On the Road Again!

We took  Molly the Motorhome to the dealers today to get the rear bumper fixed. It was a horrible journey down too many lanes where the road way was so narrow and lined with bushes banging against the mirror.  In one place a semi fallen tree was overhanging the road and I had to drive on the wrong side of the road to avoid it. Luckily nothing coming the other way! Once nearby the satnav indicated that we had arrived when in fact the site was 200 yards further up on the right.  The entrance was a little difficult to see and I overshot. Turning around at the end of the road I managed to reverse into a road sign!  F***!!!! This bloody van is jinxed.   This time the bumper cracked completely and fell off along with the rear light cluster leaving it dangling on the road.  Luckily, I suppose, that was the part of the repair it was in for!!  But 😠!!!!! It's supposed to be ready to collect on Saturday morning and I hope they have done a good job. It's no...

I started using this ticket at the start of the year. For years we have been expecting Southeastern Trains (SET) to replace the paper tickets with a smart card. After all in London they have been using the Oyster card  instead of paper and cash for a number of years. In the photo you can just about detect the discoloration, bottom centre, where there is a little crack. The card now doesn't work at all. Unlike the Oyster it doesn't have an obvious microchip in it. I reported this on the 7th April and expected a new card in about a week to ten days, this extended in an email from them to two weeks.  I called them today as the replacement hasn't arrived and they had a look. Twelve days ago the card was being tested. Six days ago it was being tested.  Today?  Who knows? The Key from Southeastern Trains Until it went wrong it has generally worked okay. I buy a new monthly travelcard that covers train from Kent and tubes/buses in London as well. ...