REPORT ON THE WEDNESDAY COFFEE MORNING - 9th OCTOBER – GARSONS GARDEN CENTRE
Our final coffee morning of 2024 was probably our best. Garsons Garden Centre have been the most welcoming of all the garden centres that we have visited. It helps that one of the managers owns a classic car – an Austin 7 – so he thinks that we are rather modern. It’s not often we can say that!
Garsons made 5 parking spaces available immediately outside the entrance. Sadly, that wasn’t enough, since more than 5 Moggies attended and had to park elsewhere.
The Club organisers, Ann & Ian B were super impressed. A number of new members were attending their first coffee morning and Nigel? came along having seen it advertised on our website. Regrettably, we don’t know his surname, but if anyone did get it and has his contact details, please pass them onto hantsmorrisminor@gmail.com Nigel is a real classic car enthusiast and has offered to help people struggling to fix any issue.
A good number of people stayed on for lunch, particularly those that had travelled long distances.
Ann B, quickly got photos up on the Club’s Facebook page, so these pictures are not original – they have already been circulated on Facebook.
We have a feeling that we may be returning to Garsons next year.
15th of October Club Night - Moggie Drive
The title fooled a number of members. It is a bit like the Beetle Drives of old - we didn't drive anywhere; it was held in the Fox & Hounds. Mike H, who had organised the event, turned up a little late having to negotiate the car park in the dark. A round of applause greeted him to which he took a bow and started to explain the rules. Tables of 4 people are arranged to "build" their Moggie based on the dice thrown.
Once a member has thrown the dice to complete a column, they shout "Moggie" and that part of the game stops. Winners from each table move clockwise to the next table and losers from each table move anti-clockwise; to make it more sociable. When all the games have been played the winner is the person with the highest score. On this occasion, Artur N was the winner.
October’s Word Challenge
How many words can you find in the word…‘Travellers’
Words must be of 4 or more letters.
No proper nouns allowed.
70 = solid 80 = good 100 = amazing 125 + = genius
alert | ease | late | rear | salve | tale | vale |
alerts | eels | Late | rate | savers | tales | vales |
ales | elate | leer | relates | stare | tall | valet |
Alter | elevate | leers | reels | seat | taller | valets |
alters | elevates | least | real | steal | tallest | vast |
arrest | elver | leat | raves | star | tare | veal |
Arse | elvers | leats | reave | steel | tares | veer |
aster | elves | leave | rare | saver | teal | veers |
avast | ever | leaver | rarest | salver | teals | vela |
aver | leavers | reel | salter | tear | velar | |
averse | leaves | ravers | stave | tears | verse | |
avert | lest | rates | salt | tease | vest | |
averts | levee | rave | slat | teasel | ||
levees | reaves | steer | teaser | |||
lever | rear | slaver | tell | |||
levers | ravels | sleet | teller | |||
relate | stale | tellers | ||||
rears | seller | tells | ||||
reaver | slate | travel | ||||
ravels | stellar | traveller | ||||
ravels | steals | travels | ||||
relet | stere | tree | ||||
relet | seer | trees | ||||
relets | seal | |||||
reset | steels | |||||
rest | save | |||||
reveal | sear | |||||
reveals | ||||||
revel | ||||||
revel | ||||||
revels | ||||||
revert | ||||||
| reverts |
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November’s Word Challenge
Find the words to match the definitions. They are all car related.
If your answers are correct the first letter of each word will spell out another car part.
A bee has 4 of these
A chemical compound used to monitor acidity or alkalinity
Fruits with hard shells around an edible kernel
Stage name of magician, Stephen Frayne
A place in an elected parliament
A brood of chicks
A device for heating a room
To completely use up
A locomotive
It shows registration
Spanner in the Works.
The intent is to publish a page in our magazine which will help you keep your car on the road. The idea is to produce an article every second month, explaining how to service a working part for your car.
As time goes by, the brake fluid absorbs moisture and the water content can increase resulting in internal rust. This causes wheel cylinders to seize up. You should change your brake fluid every two years giving the braking system a bleed on all four brakes front and rear with fresh brake fluid. This will help slow this problem down.
To do this you will have to lift up the carpet on the driver’s side where you will find the lid to the master cylinder.
It’s best to start with the rear brakes first as it is advisable to start with the brakes furthest away from the brake master cylinder. As the hand brake is on the rear it’s a good idea to prevent the front wheels from rolling off the jack so make sure you are on flat ground and the front wheels chocked.
Before removing the rear wheels use axle stands as a jack is not to be trusted. A trolley jack is best for the job. You may need an assistant to press the brake pedal.
To do this job you will need the following:
Fresh brake fluid DOT 4.
A good jack, ideally a trolley jack.
Two axle stands. If you are a member you can borrow these from the club.
A set of spanners.
A container or such to catch the old brake fluid in.
After bleeding both the rear brakes repeat on both the front brakes.
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