Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas one and all. Apparently, it's the season to be jolly, it's just a shame that no ones told the weather, as it's damp, dull and misty here. I was out early this morning, getting in a few miles round one of my local off road loops, working up a bit of an appetite for my Christmas dinner and even if it hadn't been dark, there wouldn't have been much to look at. Santa could have been sat in the middle of the track in front of me and I wouldn't have seen him until I ran into the back of the sleigh! What else have I been up to this week then? Well, to be honest not a great deal. I've spent a good couple of days servicing my new run around (If you remember, I gave the last one to "The Boy" when he passed his driving test), so to that end I've managed to acquire another little Peugot 206 that was going cheap (not as cheap as I'd have liked mind you). That's easier to say than do at the moment though, as used cars seem to be fetching a premium, and even when you do find one that's worth going to have a look at, or agree to buy, people will happily let you down. I'd agreed to buy one off a guy on E Bay a couple of weeks back, agreeing to pick it up at the weekend, sent him a text to find out the address in the morning "Yeah I've sold it to someone else"! Thanks for that! "The Emma" and I slogged up to Reading one afternoon, to look at another one that was supposed to be mint. The half empty can of oil in the boot, rang a few alarm bells when I got there. But not as much as the fact that the dipstick showed nothing in the sump. I'm guessing that the lack of oil in the sump was caused by the fact that it was all in the coolant. I think we'll pass on that one then! Anyhow, having finally got my hands on this one, I've changed all the fluids, stuck new brake pads on all round and front discs, replaced the cam belt and water pump, stuck a couple of new tyres on the front and pulled out the minor damage to the front bumper area that was causing the air box to rub on the tyre at full lock, changed the spark plugs and generally given it a bit of a tidy up and a good looking over, so hopefully that will see me good for a while. I've spent a couple of hours in the workshop too, finishing off "The Emmas" Christmas present and as there's not much else to talk about, here's a few pictures from that. I hope you like it, I think that it's come out OK.
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Paul PerrattOld enough to know better, young enough to still feel invincible, stupid enough to keep on trying the same thing again and again. Cyclist, Gardener, Runner, Hiker, Cook, Woodworker, Engineer, Jack of all trades and master of none, Anti social old git and all round miserable bugger. Archives
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