Indeed. How hard and expensive do you really want to make something. Good man I used to do much the same in the office before retirement, things like loose door handles and such, even at one time removing a crow that had somehow got into our floor! The added pleasure in this though was that when challenged by one or two of the more officious colleagues over whether or not I had a permit to work or done a formal risk assessment I could tell them (politely) bugger off. 

Thank you. Having mended the mower I then used it to cut “my” part of the churchyard. This is not my future plot but the territory assigned as mowing volunteer(!), it’s the strip alongside our boundary, mostly free from graves and I usually do it with my ride-on; we have a gate in the hedge for direct access. However, as I’ve been a bit slack in keeping it down over winter (too wet) it was too long for the ride-on. My interest in fixing the mower is that if I don’t the fixing process would have to go through the parish council and the mower dragged off to the be local mower repair shop at vast expense. As I’m also a councillor (and currently chairman as no-one else wants it), sorting it this way is considerably less hassle and much quicker!

Hello Richard, Welcome from another part of the globe (closer to where you came from). I havn't  been on here for a while. i like your collection of motor vehicles and your idea of looking after them! Had a set of "tar babies" on a Morris  Minor when I was a "bit" younger but soon got rid of them. ( the stainless flaps protruding from the front mudguards on the 2000 wagon) Regards, Michael. 

More time in the garage today.    removed the ROPS roll bar. Seemed harder than it should have been . the bolts to the chassis mounts were big and v tight with limited spanner or socket swing space with the wooden floor board removed.  also as a one person job I had to place the spanner on the bolt in the car and socket the nut from under the car.  then add some thin plywood to cover the roll bar holes in the floorboards.  but another job off the VSCC list.  I have to say it looks better without.  these are Oz pics without roll bar and windscreen. 

Can’t be wicked whilst doing pro bono work for a Parish council church yard just sayin’ welcome home

The old , ‘ how wicked am I ‘ dilemma .  interestng . 

Yeah….. no peace for the wicked.   Don’t feel I’m all that wicked in the grand scheme of things, obviously wicked enough 

It has been slow but electrician in twice this week ; ‘ Praise the Lord ‘ !! 

Straight back home and straight back on it 

Parish Council lawnmower used to cut the churchyard (next door) was reported unwell.  Runs and cuts, but doesn’t drag itself along. This is a Problem as most of the “volunteers” who get to use it are a bit long in the tooth and need the help! Belt had come off. Probably because someone had adjusted it from min speed to max speed without the engine running (in spite of the big sign that says not too). Would be easy to fix…. Except there’s a nasty plastic undertray, which is a bugger to remove and worse to put back….. belt was looking a bit sorry for itself so I’ve ordered one to cover the inevitable recurrence.