2 August 2024
by wpAdmin
0 comments
Whoops! I managed to add about half an hour to our journey home by getting in the wrong lane at one critical point. Instead of heading off the A50 and onto the A453 through Kegworth, I ended up getting onto … Continue reading
15 July 2024
by wpAdmin
0 comments
I had a long car journey to make today and a lot of it (the portion down the M5) was in pouring rain – the type of rain that means switching on the headlights and the only choice about using … Continue reading
17 September 2022
by wpAdmin
0 comments
I’m glad that, a number of years ago when our regular income was much higher, we made the choice to invest in life memberships to various organisations. One of those was the National Trust. To be honest, I can’t remembered … Continue reading
8 May 2022
by wpAdmin
0 comments
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
8 April 2022
by wpAdmin
0 comments
When it comes to motorway journeys, the only thing worse than being stuck in congestion is being stuck in congestion and having no idea about the reason why. Travelling back home tonight, we had about twenty minutes on the M1 … Continue reading
29 December 2021
by wpAdmin
0 comments
Bridge building work on the M42 (closing a junction I normally pass through) meant taking a different route to and from Devon for our Christmas trip. Instead, we went a bit further south before cutting across country on the M69 … Continue reading
23 October 2021
by wpAdmin
0 comments
We took a trip down to Bedford today to visit an old friend (and retrieve a winter coat Jane had accidentally left with her shortly before England’s first lockdown!) and decided to take the scenic route, round the east side … Continue reading
2 April 2020
by wpAdmin
0 comments
No, I haven’t been driving in Scotland recently. I haven’t got a pressing reason to visit there and, while it is a country I’d love to visit again, that won’t be happening during the present lockdown. I did have a … Continue reading
9 March 2020
by wpAdmin
0 comments
Jane and I were down in Oxford today, doing some more house tidying. All three IKEA wardrobes are now disassembled (doors left whole and, hopefully, securely wrapped), which was the main task for today. We still seem to have a … Continue reading
21 November 2019
by wpAdmin
0 comments
Although I’m not a great fan of long car journeys (see yesterday!), one of the thing that eases them is having something good to listen to. Often that’s music but I’ve recently discovered the podcast put out by Worship Circle, … Continue reading