Boomer54

1 hour ago, Bob King said:

What a Handsome boy 😎 (dog not you !😉).

Ironically he's called King.

Woof

This guy thinks I am soooo good looking he can't stop staring. 

Parked for an overnighter at my daughters. Lexigirl looking suitably demure whatever the surroundings.

55 minutes ago, Boomer54 said:

Apologies, but I cannot argue with 70 years of factual experience .

You know what they say 'one man's fact is another man's delusion'. 

8 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:

And the apartment is like visiting Grandad's house. Sorry Boomer.

Lose the horrid wall mounted TV and I would be very happy with that.

2 hours ago, Mossypossy said:

On the move again.

Set off today for a weeks amble back home. Hood up again....heat is about 26 today.

Sunset was good last night from the balcony.

Tonights nest is Pegalajar. Funfair/Fiesta outside the apartment!

 

 

Shout out to you. Above us all you have put that SC to the use it deserves and was designed for.

If I am lucky I would hope to emulate at some point.

Three score and ten on Monday so, no.

I could also apply half a lifetime of Clinical Psychology to your post, but will not.

The fact is you come over has positive and frankly that is good enough so let's keep the focus there.

Malc and I have a history of banter and the 'joke' was for him.

51 minutes ago, Malc1 said:

Suggest you look in the mirror and decide …….. heart attack pills at the ready tho’ 😂

Malc 

Apologies, but I cannot argue with 70 years of factual experience .

Blue skies means Lexigirl is out again with the hood down. 4.2 of fossil fuels pollution feels wonderful. Turn the Soul music UP for a bit of noise pollution. Good job I'm good looking otherwise I would be up for the treble. I mean is visual pollution even a thing,?

22 minutes ago, borderslad said:

…..3️⃣. 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ View’s and 6️⃣ View Pages’s would suggest this is now the Malcolm and Anthony Show ? 
 

see how I defer to your rank, Malcolm ?

incidentally, have just been promoted from Contributor to Enthusiast !

……thank you Lexus Owner’s Club UK.

🏅

anthony

Get a room .

I had my Northern Soul library on random shuffle this evening and this old favorite of mine came up. The immensely talented Curtis Mayfield leading vocals.

 Whilst I would like to think I have fairly eclectic tastes in music I suppose i will always go back to my Soul roots.

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24 minutes ago, GMB said:

I don't have any T shirts, they make me look daft in them.😒

On reflection that is probably better than they look daft with you wearing them. 😉

Already got mine.

12 hours ago, Mossypossy said:

Actually so chilled as not to care. La La La.

Could be the evening Rioja kicking in. After a splendid steak.

Rioja AND MOUNTAIN DRIVING !

His obituary read " He went out the way he came in screaming and unhappy".

5 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:

More top down driving but the mountain roads are so tortuously bendy that average speed drops to about 20mph.

Luckily the SC encourages lazy driving.

Oh, saw another Lexus today. First in 3 weeks. Obvs not a 430.

20mph and probably sub 20 mpg methinks?

3 hours ago, 2Tanks said:

Having my SC430 on the road now, and very happy about that too, I am diving deeper into bringing back its glory.

I’m renovating the leather upholstery. 
I have started with the rear seat cushion, simply as it was easy to remove and it’s raining. 
I'm concerned that the sculptured foam padding under the leather is wet.

Has anyone suffered this same issue and can give me any pointers as to how/where water is getting in and how to resolve the leaks?

Thanks as always

What do you intend to use on your leather?

Surprised the rear seats need anything given their typical lack of use.

Going to be doing my front seats shortly. Probably just buy a kit. However, I am also going to try homemade steaming on the pads and bolsters using a bog standard iron and cloth. See if it tightens up the leather.

15 hours ago, Malc1 said:

There’s other Bettys Cafes too, not just Harrogate 

and the art to not Qing is to go when it’s quiet in the day ! 
 

Malc 

True enough. Indeed, yesterday there was no Q in Ilkley. We could have walked right in for a table. I find the Harrogate branch busier probably because of more tourists. Same likely true for the York branch.

36 minutes ago, Glyn Jennings said:

Thanks for trying to help Neil. I've not had time myself to try yet as it is still disconnected. It does have a lock feature that stops the engine being accelerated but that doesn't prevent the engine being started,  According to the mechanic when I spoke to him over the phone he said when it was connected the  car would not start and the display of the throttle controller did not light up, I can only think that the connecting wire has got damaged or the display unit has packed up caused by the work carried out as it was working fine before otherwise they wouldn't have been able to drive it into the workshop.  if if was something that was a standard fitment on the car I would expect them to put it right.

I bought it direct from China for around £40 so I will probably just buy another one rather than trying o repair this one.

The SC430Mods controller sounds a simpler mechanism in the sense of functionality. That is ,no displays etc. Just 3 buttons for mode selection. It's more than £40, but I can say I have never had any issue with the way it works.

21 minutes ago, Malc1 said:

And Bettys for afternoon tea any day is better than anything Espana can offer I’m sure 🤔

Malc 

Truth be told I find Bettys a little overhyped. Lots of queuing, decent ,but overpriced food that is in fairness inline with the ethos of it's historic appeal. If lots of peeps like it and want to be there you're not going to sell cheaply are you? Being 'insiders' of course we stopped in at Addingham on the way back and used the local cafe "Ginger Plum". Nice cafetiere, great service, lovely moist Orange and Almond cake. All done for 14 quid for two. Plus they have works from local artists on the wall for sale. Indeed, the trip was for me to get another look in at a little art gallery in Ilkley that I have bought from before. Nothing to buy today ,but still some nice works if you have the appropriate place for it.

Also a bit of fun winding the wife up regaling her with the tale of the landlord daughter from Addingham, the one that got away ! Yeah, that's right no baking for me for the next month.

"Think Yorkshire may have been a tad warmer than Spain today."

Not something you hear said very often!