Oli and I took the lawnmower for a joyride back from Sarah and Dan’s
BMW Windscreen Wash Repair
My windscreen washers stopped working as they all got gunged up inside and the filter ended up getting blocked. To repair it is a proper pain in the arse.
- Jack the car up
- Remove the wheel
- Remove the front and rear wheel arch covers
- Wiggle the wash reservoir out of it’s hidden spot behind the wheel arch
- Clean it all out
- Put everything back together again
It really is a bad bit of design by BMW
Walking in Lancashire
On Saturday Amelia was at her acting classes [ yeah apparently we’re that middle class now ] so myself, Emma and Oliver embarked on a 6 mile walk. We drove up to a nearby church and then set off across the countryside. At one point we came over the hill that is far away in the middle of this picture :
and then we went for dinner in the pub, because we were all really really tired
and then we had to walk back to the car but since we went the direct route it was only about 35 minutes to walk back.
Everybody was sore the next day
A long time ago
When I was younger I had long hair, an MG and a penchant for furry jackets. This was during my days living in Malmesbury/Bath
Proper manly work
As part of helping out at the cubs one of the other parents had the bright idea of making a bunch of nesting box kits that the kids could then put together to make a finished work of beauty. I volunteered to help him in his workshop and we had a day of messing about with scarily big machines by the end of which we had ten nesting boxes ready to be assembled.
The orange Black and Decker “my first drill” in the foreground was my contribution to the tools we used. It felt kinda pathetic
It’s a T-Rex off
Now that I have my laser cutter set up and working properly there is no end to the crap that I can make. Take these two crappy examples of crap, who would have thought that having multiple 3mm ply 3d T-Rex constructions would be so important?
MK3 baby yeah
Saturday afternoons
All you need is a brew and an outside fire
Doctor Who
Playing around with the portrait mode on my new Pixel2 XL. I think Oli would be a great option for the next Doctor Who
Scissor Lift Mk 1
I wanted to buy a z-axis scissor lift for my laser cutter so that I can, well, bugger about really. Light Objects sell them but at $195 plus taxes, plus shipping, plus all the messing about with import duties and customs I did my usual and thought “I’ll build my own!”
What we have here is Mk 1. There are a few issues
- It’s made of wood
- I put a travelling slot along the entire length of the support. One part of the scissor should be fixed.
- I made the scissor arms too wide so that as they rotate they force the support out of the base.
- I’ve yet to work out how to make the support bars that will go across the middle.
I have faith though
Bucko
A long long time ago Ian Buckner was in the habit of making WeeMee avatars for people. Here’s the one he made for me…
A few years later…quiet a few, and we end up at Halloween 2017. Where I decided to be a zombie dreadlocked Bucko weemee with the wrong sort of wine in the wrong hand, and no tie.
What better way…
to spend a clear, crisp, autumnal Sunday morning than having a fire with the remains of the climbing frame and tower.
The end of an era
What started off as this…
eventually ended up as this…
With a little help from Oli…
The initial plan was to sell it on eBay but they weren’t selling for much if at all so I decided to just take it apart and worry about what to do with it later. Turns out it’s quite fortunate I didn’t sell it as the whole thing was rotten when I started to take it apart. Bit of a death trap really…
Autumn
It’s that time of year again
Caricature
Oli desperately wanted a father/son caricature. How could I resist?
Samui Culture
We went over to see the Big Bhudda today and then had lunch on Chaweng beach, picked up some bits and pieces followed by beer and a curry. Smashing day
Private pool
We checked out of noisy road dog poo beach bungalow and moved up into the hills of koh Samui. Private pool (sometimes), biggest hotel room I have *ever* stayed in and absolutely stunning views over to Ko Phangan. Bit of a trek to the shops but ho hum. Off to big bhudda and Chaweng today.
Koh Samui
We made it to Koh Samui. Beautiful sunsets just like we remember but the place has changed massively and not in a good way 🙁
Koh Phi Phi
We headed into the Phi Phi national marine park by speedboat. We popped into a few beaches but Hat Maya ( where the beach was filmed ) was just ridiculously busy. Even the main Phi Phi Don beach was pretty rammed. Quite disappointing and annoying in many ways 🙁
Speed boat to the islands
We took a speedboat out to a series of islands in Krabi province. Did some snorkeling but the conditions weren’t ideal. I’ll link to a video when I get it all sorted out.
