AethelricWe have been camping in our motorhome for a few years. We have hardly ever stayed on sites, but the huge increase in motorhome numbers, and the animosity of the locals caused by inconsiderate owners is driving us to look at staying on recognized sites. There are two big clubs we could have joined. Here … Read more
Like a lot of my generation I was sent to CoE Sunday school from about five years old. I stopped going when I was nine. I think my parents were believers but they did not go to church. When I was around about eleven I joined the Boy’s Brigade which is a religeous based organization … Read more
The Varta was 4 years old. I had got the feeling it was a bit down on capacity, but it’s a bit immaterial. I managed to flatten it by leaving it for a few weeks with a light switched on. I must have inadvertently left it on when we unpacked the van from a previous trip. … Read more
We have had our van for nine years now and it has been wonderful. We have not used it a lot since the start of the pandemic, but we are out and about in it as I write this. We are seeing hundreds of motorhomes on the road. Many more than we used to see. … Read more
This post was originally posted on 2nd April 2020, but todays events are simply staggering. Boris Johnson, a consumate liar to the core, is now in danger of losing his job after been proven to have lied and to parliament which breaks the ministerial code. This IS a resignation matter. But Johnson’s response is not … Read more
Recorded Covid cases are the lowest since before the Omicron wave. This was achieved by the heroic action of the government in stopping free lateral flow tests. It has had some annoying side effects though:- The death rate (283 per day) is now higher than it was at the peak of the omicron wave Hospital … Read more
The war in Ukraine is a disaster brought on by Putin, a psychopath, probably in the first stages of dementia. Deaths up to 24th March a total of 1,035 killed (214 men, 160 women, 14 girls, and 28 boys, as well as 48 children and 571 adults whose sex is yet unknown) In the last … Read more
I took the old girl out for a little half hour ride today after filling her up with petrol. I zero’d the odometer so I can check the mpg. She felt strange after riding almost nothing but the little Address for two years, but I soon got used to it. The bit I kept forgetting … Read more
We decided to get some private health insurance and as Bupa is the biggest we thought we’d go with them. So we enquired, they asked for a few details, we agreed and then signed up. No problem, the rep was very nice. Then it all went bad. The next step was to get out medical … Read more
I usually get the information I need from Snowbums website. He writes in great detail, and in great depth, and is incredibly verbose. The site is a wonderful resource for BMW owners From Snowbums website 13. It is very easy to loose the TEENSY TINY paper-clip type of springy-thingy that clips into the float NEEDLE … Read more