John

I am here less and less often, better to follow me on Bluesky. @johnwithbeard.bsky.social

@lizziedearden Thanks once again, for an amazing article

For many victims of phone snatching in London, the theft is only the start of the ordeal Weeks later, when the phones have reached China, loved ones begin receiving an increasingly threatening and graphic series of messages nytimes.com/2026/05/23/wor…

@CostaCoffee Ok. Will do. Probably tomorrow

@johnwithbeard We won't be able to provide that information, however as advised please pop us a DM so that we can let the store know :)

Very grateful to the manager, the staff, and the customers in the @costacoffee shop in #LongEaton yesterday when I fell at about 5.15. Many #thanks

@CostaCoffee Actually would like to know the name of the area manager and an email address so that I can write a longer letter of thanks. I have followed you so that you can dm me

@johnwithbeard Hey! It is always so gratifying to receive such positive feedback about one of our stores. We will pass your comments onto the Area Manager to ensure that the store and its team members receive their well-deserved recognition. Thanks again!😊

@LEatonCycles many thanks

Many thanks to Long Eaton cycles who did an emergency fix to my left toe clip which had lost a bolt

Another 5star review for #JaneUpton, formerly of this parish, directed by @hannahlucystone I am so glad that @nottmplayhouse have made the accessible arrangements needed for me to see this theguardian.com/stage/2026/may…

@TLRailUK Thanks but it takes quite a while for me to write things up. So it will probably be a few days before can get it done, will use the dm link, thanks. And thanks for your offer of help today. In the past, thameslink has done ok, so I hope toddy will follow the pattern

Hello John, we are really sorry that you had a bad experience last Thursday. I'd like to get this raised and looked into ASAP if you wanted to send me the details of your journey and what happened? Please feel free to DM us this info if you would prefer. I am also happy to assist you with your journey home today, if you would like. ^Liv

I hope that @PassengerAssist will be today on my return home, than it was last Thursday on my trip down. Each of the companies involved failed in one way or another. Shame @EastMidRailway @TLRailUK , @SouthernRailUK . Complaints going in when I get the chance

@EastMidRailway @PassengerAssist @TLRailUK @SouthernRailUK Will do, but it takes me a long time to write this sort of thing up, so it might be a few days. Also want to thank one of your staff, who stopped what her normal job was, took charge of me, and helped me

@johnwithbeard @PassengerAssist @TLRailUK @SouthernRailUK Morning John, we are sorry that you had problems on your outward journey, we would like to look into this for you, please can you email the details to our Customer Service Centre at contact@eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk ^CG

I agree with @NesrineMalik “ What is at stake [is ] the safety and dignity of ethnic minorities in the UK. The relegation of neighbours to second-class citizens.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I am VERY grateful to the three adults walking along the Promenade this afternoon who stepped in and spoke to the Taxi driver on the phone to explain that I was on the Promenade and he was in the road on the opposite side of Hove Lagoon. More than I could do #speechimpediment

They may no longer have shops here but @KRCSapple are still local Apple dealers. I am really enjoying my new IPad Air. Very grateful for excellent customer service from Cla*** when I messed up the order for case. #thanks

@jonmolyneuxSGP thanks for posting that video of the release on kenmure street. A sign of hope in these dark times

This was the moment five years ago today when two men who had been removed from their home in Glasgow during Eid by immigration officers were released, following a long stand-off between police and protesters on Kenmure Street. Read our five-star review of the Everybody To Kenmure Street documentary 👇 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵

Very interesting bit of lateral thinking about ways of protesting

@batch_bunch Not me, sadly, got too much on and going to Brighton for festival+fringe soon 🎉

📅 Mark your calendar: batchbunch.dev/events Come one, come all! 😌 Perfect spot for a productive evening amid a perfectly, friendly community.

@Uber_Support I will try to do your survey but have been caught in twitter’s botched implementation of the x chat feature. #sigh

@Uber_Support Thanks for your detailed help. I opened the app this morning to follow them, but the app had a popup asking me to rate and tip the driver. So i did. But I now know what to do when it happens again

Hey @Uber once again you have sent me a post ride. Email with the link to rate and tip the driver not working. Seems unfair. Ride yesterday morning

@Uber_Support Apologies.have just dm-ed you. I am falling asleep at the moment