Car has been scaring us by displaying all sorts of amber warning lights on the dashboard. Having been messed around in the past by the local main dealer, we decided to go and check out a local independent garage which specialises in our ‘brand’ of car. Nice man plugged a computer into a slot under the dashboard, and pronounced that it was a straightforward job, a faulty sensor needed replacing, didn’t mean that we had no brakes, no ABS, and not actually a huge problem. When we went to book it in for the repair, he said he’d do it straight away! We killed a couple of hours in a local Costa and dragging OH round Matalan ( nothing noteworthy) and Go Outdoors ( great fun, took us back to camping holidays when we were first married) Car ready in two hours and very reasonable charge. What a relief!
We are about to book the car in for some other work that needs doing, @Obelixx! Hopefully they will prove to be a ‘find’! We would probably have replaced our current car with the new updated version by now, but the major down side would be having to use the main dealer for servicing under warranty. We have had such unhelpful service from them in the past, it has really put us off. However, I think the rules have changed, so the warranty on a new car can no longer be affected if the servicing is done elsewhere, as long as genuine parts are used. Will certainly have to consider it, would be great not to have to deal with snotty receptionists, dressed and made up for a night out rather than a day at work, and men in suits who obviously feel it beneath them to enquire why customers are left hanging around waiting.
Our offer for a new house has been officially accepted. Now got to have the survey, and go through the legal process. We were hoping for a bungalow, but, not to be!! Garden will keep me busy though.
Not exactly a RTBC but evidence that the housing market is far from dead. The person who lived next door but one to use sadly died less than a month ago. His funeral was only held last Friday and a 'sold' sign appeared on his old house today. Sale is subject to probate, and putting aside any feelings that everything was bit rushed, that is a quick sale in the current climate.
I'm happy because staggering my sugar pea sowing has worked as I intended, for the first time ever. Row one has practically finished producing just as row 2's peas are swelling.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
I'm so happy that we had a reasonable amount of rain last night - although my wife says it was this morning, while I was snoring and overslept!! And what's more, it is raining again. Oh what a beautiful morning!!
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We would probably have replaced our current car with the new updated version by now, but the major down side would be having to use the main dealer for servicing under warranty. We have had such unhelpful service from them in the past, it has really put us off. However, I think the rules have changed, so the warranty on a new car can no longer be affected if the servicing is done elsewhere, as long as genuine parts are used. Will certainly have to consider it, would be great not to have to deal with snotty receptionists, dressed and made up for a night out rather than a day at work, and men in suits who obviously feel it beneath them to enquire why customers are left hanging around waiting.
We were hoping for a bungalow, but, not to be!!
Garden will keep me busy though.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-66122663
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
And what's more, it is raining again.
Oh what a beautiful morning!!