Ben. No, not that one.

BenCotterill@mastodon.social

Likes cats. Likes tech. 🇪🇺💙 He/Him  Chronic illness and pain. In bed a lot.Ally.Profile Photo: still wearing a mask, have stitched on a biohazard sign. Banner Photo: No idea, some old picture I took.

Posts

Post #4206194
Guard cat has given up. #CatsOfMastodon
Post #3880388
Nigel Farage ordered the hit on Ann Widdecombe so he could keep his £5 million. Pass it on.
Post #3865939
Wedding next week. What the fuck is smart casual?!
Post #3721544
News have to say “the suspect, a white British national” in relation to the Widdecobe case. So that Farage doesn’t try and wind up all the flag shaggers.
Post #3555312
Well that was a horrible morning. Needles everywhere. Anesthetic in gums for filling replacement. Cheek got caught by drill so more syringes. Off to Drs for blood tests. Trainee couldn’t get a vein, so random stabbing. Then got told I was late for a booster. So another jab in the arm. (B12 HURTS)! Drooling from a numb face and bleeding from a swollen arm Cats have all gone out, so no sympathy from anyone. #CrapMorning
Post #3437172
Boo. Psyched myself up for a trip to the pub and a quiet pint. Forgot about the match. England shirts everywhere. Turned around and came straight back. Lot of stress and effort for nothing.
Post #2769972
RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUK/116613073780345702 I’m sure it’s spelled grift.
Post #2769971
Checked calendar. Drs in the morning. No idea what it’s for. Early to bed.
Post #2769970
You know if you watch the Google IO keynote backwards… It’s still shit.
Post #2769969
Quick trip to doctors. Bumped into the nurse going to the loo so managed to skip the queue. Caught up on local gossip while being stabbed with needles. Stuff went in, stuff came out. Same again next month. 5 mins, done.
Post #2769968
Not seen this LotR video before. It’s lovely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzuDKZrZNUc&amp;feature=youtu.be
Post #2769967
Holy shit! This week in “Who’s in the holiday house next door?” It’s a group of young teenagers singing songs about Jesus. The greaseball catholic religious leader and his wife are going to get absolutely fucked this weekend. PUT THE TAMBOURINE AWAY!
Post #1899102
Brother and niece here for the night sister and other niece have called. Aunt and uncle have shown up with dog and wine. Holiday cottage next door arriving for the weekend they’ve let their dogs loose in our garden. The cats have no idea what’s going on and doing zoomies everywhere. I’m having five minutes to myself.
Post #947358
The wind started coming in earlier. #StormDave
Post #947357
When it’s miserable outside the cats want more snuggles. BRING ON THE STORM!
Post #947356
Too much exercise this morning. Not sure if the cat likes it. She’s sat on my lap jiggling around as my legs have gone into spasm.
Post #947355
Turned down three pub crawls this weekend. What a good boy. (I checked my bank balance).
Post #947354
Just seen a trailer for a film called Backrooms. Someone played the game Control.
Post #947353
Just realised a cool thing that happened on Friday. Was out on a walk with old school mates and their kids. One is very much of the age of asking millions of questions. Got onto prisons and people getting separated into different groups. Kid pipes up “Not everyone is a boy or a girl. What if they haven’t decided yet?” Taken me a couple of days to fully realise what this young kid said.
Post #874506
Went on a walk to pick up meds. Petrol station in town hasn’t had its latest fuel delivery. All pumps shut. There are some very cross people who don’t who to complain to.
Post #874505
@spytfyre Overheard someone ask if it was because of hummus.
Post #874504
Pay Zuck to stalk people. Meta starts testing a premium subscription on Instagram | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/meta-starts-testing-a-premium-subscription-on-instagram/
Post #874503
What do we want? 4AM biscuits! When do we want them? In about 10 minutes!
Post #874502
Had someone round to help explain disability letters I’ve been getting. She’s got an incredibly gorgeous voice. (Think Shohreh Aghdashloo). At one point she said “Can I be harsh with you?” I bit my tongue really hard…
Post #874501
Piddling around with a “make my keyboard sound like a typewriter” app. Carriage return is really taking me back…
Post #874500
Been on the first walk in a fortnight that was just to go on a walk.
Post #874499
Happy TDoV!
Post #774916
UK people! Online Safety Act. means you need to confirm your age, government ID or credit card to fully use the latest iPhone and iPad updates! Check before you update to iPadOS and iOS 26.4 (I don’t have ID or a credit card. Luckily my account was old enough to not need it). #UK #OSA
Post #769884
@craiggrannell@mastodon.social Also the 26.4 UK age checks dont help. I dont have a credit card or driving license.
Post #758147
New restaurant opened in town. “View the menu on our facebook page.” Never going there then…