January 19, 2012 – 6:00 am
Desperation.
Search radius increased to forty miles. Hours are spent on the interweave.
We head North towards London to look at several cars at a particular garage. Unbeknownst to us there are 2 large luxurious Volvos on the forecourt. We sit in them. One has very comfortable leather armchairs for seats with an undergusset heating system. Lo, [...]
January 18, 2012 – 6:00 am
The pressure builds.
Saturday – Drive in increasingly uncomfortable rental 20 miles West.
Too noisy, too expensive, ….. eeek! Very ugly!
Sunday – Drive in torture machine 20 miles East to look at a specific vehicle.
Quietish, reasonable price, nasty colour.
The time at home is spent on the computers researching price, reliability, running costs and comfort. Search radius increased [...]
January 17, 2012 – 6:00 am
Putting our petrol heads on.
I woke up the following morning – which was a great relief as I have been known to hum in my sleep. I telephoned the garage we use for repairs. My worst suspicions were confirmed. The cost to get the beast working again would be 3 or 4 times it’s worth [...]
January 16, 2012 – 6:00 am
In the beginning.
Lo, she is a terrible Goddess and I thoroughly enjoyed going to see Spamalot. We’d gone to the matinee so it was only just getting dark when we set off from the car park [£13 for less than 3 hours …. eeeeek] to return home.
We wended our weary way out of Brighton and [...]
January 6, 2012 – 6:00 am
Theory
Time warps exist.
Evidence
Today is my 45th wedding anniversary. I know this as I’ve kept notes and double checked by counting the notches on my shins.
Lo, she is a terrible Goddess is nowhere near being 45 years old.
Conclusion
She is on a completely different plane time scale from me. (No. It’s just that you are a different [...]
January 4, 2012 – 9:51 am
Tomorrow Lo, she is a terrible Goddess and I are travelling many* miles to experience the deep and meaningful delights of Spamalot. Below is a brief extract I’ve filched from the official website in case you’ve never heard of it.
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Hello. I am an historian. I really am. I have a degree and everything. A lot [...]
December 24, 2011 – 11:04 am
Have you ever turned up a day early for a festive Christmas luncheon so all you get is a glare and a cup of tea and you have to then drive miles back home and one of you then has to sit on the phone for hours re-arranging the arrangements that had been made for [...]
December 18, 2011 – 9:53 am
I’ve literally spent several minutes inventing, researching, making and product testing the Hagrid Anti-Collider. It is fantastic!
The Hagrid Anti-Collider [broom not included]
This cutting edge device is guaranteed to help stop people colliding into you when shopping. Only this afternoon I accomplished a double whammy in my local supermarket when I managed to trip up [...]
December 15, 2011 – 7:57 pm
Many years ago I was sent on a team building weekend. I was running a youth centre at the time where, quite frankly, the ability to play table tennis and looking concerned were the only skills needed.
Anyhoo, one of the exercises on this exciting and fulfilling course was to build a structure out of plastic [...]