People ask why I went self-employed in Middlesbrough. Control over my diary, no office politics, and I earn more.

Tool haul from the Middlesbrough Screwfix today. Christmas came early.

Bit of copper pipe art to finish the day. Sometimes the old ways are the best. #MiddlesbroughPlumber

Nothing beats a Middlesbrough customer saying "that's brilliant, thanks." Makes the early starts worth it.

$0.99 a year. Less than a sausage roll from the Middlesbrough Greggs. And I'm not the product.

Happy to pay $0.99/year if it means no ads, no tracking. Small price for actual social media.

Yorkshire mornings. Brass monkeys in Middlesbrough but the kettle's on at the first job. Crack on.

Just fitted a Quooker boiling water tap for a customer in Middlesbrough. Game changer for any kitchen.

Saturday emergency call-out in Middlesbrough. Burst pipe flooding the kitchen. Sorted in 40 minutes.

Did the maths: the average plumber earns more than the average graduate. Food for thought.