This is a rest stop on the M6 motorway in northern England!

This needs no explanation;

Welcome to the KGM Rodius

I suspect that you may be American, not to worry, it will pass, maybe.

Does any body remember the concept of “grown ups”, the hippy dippy irritating olds, the dull, dumb parents, those that we rebelled against?

Oh, how soon we forget:

Because well thought through, grown up ideas have a tendency to take time.

I have been checking on this.

Yes, all the certificates are on display! I have no idea how (the why is easier, the proprietor’s daughter is a farmer and, erm, something of a force to reckoned with).

My local garage sells petrol, diesel, oil , antifreeze and all the usual car stuff, homemade cakes, organic home cured bacon, venison (in seaso, along with other game) and very lovely hand crafted teddy bears. This year they have diversified further and offer a selection of Christmas trees. Choose the tree you want…

My Grandfather had one of these;

The window motor is knackered because when the front turn signals were connected the windows went up and down in sync.

Spending time with my young nephew, he really really likes tow trucks.

The difference between a $90k Pantera and a $190k Pantera? Those rust bubbles. If there are visible bubbles there is a LOT more rust that is not visible!

I have a slightly younger Stanley runabout steam car It has different jets for kerosene, gasoline and alcohol. Bits of my left arm are unnaturally shiny and I have 9.5 fingers. While I am not sure that internal combustion engines will ever catch on, I have a healthy fear of pressurized hydrocarbons in the wild.

Benjamin Franklin, “ guests are like fish, after three days they start to smell”

I think it might have to do with solar panels being socialist works of the Anti-Christ. ( Accordining to the book of Koch, Manchin, et al)

Or a fishing rod,

Tracks.

Lithium is used in many many things but my favorite? It is the stuff that makes red fireworks red. A less excitingly, red flares too.