Went round to my Dad's on Sunday with my Mum in tow so we could have a shower, due to the water pump having broken during the cold weather. Spent much of the day chatting and watching cycling and the boat race on TV. I wish they wouldn't hype sports so much these days. There was at least an hour of ridiculous build up with animations, shots from previous races, profiles of all the rowers and then the race itself only lasts 15 minutes.
Also had a look at my Dad's new car, the new Skoda Rapid. Rather nice, and with the curious 1.2 turbo engine. It goes all right though and has a 6-speed gearbox.
Yesterday went out for a bike ride with Andy, which was a big loop that started out from St Asaph, took in the Waen, Rhuddlan, Meliden, Prestatyn, Rhyl, a loop around the Marine Lake, before heading back to Rhuddlan and then to St Asaph again. It worked out at about 19.4 miles, and wasn't completely flat, which made a change from the cycle path route.
I also managed to put the number plate light back in place on the car. Fortunately it just needed to be clipped back into place. The reversing lights weren't as easy though. The bulbs seem OK, and they share a fuse with the cigarette lighter, which works. That left only the switch that turns them on, but unfortunately rather than being somewhere obvious like the gear lever, the switch is actually mounted to the gearbox, and I didn't know where to start looking. Oh well.
In the evening went down to Rob and Em's to see Jane who was up. A nice evening of geeky chatter, Chinese food and Blackadder on DVD. Excellent.
Today is going to be a busy day. But it's the only day in work before Berlin tomorrow, yay.
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