Photograph of the week.
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A bit like it says really. I'll try and post one picture taken during the week. Along with the picture I'll post the relevant entry from my diary for that day, or something similar.
2021
January
January 3rd - Wires and ball cocks get fitted . . .
. computers and battery chargers get fettled . . . . I have a
lie-in . . . .no cafés visited due to cold weather and plague.
January 10th - Hair gets cut . . . chips get eaten .
. . teeth get fettled . . . .feet get fettled . . . trailers get
looked at . . . .need I say it ? no cafés visited.
January 17th - Bantams go out . . . microwaves die .
. .batteries get charged . . . .meters get fitted . . . MZs go
out . . . . MZs get fettled . . . plague 1 cafés 0
January 24th - Oil gets bought . . . .LEDs get
fitted . . . .gaskets get made . . . . I see the doc. . . .
.bikes get fettled . . . blood gets tested . . . snow falls . .
. .no cafés ( but I did visit the chippy )
January 31st - Motors get gifted . . . .test results
arrive . . . .broadband speeds up . . . . bits get re-ordered .
. . no cafés ( but Andy did bring me a curry )
February
February 7th - Good deeds get done . . .
.destruction occurs . . . . relays get fitted . . . .gaskets get
cut . . . regulators get fitted part 1 . . .wheels come out . .
. .regulators get fitted part 2 . . . no cafés again.
February 14th - Rotors arrive . . . .I keep warm . .
. I take medical advice . . . .I still keep warm . . . . too
cold for cafés ( even if they were open )
February 21st - Rotors get fitted . . . fillings
fall out . . . oil gets changed . . . .Bongos get fettled. . . .
still no cafés.
February 28th - Fillings get filled . . . .bikes get
MOT'd . . . .bikes get fettled . . . another café-less week.
March
March 7th - I get jabbed . . . wheels come home . .
. . carbs get boiled . . . .bikes get test ridden . . . . cafés
didn't feature this week.
March 14th - Bikes go out . . . drugs don't arrive .
. . .batteries die . . . I age another 12 months . . . drugs
still don't arrive . . . . batteries get fitted . . . a
distinct lack of cafés
March 21st - Tyres get fitted . . . lakes get looked
at . . . top boxes get curried . . . bikes get MOT'd . . . drugs
arrive . . . shelves get shifted . . . .carbs need setting
up . . . still café-less
March 28th - Bikes go out . . . .cables get made . .
. RIP Martyn . . . .bikes go out again . . . spindles get made .
. . . .ne'er a café in sight.
April
April 4th - Cables break . . . .cables get fixed . .
. .drains block up . . . . drains unblock . . . . MZs go out . .
. . .dinner was not had at a café
April 11th - Nuts get seen to . . . . computers get
upgraded . . . . .rotors get removed . . . . breakfast at - - -
- - -wait for it - - - - - A CAFÉ
( Well outside the Kabin at Kinlet )
April 18th - Teeth get looked at . . . wheels go off
to be built . . . .pubs get visited . . . . rent gets paid . . .
. engines get looked at . . . . . Sunday dinner at a café
( Dom's Bike Stop )
April 25th - Speedos get sorted . . . .engines get
looked at . . . fires get lit . . . . engines get collected . .
. cafés get visited ( the Raven ) . . .lathes get bought . . . .cafés get
visited again ( Ellis's Tea Room )
May
May 2nd - Lathes come home . . . . motors go bang .
. . . fan heaters go bang . . . . .multiple cafés get visited.
( The Kabin at Kinlet, & Dom's Bike Stop )
May 9th - It rained . . . . farewell Martyn . . . .
bikes get fettled . . . frames get collected . . . .motors get
fitted . . . cafés get visited ( The Raven )
May 16th - Bikes get timed . . . .bolts get sorted .
. . .bikes get ridden . . . fish get caught . . . drills get
sorted . . . .rain stops play - no cafés.
May 23rd - Wheels get fitted . . . nuts get turned .
. . bikes go out on test . . . I get jabbed - again . . . .
blood gets tested . . . cafés get visited ( Ponderosa & The
Kabin )
May 30th - Trailers get painted . . . cheques get
deposited . . . horns get fitted . . . .cafés get visited ( The
Kabin & Shobdon )
June
June 6th - "The" Café ( Food Stop ) gets visited . . . . fish get
caught . . . seaside time . . . .pasty time . . . general
touring time . . . . back home time.
June 13th - Drains get made . . . wires get fitted .
. . stripes get painted . . . lights get fitted . . . bikes go
out . . . .cafés get visited ( Crossgates, Two Hoots, & OK diner
)
June 20th - The Bullet goes out . . . . pumps get
fitted . . . . legs go bad . . . . .Cornwall gets visited.
June 27th - Cornwall gets visited . . . .and so do a
few cafés ( Strong Adolfo's, Route 38, & The
Chequered Flag," . . . . chain stops play.
July
July 11th - Trikes get tested . . . . tyres
get fitted . . . bikes fail . . . . . cafés get visited (
Ellis's Tea Room at Rothley station & The Victorian Tea Room at
Shackerstone station )
July 18th - Tyres get fitted . . . . bolts get made
. . . .bikes get repaired . . . . events get attended . . . .
cafés get visited ( Shobdon airfield )
July 25th - Bikes get moved . . . . fillings get
replaced . . . . bikes get tested . . . . wheels get
balanced . . . chip shops get visited . . . .cafés get visited (
The Flag and Whistle )
August
August 1st - Seats go for refurb . . . .new bikes
get looked at . . . . seats get fitted . . . . head bolts get
tested . . . . events get attended . . . . cafés get visited (
The Kabin & The Food Stop )
August 8th - Teeth get looked at . .. Somerset gets
visited . . Cornwall gets visited . . Devon gets visited . .
Dorset gets visited, etc. etc. . . . seats get
fitted.. . batteries go flat.
August 15th - Awnings get dried . . .poles get lost
. . . lines snap . . .poles get found . . . things get steamy .
. . cafés get visited ( The Kabin and The Raven )
August 22nd - Top boxes get fitted . . . not much
happens . . . chips for tea . . . "Café Crawling" was done
( Gilk's Garage Café, Blaze Inn Saddles, & The Flag and
Whistle Tea Room, )
August 29th - Shopping and sandwiches . . . .bikes
get moved . . . . RIP Jim . . . . engines get built . . .
.covers get cut . . . . shows ( and a café - Riverside Chippy )
attended.
September
September 5th - Cafés get visited ( Kabin, Dom's,
and Food Stop ) . . . .threads get repaired . . . flutes get
played . . . meetings get attended . . . .trailers get loaded
up.
September 12th - Cornwall gets visited . . . bikes
get fettled . . . camper vans get loaded . . . . Porlock gets
visited.
September 19th - Porlock gets visited . . .a new
café (Munchies in Minehead ) . . . miles get covered . . .
(over 600 of 'em ) . . . dinner in an old favourite ( Food Stop
)
September 26th - Boots arrive . . . MOTs get passed
. . . .Porlock gets visited ( again ) . . . panic buying wankers
emerge . . . .cafés get visited ( Munchies, The Kabin & The Food Stop )
October
October 3rd - Things get fried . . . . wheels get
fitted . . . instruments get played . . . cameras get
bought . . . wheels get taken out . . . cafés get visited ( The
Kabin & The Food Stop )
October 10th - Cameras get fitted . . . hooves get
trimmed . . . wheels get built . . . flutes get played . . .
bikes get fettled . . . cafés get visited ( The Kabin & The Bog
visitor centre )
October 17th - Curry gets eaten . . . RIP Paul . . .
.pressure gets tested . . . batteries get fitted . . .
.rallies get attended . . . . .cafés get visited ( "Greasy Lil's
" )
October 24th - Curry gets eaten . . . bikes
get MOT'd . . . . cafés get visited ( Food Stop & The Butler
Henderson )
October 31st - Curry gets eaten . . . RIP Lil . . .
. dinner gets made . . . . dinner gets eaten ( Food
Stop café )
November
November 7th - Curry gets eaten . . . .not a lot
happens . . . . bonfires get lit . . . .dinner gets eaten ( Food
Stop café - twice )
November 14th - Curry gets eaten . . . .teeth get
looked at . . . . the dreaded plague strikes . . . .RIP Simon .
. . . Bongos get fettled . . . dinner gets eaten ( Food Stop
café )
November 21st - Curry gets eaten . . .wires get
sorted . . . I get jabbed . . . .I suffer minor side effects . .
. no café I'm afraid.
November 28th - Curry get eaten . . .RIP Dean . . .
snow comes down . . . fires get lit . . . . dinner get eaten (
Food Stop café )
December
December 5th - Curry doesn't get eaten . . . . banjos get
played . . . . bikes get looked at . . . .a bit of a lie -
in . . . . dinner gets eaten ( Food Stop café )
December 12th - Curry gets eaten . . . blood doesn't
get tested . . . .blocks get removed . . . brakes have issues .
. . . rally dates get confirmed . . . .dinner gets
eaten ( Food Stop café )
December 19th - Curry gets eaten . . .drives don't
get done . . . . RIP Simon . . . . drives don't get done again .
. . .dinner get eaten ( Food Stop café )
December 26th - Curry gets eaten . . . drives
get done . . . bits get made . . . .bits get fitted . . . .sadly
no café this week ( I blame Christmas )