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NormanDunbar

@NormanDunbar@mastodon.scot

He/Him. Retired Oracle DBA, Toad MVP, developer, husband, geek, not a dad, open source contributor. McLaren & Mercedes F1 fan.

I own a Huawei P20 phone with the Leica camera. I try to take at least 1 half decent photo every day if I can.

In 2020, Apress published my first book, 'Arduino Software Internals'. My second, 'Arduino Interrupts' was published in Dec 2023. I'm writing another as well as a 2nd edition of 'Internals' to document recent changes.

No longer on Twitter as https://mastodon.scot/@NormanDunbar.

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NormanDunbar, to animals
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Wednesday. The weather is back to normal for a British Summer, it's hammering down. Wesley doesn't want to go out!

Hopefully it's a better day where you are and that you have a great day today. Take care, whatever you do, have fun and stay safe.

Today's random photo is from 1st May. Wesley is sitting on the platform at Apperley Bridge, watching the train which contains his mum, chug up the line to the station.

suearcher, to dysgucymraeg
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pawb. Dwi'n mynd i'r gwaith un fuan, wedyn, efallai, coffi ar y caffi. Ond, mae hi'n bwrw glaw, wrth gwrs.

everyone. I'm going to work soon, then maybe a coffee at the cafe. But, it's raining, of course.

NormanDunbar,
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@suearcher Good morning. It's raining here in Leeds too. Enjoy your day.

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof @gadgetoid @suearcher It is, obviously, a British Summer day leading up to a Bank Holiday! 😐

I wonder why banks need so many holidays? 😉

az, to random
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there's an electrician installing new fixtures at work and I just saw him vacuuming up some mess, what the fuck!?

NormanDunbar,
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@az I know! It's worse in a domestic setting. We had a pair of workers here for a week. Every day they tidied up and vacuumed. They left the place neat and tidy in the evenings when they left! 😉

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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to Tuesday. We are back home in Yorkshire after a long day driving yesterday. Looks like it might rain which comes as a surprise after the great weather we had up north.

I hope you all have a perfect day today. Remember to have fun, no matter what you are up to. Stay safe.

Today's random photo is from last week in Buckpool. It makes me wonder what happened to the cyclists!

NormanDunbar,
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@RosePuckey Thanks Rose. Hope you are well.

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof We are hoping to get a property to rent, see toot from yesterday, so that MrsD can find the elusive but perfect new home. If we don't get the rental, we have a problem.....I might have to sell Big Issue!

NormanDunbar,
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@RosePuckey Morning Rose.

Aye, some caves are good like that. Others not so good. I find most though seem to have a problem with damp. Hopefully yours is one of the dry ones. 😉.

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A long drive but safely home. We escaped the closure of the A1M by the literal skin of our teeth! We passed the workers putting cones over the motorway, that had two lanes closed off and were just starting on the final lane as we passed.

Oh yes, and my trusty 1.6 Diesel scooted up to the NE of Scotland and back without a problem, as expected, and passed 100,100 miles on the journey home.

NormanDunbar,
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What made it even luckier, on our way to view a rental property, the agent called to say the tenant didn't want to do viewings today. We booked last Thursday and stayed in Scotland the weekend to view today as arranged. We were furious but decided to go anyway. Fuck them!

We arrived and a nice lady asked if she could help me. I explained that we had an appointment at 3:30 but we were a couple of hours early. She was the tenant, had no idea we were coming, & hadn't spoken to the agent. 1/2

NormanDunbar,
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She showed us round anyway. It later turned out to have been her husband who said no viewings today as they were just back from holiday and only this morning had the agent contacted them!

MrsD left a very irate message for the agent, who blamed "a glitch in the system"!

By getting shown around early, we left for home early and missed the closure of the motorway by the skin of our fore, I mean teeth! 😉

Wesley had a miserable day, unfortunately, but he did get a paddle at the beach.

2/2

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🚨 The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas leaders, for crimes against humanity.

Foreign Secretary David Cameron must now resign over his complicity in Israeli war crimes, which the UK Government has ignored clear and overwhelming evidence of throughout the last 7 months.

NormanDunbar,
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@ScottishGreens He won't. He's already proved himself spineless after the Brexit result!

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Monday. Today we have a meeting with the sales manager of a house builders and a rental to view before a long drive home. Should be "fun". Hopefully your day will be better than ours looks! Take care, have fun, stay safe. Or else! 😉 Have a great Monday.

Today's random photo is from yesterday and I think these are called Sea Pinks. These were shot on Hopeman beach.

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof Complex situation caused by MrsDs OCD, I'm afraid.

Thanks, I intend to drive safely.

solar_chase, to random
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I invariably think "I'm going to let the goslings loose, sit with them to keep them safe from crows, and do some writing" and then I do not do any writing.

(Image shows some goslings exploring a pond).

NormanDunbar,
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@solar_chase Although I've never raised a gosling, I can confirm your final sentence! Our local canal banks turn green at this time of year! 😉

NormanDunbar, to random
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Good morning fellow Mastos and hello Sunday. Today is a day of rest in the house hunting safari, but no doubt MrsD will deem it necessary to walk the length and breadth of Scotland before lunch!

Have a great and peaceful day everyone, have fun with lots of laughter. Stay safe.

Today's photo is from yesterday and is a Grey Heron catching small fish, by the remains of the "Old" New Bridge on the River Lossie. There's was a new New Bridge built further downstream a couple of years ago.

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof Sounds like a busy day. We've been all over today, Wesley has been on four or five different beaches! He's happy.

Also, is this your plant? Bittersweet Nightshade?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_dulcamara

NormanDunbar,
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@Steampunk_Prof It's probably one of the same family. I think, if I remember correctly, tomato and potato are both in the nightshade family.

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NormanDunbar,
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Text on image reads:

A lorry carrying 25 tons of Vicks Vapour Rub has overturned on the M6, near Birmingham, spilling it's load onto the carriage way.

The Police have said, there will be no congestion for at least 12hrs.

BREAKING NEWS

@eejayes

NormanDunbar, to random
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Just took Wesley and MrsD for a walk. There are 13 seals on the foreshore at Portgordon tonight. They are well spread out so only a few in the photo.

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Oh, Dairy Pics from yesterday! I've never seen such happy cows, and the cheese was sooo good!

This is several wedges of cheese in different sizes and shapes on a slab of granite. They are Camembert Havarti, Edam, Gouda, Raclette, Jersey Jack, and Garlic Jack
A weathered shed with an old red truck in front of it, there is a windmill and green rolling hills in the background and a dog walking on a gravel path in the foreground
This is the cow pasture, you can see cows grazing under trees in the distance and big puffy white clouds in the sky

NormanDunbar,
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@RickiTarr On the subject of cheese, have you read about an explosion in a French cheese factory? Apparently, de brie went everywhere!

NormanDunbar,
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@RickiTarr I have many more like that, and I'm not even a dad!

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Mrs Wainwright, secondary school Geography teacher used to always say "The answer is in the question".

40 years later I see things like this, and can hear Mrs Wainwright's voice clear as day.

NormanDunbar,
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@wolf @selzero And your dog, don't forget your dog! 😉

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EU accession has boosted growth among its new members

A new report points out that per capita wealth of the 10 countries that joined the European Union in 2004 has risen from 14% to 50% that of Germany in 20 years.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/05/18/eu-accession-has-boosted-growth-among-its-new-members_6671804_19.html

NormanDunbar,
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@WackyIdeas
So very true. So very true. And who gets richer and richer? The Tory scum and their donors.

@eunews @tasket

Tattooed_Mummy, to Bloomscrolling
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If you don't add alt text. Not everyone can see your image.

NormanDunbar,
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@RosePuckey @Tattooed_Mummy @grb090423 Don't get me started on selfish people! I'd be in prison for a long time if I did unto them all the things I want to!

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