(30-12-2023, 04:17 PM)Reckless Rat Wrote: Sorry no photos today but had a run out in the RP. Nice and sunny down here. Roads dry and the air very clear. From a vantage point between Portes and Peyremale I could see all the way over to the Rhône valley and beyond. I could see Mont Ventoux and the snow capped peaks of the Alps beyond it. I reckon Mont Ventoux is about 100km as a French Corbeau flies from where I was, (as long as it hadn't been on the Pastis).
Happy Hogmanay everyone. Don't drink and drive - here's a salutary warning to all:
Be careful about drink driving as we are getting close to the New Year and Police are out there checking on people. Last night I was out for a few drinks. One thing led to another and I had a few too many cocktails and then went onto the wine. Not a good idea. Knowing I was over the limit, I decided to leave my car at the pub and took a bus home. Sure enough, I passed a police checkpoint, where they were pulling over drivers and performing breathalyser tests. Because I was in a bus they just waved it past. I arrived home safely and without incident, which was a real surprise as I've never driven a double decker before and I am not even sure where I got it from.
Let my son-in-law and the middle grandson drive the Ulster. They appeared to both enjoy it, more than somewhat. They have a pretty full-on racing simulator at home and the other day dad spent an hour learning Suzuka; now, he's no slouch - he can always beat me when we go karting - but when his son tried Suzuka - having never seen it before - after just two laps was a full second quicker. Ah! the advantage of being just 15.
I'm all LED on the RP. It's a pleasure driving at night, no worries about discharge and it allows you to turn down the dynamo output to lessen the load.
31-12-2023, 01:14 PM (This post was last modified: 31-12-2023, 01:15 PM by Reckless Rat.)
In the old days, Ivor if you were driving in weather like in Henry's photo you'd have to make a choice. Headlamps or Windscreen wiper, but probably not both... the only non LED light on my car now is the dashboard light. I just haven't got around to changing it yet. (and I've got that Jethro Tull LP as well, although I prefer "Aqualung"!)
31-12-2023, 01:39 PM (This post was last modified: 31-12-2023, 01:41 PM by David Stepney.)
I’m a bit of a Jethro Tull fan too, although my favourite track is “To Old to Rock and Roll” . And yes, I prefer incandescent bulbs despite the continuous discharge showing on the ammeter. If one has a well charged battery, one can have both headlamps and wipers, at least for an hour or so.
