Matt Balme

Not what you expect to see when turning around having just finished the washing up... thanks kids...

@ZachDickeson Use of weapons is still one of my top 5 books across pretty much all genres!

@Mattbalme So good! I’ve only read three of them so far. Rationing them so I don’t accidentally go through them all in a month, but it could be time for another.

So, what next from the to-be-read shortlist

I had no money growing up. My dad was a labourer and my mum did everything to make ends meet. Men worked hard. Women worked miracles. But education was free. As was the local library. I knew books were my passport to a better life. #SupportLibraries

Looking for a Mars or Mercury geology PhD? "Geological mapping of Mercury at high spatial resolution shorturl.at/egJY7" "The Fluvial History of Noachis Terra & Hellas Basin, Mars (UK Space Agency allocated funding) shorturl.at/mnE49". Apply at shorturl.at/rwxAC

@marsgeology Glad its not just me worrying about this.

Got a new paper in @NatureComms: large river deposits on Mars exposed in section in a 200m tall cliff face. Long-lived system >3.7Ga old. Co-author @mattbalme from @PlanetEnviroOU +lead authors @willmcmahon92 and @salesefra. Paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s41467…. @OU_SPS @OU_STEM

@AnglianWater @JoeC_89 @justynatola But now we have water again... still a rather weak flow, but at least its come back on.

@AnglianWater @JoeC_89 @justynatola We got a teeny dribble... but then it stopped and never started again. On Southcourt Road.

A 9000 litre tanker plugged directly into the network to supply the Elm Lodge residential and nursing home for the elderly in Linslade today. We are doing everything we can to get water to people and prioritising those most vulnerable.

@AnglianWater inyourarea.digdat.co.uk/AnglianWater?i…. But if you are laying an overland bypass pipe this is going to take forever isn't it?

We're really sorry about this and bottled water will continue to be available for affected customers from: * Tesco, Vimy Rd, LU71ER * Brooklands Social Club, Garden Leys, LU7 3PQ

UPDATE - Work is progressing to resolve the issues in our network which is stopping water from reaching customers’ homes in Linslade. By using tankers many people are seeing water supplies return however, there are a smaller number homes still without water. 1/3

@AnglianWater The queue for water at the Tesco is pretty massive now, in case anyone was in two minds about heading out there or not...

Here are the tankers heading out to Leighton Linslade today to pump water into the mains as part of our efforts to get everyone back on water as soon as we can

@AnglianWater Off to bed. Past midnight. Still no water in Linslade. Grrr...

Although many customers are now back on water, air trapped in the pipes means that some customers in Leighton Linslade, Pottsgrove, Milton Bryan and Southcott are still without water. We are working hard to fix this, and we will continue through the night until it is resolved.

@AnglianWater @trish2288 @lorett22 But still no water in Linslade at 8pm...

@trish2288 @lorett22 Hi there, thank you so much for your patience today, just to advise you the supply to Leighton Buzzard should now have returned. - Austin

UPDATE for customers in Leighton Linslade and surrounding areas. We’re really sorry if you have had no water supply, our team have been working through the night to repair a faulty valve and expect water supply to be returned by midday today.

#oufamily Academic procession lined up and ready for the starting gun...@OU_SPS

And this time with the picture...@OU_EEE @OU_SPS #ou_ceremonies @daverothery

#ou_ceremonies @oubelfast Great to see so many folk graduating today. Here's @OU_SPS and @OU_EEE representing (@daverothery still eating lunch).

@fegbutcher @mclaurenseries @aineclareob @Peter_Grindrod Yup. Physics with Space Science... Though I'd certainly class myself as much more geo than physics these days

Job opportunity: 3-year, full-time postdoc position: Aeolian Landforms and Processes at the ESA ExoMars Rover Landing Site. Come and be a part of our team! @PlanetEnviroOU @OU_SPS. Details: tinyurl.com/y4ofkb4b

@_stephen_lewis_ @daverothery @OUCymru I've lost a lot of weight...

@daverothery @OUCymru @Mattbalme isn’t looking so well these days is he?

@OUCymru @_stephen_lewis_ schools talk in Ebbw Vale #ThePlanets

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