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Bloody Van Again 2?

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Wednesday . The van service was on Thursday. The MoT was Friday morning. So we took Molly up to Choose Leisure on Wednesday afternoon so they could get to work on Thursday first thing. I mentioned the tap and flyscreen and they were added to the worksheet. We left after Claire got chatting to one of the salesmen and he showed us around a few Ace and Swift vans.   Like the rain, it was all like water off a duck's back as we have spent too much on upgrades to Molly to sell her. As well as money on the tap and shower tap replacement.   They were expensive as they have the microswitch that turns on the pump rather than manually having a pump switch. In a couple of weeks we will have had her two years. Once we have paid for our last holiday I am going to look at Falken All Season tyres before we head to France and Spain in February.  Currently that'd be about £145 per wheel including fitting. Friday .  A call just before lunch to say Molly was ready. We got read...

Boundary Park

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A poster I created.

Samsung Galaxy A11 Tablet & Navigation

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Claire wanted a replacement for the aged and very slow Microsoft Surface tablet. Why choose Android?  Our phones are Samsung Android and we have been Android since the iPhone 5S went out of date. We read a few reviews and although there are literally hundreds of Chinese no-name tablets around, we opted for the Samsung. This model comes with 5G compatibility as well as WiFi.  Up to now we haven't put a sim card in it.   A plan I had, and haven't yet followed through on, using it in the van as an alternative to the TomTom. Today I took it out to see if it will fit in the dashboard holder. It looks pretty good. In the photo it's displaying Google Maps.  On my Samsung Galaxy phone I have MyRouteApp. I use it to plan routes, there is also an add-on to Navigate. I have that too. We tested it on the short journey to the Shuttle from the Camping-Car Park aire in Calais, and it worked perfectly.  That's with my phone connection to the 4 or 5G mobile network.  T...

Sammy the Bull Lurcher

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We have Sammy as a foster dog for a few days. He's a bull lurcher that's been in the rescue for quite a while. In his past he has had a few bad experiences, but with all that he likes a cuddle. Settled in easily....