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Dusty Bin & Gloves

Since the last post about the Dacia Duster, I've had quite a bit of interest from Renault about the mileage (or rather, lack thereof). They actually admitted that the motorway mileage wasn't "what they expect for a Diesel". Not sure exactly what they expect, but they're "looking into it". So fingers crossed. Now, gloves. It's now the last working day for me before I embark on the mad Sittingbourne-to-Paris Bike Ride, when 100 cyclist will be riding 260 miles in aid of Demelza House, our local children's hospice. There are seven of us in our "team" and for my sins, I was promoted to leader as I was the one who organised the training and pushed the guys to get out and ride. At some point, someone said we were like Dad's Army and I therefore got dubbed "Captain Mainwaring" by default. A few weeks ago, one of the guy's chain came off and we spent more time looking for a stick to use to put it back on than we actually