Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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You have made an incred job of that MiniBago thingie Tom.

Presumably you will sell it in the Spring?

Probably not.

It doesn't owe me too much because I did the work myself. Besides that, once they are a few years old and have had their initial blew, they hold their value pretty well, so it won't really cost me anything to keep it for a while, and we do enjoy it so.

We're thinking of taking it abroad for a few weeks next year, it will save us a quite a bit in hotel bills, car hire etc.
 

Good! I was hoping you might keep it. You & Mrs Red will have such wonderful times in that.

Do you recall that holiday when you both went to (Canary Isles?) & hired a motorbike? LOVED those photos.

Lol. Yes that was a great holiday, and cheap as chips too.


In this pic we had been riding in the mountains. We climbed so high on those little hairpin bend roads that the thinner air caused the bike to run too rich.

We stopped at a village shop for an ice cream. While we were eating a colony of red ants took up residence in my helmet.

When I put the helmet back on a whole troup of them marched into my left ear, across the back of my eyes and out of my right ear.

I still hold the world record for stopping a motorbike, dismounting and removing my helmet.

N.B. According to Mrs Red, ,he motorbike may not have actually stopped when I dismounted.

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Wow, what a photo.

Were you younger when that photo was taken?*

* someone actually said that to me once.....Difficult to know how to reply, really.

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Wow, what a photo.

Were you younger when that photo was taken?*

* someone actually said that to me once.....Difficult to know how to reply, really.

Lol. It's a great question. I would have said "No, I smeared Oil of Ulay on the lens."

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It's amazing the daft things we say sometimes.

"You look much younger in that photo taken 27 years ago".

"I do?"

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It's a beautiful day here in deepest Leicestershire. I might even change into my thin jumper.

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By the way. Have you noticed that while loads of people wax lyrical about Derbyshire or Yorkshire, "God's own County" etc, no one seems to give a shit about Leicestershire.

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It's a beautiful day here in deepest Leicestershire. I might even change into my thin jumper.

Snowing heavily in West London.

Wooly hat & three jumper jobbie today.

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Right. Off to cook my eggs coupleft while the going's good.

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It's a beautiful day here in deepest Leicestershire. I might even change into my thin jumper.

Snowing heavily in West London.

Wooly hat & three jumper jobbie today.

That kite wont fly. I know from experience that you're a shirt-sleeve all weathers barm pot.

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It's a beautiful day here in deepest Leicestershire. I might even change into my thin jumper.

Snowing heavily in West London.

Wooly hat & three jumper jobbie today.

That kite wont fly. I know from experience that you're a shirt-sleeve all weathers barm pot.

Those days have gone now Tom, I'm permanently cold, & have to wear damn jumpers, scarves, even coats now.  Never worn coats in my life, but I have to now.

I even have the modern version of a hot-water bottle when I go to bed - it is called a "warmie", & instead of filling a rubber hot water bottle with boiling water & risk scalding myself nightly, you just stick this "warmie" in the microwave for 2 minutes, & bingo, job done. They are scented & all sorts. I have a lavender one, therapautic sleeping powers, see? (Says so on the label, must be true).

Modern technology, incred eh?

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Is that Mini-Bago available for hire?

How difficult is it to get one of them?

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It's a beautiful day here in deepest Leicestershire. I might even change into my thin jumper.

Snowing heavily in West London.

Wooly hat & three jumper jobbie today.

That kite wont fly. I know from experience that you're a shirt-sleeve all weathers barm pot.

Those days have gone now Tom, I'm permanently cold, & have to wear damn jumpers, scarves, even coats now.  Never worn coats in my life, but I have to now.

I even have the modern version of a hot-water bottle when I go to bed - it is called a "warmie", & instead of filling a rubber hot water bottle with boiling water & risk scalding myself nightly, you just stick this "warmie" in the microwave for 2 minutes, & bingo, job done. They are scented & all sorts. I have a lavender one, therapautic sleeping powers, see? (Says so on the label, must be true).

Modern technology, incred eh?

I like the idea of a 'Warmie' but I couldn't be doing with the scented version. I hate all those artificial smelly things.

They make me laugh though. Glade came up with the scenty thing.

Then they invented the plug-in scenty thing.

Then they invented the battery powered scenty thing.

Now they have the revolutionary new scenty thing that needs no plugs or batteries. i.e. the same one they had in the first place.

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Is that Mini-Bago available for hire?

How difficult is it to get one of them?

Mine isn't for hire, but there are lots of firms that do that sort of thing.

This particular version is fairly difficult to find. I mean they are around, but you have to look at loads to find a good one. Kind of like having to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a Prince, if you know what I mean.

Even when you do find a Prince, it may look like a frog initially. Try to see past minor cosmetic issues but watch out for serious mechanical or structural problems.

I went for this particular type to keep for myself because it's a demountable fibreglass pod that can be adapted to fit almost any small pick-up.

The pod (Which is already about 20 years old) will last forever and the pick-up can be replaced if need be.

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By the way. Have you noticed that while loads of people wax lyrical about Derbyshire or Yorkshire, "God's own County" etc, no one seems to give a shit about Leicestershire.

I think you need hills to be lyrically waxed about. We ain't got many. Though, satisfyingly, Bardon Hill at 912 feet ranks us 25th highest out of 48 English counties, leaving Notts (39th - snortle!), Northants (38th) and Warwickshire (29th) eating dirt. We'll draw a veil over Derbyshire as the Peak District clearly belongs in Yorkshire.

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By the way. Have you noticed that while loads of people wax lyrical about Derbyshire or Yorkshire, "God's own County" etc, no one seems to give a shit about Leicestershire.

I think you need hills to be lyrically waxed about. We ain't got many. Though, satisfyingly, Bardon Hill at 912 feet ranks us 25th highest out of 48 English counties, leaving Notts (39th - snortle!), Northants (38th) and Warwickshire (29th) eating dirt. We'll draw a veil over Derbyshire as the Peak District clearly belongs in Yorkshire.

Excellent. I'm a Yorkshireman at heart but It's great to hear some positive comments about my adopted County.

More please.