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Zara at Hoys 2011

Paul — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:13:07 +0000

Zara won and was Reserve Champion in the Lead Rein Pony class

Zara at Hoys 2010

Paul — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:01:45 +0000

It’s my road too

Paul — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:54:31 +0000

Car taxed? Check. No parking restrictions? Check. Dumb locals who leave anonymous notes on my windscreen? Check.

Summer in the garden

Paul — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:16:40 +0000

Henry’s discovered the garden, the hose pipe and eating dirt.

Zara’s First Sports Day

Paul — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:10:14 +0000

webuyanycar

Paul — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:11:42 +0000

But wedontpayyouanymoney either. WBAC price for our old VW Golf was £70. Factor in their admin fee (£50) and the petrol to drive it to their location means a final price more like £15. We sold the car on eBay first time for £350 and the buyer comes to collect.

My car is not well

Paul — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:54:52 +0000

After 132,223 miles I’m beginning to think I’m reaching the end of the road with the Golf. Mechanically everything is good, the engine is fine, the brakes work and the suspension, although a little soft is still in good shape. It’s little things that are going wrong.

Problem	Impact	Workaround
Drivers side windscreen wiper nut has lost its thread	The wiper stops working when it’s raining	Have the wipers on intermittent even in the pouring rain. Squint through the blurred windscreen

Rear windscreen wiper has snapped off	None. Like a dog with no tail	Use the side mirrors

Front electric windows have stopped working	Lack of airflow, limited access to parking barriers and no quick chats through the window	Open the doors

The radio doesn’t work	No entertainment	Challenge myself with difficult ethical or philosophical questions.

Driver’s side airbag doesn’t work	Straight into the steering wheel in the event of an accident	Don’t crash into anything

Glove box light on all the time	Eye catching light shining through the passenger heater vent	Angle the heater vent blades to stop the light shining in my eyes

Catch on the boot doesn’t	Driving off with an unsecured boot that rattles	Keep slamming the boot until eventually it catches

So the car that my parents bought new and gave to me is finally nearer the great scrap-heap in the sky. We’ve had our monies worth. It only costs me about £40 a month in fuel. It costs little to insure. It can’t go on for ever, I think it’s time to give it a dignified send off.

Happy 1st Birthday Henry!

Paul — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:42:21 +0000

Henry and his Radio Flyer walker that he got for his birthday.

Wedding montage

Paul — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:51:32 +0000

New Year’s day 2010

Paul — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:01:21 +0000