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mkflint

@Susan_Rae1 Our pleasure. Any time! Did they remember the whisky? about 6 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to Susan_Rae1
#Squash and #Stilton #tartlets, for lunch tomorrow. Yay for reusing leftovers! twitpic.com/9sifei about 6 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
Queen_UK Absolutely gasping for a gin. That was the driest booze cruise one has ever been on. about 11 hours ago via web Retweeted by mkflint and 5819 others
@PeterG_Weather Nicely done! Looks like its landing under parachute was better than most of mine. #humph 1:07 PM Jun 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to PeterG_Weather
@Susan_Rae1 Pleased you had a great day. I like you. 1:01 PM Jun 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to Susan_Rae1
@skydivelangar Testing those core skills. Bravo! :-D 10:29 AM Jun 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to skydivelangar
@sidsloane This is what the #YouTube was invented for. #IWantToBreakFree 10:09 AM Jun 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to sidsloane
Driving past a pub with father-in-law: “Went in there once. Horrid. Clientele was all jeans and t-shirts and skinheads” #TumbleweedMoment 9:11 AM Jun 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS
Stopped for a sneaky pint in the middle of nowhere and stumbled on a beer festival :-D #sewstern #bluedog 5:02 AM Jun 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS
@katrina_bryan It depends: do you want him to speak to you EVER AGAIN? #SpeakingAsAFather 2:25 AM Jun 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to katrina_bryan
Wrapping birthday presents with the help of my three-year-old. But I’m too much of a wrapping-perfectionist. #stress 1:38 AM Jun 2nd via Tweetbot for iOS
@DaveGorman You won’t be saying that when you’re strung-up by your ankles in The Tower. #BurnTheHeretic 12:59 PM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to DaveGorman
"There's a CAT doing a POO in our garden!" #TextFromDog textfromdog.tumblr.com/post/241848962… 11:29 AM Jun 1st via Safari on iOS
#Spoiler: when a book for babies is advertised as having “a surprise ending”, the surprise is always a mirror. 10:52 AM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS
@corrie_corfield You could just stick to a Guinness diet… 10:29 AM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to corrie_corfield
alexvtunzelmann Saw two Muslim women wearing Union Jack hijabs in Whitechapel this morning. Has the flag finally been reclaimed from the National Front? 1:30 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck Retweeted by mkflint and 63 others
Discovered yesterday that the rhyme “Three Blind Mice” may refer to the three Oxford Martyrs, one of whom (Cranmer) was from where I live. 5:40 AM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS
@arpsquire The reason why you’ll not be going to bed at a reasonable hour tonight? #raspberrypi 5:17 AM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to arpsquire
For anyone wanting to try: Tighten leg and chest straps Bend over, touch toes Work leg straps down to knees Rig falls to floor over my head 4:47 AM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS
Lunchtime experiment: see if I can wriggle out of my rig, with leg and chest straps tightened normally. Result: easily :-o #skydiving 4:18 AM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS