New alternator could be duff. It does happen.

I'm assuming they impounded the car for no insurance.

Sad news. I always liked him. RIP.

You can buy individual sockets at Halfords and their Advanced stuff is excellent with a lifetime warranty.

Mapp gas.

I love the peace and quiet of Buttermere. I wish I could attach a video. Just after this an F35 went blasting over. I saw about six of them as I came down the side of the lake from Fleetwith Pike. I stuck it on Youtube.

Diesel is marginally cheaper. But not enough to be worth while driving down to Keady, which is just across the border. It used to be a lot cheaper and I'd always fill up when I went down to see my ma.

Scottish and Cumbrian people. What's the average diesel price like in your neck of the woods? I'll be getting on the boat to go to the Lakes on Satdy morning and don't know whether to fill up over here or over there.

Gone up nearly twenty quid since I bought mine a few years ago. But it's a good piece of kit.

Loch Lomond, I'm guessing.

Spent all day clearing out the garage. Three runs to the tip. I can actually find stuff now. And I realised I have parts for cars I haven;t owned for ten years.

I can't remember what version of windoze is on my old diag laptop. Off to 1337 for a copy of win7 pro then...

You'll pay through the nose at B+Q. Builders merchants are way cheaper for sheet stuff.

I'm taking a week off in June to go hiking and camping in the Lakes. Just wondering if my knees are up to the Scarth Gap. Last time I did it they were forty years younger.