On the road again. New Friend on the driveway

This time  the layoff had nothing  to do with Amy or the weather, I just wasn't able to drive at all for a couple of weeks. So first weekend drive for quite some time, nice weather for it. She struggled starting this time, but I think it was only fuel still. Took a whole to draw through and she has been subjected to wind, rain and frosts for a few weeks, so let her off!! Ran fine and re-started fine for rest of day. Lot of small journeys here and there, just for the sake of it.

Today : Sunny turning Cloudy
Conditions : Calm and Dry, occasional spot of Rain
Temp : 12°
Journey : Around and about a bit
Distance : 15 miles

Amy also has a new grand-daughter to look after, the wife upgraded to the latest, rather more aggressive looking edition of her Sportage.

Work

This is like back to the start, any excuse to drive. Nice sunny morning, weather supposed to hold until Thurs at least, so out she comes again, albeit for only a jaunt to work!

Today : Sunny turning Cloudy
Conditions : Calm and Dry
Temp : 8° - 13°
Journey : Work
Distance : 5 miles

Go Karting - and more miles for no reason!

And straight back to normal. Washed her down as it had rained overnight and I left her out delierately to give her a wash down. Looking clean and shiny again. Journey was Woodley Go-karting run and since the weather was so nice, did an extra 10 miles of around and about just for the heck of it.

Today : Mostly Sunny
Conditions : Dry
Temp : 15°
Journey : Woodley and back and around and about
Distance : 23 miles

Back under cover for a few days on and off rain..

Home again!

A little bit overdue, some nice weather has passed, but also some right rubbish too. Retrieved Amy from her winter hibernation today and she's back on the driveway looking nice and shiny and none the worse for the experience! And a few miles for no reason too, feels great to be behind the wheel again.

Today : Mostly Sunny
Conditions : Dry
Temp : 12°
Journey : return from Finchampstead and around a bit
Distance : 17 miles

First start in anticipation of Spring

To be fair, it was Brooklands Austin/Morris day yesterday and I would not really have wanted to miss it. But it coincided with Mother's Day! I have to prioritise the ladies in my life and Amy came last!!

But since I was visiting, it seemed a good opportunity to fire her up. Took a while to pull fuel through and spark, but within probably 20 rotations oil pressure was up and ticking over nicely.

Just left her running for 10 or so minutes to get the choke off and then a few revs to blast out any carbon.

So looking forward to the clocks going forward and getting her back home. I think it will have been a very wise choice!

And to bed (second try!)

Planned to put Amy away last year, but it didn't work out due to a small petrol leak smelling the place out. Drove her the short trip across to her sleeping place today.

Today : Mostly Sunny
Conditions : Dry
Temp : 5°
Journey : Finchampstead - one way!
Distance : 4 miles

Night night! Probably until Easter, depends...

Welcome 2016 Driving at last! - Go Karting and Old Somerset in Bracknell

First nice day of 2016 that was at the weekend at least. Go karting run and straight back under cover. Fitted the trafficator chrome trim whilst she was out though.

Today : Mostly Sunny
Conditions : Dry
Temp : 8°
Journey : Woodley and back
Distance : 13 miles

There has been A LOT of rain at the start of this year. But only slightly damp under the covers, so happy enough. Started with ease after a 3 week lay off in the cold and wet,so also another reason to be happy. Nice to get behind the wheel again!

Last night with some friends over we were looking at old pictures of the locality again. Found another Somerset in one of the pictures. This time driving down a main street in Bracknell. No worries about trying to recreate that scene though - it's all been knocked down and bulldozed now!



It's apparently a picture from 1962 and it's interesting how (I feel) the Somerset and the A35 going the other way look out of place already, compared to the sharper lined cars around them)

Acknowledgement and any copyright to this Bracknell and a bit of Wokingham Flickr Album that was chocked full of great pics that we browsed!