Feeling unwell but continuing work on my Reliant on the children’s first day back at school and then completion of my Wray house chapter reading for tomorrow’s interview with former resident Clarence Beeson as the Irish row over the RUC;s ‘shoot to kill’ policy highlights the premature release of one killer and Cardinal Tom O’Fiaich, the Roman Catholic Primate of Ireland, calling the death of Mr McAnespie murder
A poorish night, up and down to the toilet and still suffering from a sore throat as well. Had to be awoken from a sounder sleep this morning, as it came too soon. Still, got up quickly, showered and dressed in time for breakfast with the others, before the children set off for their first day back at school. I dressed in my old clothes and went straight outside to work on the Reliant. I first went underneath and secured all of the loose wiring and checked the starter motor brushes, which were OK. Then I started the process of removing the exhaust manifold and removing the valves with the compressor. A slow and tricky job, but accomplished before lunch. I then ground the valves in and replaced them by tea time. The weather was colder today, with the breeze rising, and so it was feeling too chilly to work on this evening.
I just fed the doves and ducks and then changed into cleaner clothes for a more relaxing evening. Back to my desk, where, after pouring over my Reliant/Austin 7 books for a while, I put up the Wray House chapter on my screen and finished the proof reading and editing process, ready for tomorrow’s meeting with Mrs Clarence Beeson. Later, I went into the lounge and watched the old film ‘The Third Man’, which I found most dramatic. Had to wait until it had finished before I could write my journal, as I found the film much too absorbing. The news today is of the Anglo/Irish feud widened by the revelation that the British soldier, jailed for life for the murder of a Belfast man, has been let out on parole after only 4 years and is back in the army. Meanwhile, Cardinal Tom O’Fiaich, the Roman Catholic Primate of Ireland, has called the death of Mr McAnespie at the checkpoint, murder, and local Parish Priest, Father Seamus McManus, has talked of people being harassed and threatened at the checkpoint where Mr McAnespie died.