Well.....I actually omitted to mention that the fresh water pump failed on the second day so we had no running water, or getting locked in the car park at the castle by some jobsworth who obviously didn’t think his gate-locking duties extended to knocking on the windows of motorhomes to warn the occupants, or the pine cones being blown onto the roof of the van all night keeping us awake (though we kept waking up anyway due to the cold as the gales kept blowing the boiler out), or running out of diesel on a section of “smart” motorway, or then thinking I was involved in some sort of Duel-esque road rage incident with a lorry driver who was blasting his horn and gesticulating at me but then only realising when I stopped at the services to get diesel that the side door of the habitation unit was swinging open (all our stuff except one female Converse left training shoe accounted for, thankfully, but we suspect that was lost at the camp site). As one of my mates once said after a comedically calamitous trackday (including the van running out of diesel en route and then the bike running out of petrol in the noise testing area), if they ever do a remake of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em they should cast Frank Spencer as a bike-loving barrister
Following my exertions digging over a fallow patch of garden on Tuesday, that patch is now an 8x4x1 trench with a sieved (or riddled if you prefer) pile of earth and a pile of stones (bigger than 13mm) alongside. I'll start the second 8x4x1 trench tomorrow, only another 19 trenches to go. Andy
Oooops heal soon Ps can I add you to my bucket list of a week away with you guys please pretty please
Nice one Andy hope your looking after that knee It’s a long time since I have seen a riddler my uncle and grandad had one we loved it as young ones Thanks for the memory
You'll need to pack plenty of Valium as, to quote Frank Spencer, I always seem to have a lot of harassments
We’ve been out and about around a few villages around Saddleworth for brunch and mooching around a garden centre.
So far today i've knocked up a set of steps for a site office with left over timber etc, jumped over the fence into the highway and helped rescue a pair of Canadian geese and their young from idiot motorists. The downside i've just received a refund from DVLA for the SL after two months on the road, but i haven't sorn the bike so a little bit confused at the minute....and of course nobody available on the telephone to fix or understand what's gone wrong.
Someone from work bought me a little desktop lego set of about 20 pieces, for my birthday present, that I really enjoyed making - so bought this and just finished it !
Did a 6 mile hike around the shoreline of Ladybower reservoir yesterday Getting the house ready and hopefully a bbq tomorrow for my wife’s birthday Daughter and son-in-law staying over. Another bbq next weekend with friends after a pottery class for two ‘Throw Down’ style!
Well i fancy a rideout today as the weathers ok at the minute, i did try tuesday on the 98r and it was a NO go after thirty minutes in the saddle with black clouds & light rain coming down i was forced to park up, but better than having the bike tick over in the garage for ten odd minutes sweating away,Imo Also there's a classic bikejumble on at Ardingly showgrounds this sunday but who's knows what the bloke upstairs has lined up for us weatherwise.
First thing this morning I went for a sports massage as I’ve been suffering from back pain for about the past 5 or so weeks. She was brutal. But last time I went to see her it worked so well I didn’t revisit for 4 years. I’m hoping another course of treatment over the next few weeks will have the same result. Afterwards I went to the local jewellers to get a new battery for my watch. This afternoon I’ve been spray painting and sprucing up the patio table in an effort for it to look nice for when we finally get some nice weather.
Option to hire a rotorvator or equivalent power tool? Throw some internal combustion techno at the situation?
Finally got that ride down to the coastline today so three odd hours out, but i'd to revisit my encyclopedia on potholes as i forgot where they're on route.Don't you just love the British workmanship. Also watchout as a threeway traffic light system at the Polegate / A27 turning westbound, the bike was cooking while waiting.
