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Lincoln Aviation Heritage Centre

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Once the van is back from Offgrid, and we can be confident that we can use her without electric hook-up, I am looking at more trips away. One I am interested in is the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Centre.  They have the Avro Lancaster "Just Jane" that they fire-up and do a taxi-run on the airfield. They also have a de Havilland Mosquito they taxi. Checking on the website there are a few days when they taxi on the same day. https://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/plan-your-visit/lancaster-taxy-times

Molly's Back!

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She's back this morning. We went up to ARC and collected her.  All done.  I can't see that the taps are any different looking than the ones they have replaced. Except, the bathroom sink now doesn't spray everywhere but in the sink! The job was very expensive and we will be careful in future. One time you forget to leave the taps open and they are buggered. All the taps are now Reich and I suspect they were before too! We have started making moving stuff back in from the house. The lounge was full of boxes and stuff we had brought in. The garage is next.  The bedding has gone back in .. It started to rain, so we abandoned any further carrying stuff out. When we got home I started to wash down the front with MukJunkie.  Some of the dirt and what looked like moss needed a more concentrated blast at 3 to 1, and then back to 6 to 1 after it was brushed.   Rinsing was a little difficult as the house's outside tap was playing up. Another 🤬🤬🤬🤬 tap! This one was wrap...

The Taps!

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It's not ARC's fault but the correct shower tap didn't arrive and it's on back order! Bugger. They called and gave us the bad news this morning. They have found another option and that should happen tomorrow. Both the sink taps are done. They have capped off the shower pipe. So if there is a problem we can use the van until the right one arrives.

Bristol Balloon Festival

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I am looking at a couple of days at the rally. The campsite is almost next to where the balloon festival is held. I am don't think we'd be there for the entire weekend that the festival will be on for, but maybe get there on the 5th or 6th before the balloon goes up.... I have no idea how big the rally field is and hopefully there will be more information in the club's magazine nearer the time. It's a shame it's a no booking rally.

I'm taking part in Take the Lead

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Paul's fundraising page - https://takethelead.mungos.org/fundraising/pauls-fundraising-page3979?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=dssb-EM&utm_content=MPC

Molly's gone!! Vanished!!

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If I was a YouTuber i would use my new AI skills, such as they are, to create a dramatic thumbnail. Okay, I had a go... But it's quite mundane and she has gone to ARC for the taps to be replaced. She'll be gone a few days to get the work done.

Hythe Dog Walk

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I had barely driven half way to Hythe when I started to get the flashing lights in my left eye. It's the introduction to a migraine. Of course, I was travelling light and my man-bag with my meds was at home! So after parking up in the Waitrose carpark the first stop the chemist in the high street to exchange £9 for 12 Migraleve pills. They have gone up in price dramatically over the last few years. The plan was for Claire to go to Pilates whilst Reggie and I would walk up the high street and then around the canal over a couple of bridges. Whilst Claire would be occupied for an hour we could whip round. By the time we had got to the Lady's Walk bridge the migraine had past. It took the best part of three quarters of an hour to get round to the car again. Another nice walk to make the most of the sunny day