It's been a while

New blog, new year and already I'm slacking, *sigh*

I've been thinking for a week or so now that I aught to post another entry, but my subject matter is lacking. I find that I can only come up with decent material to blog about right after I've posted an entry. the next day it's all gone again ... Now I know I should right those 'same day' topics down, but that's just not very spontaneous, is it?

The new truck.
Well, the week after spending my savings serviceing my Renault, I traded it in on a double cab Diesel truck. Smart move to by the truck, dumb move to service the Renault before selling. I learnt an important lesson there: you don't get more cash on a trade for having just serviced the vehicle. Another important lesson learnt: concider weather you will sell your car that week before filling up it's petrol tank.

But enought about the Renault. I'm really enjoying riding around in my new truck. I've got an extra half metre at least in hieght on all cars on the road, and with my extra bright spotlights, bull bar and tinted windows I can take on anyone. Well almost. And I can just about squeeze it into the garage at home, bonus!

It did it's first real work as a tow vehicle last weekend, taking 2 horses to a show, and coped admirably. Better than than my horse did at the show. If a refusal on a cross country course is defined as "the ceasing of foward motion after the rider has presented the jump to the horse" I wonder what the jump judge made of my attempts to walk my horse backwards down the hill to his next jump after he had refused to allow me to present said jump to him.

The fuel tank gave me quite a surprise though. 75 litres later, and it wasn't fully empty when I started! We've done 300km's since then and are not halfway down the fuel gauge yet. I'll keep you posted as to how it fairs.

So now I'm part of the "You're killing the ozone with your emmisions" club. But I think it's an improvement on the "Ha ha, you're a sucker who bought a Renault" club any day ...