A NEW LOCATION FOR OUR TRUCK FILMS

I'm pleased to say that we've now added a new location to our truck films by way of the balloon trip. We had seen the amount of lorry traffic on the A41/49 road and thought it may make a good location for our DVDs. I waited until the weather forecast was good and I had some available time, a morning would have possible been even better but when I'm retired I'll be able to pick and choose such things. Anyway after scouting all three roundabouts on the Whitchurch bus pass some several times and film taken at each plus on the road heading back to Chester I've got well over an hour of film and this will be getting edited this evening. Work not surprisingly continues to be hectic although I did start a major clear out in my office and the recycle bin is already overflowing.

We are having our central heating boiler replaced while I'm away in Moldova with Martin at the end of the month. This works out quite conveniently for us. Mandy has been totting up our shekels and making sure we can ride the tide after the final pay check in October. Between now and then there is my knee replacement. I was in touch with Ed at Dublin reference their September rally which if we make it will have to be a last minute decision. We had intended taking the full stand with us and still hope to do so although I think I'm being continuously over optimistic on just how much I'll be able to manager, keep the pain killers rolling is my usual answer.

I did manage to finish putting the sound on the 5th Scottish social history film which unlike the others carries a minority but interesting selection of bus scenes on trips north of the border on a Alder Valley Dennis Loline. I'm burning the disc which should be just about ready, I need to take stills for the cover, this together with all other Scottish releases will be on sale at Lathalmond, the Bridgeton event in October should also be a goer if my knee is healed enough. Anyway tonight's stills are from Whitchurch earlier today.