It's been a while

Since I posted here - but it's not due to lack of wanting, rather due to lack of anything to post. However, those bloggers who I regularly read have been worse than me - and one has done his usual stunt - no posts for a month, and then a 4 page write up. FFS - but he writes well so maybe it's worth the wait.
Another one has once again taken leave - and so wont be posting for a week or so - life is so tough in Africa.
And another has lost / misplaced / been relieved of his PC / Laptop / Mac - and so hasn't blogged for a while. Oh well, as usual, it's up to a few of us to entertain so many.....

I recently went to visit Fishman, who I got to know initially through DMDad, about some wood he's got lying around looking for a use.
And I have a use for them. So we agreed on what I could buy, and the price, and I will be back there at his place at the end of this week to fetch it.
In the mean time, I asked about some other wood he's got there, and he's agreed to sell that to me, if it meets my requirements. This time however, I made an offer - higher than his initial price, as it's good wood (laminated beams) and still cheap at the price, and I don't want him to feel he's been done in or anything. He's actually quite a softy, but I didn't say so!

DMDad has some great posts about the Whales beaching on the coast, and a recent criminal act that he was involved in! (That should get some people takng a look at his blog!)

Back home, the kids are busy with exams, and giving the Princess grey hair cause they just don't put in enough hours studying. But, hey, they big boys now - no varsity due to bad marks, and I enroll them as plumbers apprentiship, I have no problem with that.
GMans car's internal fan isn't working, so Saturday am we stripped out as much of the console and dashboard as we could, but couldn't get to the fan. The switch seems finme, so today he's dropping it off at the auto electricians to look at - and fix.

LuckyL's bike - was again trailered home. He spent Friday night with a friend, and called Saturday morning to say the accelerator went slack on him as he was parking the bike.
SO I went down to cllect him and the bike Saturday am, and as I suspected, the accelerator cable had snapped. So back home I quickly removed it, and he will drop it off at Cable Man today for them to make up a new one!

Then we can rifit all the bits and pieces, both vehicls, and they will be vack in business.

Also Saturday, there was a registered letter slip in the post box. I went to collect it, and turns out it's a speeding fine, for LuckyL's bike. I know what you all think....

It's a pic (photo finish) of the bike, on the back of the trailer!!! The car's reg. is hidden and the trailers back is off to fit the bike, so the only registration number visible on the photo is of the bike. So, I have written to them asking how it os possible for a motorcycle that is being trailered to be fined for breaking the speed limit? Also, the bike on the photo looks like a 250cc or bigger, and my bike is only a puny little 125cc, so I am under the impression that this is a rouge bike, using a false plate, ahich just happens to be the same as mine. Also, on Tuesday morning, the bike would have been at school, with my son, and I would have been at my client since 6.30 am as we meet every Tuesday at that time, and have done so for 18 months.
Lets see what they come back with.

Enuff for now - must do some work too. i know the Princess sometimes comes here to read my rubbish, so must give her the impression I work too - sometimes.

Salagatle!