When my car needs servicing (or any kind of work for that matter) I take it to a quality little garage over in Gloucester called Cloverleaf. Unfortunately they don’t exactly have a fleet of cool little courtesy cars to lend out. In fact, remember that bit in The Mask when Stanley Ipkiss goes to the […]
Last week I took delivery of a new set of pivot bearing and a gear hanger for the Orange. I intended to fit them over the weekend but first I needed to buy a torque wrench.
Well, the rain came down so that put paid to my plans. Even more annoying though is that the torque […]
What a cracking weekend it was. Friday saw me take the day the day off to go hot air ballooning. Sadly the weather put paid to that but things were on the up from there on in! Anne and I cruised to Bristol to see my sister Emma, husband Var and their boys Isaac and […]
Yesterday’s forecast:
Tomorrow will be overcast with light showers
Translation:
Tomorrow will see very light drizzle as you leave the house, turning into full on, drench-you-to-the-bone rain as you get closer to work.
To add insult to injury, the rain is just getting heavier. Mmm, I am so excited about the ride home…
In other news, O2 have just sent […]
Do I have mild OCD? As I was searching for a pair of socks this morning I had to root through all the ones that said Monday, Saturday etc. until I found the pair with Wednesday on. Otherwise it was to be a pair with no day on.
I also have to put CDs and DVDs […]
What a weekend! Took (and passed) my CBT along with my cousin Alec. Yay us. Watched the movie Brick which is a bit artsy, a bit of a head-scratcher but is ultimately great (plus, if they need someone to take Heath Ledger’s place as the Joker the Joseph Gordon-Levitt has to the front runner as […]
You may already know about this but in case you don’t here is a way to avoid paying the premium for calling 0800, 0808, 0844, 0845, 0870 and 0871 numbers.
Simply head over to www.saynoto0870.com and enter the number you have. It’ll then search for the geographical alternative so you avoid paying a premium.
Super.
I’ve never really seen myself as a SAD sufferer but it is amazing the difference a bit of sunshine makes. The last few days have been baking hot and I have felt brilliant. It also seems that pretty much everyone I meet has been cheerier and happier.
Barring the near cardiac arrest I suffered riding […]