Duty calls

The Gorse Fox and Silver Vixen were still on duty today. Fortunately, Ellie didn't stir until about seven-thirty so we had a comfortable start to the day. The Gorse Fox slipped downstairs and made some egg and bacon for Ellie and a large mug of tea for the Silver Vixen before sneaking back upstairs to perform his ablutions.

It was still warm today, but nowhere near as hot as it has been for the last few days. There high cloud keeping the sky a little grey, but it was very comfortable. The Gorse Fox whizzed Cousteau-Cub into Chichester. Unlike yesterday it was a simple twelve-minute run using a couple of back-doubles to avoid some roadworks at The Hornet.

Back home Ellie managed a sleep after lunch and then we took her along to the local play area so that she could enjoy the slides and the swings. The swings aren't really as good as they might be, for young children, but we managed to keep her amused. Pistol Pete came along to pick her up when he finished work.

The phone rang. It was the car dealership. The order for the car had been rejected by the factory. The engine choice was no longer valid. The Gorse Fox was not surprised. He had read in the price list that the combination of 1.5 TSI Petrol engine with 4x4 drivetrain was only available from stock. As it happens we weren't really interested in the 4x4 feature anyway so we are getting what we wanted originally, and it's saving £1700. Sounds like a result.