Live in the Welsh Marches. Love sport, Hereford FC, Parkrun, nature and the environment. Servant to German Shepherd and various cats.
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Last Notes npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook The more that slowly emerges from the #EpsteinFiles the more we see a huge web of entitlement. Sexual yes, but also financial and political. We are nothing to them. At best units to be exploited, but probably to be eliminated to be replaced by compliant AI. And somewhere, in my opinion, #Starmer is caught in this web. This drives his premiership. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…tf02 I would go for Miles Davis in New York circa 1970. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…hzyj If I was in charge of the NHS there are 2 areas in which I would start investing. 1. Diagnostics - pathology and radiology. Screening programmes. This would improve early diagnosis and treatments in less bed intensive settings. 2. District Nurses - probably the most undervalued staff by decision makers. They have the skills to support patients in the community where they usually prefer to be treated. And of course tackle the health/social care interface disaster. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…gzp3 What about the World Cup? I'm sure most of the Tartan Army have their moments on social media. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…35ec No, it was about Robin size. It was also a very unusual shape, quite compressed, not long slim shape. This goes against wheatear which was one of our ideas. Someone has suggested shrike which we have not considered. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook Today we saw a bird that has left us completely puzzled. Seen in woodland in the Welsh Marches, it looked exhausted and may have been migrating. It was about Robin sized and had a lot of pink. We got a very poor photo which shows the pink head and grey back. The tail was very pink. Anyone any ideas of the species. Help. #Birds #BirdsOfFediverse https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/115/385/502/303/983/918/original/75367ce3578a4d55.jpg npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…hrmg Never that keen on Dexys at the time, but more and more convinced that they were/are an outstanding band. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…hrmg RIP Brian. A troubled life, but a musical giant. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…sczv Goodness, I never knew that was in Harbourne. A real gem. Very sad it is lost. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…a8p6 From his time as Governor of the Bank of England, he is very much an orthodox monetary policy economist, which is not my view of national economic policy. However, you could have worse, a lot worse. He was always a sound operator, and not afraid to give his opinions, even if not always popular. Good luck Canada. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…9fyy @nprofile…xzjz As a German Shepherd owner, I nearly always keep her on at least an extendable lead. This is the advice I have always read. The only exception might be a very quiet, beach, but in reality I don't as she would eat sand or get it down her ear. Some dogs need to train their owners better. Complete idiot, and dangerous with it. Hope you and Summer are safe. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…98e3 @nprofile…efxf Scotland is a wonderful country, but the dark winters would be a major problem for me. It is bad enough in the Welsh Marches. I am solar powered. Bring me sunshine. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…98e3 Clearly he has talent. Shame the school is not good enough to develop him. Not a good advert for the school at any level. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @nprofile…98e3 If this is true, it feels like fraud by inflating the company's assets. Yet again, my question is where were the auditors. They have signed off accounts which include assets that should not exist on consolidation. Investors, customers and suppliers are not being protected by auditors who fail to do their job thoroughly. #SevernTrent npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook Please take care in the UK with Storm Darragh. This sounds very serious, hope everyone stays safe. Having made a short journey this afternoon, we were surprised by the amount of water on the roads, and very high river level. Dreading what will happen in Tenbury. Also hearing that the Welsh coast is already wild. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook Brexit Covid Climate change There, I have said them. Now perhaps the media and Government could discuss and address them. It's like living in a strange Dad's Army episode where you can't say the secret words Pike. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook Storm Bert does feel scary. Torrential rain on frozen ground with added melt water. Meanwhile at COP29, it's just business first again. I can't work out if the people with power don't know or don't care. Back to getting soaked and checking the drainage. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1lk5…l9je Long time no see Marley. Glad life is still fun. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1mqx…xqll There is a whole world of #HalfManHalfBuiscuit I particularly like "Ground control to Monty Don." npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1mqx…xqll A wonderful walk up Hergest Ridge with views across Shropshire Worcestershire Herefordshire and Powys. One of my favourite places. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1mqx…xqll Nina Simone. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1mqx…xqll I think I would go for Miles Davis not sure what era. Maybe late 60s, but he was always special, very different from the artists I have seen. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1mqx…xqll Sun Ra - Space is the Place npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1mqx…xqll Gram Parsons - Return of the Grievous Angel npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook 21st April and this year I have seen 0 Swallow, 0 House Martin and heard 0 Cuckoo. 30 years ago that would have been unthinkable. Humans have destroyed the environment and ecology at an astounding speed, and governments act to increase the destruction. #SilentSpring. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub15dm…e38g Everyone loves a beach. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/112/282/760/950/715/471/original/3bff0592b005f0e8.jpg npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook Some Monday colour. The angle of the photo makes the planting look more messy than it is, but does show the variety of colours. #BloomScrolling #MondayMotivation https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/112/275/270/298/085/628/original/67e1a90407af7fc2.jpg npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1v5a…5yax I would be interested in knowing the lifetime costs of pylons v underground. It seems to be an exercise in creating the maximum objections. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1g0t…tvm4 I would add to Blame Shifting the opposite Credit Stealing. So often I have seen bosses take the credit for good results that have nothing to do with them. Personally I rate Inconsistency as a bad one. One of the better people I worked for was always a bit grumpy and demanding, always to the same degree. He was also fair, honest and acknowledged what people achieved - in a grumpy way. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1vjh…s57p @npub1g0t…tvm4 I worked for a Quaker run firm for a year in the early 70s and confirm what you say. I looked forward to Monday mornings. If the firm did well they would pay staff a bonus. This was a flat rate sum, the same for the directors as the shop floor. There were no fat cat bonuses. I also think this reflects society pre Thatcher. Virtually everyone lived in a small radius of the factory, so could engage in social activities together, and supported each other. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1lk5…l9je Long time no see. Hope you are well Marley. npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook #Caturday The fediverse feels like a fairly broad church, but it is really just a tiny sub-set of the population who like cats. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/111/867/868/964/206/479/original/d0ffa4504ee6edce.jpg npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1v5a…5yax And the we will stop the export of live animals bait. Some were hooked on that. Brexit was always about trashing environmental regulations, removing workers rights, and avoiding EU tax regulations for the super rich. #brexit npub1aw6q0q8dwegunesrgtr2qlfpua280x2j2eunqtjv0cl33q7fpcgs5566vl David John Crook @npub1lk5…l9je Our first #germanshepard was called Rebel. She was the most wonderful loving brave dog. She went OTRB 08/09/2010. I still miss her every day.