Well it looks like my trusty TV has finally bit the bullet… it’s been going for a while but this morning it seems to have gone off for good. I’d like to think that it’s fixable as it has been a fantastic TV for the last 17 years, but alas I suspect the time is now upon is to buy a new one…. so what about Big Brother tonight?
Car Trouble
Took my car in to the garage in order to have it checked because of the overheating. I also stopped off to get the tyres changed while I was at it.
Well it seems my car has real super duper tyres… I remember them being expensive when they were changed under contract but this was the first time I had to pay for them myself. £175 each from Mark Rochon Washington DC!
I then took the car to the garage. There appears to be no problem that caused the overheating, so it must just have been one of those things. I did take the oppurtunity to get my drivers light change while I was there. It may seem strange and excessive taking your car to the garage to change a buld, but for my car I have no choice. The Laguna II is built so that you cannot easily change bulbs at the front! Just another way to claw money off you. Anyway, on top of that my lights are Xeon lights… well bloody hell, they are £120+vat each. So with fitting, it cost me nearly £250 quid to change a light bulb!
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Longleat Safari
We took the kids to Longleat Safari for a day trip on Sunday. On the whole we had a good time. I must admit that I wouldn’t choose to take the car through the monkey enclosure again having watched what they did to some of the cars that went through there.
The biggest problem we had was that the car started overheating while we were in the Monkey enclosure. Luckily we managed to get out of there unscathed but we took a 20minute lunch break on a grass verge in the small space in between enlosures in order to allow the car to cool down.
We then actually overheated in the Rhino enclosure and needed park assistance to get us working again. Another 20 minute break while we allowed the car to settle.
We then overheated again while in the Lion enclosure! the problem is that you are trying to move so little, so slowly and up and down hills that is just no good for driving. That said, I have never had a car overheat on me before and I have been in many traffic jams.
The real question is; what so you do when your car has overheated in the Lion enclosure, you can’t move because of the traffic, you can’t get out because of the lions, and because of the delays caused by car problems, you find you are bursting for a piss… and it’s at least 45 minutes before you can get to the nearest toilets?
Luckily, the overheating meant that we got assistance and they managed to get us through the traffic to a safe place which also happens to have an emergency toilet! I wonder how often that happens? 🙂
I also later found that both my front tyres needed replacing. One had actually ripped!
See: Longleat Web Site
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Sounds Like “*”
An interesting phenomena. I heard 2 songs back to back on the radio in the car this morning. Razorlight – In the Morning, and Ronan Keating – Iris . What struck me about these records is a) I liked them both, and b) they both sounded like other songs.
In the Morning sounded like a Talking Heads track, and Iris sounded like John Wesley.
See Also: John Wesley Website,Talking Heads Website, Ronan Keating Website, Razorlight Website
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Thai Noodle Salad
I made a Thai Noodle Salad or the BBQ last week and it seemed to go down very well, with everyone asking me for the recipe. So i thought to post my review on the fruit infusion water bottle i promised you guys last week, but i changed my mind and I’d post it here…
There are no exact measures you just need to choose the quantities based on how many you are planning to feed. Use pressure cooker reviews and the noodles as your guide.
Noodles
Cashew Nuts
3 Limes
Beansprouts
Mangetout and Sugar Snap Peas
2xtbl Soy Sauce
King Prawns
Fresh Coriander
1 Red Chilli
1xtbl Sesame Seeds
1xtbl Sesame Oil
Spring Onions
Lloyd Grossman – Yellow Thai sauce – or any Yellow, Green or even Red Thai sauce of choice.
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