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I know I was plotting her demise…

…but this seems a little unfair. I’d been hoping to ride Cherry (Red ‘zed) until the tax ran out, the MOT expiring shortly afterwards. The…
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An update from the mines

Work’s been suprisingly pleasant of late; perhaps everyone’e scared of Swine Flu and haven’t been coming in? Can we please keep it that way? I’ve…
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The Usual Uselessness of Slough

DAF
So, I went to Allparts, complete with nice printed diagrams, and they looked at me like I was some kind of talking fish. Having wandered…
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Moop

So, another week of nights approaches, and we’re trying to get a car ready to go on holiday. The minor’s exhaust is fouling the suspension,…
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‘m okay!

So, my good friend Nikki rang me up after the last post, concerned that I sounded very down and wanting to check I was okay.…
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Another day in the dirt

Not all car stuff today; to skip the car stuff just scroll down to where it proclaims that car stuff endeth. :) So, today I…
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Progress, but not in a very useful direction

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So, I spent some time fitting the radio ‘properly’ to the car (there’s a bit of a limitation to how neat it was going to…
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Another long day in mechanic mode

So today was hard going. Started at 9:30, finished at 17:30 with only a break for lunch and a couple of quick trips to (a)Halfords…
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The sun is shining, it’s a beautiful day

And I’m lying on the sofa. In a bit I’m going to take Vixy (the other DAF) out for a little jaunt to check out…
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It’s a rockery

Or, possibly a breeze-blockery. One or other. Before I get started on this update, can I share a moment? We were expecting (to use a…