Had the clutch done on the workhorse yesterday by a clutch specialist, checked google on possible labor time and was informed 4-5 hours. dropped the car off at 8.45am, called at 10.15am to pick it up, I quizzed how come so fast, they said they have been doing these for 30 years and the two guys work on one vehicle at a time, so, that’s the cambelt done and the clutch, lets hope she keeps going until I decide to stop.
Away for a couple of days from tomorrow, glad the temperature is due to settle low 20°s, finally fitted the extended awning rail to enclose the habitation door.
Two days is not long enough to warrant taking the full driveaway awning, but, we have a Vango Airbeam Sky Canopy which utilizes the same channel and is much quicker and simpler to install and, with the sides zipped in is reminiscent of the awning
Just been and got my beer for the weekend, if I had forgotten it I would have been like that guy on the advert who’s suitcase with the Baked Beans in it goes missing at the airport 
The sun canopy trial wasn’t good, we bought this off someone who had only used it once and after inflating it we found that two long straps called “Storm Straps” were missing, we went to the camping center to get some new ones but the design of the attaching clamp has changed so, I have had to contact the manufacturer.
Bit of better news with the Ace bike computer, I haven’t fully mastered route planning but, I can roam anywhere because I can use the navigation to retrace my steps so, can’t get lost, to be legal just have to get used to pedaling again 
This looks cool
That would be cool, until you started to pedal!!
Tracked down the vintage Storm Straps, off on a minor road trip this morning to collect, can’t risk the postal system to get them here for Friday.
Went to the neighbouring county, straps were Pukka.
Had a fight with the windbreak on the pitch we were on the weekend, it was hard standing so I had to use the small lump hammer to drive in the support tubes (instead of a rubber mallet) into the ground which are made of aluminium and are hollow with an inside diameter of 20mm. Using the lump hammer had the effect of burring over the inside of the tubes making it difficult to insert the upright poles so, when I got home I had to file off the burring and to avoid future damage, I have bought a single m20 X 50mm bolt which will be inserted into the tubes the head of the bolt being struck like a drift.
Here is a geezer putting one of these windbreaks up allbeit into very soft ground
We used a top rail to space out the ground pegs until I pre-drilled a piece of timber at the exact spacing, took all the guesswork out.
You can get away with an electric drill on a grass pitch, for hard standing you need something a bit more substantial.
Bernie the Bolt, the bad boy bolt has arrived that will act as a drift when I have to use the lump hammer to drive hollow pegs in
neva be withour a 'olla peg
Where’s Bernie when you need a bolt.
What about Anne aston?
Seems like she did the right thing.
Van breezed through the MOT today, not surprising, it’s only done 448 miles since the last one.
