Gave it a wash, a once over with my clay mitt and then a waxing. Mrs Mottie going out in it in minute so next job will be a full interior valet. Possibly Sunday as I’m busy tomorrow.
What have you been doing today?
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Yes, they don't make it easy. Sounds like we all had to use the same method - a length of tube or hose with a funnel shoved in one end.
Easiest car I ever owned to check and top up the gearbox oil was a 1960 P4 Rover 100. You could sit on the front seat and lift up the carpet on top of transmission tunnel near the gear stick. After removing a small panel on top of the tunnel, there was a small dipstick on the top of the gearbox to check the level. Also a plug to top up if needed.
To be fair, on modern cars, it is not even scheduled to be checked, or replaced. I only replaced mine, because the gear change was a bit 'sticky' when cold. It seemed to help, a little.
Yes, it was probably made easy to check on the Rover because there were lots more items requiring regular maintenance than today's cars with sealed for life components.
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Plus, most cars of that era leaked like sieves.
Been on the first shoot of the season today. Had to leave early though as we are due over our daughters this afternoon. Dogs enjoyed themselves and collected a bit of foliage.
They do like a drink these young farmers - one has a fully loader Range Rover. Fully loaded with booze!
They even have their own pub in one of the barns,
And a secret stash of booze and clays in the woods. Looks spooky.
They do like a drink these young farmers - one has a fully loader Range Rover. Fully loaded with booze!
They even have their own pub in one of the barns,
And a secret stash of booze and clays in the woods. Looks spooky.
Today, just chilling.....
..... swimming another 1200m in open water.
Actually, it was less cold than I was fearing it would be.
..... swimming another 1200m in open water.
Actually, it was less cold than I was fearing it would be.
Only if you know where the woods are….... no more
True, though the Rover was ok. Did have to replace the rear crank seal once. Rovers of that era were well engineered, many areas over engineered.
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Experimenting with a recipe I found on YT.
When I was doing my Food Technology course in the 80s and before that, Dom Sci at school, I learnt the way to make mayo was drop by drop.
Well, that was blown out of the water by this video.
Start with a tall narrow mixing container (like you get when you buy some hand blenders).
Crack an egg in the bottom and add a little salt.
Add 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard.
Next, add a little lemon juice or ACV and crack some black pepper in.
Finally, add some oil that isn't strongly flavoured. I used sunflower.
Now take your hand blender and put it in the container, making sure it is right at the bottom.
Start blending on the highest speed.
When you start to see the mixture changing into mayo, slowly bring the blender up to incorporate the oil that is floating above it.
Keep going until the mixture is homogeneous. If you lift up the blender and find the mixture quickly slips off it, it has not been completely mixed, so keep going for a few more seconds.
The one issue with the YT recipe is that there are no quantities, so you have to guess. I put too much lemon juice in so it is very tart. But other than that, it was a great success and means you can quickly mix up a batch of mayo and you know what's in it!
I found this recipe online.
1 large egg
1 tablespoon (15ml) lemon juice (from 1/2 a lemon)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 medium clove garlic, minced
1 cup (240ml) vegetable or canola oil
Salt
If you want to make mayo with extra virgin olive oil, you can, but don't use EVOO to start with. Use veg oil, then, when you have a good emulsion, ditch the hand blender, add some olive oil then whisk gently in by hand.
When I was doing my Food Technology course in the 80s and before that, Dom Sci at school, I learnt the way to make mayo was drop by drop.
Well, that was blown out of the water by this video.
Start with a tall narrow mixing container (like you get when you buy some hand blenders).
Crack an egg in the bottom and add a little salt.
Add 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard.
Next, add a little lemon juice or ACV and crack some black pepper in.
Finally, add some oil that isn't strongly flavoured. I used sunflower.
Now take your hand blender and put it in the container, making sure it is right at the bottom.
Start blending on the highest speed.
When you start to see the mixture changing into mayo, slowly bring the blender up to incorporate the oil that is floating above it.
Keep going until the mixture is homogeneous. If you lift up the blender and find the mixture quickly slips off it, it has not been completely mixed, so keep going for a few more seconds.
The one issue with the YT recipe is that there are no quantities, so you have to guess. I put too much lemon juice in so it is very tart. But other than that, it was a great success and means you can quickly mix up a batch of mayo and you know what's in it!
I found this recipe online.
1 large egg
1 tablespoon (15ml) lemon juice (from 1/2 a lemon)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 medium clove garlic, minced
1 cup (240ml) vegetable or canola oil
Salt
If you want to make mayo with extra virgin olive oil, you can, but don't use EVOO to start with. Use veg oil, then, when you have a good emulsion, ditch the hand blender, add some olive oil then whisk gently in by hand.
Playing golf, started raining on the 6th, gave up after the 9th
Had our grandson round today and we carved a couple of pumpkins that I had grown for him on my allotment. Also looking after my mums dog so she got involved too.
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Assembled an IKEA Malm 3 drawer chest today.
The back panel partially blocked two holes where the locking cams go, so I had to partially dismantle the blinking thing to get the cams in.
A bit stuck for funds this month, but wanted a bed before December. So I took a chance on one on Amazon that was made in the UK. It arrived today and was a lot more substantial than I expected. A 4' 6" divan bed with mattress and headboard for £338.12.
If the mattress is rubbish, it's not a bad price for a divan and a headboard. We could also add a mattress topper to it in the future.
The back panel partially blocked two holes where the locking cams go, so I had to partially dismantle the blinking thing to get the cams in.
A bit stuck for funds this month, but wanted a bed before December. So I took a chance on one on Amazon that was made in the UK. It arrived today and was a lot more substantial than I expected. A 4' 6" divan bed with mattress and headboard for £338.12.
If the mattress is rubbish, it's not a bad price for a divan and a headboard. We could also add a mattress topper to it in the future.
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