Despite the overnight weather forecast being rain it snowed overnight with more snow this morning.
A trip to Tesco again this morning, it was much busier than yesterday.
Some of the side roads are still very slippery although the Nissan Patrol coped very well. I still haven’t needed to switch it into four wheel drive during the current spell of snow. 🙂
I’ve been catching up with the folk podcast run by Ken Nicol (Steeleye Span) and Phil Widdows, I’m quite new to listening to podcasts (the term comes from an amalgamation of i-pod and broadcasts although you don’t need an i-pod), the folk podcast is produced monthly and is in essence a ‘radio’ programme accessible on the web, you can listen to it in Windows Media Player (or any other media player) or copy it to a personal MP3 player. You can access individual programmes directly from the folk podcast web site or install a free RSS Podcast Client (rather like a blog aggregator) which will keep you up to date with selected podcasts. I downloaded the free Juice software which seems to work very well.
The heavy rain and high winds have continued through the day and we also had a brief power cut.
I managed to complete the upgrade process for BT Total Broadband today by telephone, having failed to make it happen on-line on the BT website, both times I tried on their web site I received a confirmation page that stated the upgrade had been accepted but that was where the upgrade process ended! Fingers crossed that everything will be working next week.
Into Pontypridd this morning, a visit to the bank, breakfast at Marenghi’s. Shopping at Tesco Extra in Talbot Green, mainly groceries but we also bought two aluminium framed mountain bikes and a cycle carrier for the Nissan Patrol. I assembled the bikes this afternoon.
I emailed the initial design for their wedding album to Amy and Alistair this morning.
I dropped the Nissan Patrol down to have the aircon converted and serviced. Went to Makro and Tesco with my Mum and bumped into my cousin Julie who I haven’t seen for some time. Collected the Nissan Patrol later this afternoon, it’s so nice to have the aircon working. 🙂
A lovely day. Breakfast at the bakery in Church Village. Processed more print orders today and uploaded the current orders to the lab. Grocery shopping at Tesco Extra in Talbot Green this evening.
A trip to the Volkswagen dealer in Cardiff this morning and breakfast and shopping at Tesco Extra in Talbot Green on the way back. The builders started work this morning on the footings for the new conservatory.
Shopping at Tesco Extra in Talbot Green this morning and then Sunday lunch at John & Ida’s in Pontypridd. Cleaning the Passat this afternoon with a little ‘help’ from the twins (Chloe and Anita). Here’s a photograph of one half of the twins.
I finished re-wiring the trailer socket on the Nissan Patrol this morning. I met Lisa (one of our brides from last year) at Tesco in Talbot Green this morning and then on to the Bridgend Classic Car Show at Pencoed. A very large selection of classic cars from vintage to modern at the show this year which is organised by the South Wales Classic Car Club and held at the Pencoed Agricultural College.
Here’s a photograph of the engine bay of an immaculate MGC roadster (I owned one myself for many years and it was a terrific car with bags of character).
And here’s a photograph of a Ferrari engine bay.
A drive around the coast, stopping at Southerndown before returning home for a relaxing evening.
My daily visit from the district nurse. We did some shopping at Tesco in Talbot Green and then on to Leekes for lunch. David and Hannah called in this afternoon and we called over to see my mum this evening.
I had an appointment with the hygienist first thing this morning in Cardiff, called into Tesco at Upper Boat on the way back for breakfast and a little shopping. I called over to see my mum this afternoon and she was actually at home! Installed a few more programs on the new notebook, just about all the key software I need is now on it. Submitted my VAT return on-line using the e-vat system, I just wish entering up all my sales and purchases etc. into the accounting package was as quick and easy.