A rather blustery plod down the beach to Dyfi. Happy Birthday to my gorgeous partner Gillian. Still batting way above my average after nearly a decade.

How could I have forgotten?! This turned 20, 3 days ago. As sure footed as ever on the trip to Wales today. The original and best S60. Here’s to many more years and miles together.

This has sat in my camera since June because reasons. If you want to see a sweaty man pulling faces, please watch, like etc. Ta muchly. youtu.be/642dBxeGuo8?...

I’ve seen 2 XJ40’s on Farcebook marketplace. One has X100 XKR alloys, the other X308 XJR alloys.

I’ve pulled my finger out. New video uploading

A 17 plate Mazda 6 saloon in that lovely deep metallic red went past Norman and me whilst on our morning walk. In either saloon or estate guise, they really are absolutely beautiful things. It would need to have the larger alloys as they fill the arch perfectly. Would I swap the S60 for one…?

Wishing I could load the Volvo up and get back to Kitzbühel. 😍

Had a last minute appointment with my surgeon today. Having to have a deeper look into why my right leg has decided it doesn’t want to work properly over the last few weeks. Silly leg. On the plus side, I’ve lost 1.5st in the 12 months since I last saw him. I’ll take that little win 👍

This beauty seems an absolute bargain. 2.4 auto, winter pack inc. headlamp wiper moments. It’s only done 80odd thousand and flew through its latest mot. If only I had the space. I prefer the look of this generation of V70 to the P2.

I mean the weather. I don’t want to pre-order a Norman. I’ve already got one Norman. One Norman is enough.

Off to Wales for a week again tomorrow. Can I pre-order some of this please….

It’s the waste

Cheeky midweek sossidge sandwich

A word of advice: Make sure you remember to cover your windscreen and windows when re-proofing your soft-top. I’ve used a lot of meths today to rid the glass of overspray. I could hardly see out of it on the way down to Rustival 😬

And while I’m at it, I refuse to believe that so many people camp on the roof of their cars. You keep burning extra fuel/watts(? 🤷🏻‍♂️) to keep that ornament on the roof. I think I’ve finished now. Thanks bye.

Hey, car makers. Logos and badges that light up are the epitome of tackiness, only just edging out illuminated grilles. Yours, Everyone with an idea of what taste is

Probably the first time this year that they’ve both been clean at the same time.

An institution in my neck of the woods. Good lord, it’s wonderful.

@chrisfm52e.bsky.social Comes back after 4 weeks and it’s a pre-record. Bring back Maconie!!!

Same as yesterday. Get in Get out Job done Cardle 1/5 Streak 8🔥 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com

Had an ad for the 60th anniversary Thunderbirds bluray appear on my Farcebook. Goodness me.

i20 serviced for Mum today. Oil drained no problem. Forgot to buy a new sump nut and washer. Car with no oil blocks in car with turning circle of an oil tanker. Sub-optimal.

Mulling over whether to head to the NEC in November. Is anyone else thinking of attending on the Friday?

Get in. Get out. Job done. Cardle 1/5 Streak 7🔥 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com

This reply deserves to be seen. IYKYK

Not a soul about on the Shroppie near Norbury. Perfect.

One of my regular walks with Norman is on ITV3 just now

I’ve just had the fuel pump/sender out of the i20 fuel tank as the needle was stuck at 3/4 and the range indicated was erratic. Blasted the float contacts, sender and plug contacts with contact cleaner and all seems well again. Got some really good footage of what I did from within the camera bag 🙄

I knew what is was, but probably helped a bit more that there is one parked outside the village garage at the moment too. Cardle 1/5 Streak 5🔥 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com

Rather disappointed in the attitude of an admin of a well known Swedish car group towards my car after a link was shared to the HubNut video on it. Basically just laughing at it because it’s not a bigger engine. Ugh.

You already released the first part of this video, you dickhead! youtu.be/KuYFdpQ47Yw?...

I can very much confirm that when I met up with Ian in Machynlleth, the weather was horrid. On the plus side, we had a fabulous lunch in one of Machs best kept secrets along with the world’s biggest pot of tea. Did we get through it @hubnut.bsky.social? I was sloshing all the way back to Tywyn.

Just caught up with @hubnut.bsky.social video on my S60. I do love the old thing. As I said to Ian on the day, I keep toying with getting something else but what would I get that would match it? It just ticks so many boxes.

That car looks familiar….. youtu.be/9DPHNFg2nWo?...

I’ve made brilliant headway with editing 2 videos by mowing the lawn and washing the car.

Watching one of my favourite narrowboat YT’s heading down the Ashby and wishing I was back on there. It’s a beautiful, lock free stretch on which I saw my one and only Water Vole. After the Shroppie/Middlewich Arm, the North Oxford /Ashby is my favourite bit of cut.

I’ve spent all day wishing I was at the Sankt Johanner Knödelfest (look it up on Farcebook or Instagram, it’s amazing) so I couldn’t help but join in, in a small way, from many miles away. Prost!

@chrisfm52e.bsky.social were you listening?

Christ. This GIF ages me!

I forgot to say that the MGF passed yesterday. Smashing! One advisory: I have a slight oil leak on the back of the block, near the slave and a sensor. Need to get underneath and have a proper nosey.

This gorgeous Colt has just appeared on Farcebook marketplace for £3800. It looks bloody lovely. Absolutely no flags for rust on mot history. If I had a disposable £4k I’d be on this like a rash. “Find another” to quote @sniffpetrol.com @smithandsniff.bsky.social @carpervert.bsky.social

Errr. They weren’t an advisory. It was a clean pass. I must have dreamt it. Idiot.

I need to remember how to edit! Have taken the day off to get the MG MOT’d so I’ll sort that and edit this afternoon. A bit gutted that I’ve deleted footage of the failed ignition barrel though. I’ll see if I can string anything together into some sort of video.

I appear to have deleted most of the footage of when the ignition barrel failed on the S60. So that’s a bugger. Serves me right for doing it on my phone and not the action cam.

That feeling when you’d spent ages perfectly balancing the TRV’s for Mum last winter but she decided to fiddle with them anyway and now wasn’t sure why some rooms are cold.

What do people watch YouTube on? I only watch it on my TV. I’ll use my phone to hook up to the TV, select videos, like/comment etc, but that’s it. Just wondered. As you were.

New rear shocks ordered for the MG. They were an advisory on last years mot. It’s going in for this years test on Thursday. I may have done this the wrong way round 🙄

Back in Salop. Wishing I was back in Wales. I think I’m going to start spending more time there.

It’s a tad gusty on the Welsh coast tonight 😬