Nigel Staples (Stapes)

@NeuralOrbitX @NASAEarth @Astro_Christina It’s a pimple on Uranus

@NASAEarth @Astro_Christina What is this ?

That's us! 🌍 The Artemis II crew captured beautiful, high-resolution images of our home planet during their journey to the Moon. As @Astro_Christina put it: "You guys look great."

Blast from the past 1965 Telephone Directory My Mum & Dads number was Central 363 I only remember it as 20363, then later the 7 was added to it What was yours?

@DavidPiesing63 @Nickleh @richarddigard Haven’t bought a copy for 8 years now, don’t intend to any time soon! Google AI gave me a concise enough breakdown

@NigelStaples @Nickleh @richarddigard Yes - see Richard’s article in today’s press.

Very interesting article by @richarddigard in today’s Press about Revolut and how the Crown Dependencies are being frozen out of UK credit cards and the fintech revolution. I thought the issue was simply that online credit checks of the equivalent of the UK’s county court judgements could not be made here by UK card providers?

@DavidPiesing63 @Nickleh @richarddigard Revolut is definitely my ‘go to’ First used it in New Zealand 🇳🇿 to easily transfer funds and also use it for crypto and gold investments Is it possible we could lose access to it?

@Nickleh @richarddigard Same here

@advocategreen1 We’ve had a fair few ‘old fossils’ hibernating in the chamber 💤

@advocategreen1 I have made the observation before, that the chamber can be some kind of quasi retirement home, where you do what you want when you want A nice little earner when the States pension isn’t quite enough to pay for that Caribbean cruise

@DavidPiesing63 @richarddigard Has sure been a bonus for the Butterfield CC though? Let’s champion our local provider butterfieldgroup.com/en-gg/personal…

@BBCFrediani @carolkirkwood I was late for work as a result of HAVING to see Carol’s final day, I doubt I’ve missed many of Carol’s forecasts in her 28 years on our screens and I was not going to miss this one À la perchoine from sunny 🌞 Guernsey 🇬🇬 We will all miss you terribly @carolkirkwood Enjoy 🥂

Massive audience to watch Carol’s final forecast on #BBCBreakfast Our biggest peak audience of 2026 with 47% of all morning viewers watching BBC One. We ❤️ Carol

@advocategreen1 I’ve been asked more than once why I haven’t considered standing, I always give a one word answer ‘why?’ I could give a hundred reasons why not, more than this platform allows

@NigelStaples Cheers!

@EarlofJersey You have seen our own John Gollop? 🇬🇬

Please can someone tell Deputy Southern that he needs to straighten his collar and tie in press photos.

@richarddigard Mess with Marmite and there will be trouble, even war‼️

That’s breakfast ruined then… telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

@oldfarmhorace Wow, well done I thought the profile pic was looking a bit different! Have you considered stabilisers for the e-bike? Lol Seriously you will love the e-bike if you can eventually master it

I am officially two thirds the man I was on August 15th last year! #mounjaro

@MaryLowe501 Wow, that can’t be just be one brood, surely?

Still no shortage of ducklings around here ….

@GuyPlummer34449 @MaryLowe501 Contra question: Now that it’s not sitting on the @CI_Coop balance sheet, will shareholder members see a better return on investment or even an improvement/compensation for funding the Co-Op’s folly for over 25 years with zero return

Eg that £ 4.6m for Leales Yard sitting on govgg balance sheet looks like a bit of millstone with years of no return likely V poor decision making imo

@ScribblerJB Yes Follow my page @GuernseyFuelOil for all the latest prices I have an update to do, but still Whiteway’s is the cheapest Don’t go anywhere near the @CI_Coop who are 17.4ppl dearer than Whiteway A huge corporate, so much dearer than a tiny independent forecourt!

Cheapest fuel? Still Whiteway?

@guernseyliz14 Out of interest, how many songs do you have on your ‘liked songs’? I’ve got over 1,000 but always looking for more inspiration Maybe try a ‘Jam’ or a ‘Collaborative playlist’ with a friend Happy to share mine I’ve got everything from Englebert Humperdinck to The Clash 😆

Friends does anyone have any advice for new stuff to listen to? It has to have lyrics with meaning and to be tuneful. I'm stuck with my old friends the Eagles, Paul Carrack, Queen etc. Proper songs from people who are pleasant to listen to.

@DavidPiesing63 @YoungGuern A typical ‘insular’ Guernsey view 😆

@NigelStaples @YoungGuern It would make a significant difference to the UK economy and would protect the security of the UK’s energy supply.

Do the people pushing this think North Sea oil is nationalised or something? Even if every drop was exploited it would make zero difference because it’s not enough to make a dent in international markets. It’s either that or a deeply cynical campaign.

@DavidPiesing63 @YoungGuern But even if North Sea production was back up to maximum levels, it would make zero difference to the global market, as the market tends to move as a ‘whole’ not as a single ‘part’ Brent Crude is just a small part of a much wider market

The North Sea Transition Authority is reducing licences and not renewing licences due to the government policy. The government also made it less commercially viable due to high taxes from the oil industry, which is again government policy. Government policy can be changed. Oil still exists in the UK’s North Sea.

@richarddigard @GuernseyPress @advocategreen1 Rolling back the years to the past of Days Gone By 🤔

If you saw this in today's @GuernseyPress and wondered wtf, I think it has its roots in 1930s boiler legislation and 1950s health and safety because GEL is deemed a "factory" as it generates electricity. @advocategreen1 ?