Mundane News

[DCLane]

you have made an old man very happy.What a day today second coat of paint on celing and walls.Very romantic.

But if Mrs Postman is a home-bird you'll have earned a postbag full of brownie points

 

[Reynard]

Yep... Nadal's thatch is definitely thinning.

 

[pawl]

MrsP myself MrsP sister and her husband have been out for lunch.The Birch Tree Bardon Road Coalville Great food at reasonable price Staff are great and helpful.

I have no other connection than a satisfied customer.This was our third visit since early June

Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

 

[Reynard]

Time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[Illaveago]

I looked up "Morris Traveller" , l see what you mean plenty of wooden bits ...sort of hen house grafted on to a car front .

The woodwork isn't there to make it look pretty , it forms the structure for the rear section .

 

[oldwheels]

Lovely sunny day so spent a lot of time trying to tidy up the border beside my front path. Needs another going over in a day or so one it has settled again.
I can cycle reasonable distances with no problem but spending a lot of time doing gentle gardening on my hands and knees knackers me. Some shrubs had to be cut back as well as they were growing out over the path and holly at head height is not good.
Next is the path to my top shed which has almost vanished and the edges need to be cut back very soon. I am loath to cut too much as there are a lot of vetches with flowers the bees seem to like.

 

[tyred]

My dad had a Mini Countryman..

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Summat like this one

AFAIK the wood on the Minor genuinely was a structural part of the car but on the Mini it was purely decorational.

Ford also made a Cortina estate with fake wood trim on the sides in the '60s My uncle had one. I don't remember the car but I seen photos of it. Would be extremely rare today.

The Minor Traveller was a very practical design for it's time.

 

[Illaveago]

The Morris Traveller is a bit like an inside out Morgan. They both have ash frames .

 

[Illaveago]

I knocked an SD card out of another camera to try it on my new camera . I have been slowly finding out how the controls work and how to alter the settings . I will have to try one of my old lenses on it so that I can compare it with my K10D .
I've decided that I won't be able to make the coach trip to the Tower of London on Saturday with my wife . I've been out of it again today and I don't think I could last a whole day out . My wife eventually found a friend who will go with her .

 

[tyred]

This is the Cortina Woody. Not the Ford styling department's finest hour...

 

[Andy in Germany]

I've just gone and opened my big mouth and suggested to a friend that we go on a bike tour in April 2023.

He likes the idea.

 

[postman]

just back from Sheesh Mahal restaurant in Kirkstall.Chicken and meat Laziz,just the right amount of bite,a naan bread pilau rice and a pint of Kingfisher,feeling rather sleepy what a great evening

 

[tyred]

I finally got around to getting a small table to sit beside my armchair to give me something to set my drink on.

I've just put it together. The legs screw on and it is of such high quality that the threaded part isn't even in the centre. I suppose it only cost €10.

It's sturdy enough, just not made with much accuracy.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

The woodwork isn't there to make it look pretty , it forms the structure for the rear section .

I disagree , why make the rear structure from wood when the front end is all metal and glass. Why not make the whole vehicle out of steel. It was clearly a decision to produce a vehicle which had a particular "look" in order to attract a particular type of punter .

 

[woodbutchmaster]

About that era there were a few different makes of cars based on wooden frames. Known as "Estate Cars" in those days.
Edit to add they were also known as "Shooting Breaks" [ or was it Brakes]

Nice bit of marketing , appealing to the wannabe huntin' shootin' and fishin' fraternity perhaps