Celebrating Della's actual Birthday, opening presents and cards after which I drive the Reliant to Elsworth where it passes its MOT test. Then to take Della and Naomi for a ride to the playing fields on a fine and dry day but the weather will not be suitable for a sea trip for a few days due to the easterly winds.
I had a lay in this morning and found that the rain had persisted through the night, leaving the ground quite wet this morning. We started the day with Della opening her presents and cards on her birthday after a long lay in. This was disrupted by the arrival of Sandie Giles who had some election copy from Ross McKay to type into the computer. I left her to get on with it whilst I had my breakfast before editing and printed it out afterwards for her to take back copies. Back to my Weatherfax for a while and then set off to St Neots Amenity tip to dispose of a whole load of domestic rubbish. I then drove over to Elsworth as a trial run to see how much of a problem I could anticipate in getting the Reliant there after lunch. I measured the distance as just over ten miles but there were many hills and bends that looked like testing the pre-war van.
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Back home to take the family out to lunch at the Little Chef before returning and starting up the Reliant for its big test. Daniel drove behind in another car acting as a "support vehicle" and I guided the Reliant to Elsworth. Bob Empson, the proprietor, was ready to look at it and took a kindly view; just seeing that the lights and systems were working rather than scrutinising it too closely. He issued an MOT certificate to my great relief and also took photographs of it to add to his colourful display of vehicles on his workshop pinboard. I made the trip home equally satisfactorily and went into St Neots to tax the Reliant for a year before anything could go wrong. I then took Della and her friend Naomi to the playing field in it to give them a ride which they much enjoyed. Home to tea and then another evening working on my weatherfax. The information shows that the weather will not be suitable for a sea trip for a few days due to the easterly winds. It stayed fine for the day which was a blessing, but I will have to get on with more work tomorrow.