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Weekend

What’s everyone doing this weekend?
I’m just about to go out to walk the dog, waiting for family member to get ready, then I’m hoping later in the day someone will need to go shopping as it allows me to go for a little drive. (We are in a tier 4 area so I can’t go for a drive for no reason
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Happy first weekend of 2021 everyone
I’m just about to go out to walk the dog, waiting for family member to get ready, then I’m hoping later in the day someone will need to go shopping as it allows me to go for a little drive. (We are in a tier 4 area so I can’t go for a drive for no reason

Happy first weekend of 2021 everyone
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With Tier 4, Xmas & New Year...I have no concept of time left lol!
I haven't left the house since Wednesday so should probably try and go for a short walk this afternoon. I was bought a nice thick coat for Xmas (there's certainly some irony in buying an agoraphobe outdoor clothing!) so it looks like that will be needed today!
Good luck with going for a walk. Do you usually drive somewhere to go for a walk or just walk from where you live?
It depends what day it is as to where I go. I don't normally drive on weekends due to the extra traffic so will just be a walk around my estate today or tomorrow. I am fortunate to live in a reasonably nice area so can walk around the more affluent roads looking at nice cars and posh peoples houses!
Pre-Covid I was driving for a walk 2 days a week but lockdown 1 stopped that and I haven't really been able to get back into it since. If I do it now I can't go more than a few miles drive and the walk only ends up being 10-15 minutes but at least it's better than staying indoors for days on end.
I agree a 10 minute walk is better than staying in the house and it breaks up the day a bit. I used to feel sorry for our dog who gets all excited about his daily walk as it’s the highlight of his day, then I remembered that aside from driving it’s my highlight, too
How are you? How was the dog walk this morning, I hope that you enjoyed it? This weekend, I will just be enjoying the football, made even better as West Ham won last night
I know how keen on cars you are so I have a question I hope you can help me with.
Since going into hospital and recovering from the operation I have not been able to drive or even start my car for just over 2 months now. It is a new car only a year old. Will it start and if not what is best to do?
Will either need charging for several hours if you have a battery charger. Or use a jump pack and then run the engine for a while to charge the battery that way. If you call the breakdown that's what they'll do (you will need homestart breakdown).
If your car has keyless entry this may either be disabled due to the inactivity period or not work if the battery is totally flat. In this case, most keyless fobs have a hidden blade inside the fob to use in the door lock barrel for access to the bonnet release.
Hopefully you'll find it's all good and ready to go but if not that should help!
Had a little drive in my car as only started back driving new years eve some how I manged to get locked in the car the door wouldn't open it worked in the end much to the amusement of my neighbors lol
I’m glad to hear that West Ham won
PS I hope you are starting to feel a little bit better now.
Glad my door eventually unlocked lol don't think I could of got out the window I would of cheated I would of put the roof down ha ha
I test drove a Mazda MX5 convertible and it was really good fun
Here is a pic of what you press on my phone if that helps
A man brought it off me he got her back on the road she was a black mazda with red seats and a soft top that was black and red nice care nice drive I also have a t4 thats with my mechanic getting it through an mot and conversion
I bet you are looking forward to the lockdowns ending so you can go places in the camper. I would like to do something like that but I’m too scared to drive a big vehicle on the road!
I currently just have 1 car which is a Mini, on the Motability scheme. In the past I owned 2 other Minis as well and that’s my entire car history! I would love to own a Lotus one day. Or a Ford Mustang of course.
Here is my car, I love it it’s perfect for me in every way
I would be scared to drive something that size on the road
What are the best places you have been to in it?
I like the first generation Mini Cooper S, I had one before I got my current car, so fun to drive with the supercharged engine
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