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Current Mood: cheerful

The local Caterham dealer decided to arrange a tour for Seven owners - one day driving over to eastern Washington, two days out there and a day driving back. What a fun idea for a long weekend! So that's what we did the first weekend of June (yes, that was a month ago now - the idea was we'd all pool our photos and videos and I'd make a post once everything was in, but there's little sign of that actually happening).

The first day, we had nine Sevens accumulate in a park in Sultan for the drive over to Cle Elum via Leavenworth. While we were there, a man pulled in driving an SUV with his family and he said, 'I have a Seven! I've been looking for a Caterham club around here!" So we made sure he got a card.

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Current Mood: busy

Two weeks ago, the local Lotus club decided anyone willing should turn up at the weekly Sunday unofficial car meet at Madrona Park. Caterhams are Lotuses by another name, so that included us. I didn't take many photos of the Lotuses, since we've seen most of them regularly at the All British Field Meet, but there were a couple of nice additions, plus the usual bizarre collection of people's pride and joys. (It's funny the cars that some people want to show off - pimped out Audis and VW Golfs just aren't special enough, sorry. I know you love them, but...)

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Today was the annual Western Washington British car show. Our car won first place in its class (not for the first time, it generally does quite well :-) ). But this year, we received this fabulous trophy of a radiator hose, which is busy leaking coolant fluid.

I know, I know, it’s funny, British cars of older years are not known for their reliablity, but not one of us receiving their trophies was thinking of radiator hoses when it comes to placing them on our mantelpiece!

Current Mood: pensive

We were back at Madrona Park yesterday morning, and a real rarity showed up - a 1954 Kaiser Darrin, of which less than 500 were made.

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Current Mood: calm

Every Sunday morning, there's an unofficial car show at Madrona Park in Seattle. I believe some photographers started it - they got a few people they knew with interesting cars to take them to a pretty location on Lake Washington. The photos went up on Instagram, other people with cars brought theirs along the next time, and it's grown and become A Thing. It's a bizarre mix of classic cars (some pristine, some rather less so!), souped up Japanese cars, hot hatches, modern icons; everything turns up sooner or later.

Yesterday was busier than it sometimes is - the sun brought out more exhibits! An original Fiat 124.

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Current Mood: jealous

How much do you have to pay San Francisco to let you do this?

Current Mood: dorky

I was rather struck by the lime green Murcielago parked outside the fish and chip shop at the bottom of the hill tonight. Not my preferred choice of colour, but there is definitely something to be said in favour of the juxtaposition of a Lambo at the chippy :-)

Current Mood: apathetic
Current Music: Over My Head - The Fray

The Seven's in the garage again this week. The only good thing to be said for the incompetent idiot in the minivan/people carrier who can't even manage to park without smacking into other people's cars is that she was an honest incompetent idiot who left a note with her name and number, confessing.

Her insurance company arranged for the SO to pick up a rental car from the place around the corner after he dropped the Seven at the body shop. The catch - they hadn't reserved any specific car on his behalf. So when he turned up to collect, he had the choice between the two vehicles they had left. Which were... a really big Ford pickup and a truly enormous Ford pickup.

The SO considered this a less than optimal exchange for our 1450lb aluminium-bodied two-seater and complained, but they were unable to provide him with an alternative that day. When he rolled up at home in this hideous excuse for a vehicle, we established that it would actually fit into the garage with a few inches to spare on either side, but frankly we couldn't be arsed, and left the miserable monstrosity outside to rust in the rain, like it deserves.

He's supposed to be taking it back today to exchange it for something reasonable - wonder what he'll be turning up in tonight?

Current Mood: bitchy
Current Music: Poor Johnny - Robert Gray

Last night the SO got pulled over by the police for speeding again. In exactly the same place he got nabbed last time. In the place I'd already told him I often saw police cars. In the place he's seen police cars lurking himself, driving past with me sitting beside him while he said, 'Oh, so that's where they hide.'

Sometimes I have to put real effort into remembering that he's supposed to be intelligent.

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