When we came back we still didn't really want to tackle the job of dismantling and hauling everything up our stairs, but Mason wisely pointed out that there was no good reason to wait. Shawn and Mason took apart the bed. I helped haul things to the garage--where we decided to store the old bed in the meantime, with the hopes of also passing it off on Buy Nothing (Shawn had already taken a picture of the stripped bed to show it off.) I also started dinner while all this was happening because my family gets notoriously cranky when we are hangry. Then, it came time to haul the box spring and mattress up the stairs and I do not know how we managed it, but the three of us did it. Mason is currently sleeping on the box spring and mattress on the floor, but we have an appointment to pick up a U-Haul truck on Friday for a trip to LaCrosse to collect the last item in this scavenger hunt!
Last night, Shawn got a ping on Buy Nothing. A young family was ready to move their toddler into a "big boy bed," and ours looked perfect. We made arrangements (I hauled everything back OUT of the garage and set it up near the alley so it would be easy for them to throw things into their truck.) We got a reply after delivery from the mom that read, "Thanks again! He just kept saying 'my bed is so huge!' Over and over as he was getting ready for bed tonight." Which makes everything worth it.
As part of all this, of course, we discovered a bunch of boxes we had stored under Mason's bed which we now have to figure out what to do with--but honestly, they'll probably end up in the attic with all the other things we'll need to sort "someday."
All and all a very productive set of days.
Today I recorded the next podcast with Ka1lban today, in which we talk about American Flagg. As often happens, I wonder what of substance we'll have to say and then suddenly we're having a deep discussion about corporate greed or whatever. Good times!
But, man, all I want to do is nap now!
How was your weekend?
The only good news is that my family and I are getting a lot done around the house. Mason, at 21, has been aggitating for a new bed. To be fair to him, he was still sleeping on the bed we bought him as a toddler. His feet literally hung off the edges as he's grown. Shawn, my incredibly thrifty and clever wife, saw that someone on our local Buy Nothing group was offering up a mattress and box spring. My parents have been trying to get me to come down to LaCrosse for over a month now to pick up an old bed frame. So, clearly the stars had begun aligning.
Step one, was getting Keven to help us get the mattress and box spring to our house. We don't have a truck or a minivan or anything with any real cargo space, so we have to rely on what my brother-in-law likes to call Big Brother's Roadside Assistance. Mason and Keven went to the Buy Nothing address with the truck on Sunday and hauled it back to ours. Shawn, Mason and I struggled it into the living room because Keven needed to tap out. He says he feels fine since his diagnosis, but it's clear that his strength isn't what it used to be. I mean, he's also 70? So, there's a little bit of all of that going on.
At any rate, we sent Keven home as we always do these days with food. Shawn had made him a nice lasagna from their mother's recipe, but also froze it knowing that Keven's chemotherapy is coming up this week (tomorrow, I think.) And he might want something easy the day of or, even more likely, the day after.
After Keven left, my family and I started to negotiate what came next. Should we try to take apart Mason's bed the same day? Should we wait? What did we need to accomplish the next step? It was determined that Mason--who was up early to do the hauling--nap on the mattress on the living room floor while Shawn and I went to Target and JC Penny's in order to get fitted sheets, etc., for a full size bed. We actually had a full-size bed at some point, so we had SOME of these items, but we didn't have a mattress topper. So, Mason face planted and we shopped.
When we came back we still didn't really want to tackle the job of dismantling and hauling everything up our stairs, but Mason wisely pointed out that there was no good reason to wait. Shawn and Mason took apart the bed. I helped haul things to the garage--where we decided to store the old bed in the meantime, with the hopes of also passing it off on Buy Nothing (Shawn had already taken a picture of the stripped bed to show it off.) I also started dinner while all this was happening because my family gets notoriously cranky when we are hangry. Then, it came time to haul the box spring and mattress up the stairs and I do not know how we managed it, but the three of us did it. Mason is currently sleeping on the box spring and mattress on the floor, but we have an appointment to pick up a U-Haul truck on Friday for a trip to LaCrosse to collect the last item in this scavenger hunt!
Last night, Shawn got a ping on Buy Nothing. A young family was ready to move their toddler into a "big boy bed," and ours looked perfect. We made arrangements (I hauled everything back OUT of the garage and set it up near the alley so it would be easy for them to throw things into their truck.) We got a reply after delivery from the mom that read, "Thanks again! He just kept saying 'my bed is so huge!' Over and over as he was getting ready for bed tonight." Which makes everything worth it.
As part of all this, of course, we discovered a bunch of boxes we had stored under Mason's bed which we now have to figure out what to do with--but honestly, they'll probably end up in the attic with all the other things we'll need to sort "someday."
All and all a very productive set of days.
Today I recorded the next podcast with Ka1lban today, in which we talk about American Flagg. As often happens, I wonder what of substance we'll have to say and then suddenly we're having a deep discussion about corporate greed or whatever. Good times!
But, man, all I want to do is nap now!
How was your weekend?
Birdfeeding
Jul. 8th, 2025 12:51 pmysabetwordsmithToday is mostly sunny and warm.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
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I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
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This week on FilkCast
Jul. 8th, 2025 11:52 americcoleman posting in filkJulia Ecklar, Feng Shui Ninjas, Cynthia McQuillin, Anne McCaffrey Tania Opland Mike Freeman, Kathy Mar & Zander Nyrond, Water Street Bridge, Summer Russell, Dave Clement, Sunnie Larsen, Brenda Sutton, Bill Roper, Three Weird Sisters, Leslie Fish, Chuck Rein, Lawrence Dean
Available on iTunes, Google Play and most other places you can get podcasts. We can be heard Wednesday at 6am and 9pm Central on scifi.radio.
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Available on iTunes, Google Play and most other places you can get podcasts. We can be heard Wednesday at 6am and 9pm Central on scifi.radio.
filkcast.blogspot.com
Thought for the day
Jul. 8th, 2025 01:48 pmloganberrybunnyPublic
("You" here is a general term, not aimed at any specific person.)
My feeling is that it is almost certain that you have already seen and liked and/or favourably commented on an image, song or video that has been created at least partially with AI, without knowing it. Unless you're in the industry and/or a specialist, I suspect you are quite a bit less good at picking human from AI than you think you are. I know I am. It's not 2022 any more. As an imperfect analogy, think back a couple of decades to when 320k MP3s first became widespread. Lab tests at the time demonstrated that most people, including self-professed audiophiles, couldn't reliably tell the difference between 320k MP3 music and lossless under remotely normal conditions, however much they'd previously insisted they could. I suspect something similar is going on with AI imagery/sounds. Cheerful, eh?
("You" here is a general term, not aimed at any specific person.)
My feeling is that it is almost certain that you have already seen and liked and/or favourably commented on an image, song or video that has been created at least partially with AI, without knowing it. Unless you're in the industry and/or a specialist, I suspect you are quite a bit less good at picking human from AI than you think you are. I know I am. It's not 2022 any more. As an imperfect analogy, think back a couple of decades to when 320k MP3s first became widespread. Lab tests at the time demonstrated that most people, including self-professed audiophiles, couldn't reliably tell the difference between 320k MP3 music and lossless under remotely normal conditions, however much they'd previously insisted they could. I suspect something similar is going on with AI imagery/sounds. Cheerful, eh?
I've applied to a bunch of NYC government jobs today
Jul. 10th, 2025 02:20 amconulyJust went through the website and applied to everything I meet the minimum qualifications for, for what good it may do.
They could, in theory, save my information from one application to the next. They don't do that. They could also not require me to answer "where did you hear about this?" every time - but the joke's on them. "I went to your website and clicked on every job where I meet the minimum qualifications" is not an option, so I've just been lying and saying "hiring event" because that's the first choice. They will get no useful data from me, no thank you!
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They could, in theory, save my information from one application to the next. They don't do that. They could also not require me to answer "where did you hear about this?" every time - but the joke's on them. "I went to your website and clicked on every job where I meet the minimum qualifications" is not an option, so I've just been lying and saying "hiring event" because that's the first choice. They will get no useful data from me, no thank you!
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Over to Jamaica
Jul. 8th, 2025 03:02 amsilver_chipmunkJamaica, Queens that is. I got up at a bit after 10:00 and had breakfast and coffee, and showered and dressed. Then I headed off to Jamaica to the check-in for the storage unit I rented for Oldest Brother's stuff.
The trip was a bit scary as I didn't know the route from experience, but I made it, and accomplished everything.
Then I took the bus and subway over tomashfanficchick's place, stopping first at Key Food for a package of frozen broccoli to add to dinner.
Then I hung out with zer and Trish. We talked, and watched The Lincoln Lawyer. We had a small lunch and then had garlic chicken with rice and the broccoli for dinner.
I successfully, but with some initial difficulty, Teamed the FWiB from my phone, so I saw him for a bit.
I heard from the Niagara County clerk's office about the deed, I hadn't sent enough money so they allowed me to pay by card over the phone, and are sending it, or rather, them, to me. There's five, apparently.
The Kid texted, her interview went well and she has another Wednesday.
The eye surgeon called to remind me to start my eye drops tomorrow.
I Ubered home after we finshed the second season of The Lincoln Lawyer.
Bed now.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Friends.
3. Good TV,
4. The Kid doing good.
5. Heard about the deeds.
6. Bed soon.
The trip was a bit scary as I didn't know the route from experience, but I made it, and accomplished everything.
Then I took the bus and subway over to
mashfanficchick's place, stopping first at Key Food for a package of frozen broccoli to add to dinner.Then I hung out with zer and Trish. We talked, and watched The Lincoln Lawyer. We had a small lunch and then had garlic chicken with rice and the broccoli for dinner.
I successfully, but with some initial difficulty, Teamed the FWiB from my phone, so I saw him for a bit.
I heard from the Niagara County clerk's office about the deed, I hadn't sent enough money so they allowed me to pay by card over the phone, and are sending it, or rather, them, to me. There's five, apparently.
The Kid texted, her interview went well and she has another Wednesday.
The eye surgeon called to remind me to start my eye drops tomorrow.
I Ubered home after we finshed the second season of The Lincoln Lawyer.
Bed now.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Friends.
3. Good TV,
4. The Kid doing good.
5. Heard about the deeds.
6. Bed soon.
The absolute worst thing about the state of the world
Jul. 9th, 2025 08:59 amconulyis the constant whiplash between panic and popcorn.
Right now I'm hovering over "popcorn" - new political parties? With added drama and infighting? LOL, okay, let's see how that works out for you!
(Look, I need a break from panic now and again, and I will take my fun where it appears.)
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Right now I'm hovering over "popcorn" - new political parties? With added drama and infighting? LOL, okay, let's see how that works out for you!
(Look, I need a break from panic now and again, and I will take my fun where it appears.)
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Last Tuesday: Belmar Park (again)
Jul. 7th, 2025 10:15 pmmistressofmusesMy time off schedule was a weird one. I took last Saturday off for Pride, then had to work on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are my usual days off, but I had to work on Wednesday. Then I took Thursday - Tuesday off for my vacation time. (I absolutely could have taken the Wednesday off and gotten nine days in a row instead of six, but I tried to be all responsible and come in to ensure I could help close a class. A class that wound up only having four students in it and definitely did not require my presence, lol.)
So this is from before my real "vacation" started, but last Tuesday, we went back to Belmar Park. The previous time it had been a bit too hot for Bella, so we had to turn around and do a fairly abbreviated walk. This time was a bit cooler, so we hoped we could get around the whole lake.
Eh... mixed success on that. We did get farther, but then Bella still got a bit overheated. Of course, at that point we really were about halfway around, so there wasn't a way to just make it shorter. We stopped for a long break in the shade with water and snacks until she'd cooled back down. She is just not suited to hot weather. We did ultimately make it around the whole thing.
Bella, the aforementioned hot-dog.
Small bumblebee with pollen saddlebags.
A duck with some brand new babies!
A wider view of the duck and ducklings, because there's also a turtle on the branch.
Another bumblebee! This one with such a nice orange belt.
A family of geese, the goslings just coming in to their adult markings. In the background is the side of the cormorant island, and you can see a cormorant sunning with its wings open.
Different goose! The consensus in one of the local birding groups is that she is in fact a hybrid between a Canada goose and a domestic goose, and she's lived in the park for many years at this point. I know I've seen her there several times over the years, sometimes with other geese and sometimes solo.
This was a funny sight coming up past the field, all the heads sticking up in the tall grass, haha.
When they came across the path behind us, it was more obvious that yes, this is a mother duck and five nearly full-grown ducklings. Quite a contrast from the family group of five brand new baby ducklings! Kudos to this one for succeeding at getting them all to this point!
A pair of mourning doves on the bench.
Judgemental swallow.
Turtles!
Baby bunny!
Bright red ladybug!
And a squirrel.
Bonus Berry Mad lurking in her plant pot.
So this is from before my real "vacation" started, but last Tuesday, we went back to Belmar Park. The previous time it had been a bit too hot for Bella, so we had to turn around and do a fairly abbreviated walk. This time was a bit cooler, so we hoped we could get around the whole lake.
Eh... mixed success on that. We did get farther, but then Bella still got a bit overheated. Of course, at that point we really were about halfway around, so there wasn't a way to just make it shorter. We stopped for a long break in the shade with water and snacks until she'd cooled back down. She is just not suited to hot weather. We did ultimately make it around the whole thing.
Bella, the aforementioned hot-dog.
Small bumblebee with pollen saddlebags.
Thirteen more pictures, mostly birds, some other:
A duck with some brand new babies!
A wider view of the duck and ducklings, because there's also a turtle on the branch.
Another bumblebee! This one with such a nice orange belt.
A family of geese, the goslings just coming in to their adult markings. In the background is the side of the cormorant island, and you can see a cormorant sunning with its wings open.
Different goose! The consensus in one of the local birding groups is that she is in fact a hybrid between a Canada goose and a domestic goose, and she's lived in the park for many years at this point. I know I've seen her there several times over the years, sometimes with other geese and sometimes solo.
This was a funny sight coming up past the field, all the heads sticking up in the tall grass, haha.
When they came across the path behind us, it was more obvious that yes, this is a mother duck and five nearly full-grown ducklings. Quite a contrast from the family group of five brand new baby ducklings! Kudos to this one for succeeding at getting them all to this point!
A pair of mourning doves on the bench.
Judgemental swallow.
Turtles!
Baby bunny!
Bright red ladybug!
And a squirrel.
Bonus Berry Mad lurking in her plant pot.
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Jul. 7th, 2025 11:27 pmharpers_child1. Brain raccoons in full force in the few days leading up to this trip. In part because I got my period and being in your 40s evidently means you just lose your mind for a few days every month. (This has been going in for like 6? months. Maybe more. I swear every god that knows my name I'm going mad. The internet says this is just what peri-menopause is and suck it up buttercup.)
1b. Brain raccoons are insisting that the new music player is inadequate because it only has a handful of albums and every mashup I could find on my various drives (600-ish). The raccoons say I need to bring my ipod that only holds charge for the length of a shower as well because my comfort playlists are on there.
My music collection is disorganized enough that I don't have the brain bandwidth to organize it and rebuild the comfort playlists on the new device before leaving. My brain bandwidth is taken up with other things
2. New fountain pen owner milestone: have completely taken apart and put back together two of my four TWSBI Ecos. One had the end cap come off during cleaning today and the other had water get in on the wrong side of the plunger. For personal future reference this is the video I used -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUPaXQpXOEY
2b. The TWSBI Eco is my current favorite fountain pen. Easy to fill, chunky enough for my hands, and the stub nib works nicely with my awful handwriting.
3. I am running into packing problems mostly because a third of my suitcase is taken up by the collapsible bag I'm bringing for souvenirs.
1b. Brain raccoons are insisting that the new music player is inadequate because it only has a handful of albums and every mashup I could find on my various drives (600-ish). The raccoons say I need to bring my ipod that only holds charge for the length of a shower as well because my comfort playlists are on there.
My music collection is disorganized enough that I don't have the brain bandwidth to organize it and rebuild the comfort playlists on the new device before leaving. My brain bandwidth is taken up with other things
2. New fountain pen owner milestone: have completely taken apart and put back together two of my four TWSBI Ecos. One had the end cap come off during cleaning today and the other had water get in on the wrong side of the plunger. For personal future reference this is the video I used -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUPaXQpXOEY
2b. The TWSBI Eco is my current favorite fountain pen. Easy to fill, chunky enough for my hands, and the stub nib works nicely with my awful handwriting.
3. I am running into packing problems mostly because a third of my suitcase is taken up by the collapsible bag I'm bringing for souvenirs.
Daily Check-in
Jul. 7th, 2025 05:59 pmstarwatcher posting in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Monday, June July 7, to midnight on Tuesday, July 8. (8pm Eastern Time).
Poll #33336 Daily Check-in
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 25
How are you doing?
I am OK.
14 (58.3%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
10 (41.7%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single.
9 (36.0%)
One other person.
11 (44.0%)
More than one other person.
5 (20.0%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Lake Lewisia #1274
Jul. 7th, 2025 04:56 pmscrubjayspeaksThe sunflower plot out at Wagonwheel Field, planted with seeds collected last year, has proven to be a particularly radiant hybrid. We are requesting that anyone with solar panels or rechargeable batteries please lend them to town power workers attempting to make the best of the situation. For anyone dropping off equipment or just coming to admire the crop, we recommend eclipse-level eye protection and vampire-rated sunscreen, as the stellar flowers can be intense at close range.
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7/7
Jul. 7th, 2025 11:39 pmloganberrybunnyPublic
157/365: The White Swan, Bewdley
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It is twenty years to the day since more than 50 people were killed and nearly 800 hurt in the London bombings, caused by extreme Islamist suicide bombers. This was the first Islamist suicide attack in Britain, as well as being the deadliest terrorist attack since the Lockerbie bombing in 1988. It was a terrible shock at the time, all the more so because the targets were public transport vehicles: three London Underground trains and one double-decker bus. At first the news was simply of a "power surge" on the Tube, and it took a couple of hours before it was fully clear that it was something more sinister than a simple fault.
On a happier note, someone on my list here asked me recently whether the White Swan pub in Bewdley was still around. I said yes to them at the time, but here's some visual evidence! The White Swan was for a long time a slightly down-at-heel pub -- not dangerous or anything, just rather shabby and tired -- but it's had a substantial makeover in the last year and has gone significantly upmarket. It's recently started to sell itself more on food than beer, and the patio area at the back has been given a good polishing up as well. It's at the top of Load Street, Bewdley's main street.
157/365: The White Swan, Bewdley
Click for a larger, sharper image
It is twenty years to the day since more than 50 people were killed and nearly 800 hurt in the London bombings, caused by extreme Islamist suicide bombers. This was the first Islamist suicide attack in Britain, as well as being the deadliest terrorist attack since the Lockerbie bombing in 1988. It was a terrible shock at the time, all the more so because the targets were public transport vehicles: three London Underground trains and one double-decker bus. At first the news was simply of a "power surge" on the Tube, and it took a couple of hours before it was fully clear that it was something more sinister than a simple fault.
On a happier note, someone on my list here asked me recently whether the White Swan pub in Bewdley was still around. I said yes to them at the time, but here's some visual evidence! The White Swan was for a long time a slightly down-at-heel pub -- not dangerous or anything, just rather shabby and tired -- but it's had a substantial makeover in the last year and has gone significantly upmarket. It's recently started to sell itself more on food than beer, and the patio area at the back has been given a good polishing up as well. It's at the top of Load Street, Bewdley's main street.