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Sadly the weather was not cooperating. I did work on the car, does that
count?
On Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 11:15 John Macartney <johnBMacartney@gmx.com> wrote:
> How many on this list made a special journey yesterday on Sir John Black=
=E2=80=99s
> birthday =E2=80=93 aka Drive your Triumph Day? It would have been 130 yea=
rs since
> his birth and 60 years since his death.
>
>
>
> I confess that since I no longer own any Standard or Triumph car, I made
> my pilgrimage to his former home at Tachbrook Mallory, a village near to
> the City of Coventry and very close to the town of Leamington Spa in my
> newly acquired Kia Sportage hybrid which is a car that has greatly
> impressed me . Attached is a picture of the south-west face of Sir John=
=E2=80=99s
> former home but admittedly taken in the summer a few years ago when the
> weather was so much nicer than the cold, very wet and even more windy
> winter day in England, as yesterday proved to be.
>
>
>
> The building is now and has been for a long time past, a **very**
> prestigious =E2=80=98boutique=E2=80=99 hotel and restaurant but you=E2=80=
=99ll be able to go inside
> it if you click on this link - Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa,
> Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom - Lowest Rate Guaranteed!
> <https://www.hotelsone.com/royal-leamington-spa-hotels-gb/mallory-court-c=
ountry-house-hotel-and-spa.html?utm_campaign=3Dgb-United-Kingdom-Hotels-eu-=
en-uk&utm_medium=3Dcpc&utm_source=3Dbing&utm_content=3Dgb%20%7C%20royal-lea=
mington-spa%20%7C%20528438%20%7C%20mallory-court-country-house-hotel-and-sp=
a&uid=3De9338a2e-7179-4ef1-8c7b-078209deda8f&as=3Db&aid=3D77790657007190&ds=
ti=3D528438&dstt=3D8&nid=3D1&sl=3D9&msclkid=3D0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784b424=
4cb&akw=3D77790879386964>
> In the event any lister should find themselves in the UK at a future date
> and decides to make a =E2=80=98pilgrimage=E2=80=99 and to sample the food=
and drink while
> there, may I just advise you to ensure your credit card is of the asbesto=
s
> type because this is most definitely *not* a =E2=80=98Mom and Pop=E2=80=
=99 establishment
> when it comes to paying for things. Many years ago (27 years to be precis=
e)
> a close friend who was doing a taxi driving job took a client there and
> while waiting to take said client to another local destination, my friend
> chose to order one freshly grated cheese sandwich and a glass of freshly
> squeezed orange juice while he waited for his client to shower and change=
.
> My friend then signed for those two items upon leaving (which cost was to
> his client=E2=80=99s account) and was horrified to be charged the princel=
y sum of
> US$37 plus a 15% service charge for just one sandwich and a small glass o=
f
> his drink!!!!!!!!!!!! Patronise this establishment by all means if you
> visit but prepare to eat spaghetti or any form of cheap pasta for the res=
t
> of your UK stay.
>
>
>
> Jonmac
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Sadly the weather was not cooperating.=C2=A0 I did work on t=
he car,=C2=A0 does that count?</p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 11:15 John Macartney <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:johnBMacartney@gmx.com">johnBMacartney@gmx.com</a>> wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#467886" vlink=
=3D"#96607D" style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div class=3D"m_-63299498056639=
01783WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">How many on this list made a spec=
ial journey yesterday on Sir John Black=E2=80=99s birthday =E2=80=93 aka Dr=
ive your Triumph Day? It would have been 130 years since his birth and 60 y=
ears since his death.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0=
<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I confess that since I no longer own any =
Standard or Triumph car, I made my pilgrimage to his former home at Tachbro=
ok Mallory, a village near to the City of Coventry and very close to the to=
wn of Leamington Spa in my newly acquired Kia Sportage hybrid which is a ca=
r that has greatly impressed me . Attached is a picture of the south-west f=
ace of Sir John=E2=80=99s former home but admittedly taken in the summer a =
few years ago when the weather was so much nicer than the cold, very wet an=
d even more windy winter day in England, as yesterday proved to be.<u></u><=
u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal">The building is now and has been for a long time past, a *<b>very</b>*=
prestigious =E2=80=98boutique=E2=80=99 hotel and restaurant but you=E2=80=
=99ll be able to go inside it if you click on this link - <a href=3D"https:=
//www.hotelsone.com/royal-leamington-spa-hotels-gb/mallory-court-country-ho=
use-hotel-and-spa.html?utm_campaign=3Dgb-United-Kingdom-Hotels-eu-en-uk&=
;utm_medium=3Dcpc&utm_source=3Dbing&utm_content=3Dgb%20%7C%20royal-=
leamington-spa%20%7C%20528438%20%7C%20mallory-court-country-house-hotel-and=
-spa&uid=3De9338a2e-7179-4ef1-8c7b-078209deda8f&as=3Db&aid=3D77=
790657007190&dsti=3D528438&dstt=3D8&nid=3D1&sl=3D9&mscl=
kid=3D0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784b4244cb&akw=3D77790879386964" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa, Royal=
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom - Lowest Rate Guaranteed!</a> In the event =
any lister should find themselves in the UK at a future date and decides to=
make a =E2=80=98pilgrimage=E2=80=99 and to sample the food and drink while=
there, may I just advise you to ensure your credit card is of the asbestos=
type because this is most definitely <b><u>not</u></b> a =E2=80=98Mom and =
Pop=E2=80=99 establishment when it comes to paying for things. Many years a=
go (27 years to be precise) a close friend who was doing a taxi driving job=
took a client there and while waiting to take said client to another local=
destination, my friend chose to order one freshly grated cheese sandwich a=
nd a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice while he waited for his client =
to shower and change. My friend then signed for those two items upon leavin=
g (which cost was to his client=E2=80=99s account) and was horrified to be =
charged the princely sum of US$37 plus a 15% service charge for just one sa=
ndwich and a small glass of his drink!!!!!!!!!!!! Patronise this establishm=
ent by all means if you visit but prepare to eat spaghetti or any form of c=
heap pasta for the rest of your UK stay.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jonmac<u></u><u></u></=
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