Little things I like

Over the years I have had a good run with the trusty old Ford Laser wagons aka Mazda 323. Got past 350k with the 1988 model, and 400k with the 1997 model before I sold them. I was doing at least 20,000 kms per year. But in recent years,especially with Covid and working-from-home becoming the norm, I'm lucky to get past 8k per year. My 2002 BMW 530i has just ticked over 304k, although I'll be retiring it soon as a few age related quirks are starting to pop up, which can equal big $s.
 
Over the years I have had a good run with the trusty old Ford Laser wagons aka Mazda 323. Got past 350k with the 1988 model, and 400k with the 1997 model before I sold them. I was doing at least 20,000 kms per year. But in recent years,especially with Covid and working-from-home becoming the norm, I'm lucky to get past 8k per year. My 2002 BMW 530i has just ticked over 304k, although I'll be retiring it soon as a few age related quirks are starting to pop up, which can equal big $s.
My partners son still has his first car which is 2002 Mazda 323 manual. with around 360k. Funny thing is we have 3-4 cars made in 2002 must have been a good year as all but one is still going.
 
13B stays where they are.

How wonderful it must be to proceed through life so oblivious to anyone else around you.

To be fair some people just are wired differently. In such a way they think that they must stay in the seat allocated to them. And it might not occur to them that they could or even should shift. For example someone who is on the spectrum.
 
To be fair some people just are wired differently. In such a way they think that they must stay in the seat allocated to them. And it might not occur to them that they could or even should shift. For example someone who is on the spectrum.

And some airlines like JQ advise you must remain in allocated seat for the duration of the flight unless a move approved by cabin crew.
 
And some airlines like JQ advise you must remain in allocated seat for the duration of the flight unless a move approved by cabin crew.
Yes, but this was not! 🤣 This was a business person, in a suit, reading a book.

As an aside… I would move over one seat in a block of two or three even if advised to remain in my allocated seat. I wouldn’t move to a separate block or different row.
 
I'm yet to reach 25,000kms with my mk3 Focus RS.

That's about 2,500kms a year.
....as I look at the odometer on my Mk3 Focus RS (admittedly used as a daily)

something GIF
 
Flying back into Adelaide on Thursday I moved to an earlier domestic flight after my international connection to SYD arrived on time. And then as QF1993 was on approach to ADL, coming in over the ocean, I experienced my airplane first go-around, which was rather exciting.

Apparently the wind had changed quicker than expected, so we had to pull up quite sharply and circle around to approach over the hills and then land from the other end of the runway.🛩
 
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LTIL - After being successful with obtaining 3 from 3 desired items at Bondi Records during last Saturday's Record Store Day, I was thrilled to score the 1 and only copy of BABYMETAL - Live At The O2 Arena (Highlights) on crystal clear vinyl that the store had managed to secure (which hadn't arrived in time for the actual RSD2026 event). So that makes it 4 from 4 desired items for RSD2026. Gotta be happy with that! 💪😁

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