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On the subjects of licences, I've gone and bought the Gremlinette a car (I know, jumping the gun) and when insuring it, just putting in the licence numbers of the three willing old crusties to go on as named drivers to keep the premium down, knocked £80 off the quote, as opposed to only having just the details of said crusties.

gremlin wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 11:38 am On the subjects of licences, I've gone and bought the Gremlinette a car (I know, jumping the gun) and when insuring it, just putting in the licence numbers of the three willing old crusties to go on as named drivers to keep the premium down, knocked £80 off the quote, as opposed to only having just the details of said crusties.

You may want to play around with which crusties bring it down the most. I found that having mum and dad bought it down but just having dad bought it down more.
Commiserations to the daughter but all the best drivers don’t pass first time!!
Mick

636mick wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:18 pm

gremlin wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 11:38 am On the subjects of licences, I've gone and bought the Gremlinette a car (I know, jumping the gun) and when insuring it, just putting in the licence numbers of the three willing old crusties to go on as named drivers to keep the premium down, knocked £80 off the quote, as opposed to only having just the details of said crusties.

You may want to play around with which crusties bring it down the most. I found that having mum and dad bought it down but just having dad bought it down more.
Commiserations to the daughter but all the best drivers don’t pass first time!!
Mick

All done at £644 on a provisional, which then goes up to c. £1,400 pro-rata if/when she passes.

What the old crusties don't know is that I'm divvying it up and they'll all have to chip in.

Making and staining shelves

Watching the Iron-man swim. Too far away to see anything but hundreds have come to watch.
I'm only here coz I need to be

My back has given up (again). I'm supposed to fly back from Spain to England at lunchtime, I can't manage to carry a small bag to the hire car let alone drive it. Currently on the phone to the hire company trying to extend the rental by a few days.

Just got back from getting my haircut. I got annoyed looking at my fat face in the mirror so I've rung my old gym and am rejoining. I'll get a PT for a couple of weeks to give me a targeted workout based on my ability, or lack thereof! I'll be body doubling for Brad Pitt by the new year...

Taipan wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 11:56 am Just got back from getting my haircut. I got annoyed looking at my fat face in the mirror so I've rung my old gym and am rejoining. I'll get a PT for a couple of weeks to give me a targeted workout based on my ability, or lack thereof! I'll be body doubling for Brad Pitt by the new year...

Yorick wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 12:16 pm

Taipan wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 11:56 am Just got back from getting my haircut. I got annoyed looking at my fat face in the mirror so I've rung my old gym and am rejoining. I'll get a PT for a couple of weeks to give me a targeted workout based on my ability, or lack thereof! I'll be body doubling for Brad Pitt by the new year...

If I was Brad, that si what I'd look like!

Beer o'clock

Good shout.

I'm alone in the office until 5.30 then I'm on the bike and back home. I feel a beer in the garden is in the offing...

Until then:

On my third beer, considering barbecue soon. Can’t beat being sat on a caravan site watching others set up, always gives me a giggle.
Mick

636mick wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 5:23 pm On my third beer, considering barbecue soon. Can’t beat being sat on a caravan site watching others set up, always gives me a giggle.
Mick

Yup. Used to love people watching on sites

You would have had a right laugh at me on Monday late afternoon trying to put my awning up in the wind. Rain was coming in so i was limited for time. At least 5 times a went to grab a corner to put the pole in and the wind took it away at the last second. Bastard wind.

Sat in the harbour @ St. Ives.

MrLongbeard wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:31 am Sat in the harbour @ St. Ives.

Did you meet anyone on the way there?

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:42 am

MrLongbeard wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:31 am Sat in the harbour @ St. Ives.

Did you meet anyone on the way there?

There was this 1 fella, but he looked a smidge harried so we left him be

MrLongbeard wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:31 am Sat in the harbour @ St. Ives.

Which one? And is the water warm?

I'm having a restorative cuppa having done some boat bodging.

cheb wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:05 pm

MrLongbeard wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:31 am Sat in the harbour @ St. Ives.

Which one? And is the water warm?

I'm having a restorative cuppa having done some boat bodging.

No idea, nope it was a smidge refreshing, but felt good.

2022-06-06_02-35-20 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

I'm sitting in my room after a great occupational therapy session and now waiting for the ambulance peeps to arrive to take me to the other hospital for an xray and to see the shoulder surgeon. Was going to be pretty positive. Probably still is, but just found out that the doctors here int he rehab place think I might need surgery again to make the shoulder better

Pretty sure I don't, just need lots of rehab. But annoying that they didn't mention it to me before putting in the letter to the surgeon