Subject: Re: [TR] Drive your Triumph Day

From: John Innis <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:24:45 -0600

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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 <[email-masked]> 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
> ** [email-masked] **
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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 &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; 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&amp=
;utm_medium=3Dcpc&amp;utm_source=3Dbing&amp;utm_content=3Dgb%20%7C%20royal-=
leamington-spa%20%7C%20528438%20%7C%20mallory-court-country-house-hotel-and=
-spa&amp;uid=3De9338a2e-7179-4ef1-8c7b-078209deda8f&amp;as=3Db&amp;aid=3D77=
790657007190&amp;dsti=3D528438&amp;dstt=3D8&amp;nid=3D1&amp;sl=3D9&amp;mscl=
kid=3D0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784b4244cb&amp;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=
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From: Rye Livingston <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:46:03 -0800

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Yes it totally counts.  My car is not ready for the road so I took a =
photo in my garage.  I encourage others who are in snow country and =
their cars are in hibernation, to take a photo in the garage.  Did you =
take a photo yesterday?  If so, send it to [email-masked]

Regards,

Rye

> On Feb 11, 2025, at 9:24 AM, John Innis <[email-masked]> wrote:
>=20
> Sadly the weather was not cooperating.  I did work on the car,  does =
that count?
>=20
>=20
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 11:15 John Macartney <[email-masked] =
> 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 years since his birth and 60 years since his death.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> 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=99=
ll 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-co=
untry-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-le=
amington-spa%20%7C%20528438%20%7C%20mallory-court-country-house-hotel-and-=
spa&uid=3De9338a2e-7179-4ef1-8c7b-078209deda8f&as=3Db&aid=3D77790657007190=
&dsti=3D528438&dstt=3D8&nid=3D1&sl=3D9&msclkid=3D0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784=
b4244cb&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 =
asbestos 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 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 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 princely sum of US$37 plus =
a 15% service charge for just one sandwich and a small glass of his =
drink!!!!!!!!!!!! Patronise this establishment by all means if you visit =
but prepare to eat spaghetti or any form of cheap pasta for the rest of =
your UK stay.
>=20
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>=20
> Jonmac
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Yes =
it totally counts. &nbsp;My car is not ready for the road so I took a =
photo in my garage. &nbsp;I encourage others who are in snow country and =
their cars are in hibernation, to take a photo in the garage. &nbsp;Did =
you take a photo yesterday? &nbsp;If so, send it to <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Regards,</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Rye</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Feb 11, 2025, at 9:24 AM, John Innis =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><p dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Sadly the weather was not cooperating.&nbsp; I did work on =
the car,&nbsp; does that count?</p>
<br class=3D""><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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><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" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"m_-6329949805663901783WordSection1"><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">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 years since his birth and 60 years =
since his death.<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></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 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.<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">The building is now and has been for a long time =
past, a *<b class=3D"">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-c=
ourt-country-house-hotel-and-spa.html?utm_campaign=3Dgb-United-Kingdom-Hot=
els-eu-en-uk&amp;utm_medium=3Dcpc&amp;utm_source=3Dbing&amp;utm_content=3D=
gb%20%7C%20royal-leamington-spa%20%7C%20528438%20%7C%20mallory-court-count=
ry-house-hotel-and-spa&amp;uid=3De9338a2e-7179-4ef1-8c7b-078209deda8f&amp;=
as=3Db&amp;aid=3D77790657007190&amp;dsti=3D528438&amp;dstt=3D8&amp;nid=3D1=
&amp;sl=3D9&amp;msclkid=3D0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784b4244cb&amp;akw=3D77790=
879386964" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">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 class=3D""><u =
class=3D"">not</u></b> a =E2=80=98Mom and Pop=E2=80=99 establishment =
when it comes to paying for things. Many years ago (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 =
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 princely sum of US$37 plus a 15% service =
charge for just one sandwich and a small glass of his drink!!!!!!!!!!!! =
Patronise this establishment by all means if you visit but prepare to =
eat spaghetti or any form of cheap pasta for the rest of your UK stay.<u =
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Of course it counts, you drove a screwdrive=
r! &nbsp;Take a picture.&nbsp;<div><br><div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOf=
Signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">=E2=80=9CObstacles are all you see when you take=
 your eyes off the goal=E2=80=9D &nbsp;H. Ford</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On =
Feb 11, 2025, at 12:10=E2=80=AFPM, John Innis &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrot=
e:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<p dir=3D"ltr">Sadly the weather w=
as not cooperating.&nbsp; I did work on the car,&nbsp; 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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c=
cc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#467886" vlink=3D"#96=
607D" style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div class=3D"m_-6329949805663901783Wor=
dSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">How many on this list made a special journ=
ey yesterday on Sir John Black=E2=80=99s birthday =E2=80=93 aka Drive your T=
riumph Day? It would have been 130 years since his birth and 60 years since h=
is death.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></p><p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal">I confess that since I no longer own any Standard or Tr=
iumph car, I made my pilgrimage to his former home at Tachbrook Mallory, a v=
illage 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 greatl=
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Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:38:34 +0000

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I did.

I like the way this photo turned out, quite by accident.

Cliff

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From: Triumphs <[email-masked]> on behalf of John Macartne=
y <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 9:53 AM
To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>
Subject: [TR] Drive your Triumph Day

How many on this list made a special journey yesterday on Sir John Black=92=
s birthday =96 aka Drive your Triumph Day? It would have been 130 years sin=
ce 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 a=
cquired Kia Sportage hybrid which is a car that has greatly impressed me . =
Attached is a picture of the south-west face of Sir John=92s former home bu=
t admittedly taken in the summer a few years ago when the weather was so mu=
ch 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=
 =91boutique=92 hotel and restaurant but you=92ll be able to go inside it i=
f you click on this link - Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa, Royal=
 Leamington Spa, United Kingdom - Lowest Rate Guaranteed!<https://www.hotel=
sone.com/royal-leamington-spa-hotels-gb/mallory-court-country-house-hotel-a=
nd-spa.html?utm_campaign=3Dgb-United-Kingdom-Hotels-eu-en-uk&utm_medium=3Dc=
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=3D1&sl=3D9&msclkid=3D0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784b4244cb&akw=3D77790879386964=
> In the event any lister should find themselves in the UK at a future date=
 and decides to make a =91pilgrimage=92 and to sample the food and drink wh=
ile there, may I just advise you to ensure your credit card is of the asbes=
tos type because this is most definitely not a =91Mom and Pop=92 establishm=
ent when it comes to paying for things. Many years ago (27 years to be prec=
ise) a close friend who was doing a taxi driving job took a client there an=
d 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 s=
queezed orange juice while he waited for his client to shower and change. M=
y friend then signed for those two items upon leaving (which cost was to hi=
s client=92s account) and was horrified to be charged the princely sum of U=
S$37 plus a 15% service charge for just one sandwich and a small glass of h=
is drink!!!!!!!!!!!! Patronise this establishment by all means if you visit=
 but prepare to eat spaghetti or any form of cheap pasta for the rest of yo=
ur UK stay.

Jonmac

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d client to another local destination,
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 change. My friend then signed for those two items upon leaving (which cost=
 was to his client=92s account) and
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Indeed I did.=C2=A0 We got a luck break in the weather.=C2=A0 Chilly but dr=
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Dave=20

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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 1=
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