11 December 2024
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Yesterday’s first IT shift went well and I’m back in tomorrow. Sadly though, it looks like I’ll have to set aside thoughts of an extravagant celebration as we found out that we needed a couple of car tyres replaced today … Continue reading
5 December 2024
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This week I finally got the car sun visor sorted out. In the end I did have to buy a second-hand one from eBay but at least the fiddling around I was doing last week meant that fitting it went … Continue reading
15 October 2023
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This morning, I opened the boot of the car and loaded it with the instruments and equipment I needed for church. Because of the narrow width of our drive, I then needed to go through the house to unlock the … Continue reading
1 December 2022
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When I called Jane yesterday lunchtime to find out what time she would pick me up from church, it turned out she had a problem with the car. Her key fob wasn’t working and she couldn’t get into the car. … Continue reading
8 June 2022
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Just over a week ago I went to open the boot of the car and it didn’t respond. No sound of the catch being released and no way to open it. The timing wasn’t great, not only because of the … Continue reading
8 May 2022
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Not long after getting my Skoda Fabia, I mentioned that I was enjoying the speed limiter function. Several years on, I’m still enjoying it. I’ve not been particularly focused on ‘hypermiling’ (trying to maximise fuel efficiency) but I like the … Continue reading
5 May 2022
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Finding a screw embedded in one of our front tyres was not the start to the morning we had planned, particularly since we’ve got a bit of driving to do this afternoon. Fortunately there are plenty of tyre fitters nearby … Continue reading
12 September 2020
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A few weeks ago, our car started telling us it was ready for another service. With moving into our new house on the agenda, we ignored it for a long time but, now that is settling down, we decided it … Continue reading
10 September 2017
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Driving home from Devon today, I decided to stick the limiter on at 65mph for most of the motorway stretch. That worked out very nicely. Not too much overtaking to do and I got the average MPG up to just … Continue reading
7 September 2017
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Our new Fabia doesn’t have cruise control but I am enjoying the similar functionality of the speed limiter. You can set this to your desired speed and then can’t exceed this except by flooring the accelerator or travelling down a … Continue reading