A Major Decision

Introduction

Good Evening to all lovely peple at the Great WA Family as always do so hope that you are all keeping both safe and well. The title will become obvious when you read the next main section.

Thought that I would write this tonight as I have so much to sort out tomorrow.

Like most areas we have been absolutely drenched this week, been able to spend all of five minutes in the garden to check on my water saucers!!

The Last Few Days

It will be easier if I get the reason behind the title out of the way first. When we came home on Saturday I did smell what I thought was smoke in the car, but we could not find anything. However when I got in the car on Wednesday to go to the Doctors, pressed the starter fine, depressed the clutch, selected a gear, nothing, the gear box was gone. To cut along saga very short, spoke to the garage and was told that it could cost a thousand pounds. Having had a few days to think about this and a long chat with my son-in-law over everything I have decided to get rid of the car and retire from driving.

The car is over fourteen years old, and spending more money than the car is worth does not seem a good idea, also I have been not happy driving long distances or in fact at night. So packing in after sixty years will make my life different, but I will cope. There is a good bus service into Burton, the major Town, every thirty minutes, the Bus Stop some 200 yards from home. I also walked into the local shops this afternoon, it is about a mile away, I was there and back in forty five minutes.

I will certainly have to adjust how I do things, and I will certainly miss the car, but life will still go on, I will just have to adjust how I do things. To be honest I do not want to stop driving or get rid of the car, but I have to be sensible, as I have a bus pass I travel on the bus for free, it just takes longer. Will also need to sort out how I get to different places.

Fortunately my major shopping will not be a problem as the stores will diliver, also my daughter has offered to either do it for me, or take me.

The access to the cricket will cause me the biggest headache, but I will sort it out.

Back to business, I have sorted a number items on my hard drive and even written my first piece of content, I have another waiting to be repurposed, so I have at least made a start.

It was OK at the Drs, just a jab to take some blood. Despite no car, did have lunch out, Ham, Eggs and Chips, very nice.

The Next Few Days

Adjusting to life without the car will be one thing, but when I need to walk it will do me good, I do need the exercise!!

Continuing to plan for the business, writing more content and generally getting organised will be the major targets this week, as I get ready for the New year plan, that is when I write it -ha -ha.

As you like to know my Sunday Lunch it is cheats Roast Beef (Bought slices), roasties, yorkies, veg and gravy)

Be happy, healthy and wealthy.

Please do stay and take care.

God Blesss.

Stuart