What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Bob Culver]

Thanks fellahs.
After the Christchurch earthquake here I felt a bit nervous in cathedrals, esp Salisbury  because part of the towering stone structure has been curved to correct subsidence! I was especially keen to view the clock, amongst the oldest known. Compared with suits of armour etc, wondrously primitive.
I stayed near and visited Dartmouth and was annoyed to learn that I missed a Newcomen engine there.
And to Chris in a few days I encountered more more or less single lane roads in Devon than I have found here in 50 years of searching them out! When the relatives earlier visited here I lectured them on the winding (full width, sealed) road to the coast, the need for care etc. They used to laugh...and I learned why. (I went to some trouble to show them our impressive west coast, then later discovered they lived 1/2 a mile from better!)i