Davina's diary vol 3, life goes on... continued

[ChrissyRyan]

Davina,

Is is right to say that you make your living working in an auto body shop or hot rod shop or a custom car or conversion fabricator shop?  I know you seem to be fabricating and fitting and welding a lot of parts and such for cars.


Chrissy

[davina61]

Not any longer Chrissy, I have been retired 6 years so this is just my hobby now. The body side is what I have taught myself  and picked up over the years watching and doing. Fully trained mechanic for 55years so okay on the mechanical and electrical stuff on older cars, glad I am out of it now as modern cars are a pain to work on.

[Lori Dee ✅]

I loved working on my '94 Chevy Silverado truck. I could sit in the engine compartment and change the plugs. Now, modern vehicle engine compartments are packed tight with emission controls and gadgets.

[big kim]

I loved working on my '94 Chevy Silverado truck. I could sit in the engine compartment and change the plugs. Now, modern vehicle engine compartments are packed tight with emission controls and gadgets.

Same with my 70 Vauxhall Cresta. It had a 3.3 straight 6 engine and manual column shifter

[davina61]

Love an old Cresta, nice simple to work on. Well my friends have just bought a Chevy pickup built by a well know UK hot rod builder. Its a 37 in a sort of pale blue. I will go over and help him with the model T hot rod build soon, he needs a few days to finish fixing the interior panels first.
  Cloudy today, 14C at best. Its that time of year, thick coat in the morning and down to shorts for the afternoon! Bit more welding this morning using up the welding gas before I get a new bottle.

[davina61]

Well its 9 years since I have been living in my flat and got kicked out the family home , 8 years on HRT. Sat here waiting for the muscle cream to work as back is tight again, off to see mum for her birthday before going to the workshop.

[davina61]

Stuff to do at home today, gone midday by the time it was sorted so lazy afternoon. So lazy I fell asleep on the recliner!!! Must have needed it, shopping day again tomorrow. Hope I dont need to much as have to put fuel in car and its gone up a third thanks to the orange idiot.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

Oh yeah fuel costs are ridiculous now.  Just what we all need. Then it'll take months to go back down.

Charlotte 😻

[davina61]

Yes its a 14 mile round trip to my workshop, stuck behind slow traffic I did manage to get 53mpg out of my car yesterday. Going to make a Keema plate pie today, ready rolled pastry and as its a big pack of mince there will be enough to make pasties as well. Some for the freezer and some for dinner. Have some veg curry left over so pan is to blitz it and make a soup for lunch, will get a nice roll to go with it when food shopping this morning.

[davina61]

Domestic goddess this afternoon after this mornings food shop, filled up with diesel as well and it cost me £10 more for my normal top up that is over 1/2 a tank.
 Anyway Keema pie made, 3 pasties made ,clothes washed and bed changed all in just over 2 hours!
Nice bit of rhubarb crumble and custard for pudding as well, living the life!

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

With the food you're making that's definitely living a life! Rhubarb crumble is nice, although blackberry and apple is a true favourite!