wildebus
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Went out in the Motorhome to England (essential shopping trip! Shops we needed are closer in England than the ones in Scotland).
Money back on a crappy Pressure Washer from Argos. Argos @Sainsburys had previously refused to do a refund as it had been opened, so had to wait until the PROPER Argos was open again in Berwick to get a refund processed. Lesson to be learnt ... NEVER EVER buy from/return to Argos Sainsburys (and potentially Argos as all).
Then to Morrisons for the food shopping and a couple of 'meal deals'.
Sometimes it is the little things that make a difference .... the simple pleasure of being able to go to the Salad Counter again and fill up a plastic container of various bits & pieces to have for lunch was great. Really made me think life is starting to get back to normal
Then away to the beach for a wander around and a paddle in the seas (not me, the OH. I'm too wimpy for the North Sea in April!). Might have been a cold day but beautiful clear blue skys were fantastic and even the contrails of a big jet going over from the east was good to see as a sign of impending normality.
And what else is there to do when you are at the beach but have a '99'? a hot day or a freezing day, it does not matter, an Ice Cream cone is obligatory.
Then a drive home. To prepare for our trip out, took some bottled water to flush the loo with as couldn't get the water pump going again after tank draindown over winter so had to leave it for another time
Tried after getting home (thinking maybe driving around and water sloshing about might make a difference?) and Eureka! bit more pump running and pipe loosening off to get rid of air bubbles and this time it worked.
Could it get better?
Money back on a crappy Pressure Washer from Argos. Argos @Sainsburys had previously refused to do a refund as it had been opened, so had to wait until the PROPER Argos was open again in Berwick to get a refund processed. Lesson to be learnt ... NEVER EVER buy from/return to Argos Sainsburys (and potentially Argos as all).
Then to Morrisons for the food shopping and a couple of 'meal deals'.
Sometimes it is the little things that make a difference .... the simple pleasure of being able to go to the Salad Counter again and fill up a plastic container of various bits & pieces to have for lunch was great. Really made me think life is starting to get back to normal
Then away to the beach for a wander around and a paddle in the seas (not me, the OH. I'm too wimpy for the North Sea in April!). Might have been a cold day but beautiful clear blue skys were fantastic and even the contrails of a big jet going over from the east was good to see as a sign of impending normality.
And what else is there to do when you are at the beach but have a '99'? a hot day or a freezing day, it does not matter, an Ice Cream cone is obligatory.
Then a drive home. To prepare for our trip out, took some bottled water to flush the loo with as couldn't get the water pump going again after tank draindown over winter so had to leave it for another time
Tried after getting home (thinking maybe driving around and water sloshing about might make a difference?) and Eureka! bit more pump running and pipe loosening off to get rid of air bubbles and this time it worked.
Could it get better?
) is only 1/2 a mile away so if there is only a quick top-up shop needed we'll both go to a different one via a nearby dual carriageway (the long way around) to do it some good.
