Friday, 26 December 2008
Christmas Break?
It's Boxing Day, not particularly early, but I'm the only one up again. Sarah's in bed with a cold again, Alex is (thankfully) still asleep recovering from the excitement of the Big Day. He was more excited than ever this year, bouncing in to our room at 7:20 - in previous years we've had to wake him up!
"What sort of Christmas did you have"
"Oh nice, quiet...."
Sometimes I don't WANT to do quiet, I'd like to find rip-roaring, carousing, noisy, rioutous and wake up with a hangover. Ah well, perhaps New Year...we're going out so you never know your luck.
Along with Pete, Amanda & the boys, we popped in to see Derek, Judith and family who were working in their shop 9:00 - 1:00 yesterday, that was fun. There was a bunch of very shifty looking coves came in, two blokes and a pregnant woman. They were looking to shoplift we're sure, but sheer weight of our numbers meant they couldn't and had to pay for their food. Poor unborn kid, what chance does it have when Christmas lunch is a microwaved burger, tinned peas and a 10-pack of Vodka WKD. Jeez.
So, got another day off today, but back to work tomorrow (Saturday). SKID CAR session, working with Wayne. Should be fun! Then SKID CAR on Monday and Tuesday day off (? - plenty of racewear work to do!) before my birthday on 1st January :-)
Speaking of racewear, we made an internet sale via eBay on Christmas Day! Only a pair of Nomex gloves, but they do represent excellent value any day of the year so it's not surprising.
Sound of movement upstairs - need to start ministering to the sick I suppose. Happy Christmas one and all!
"What sort of Christmas did you have"
"Oh nice, quiet...."
Sometimes I don't WANT to do quiet, I'd like to find rip-roaring, carousing, noisy, rioutous and wake up with a hangover. Ah well, perhaps New Year...we're going out so you never know your luck.
Along with Pete, Amanda & the boys, we popped in to see Derek, Judith and family who were working in their shop 9:00 - 1:00 yesterday, that was fun. There was a bunch of very shifty looking coves came in, two blokes and a pregnant woman. They were looking to shoplift we're sure, but sheer weight of our numbers meant they couldn't and had to pay for their food. Poor unborn kid, what chance does it have when Christmas lunch is a microwaved burger, tinned peas and a 10-pack of Vodka WKD. Jeez.
So, got another day off today, but back to work tomorrow (Saturday). SKID CAR session, working with Wayne. Should be fun! Then SKID CAR on Monday and Tuesday day off (? - plenty of racewear work to do!) before my birthday on 1st January :-)
Speaking of racewear, we made an internet sale via eBay on Christmas Day! Only a pair of Nomex gloves, but they do represent excellent value any day of the year so it's not surprising.
Sound of movement upstairs - need to start ministering to the sick I suppose. Happy Christmas one and all!
Monday, 22 December 2008
Such a long time....
I've just realised it's TWO WEEKS since my last posting - so much has happened, yet so little. Been busy sending out racewear orders, which is good. Last year was the year of the Proban racesuit, this year was the year of the Sabelt Start FIA gloves. Which is a b*gger when you've got loads of Proban racesuits in especially, and very few Sabelt Start FIA gloves. Still, we got through.
Euro rate's massacring (massacreing? massacre-ing? Soddit - killing!) the prices though. We're going to have to re-price on the basis of 1:1. New business model required as most of my supplies come from Germany!
Alex kept the racewear.co.uk racing with midgetmax.com flag flying yesterday with a good result in the Junior Grand Prix at Castle Combe. He was 3rd in the points standing, but came off worse in the first lap rough-and-tumble in the rain, finishing the Grand Final in 5th place. Showed god fighting spirit though, and never gave up - which resulted in a few incidents as he came into view in maximum-attack - but he got away with it! Well done! Alex is setting himself up to race under the kidsonwheels.co.uk teamed with alextyler.co.uk banner, as Kids on Wheels is his part of the business.
Sat here listening to Johnnie Walker as I write - anyone would think it's Christmas! Mind you it's 0750 and still dark outside, but at last the days will be lengthening and then we're heading towards the racing season. Really must get round to bulding the race engine. I've decided for 09 to refresh the 1380 "as is" and save up for the ultimate motor. So that won't happen then! I'm just wondering which class to race the Midget in----it's SWA so I can't get 6" wheels under the arches which make it uncompetitive for Midget Challenge, I can't run to racing in Europe this year, so maybe it's looking at some MGCC races. I think holding off on a "quick" engine may have to wait until I see where it'll find a home, anyway.
Oh actually, it's not "as is" because I've got a hotter cam and offset rockers, so maybe it'll give a few more ponies.
Got to go into work today, although I thought I was going to have a few days off. Got some orders to go out ('raaay) and need to finish off the shop area so it's ready to open in the New Year. Happy Christmas to all.
Max
Euro rate's massacring (massacreing? massacre-ing? Soddit - killing!) the prices though. We're going to have to re-price on the basis of 1:1. New business model required as most of my supplies come from Germany!
Alex kept the racewear.co.uk racing with midgetmax.com flag flying yesterday with a good result in the Junior Grand Prix at Castle Combe. He was 3rd in the points standing, but came off worse in the first lap rough-and-tumble in the rain, finishing the Grand Final in 5th place. Showed god fighting spirit though, and never gave up - which resulted in a few incidents as he came into view in maximum-attack - but he got away with it! Well done! Alex is setting himself up to race under the kidsonwheels.co.uk teamed with alextyler.co.uk banner, as Kids on Wheels is his part of the business.
Sat here listening to Johnnie Walker as I write - anyone would think it's Christmas! Mind you it's 0750 and still dark outside, but at last the days will be lengthening and then we're heading towards the racing season. Really must get round to bulding the race engine. I've decided for 09 to refresh the 1380 "as is" and save up for the ultimate motor. So that won't happen then! I'm just wondering which class to race the Midget in----it's SWA so I can't get 6" wheels under the arches which make it uncompetitive for Midget Challenge, I can't run to racing in Europe this year, so maybe it's looking at some MGCC races. I think holding off on a "quick" engine may have to wait until I see where it'll find a home, anyway.
Oh actually, it's not "as is" because I've got a hotter cam and offset rockers, so maybe it'll give a few more ponies.
Got to go into work today, although I thought I was going to have a few days off. Got some orders to go out ('raaay) and need to finish off the shop area so it's ready to open in the New Year. Happy Christmas to all.
Max
Saturday, 6 December 2008
Strewth, is it the weekend already? Funny old week. Ran a couple of SKID CAR sessions, quite busy picking & packing racewear orders, and even got to send out some MG spares!
Am tearing my hair out with delivery services though. I sent a fuel gauge to Chile and it's not arrived...and my UK carrier has now lost a fuel tank! I say that you make your own luck, but when things like this happen I really despair.
We've got a busy weekend converting our office at Griffin Farm into a new racewear shop. We're getting more and more customers calling to the office, and a shop is a better way to display our goods. It's all coming together, need to get the walls repaired and painted early next week.
At some stage I've got an engine and gearbox to get out of a Midget too! So on with the therals and out into the garden we go........will report later.
Am tearing my hair out with delivery services though. I sent a fuel gauge to Chile and it's not arrived...and my UK carrier has now lost a fuel tank! I say that you make your own luck, but when things like this happen I really despair.
We've got a busy weekend converting our office at Griffin Farm into a new racewear shop. We're getting more and more customers calling to the office, and a shop is a better way to display our goods. It's all coming together, need to get the walls repaired and painted early next week.
At some stage I've got an engine and gearbox to get out of a Midget too! So on with the therals and out into the garden we go........will report later.
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