THE STAGE WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER (ish)

It seems to have taken a lot of time to get where I am with the Bubb family films but they look so good compared with the old tele cine days it takes it to a new level and I am sure you'll be waiting to see them filter into some of our classic bus collections from the down your way, ticket-boo etc brandings. I think the first batch onto DVD for the family takes us from Kent to Scotland by way of Blackpool and a whole lot more and these have the added benefit of real soundtracks.

Tomorrow it is MOT day for the IQ and I hope to complete the Bubb compilations ready to drop off with Tim on my next journey back from Shrewsbury. I know its hard when the new coverage isn't emerging but it is only February. The DVLA have still not returned my licence which you have to apply for when you are 70, it won't be long that I'll need it for the Cyprus trip, I've written to our MP once again about government depts which are lack lustre at best and hope they can beat the three months it took to get Mandy's returned. The tax people have written to Mandy about the rental on the house in Ireland which she has to submit as self assessment each year. We've had some fun on that as well, twice has rollickings off the MP and this time reckon Mandys overpaid £1800!! We'll setlle for the correct sum of zero and a £50 apology cheque like last year, but only if they get my licence back as I'll have to cancel the Cyprus trip if I haven't got it.

THis coming weekend we shall be in Hampshire with my family and starting the 70th birthday celebrations a wee bit early, then on Monday it is west to Sussex to do ditto with my mate John and swap over cine film that I've scanned from his collection. Then it is back home, the weather should be better and hoping for some film work in the days running up to my Shrewsbury trip to see Peter Waller of the OTA and then our Mexico trip. Thus some Mexico shots tonight! Thats my mate John at the end of the slide show.