: Sluice 8
: sluice
: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4295377574731&mlon=-1.92711433693188#map=17/52.4295377574731/-1.92711433693188
: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/25994219207

: Titford Pumping Station
: pumping station
: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4961140670582&mlon=-2.00899407349655#map=17/52.4961140670582/-2.00899407349655
: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/33142864320

: Roving Bridge, Aston Junction
: towpath bridge
: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4903078774514&mlon=-1.88843447813369#map=17/52.4903078774514/-1.88843447813369
: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/46652444592

: Weir 13
: weir
: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.0256941004527&mlon=-1.96372636150231#map=17/53.0256941004527/-1.96372636150231
: Photo by Matthew Black on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/60099286@N00/53119127650

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #osm:way=92121289 #tunnel #froghalltunnel #greatbritain #unitedkingdom #staffordshire #westmidlands #ipstones #staffordshiremoorlands #tags:suggested=osmwithin #ons:code=41uh027

https://www.europesays.com/1912554/ ‘Wish i had hair like that’: Prince William jokes about baldness while admiring woman’s red hair | Trending #BritishRoyalFamily #catherine #CatherineMiddleton #EarthshotPrize #KateMiddleton #PrinceOfWales #PrinceWilliam #PrincessOfWales #RecedingHairline #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #SenseOfHumour #SocialMedia #WestMidlands #William

The new #AI equipped #ANPR #camera #vans using tech developed in #Australia will be deployed by #WestMidlands #Police - they can apparently spot #speeding , seatbelt violations, #mobilephone use and even #DUI ! (probably by monitoring those who are driving erratically and not keeping to correct lanes)

Vans cost £47 000 each (cheaper than I had expected, a plain new van (without any Police equipment is £35k) #RoadSafety #Surveillance #UK

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/new-midlands-speed-cameras-spot-seatbelt-and-phone-violations-from-a-mile-off/ar-AA1zv0FZ

: Rushall Junction Bridge
: towpath bridge
: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5504686106047&mlon=-1.95654876462759#map=17/52.5504686106047/-1.95654876462759
: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/53000329369

: Lock 3, Smethwick
: lock
: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4997262452854&mlon=-1.96206335111307#map=17/52.4997262452854/-1.96206335111307
: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/7408213076

8 of the top 15 hotspots for uninsured driving are in the West Midlands, according to the Motor Insurance Bureau. This comes just weeks after we learnt that WM is also a hotspot for cycling incidents, and as new mayor Richard Parker downgrades the role of Active Travel and Road Safety Commissioners.

https://news.sky.com/story/worst-areas-for-uninsured-drivers-revealed-as-motorist-tells-of-lucky-escape-from-stolen-lorry-crash-13250418

It's a real shame that West Midlands mayor #RichardParker doesn't seem to value or want to take road safety and #ActiveTravel seriously - if he did, he'd pay a proper wage rather than a "small honorarium". After all, you get what you pay for.

#RichParkerLab #WMCA #BirminghamUK #Coventry #WestMidlands

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8d8j86dleo?xtor=AL-73-%5Bpartner%5D-%5BBBC+England%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_link_id=62134FAC-9085-11EF-843D-87A368911652&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_medium=social&at_format=link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_origin=bbcm

Multiple #students in #Birmingham #England deliberately knocked over by a #car after trouble occured outside a #FreshersWeek event #Crime #UK #University #Police #WestMidlands

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2kek495g2o

I've just moved servers, so I thought I'd better do an #introduction post. I never really did one before, as I wasn't really sure what to say, so hopefully I'll cover all the bases with this one!

I'm a late 50's dreadlocked #Vegan #ActuallyAutistic cis white guy in Telford in the #WestMidlands of the #UK. LGBQT ally. Anti-fascist; Anti-racist; Anti-oppression. Husband and father to several neurospicy children and step-children.

I hate exploitation, oppression and authoritarianism of all sorts.

I'm a #ComputerGeek by trade, and #Maker in my spare time - I love #Linux #FreeBSD #RaspberryPi #Arduino #Python #3DPrinting #LaserCutting #Inkscape. I'm active at my local #RepairCafe and a former #Makerspace founder.

I work #PartTime these days, mainly due to having done 30+ years of high-stress roles in #IT and crashing and burning (#AutisticBurnout) about 5 years ago, just before the #Covid pandemic and eventually slowly putting myself back together.

I make stuff on my #LaserCutter and #3Dprinter; I #Upcycle things like old wooden pallets or old furniture. Occasionally #dabble in #Electronics; hack wood and metal and electronic gadgets.

Music-wise, I'm predominantly into grunge, punk, dub, with a bit of psytrance and electronica on the side.

I love #Art especially amateur/small scale artists. Occasionally try to do my own, in Acrylic paint, or lately wood.

Don't watch TV or netflicks, but I *do* watch some YouTube and PeerTube channels but don't "follow" any.

I think that covers most of it. I hope nobody objects to the hashtag soup!