I'll consider that for the gaps between the flags in my front garden.....
I shall be in the shed first thing this morning doing useful things to my eccentric. After second sleep I will have a veggie cooking session. By the time I have finished that I shall have had quite enough honest endeavour and will sit down for a read of Private Eye.... I have been lax of late.
Later.... After setting out my meals for the day I realised I had more veggies left than I thought so I have postponed veggie cooking to tomorrow..... The better the day, the better the deed!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
Small but accurate steps..... This morning I finished the eccentric. First I marked the PCD of the offset of the bore that fits on the shaft to give the eccentric its throw. Then a transfer to the pillar drill and I bored the eccentric out to 3/8". Next I set the eccentric up to drill for tapping for the 1/4" grub screw that will fasten the eccentric on the shaft. I hit a problem here in that I had to use a succession of taps before I got a good fit for the screw. My taps suffer from the same problem that I have, they are all getting worn and cutting undersize.... I persevered and in the end I got a fit. Now I am after my breakfast!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
What a busy day rolling from one thing to another yesterday. Wendy was also at the hairdressers and she told me the sad news that a mutual friends husband had died. He had serious dementia and had been in hospital for a couple of weeks in a declining condition. We continued chatting on a lighter note when we met for lunch later
Our trip to the Mini dealer took much longer than expected and we need to go back today to complete the transaction for a new car, the electric Aceman. My choice was limited due to the increased size and price of the Countryman, the car I already have, however I am happy. Thus I will be trading in my hybrid for an all electric. My car is the one we use on a daily basis and short trips and there is no doubt that the hybrid has proved very economical when comparing fuel prices, plus we have rarely bought petrol in the 3,5 years I have had it. Sadly it will be next July before I get my car as it is made to specifications.
This morning is also a trip to the butchers at Haslingden market and we are looking forward to buying a chicken to roast plus English sausages and bacon. We can get the former but not the latter in France, though the chickens are very expensive . Toulouse sausages from Lidl there are a good substitute for English sausage. Bob also has a parcel to pick up at the main post office, and if we have time we need to buy two 50 th birthday cards and a condolences card. As it promises to be an ok day I may get some more dead heading done too. Have a good day all.
Hello Sue from a fellow mini owner. Mine is a distinctive yellow/orange colour so I've taken to parking next to similarly coloured minis and taking photographs. Small things amuse me.
Steve insisted on being the person in charge of weedkiller yesterday, so we will wait and see. I'm going to attack strong looking weeds with the boiling water so we can attack them on two fronts.
I have a metric tonne of apples to sweep up and get rid of, Buster enjoys them but not as much as the wasps. Still a load on the tree to harvest properly rather than windfalls.
Measure with a micrometer, mark with a pencil, cut with an axe.
