PeteB

Wet in Retford. Got a head on today several pints deep before a bottle of red and a couple of large vodkas putting the world right! Daughter and grandson coming to mine for a roast today, a difficult day ahead. Kingston, Ninja, Maker.

Morning Team! Wet here until dinner I reckon. I've to fetch two cages of barn dried, barrow then up the path and stack by her house but currently in bed with a cup of Yorkshire's finest and getting a head start on the Telegraph puzzles! Hatfield, Chewed.

Hurrah! TGIF! be safe out there! If it wasn't for the colour of the trees, you could be forgiven for thinking it was spring out there! Yell, Oast, Own.

Ownership is a bit of a trial tbh. Truck was/is good but been let down by Ford. It was about the time of the above post and there was a tell tale of an oil leak on anything I towed. Not enough to get worried over but a leak all the same. The local folk said it needs doing but they didn't want the job as there were a grands worth of special tools needed and they didn't expect to use those again. A Ford Commercial garage agreed to do it while the first service was done. Mid July it went in with 12,500 on the clock and has been there since. They pulled the engine and to cut a long story short, replaced a seal in the camshaft but putting it back together, a thread pulled and Ford instructed them to fit a new cylinder head. They are on back order. Mid July until now to get a head. It gets to the dealers and it isn't the same as the unit they pulled! I got a loaner though. One Transit had no AC, Bluetooth or satnav. The next Transit had Bluetooth and AC. I had an L200 which needed a NOX sensor, then a flat tyre revealed that the spare was stuck to the body. An Isuzu utility arrived and I got to be honest, it is a gutless, rough old ride! I miss the power, the comfort, the driver aids, the auto box and the smartness of a new car! Mind you, the gearbox in the wenches Evoque needs changing and that has been waiting for a box from ZF for longer!!

Fried lamb neck fillets, mash, cabbage, leeks and peas with my speciality,lumpy gravy! Made to the sounds of Barber's Adagio, Air on a G String, Tocato and fugue, maybe a little Pastoral too?

Morning Team, was an odd day yesterday, overcast and grey but 18 degrees at 19:00! Looks like a cloudless start to the day. Be safe whatever pottering you are up to! News, Eland.

Morning Team! No rain yet but I understand that it will be bad for some! Fall, Teat, Hours.

Homemade lasagna!

My supplier is doing 1m cages of barn dried Ash for £140 which I find acceptable. Considering he was quoted £100 per tonne by the Artic load in the round!

August 2007. Told about this site by Nigel Fletcher at Fletcher Stewart while at a show. Rang him a few days later - "are you at a screen?", "yes" I replied, " in the office at GreenMech". To set the scene, I was recently divorced, single, not good with computers-I didn't have one! Nige said, "type into the Google search box...... I did and it was a German porn site! I gulped, swore, cursed some more, all while listening to Nige and Ian laughing uncontrollably! They helped me delete the history but as it was the marketing manageress' screen, I went and 'fessed up next day to the chap who looked after the server etc then the MD. Both laughed at my embarrassment. I subsequently met Steve and lurked ever since.

Dark here, tea sweet! Teams meeting, yawn, then driving and talking! Pad, Did, Sells.

What the hell colour is your LandRover!?!

I'm sure the chap around the corner has one for a gun dog, mad as a box of frogs as a pup and he nearly gave up but he is getting there. His old dog was supposed to help being a calming example but died early.

Chicken and chorizo Jambalaya!

looking dark here, quick lid of tea then away! Be safe team. Manner, Cure, Wrist

Up and stuck on all of the crosswords! Raring to do the usual chores etc! Ceylon, Fair, Well, Au Revoir.

Out with toy car - smiles per gallon! Tigers v Saints this evening! Daley, Noose, Peppers

Okay Team? Up and enjoying a tea and crossword! Roads, Collar.

Chorizo, tomato, spicy, creamy with Penne pasta! Only small portion for me as I ate earlier!

Up and at 'em! Driving and 5alking kind of reps day! Fall, Soap.

BTW, Tense, Easy

Morning Team. Have a good day y'all. Not looked at crossword but reading the news reminds me what a screwed up world we live in!

Homemade Moussaka and tomato salad. Sweet!

I'm in! No rain hear but I understand it is going to be vile. She, Hub, Utter.

Sorry, forgot to charge up which ruined the start of my day! Laud, Nell, Sun.