28 November 2025
Start of the Christmas season, and we are off to Chesterfield to watch our granddaughter in her first school performance at her High School.
As usual, a very enjoyable evening. What surprised me was the size of the theatre, a little on the small side. Even so looking forward to many more performances.
26 November 2025
Changed our EV for a new small electric Volvo. Sadly the experience wasn’t great.
Our old charger was broken, so it was great that Volvo offer free charger. Sadly they are hopeless. If they did it right they would get the charger installed for when the car arrives…. Not Volvo. In the end I had to wait 5 weeks for the first attempt to install, hopeless.
The installer arrived – late because the usual Screwfix store didn’t have the right bits! Then he went to the wrong house (miles away). Then his instructions were wrong, they charged me for surge protection, but forgot to tell the installer. Then he had the nerve to say he would give me a credit to save them coming a second time as it would cost THEM too much money.
Hopefully they will soon do the job properly, only 8+ weeks after I got the car. Super impressed.
25 November 2025
Driving home from Boys Brigade when I had a blowout in my 1958 Wolseley. Thanks Staffordshire County Council for not fixing the potholes.
Downside, I was driving in the dark, along country roads with an 8 y/o in the car. No hazard lights, couldn’t stop, so no alternative but to drive on with a flat tyre.
Luckily they were steel wheels and not alloys, otherwise everything would be shredded.
Still no fun driving like that.
23 November 2025
Went out for a meal in Burton with a group of friends a few weeks ago.
We arrived in the dark, so didn’t see any car parking charge signs, and when we went in the staff didn’t tell us to register our cars.
Net result several of us got car parking charges…. Sneaky they left it several weeks hoping we wouldn’t have the invoices etc…Not happy.
As you would expect we appealed and got the charge cancelled (no thanks is to the restaurant).
Will not be going there again.
17 November 2025
Saw this sign in Grassmere.
Makes you think that some parts of the country, have more challenging weather than others.
17 November 2025
Another great trip to the lakes, spending time around Keswick. This time staying at Braithwaite.
Looking at these pictures, I realise why I love the Lakes.
So much better out of season…..
14 November 2025
A few days away, myself and Alfie. It gave me time to taste the lovely beers.
A lovely surprise to find one of my favourite beers, although you can’t drink too much at 13%.
Is it going to be chocolate or export stout. It’s a hard choice.
13 November 2025
Off to my favourite ‘museum’. Always great to see all those ‘interesting’ British cars. Just had to park next to this lovely yellow MGB GT.
Just had to renew my membership.
12 November 2025
One of the benefits of doing the school pickup. My lovely granddaughter has been baking at school. I think she is a better cook than her dad and uncle ?
11 November 2025
My little MGB GT is ticking over too fast
Should be around 750 rpm, sadly ticking over at nearly 1500. Good news, found one issue , so it ticks over around 750, but later climbs to 1500. Half solved, must try harder….