Mixer valve

Replaced the leaking mixer valve. With some cunning shuffling, only needed three bends. Seems to be ok now. I want to do some work on the other cylinder now, but that's not so urgent.
Sunday Times says plumbers can make £100,000, and I know I can do a better job that some of the people whose work I've been fixing....

Bike to Freckenham

After lunch cycled to the Golden Boar at Freckenham for a drink with friends before they came back for Sunday dinner, with the boys on the U+2. Bright sunshine, though cold, when we left, but started hailing seconds later. Strong headwind across the fields beyween the villages. Vaguely wished I had a faired recumbent (maybe even with electric assist to help with towing), but it would cost more than my car (and wouldn't replace it). In theory I could commute by bike, and we could get rid of the second small car and Alice could use the big car, but I doubt it will happen. The boys were happy with the idea of going to school by bike again (we did it a few times last term, but haven't last half term).