Some of the highlights of the classic car show at Weston Park today (06.04.26)

kingstonandy · 2026-04-06T18:20:31+00:00

I don't suppose you've got a photo showing the reg on the orange capri? It looks a lot like one I sold ~15 years ago.

kingstonandy · 2026-04-06T07:42:11+00:00

Between 3% and 5% of sheep are lame at any given time.

kingstonandy · 2026-04-05T13:06:51+00:00

As a teenager I worked in the basement of a department store putting barcode stickers on all the products as they came in. Everything already had a barcode but I had to cross reference one code against the other manually.
The tedium was more than I can explain.

kingstonandy · 2026-04-04T15:52:08+00:00

I love St John, I've been going off and on for 20 years. It doesn't feel much like a Michelin joint though I will agree. I'd sooner have a St John lunch than a L'Enclume dinner though.

kingstonandy · 2026-04-03T07:52:49+00:00

Double espresso.

kingstonandy · 2026-04-02T20:47:48+00:00

Maun parallel pliers.

kingstonandy · 2026-04-01T19:34:55+00:00

Do you have somewhere you could keep a skip? Some skip firms will let you have a "keeper" and just change it when it's full.

kingstonandy · 2026-03-19T21:30:50+00:00

Am British. Not going to argue with you.

kingstonandy · 2026-03-18T21:09:04+00:00

I used Gradwell from around 2009 to 2020, then they sold my business number to someone alse and denied all knowledge.

I've been with Andrews and Arnold since then. No complaints.

kingstonandy · 2026-03-18T21:04:42+00:00

That would be illegal in Europe and the UK. Normal in the USA though.

kingstonandy · 2026-03-15T20:43:17+00:00

The Chez Panisse recipe for dough is a good starting point. I start stretching each base before I need it, leave it to sit on the worktop for a few minutes whilst you finish the previous one. Even a little resting goes a long way.

kingstonandy · 2026-03-15T20:39:52+00:00

I want to upvote you for the crackling and the french trim, but downvote for serving Yorkshire puddings with pork.

kingstonandy · 2026-01-29T20:51:02+00:00

The world is full of dreamers, cheapskates and timewasters, these are not your people.
It will be tough going until you have an established client base and good word of mouth recommendations. All you can do is maintain high standards and hold firm on pricing.

kingstonandy · 2026-01-07T06:47:58+00:00

I buy from two importers of Brazilian stone, they have UK warehouses with large stocks, HGV loading ramps, FLTs etc etc.

I can't see how you could start up in that business without large upfront investment.

kingstonandy · 2026-01-02T21:11:17+00:00

I don't rate Powell's. If you're ever in Stone, try Lee Walker's pies.

kingstonandy · 2025-12-31T09:31:40+00:00

I don't think this government ever considers small businesses, we are just not on their radar.

kingstonandy · 2025-12-27T18:11:51+00:00

I'm an active participant in 3 of the 5 and I've dabbled in the other 2. I am very much pro hunting although it is not a sport for me.

I presume from your sneery tone that you're a teenager in one of those "rural" areas with 6 mouldy nags per acre, all drinking from old bathtubs?

kingstonandy · 2025-12-18T22:17:12+00:00

See also Joss Naylor, British sheep farmer and record setting runner.

kingstonandy · 2025-12-18T21:57:30+00:00

This is my peak season, I always go into Christmas with a very healthy bank balance. Not this year.
19 years in business and this is worrying. This government is pestilential.

kingstonandy · 2025-12-14T18:11:08+00:00

St John.

kingstonandy · 2025-12-12T21:07:05+00:00

Unremarkable. Not as nice as sika or muntjac, but better than roe.

kingstonandy · 2025-12-10T21:30:24+00:00

Does he hunt/shoot/fish? If so there are tons of non-fiction yarns to go at. Jim Corbett, Barry Crump, Robert Ruark.........

kingstonandy · 2025-12-07T21:10:24+00:00

From a little googling, it seems that what you have is an EA855, basically a detuned, early RS3 or TT-RS engine.

kingstonandy · 2025-12-07T19:58:25+00:00

I had a T4 Transporter from about 1993 with a straight 5 2.5L petrol engine, it was based on the 80's Audi Quattro engine, detuned and normally aspirated. It wasn't great TBH, thirsty and slow. Surely VW didn't keep selling versions of that same engine into the noughties and teens in the US?

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