Jools

@joolsburke

That London. Aspiring to be woke, since it annoys all the people who don’t know what it means. He/Him

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Jools@joolsburke· 23d

In train news, had a little peek round the new Cambridge South station (or ‘South Cambridge’ per panel in lift) Wish more new stations were like this rather than cheaper identikit ones in less well off areas. More than one lift! Redundancy that increases mobility! Should be standard! #UKTrains

View through large curved station window towards Trumpington. You can see housing across a park. The curved ceiling is wood and the staircase is coloured red

View from passenger bridge down stairs to two central platforms. Lovely wooden ceiling and underside of solar panels. Slightly ominous cctv camera. Have I been tagged as suspicious?

View between platforms showing lovely curved roof and blue sky with little fluffy clouds

“And hold and form and join…” poem up side of staircase. Repeated on other side of station. Curved wooden roof and view of two(!) lifts. More poetry please!

Jools@joolsburke· Jun 6

#HashtagBloodyCyclists

White van where driver has crashed at speed into posts and light pole at a zebra crossing. Whole front of van is crushed, like the child that could have been there. Police in attendance. “But cyclists…” London Olympic Park today

Jools@joolsburke· May 30

Lovely tan wall tyre but the valve and labels aren’t lined up! Gah! I so want to make the adjustment. (Yes, this is my problem, not the owner of the bike’s)

Jools@joolsburke· Apr 25

Just popped out to Hearth Bakery in Hackney Wick. Wasn’t too hot; wasn’t too cold; just needed a light jacket. Perfect! And the bread was still warm

Sign outside Hearth Bakery (Hackney Wick, London) saying “The only thing holding the two halves of my heart together is the dream of liberation”

Jools@joolsburke· Mar 28

Popped into central London with a few hundred thousand friends. @togetheralliance.bsky.social #NoPasarán #HopeNotHate

View of hundreds of thousands of anti racist protesters, looking down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square towards Parliament. Big Ben’s tower is in the distance. Lovely blue sky with a few fluffy clouds (but it was chilly!)

Jools@joolsburke· Feb 18

Got my NHS progress pride badge! I’m more NHS-adjacent rather than a healthcare professional, but important to represent the values

NHS progress pride badge attached to info leaflet stating that “wearing a progress pride badge is a way for our staff to show that the Trust (Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals) is an open, non-judgmental and inclusive place for patients, visitors and staff from LGBT+ communities”

Slightly annoyed by lack of oxford commas though

Few notes from the leaflet, including “Wearing a badge says ‘You can talk to me freely and without worry about who you are and how you feel’”

Jools@joolsburke· Nov 5

Annual outing of the best badge. Remember, remember, the fifth of November… What a Guy!

Badge (colour now faded) showing the portrait of Guido Fawkes and with What A Guy written above his picture

Jools@joolsburke· Oct 1

Hi @livingstreets.bsky.social London E20, what was the Olympic Village, has lots of lovely wide pavements for pedestrians, making it easier for people with mobility issues, and space for kids to play separated from the road. Can you spot all 5 drivers who thought “I can drive on that!”?

Jools@joolsburke· Sep 27

Is that a car that has been driven along a wide pavement specifically designed to give pedestrians lots of space away from the road? Yes, it is

Jools@joolsburke· Sep 13

And worth noting that the fash were able to jump around on roofs of buildings in whitehall in front of hundreds of police. Serious security breach!

fascist so-called protesters on the roof of Banqueting House in Whitehall. A number of them went up there with ease, unbothered and unmolested by hundreds of police watching on

Jools@joolsburke· Sep 4

Managed to see all three of the new DLR trains being tested in London today. Quick chat with an engineer who said they’re performing very well so far. Looking very smart #TFL #DLR

Jools@joolsburke· May 6

Can’t get no sleep…

5am view of river Lea, olympic park, london. Lots of reeds

Jools@joolsburke· May 4

Dawn chorus day this morning in the Olympic Park wetlands, London (Short video with not much to see as too dark for phone camera, but lots of bird song)

Jools@joolsburke· Mar 22

Been struggling to get my reading head on recently, but reckon this from @jasperfforde.bsky.social should sort it out

Just-published paperback copy of Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde, who is funny

Jools@joolsburke· Mar 5

Blackbird perched on a balcony, having a sing, with sunset in background over olympic park. Cranes and city buildings in the distance

Jools@joolsburke· Feb 15

Reason 1,456 for buying a #book from a #bookshop not a billionaire: bookseller at @foylesforbooks.bsky.social will do an impression of @johncooperclarke.bsky.social when you buy one of his books. #HireCar