...and wanted to escape, then Ebay comes to your rescue...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150326844839

n.b. paint not included.

The Jaguar has passed today's MOT.

So it is with us for another year!

Ignoring the long list of  "advisorys" it only failed on "sharp edges on the rust holes". Peter applied some gaffer tape and the certificate was ours.

Now to fix all the bits to make it steer in a predicable fashion.

So far today i have

• Cleaned over 40 bottles
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• Visted many dangerous bookshops, wineshops and home brewing shops. Alresford, Alresford. Alresford and Fareham respectively.
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• Spoken to an ill water pump

According to the notes, on the 25th August last year I was making pear wine from the fruit trees in the back garden ( Read more... )

Brain full of cotton wool. Hot water bottles will become the dominate life form.

Brain very confused.

Happy to see they've made that nice Lewis Hamilton chap president.

and now down to 94.9p... try harder next time OPEC ( Read more... )

Petrol is now below a quid a litre.  For the first time in ages today I was able to watch the litre number on the pump go up faster than the money number - quite a joy, I can tell you ( Read more... )

Like any closet bibliophile, the unread pile is a daunting as ever, but is largely composed of comfortable avenues and familiar topics.

Somebody suggest something I ought to read, will enjoy, but has not featured on my radar before.

I am wide awake, and about to go to bed. The only thing I can hear is a series of very abrasive snores ( Read more... )

( I have been teaching my fingers to make champagne. )