Nick

@nickcrossland.bsky.social

Structural engineer and general nerd. Independent beer and Cincinnati Bengals esoterica. I apologise in advance.

No idea how long this undoubted thread will last but if you think owt of me at all, do it start to finish. Went over to my neighbour’s gaff this afternoon. He’s done book for himself, but fuck me had he had a hard life. A proper, grafting, one-of-nine, “dad kicked the shit out of me” kind of life.

if you learn a skill or start a new hobby, it makes you a better person, not worse. nobody ever gets into calligraphy and immediately starts screeching that typefaces are useless and only the quill shall prosper. there is no "woodworking psychosis" nobody thinks they're dating their kettlebell