MORE OF PENSIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ON THE FUTURE

Change is of course sometimes unsettling but then without it there would be boredom and a lack of opportunities and Mandy and I recalled the terror her early retirement held for us a couple of decades back. Anyway it was the biannual pensions consultative meeting at Knutsford and thus a fairly short journey although we are in the midst now of the two day Cheshire show which clogs up the main roads less than previously but grid locks the smaller communities between Northwich and Lymm. There was ample time for some networking with people that are very relevant to changes coming up at work and it may well lay down a route to follow and it's hard not to feel that a divine hand is giving me a little guidance along the way. Unsettling times once more but really whatever the outcome we'll make the most of the situation and meanwhile we are hard at work again with the van picked up from Trafford Park this afternoon with all 4 fuel injectors now replaced so fingers crossed that it will be a long time before we enjoy again the delights of the AA relay service from one end of the country to another. I've got the majority of the French material on DVDs, I've just finished Montpelier and about to put clips on the Youtube channel and of course loading them on to own shop.

I will hopefully get EBay and Amazon updated sometime soon.  When Mandy got back with the van I was home to help unload, some boxes damaged due to the frequent loading operations in the rescue off the motorway etc. We have sorted out all the truck material we have and this will all be on sale this coming weekend at Kelsall Steam Fair near home and which attracts a large amount of lorries including Cheshire produced Fodens and ERFs. THis is our penultimate attempt to crack the plorry rally market with just the classic truck Gaydon event later and if that doesn't work we'll keep the truck DVD sales to the internet and magazines where it does really well and reserve visits to the commercial shows to visitor only status. At least overheads are minimal this weekend and travelling time measured in mere minutes, hopefully the weather which shows some promise now will stick with us through the weekend. I really must get some gardening done after work tomorrow although another conference takes me to Lancashire in the morning, I'll try and dash back to the office and clear more documentation before horticultural duties. Tonight pictures from St Etienne.