Car replaced

Since our 2004 Vauxhall Astra is finished we are now in possession of a 2007 Fiat Panda, taxed and insured. It has a timing chain, not a belt, so that should last well if I keep up with the oil changes. We once owned a 1989 Fiat Panda that had visited the Alps and was the color of tomato soup.

Vacation timing

A member of my family was booked to go on vacation to Barcelona, which is probably now full of angry nationalists and riot police, being flown there by Monarch who collapsed today. That worked out quite well really: at least they get a refund.