Cars

Car envy

I have had the same car for the last thirty-five years. A lot of my friends and family members have expressed a level of car envy to me. None of them have had a car for even half as long as I’ve had my car. They keep calling me ‘lucky’ and expressing jealousy. What they …

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New car hesitance

Over the last week I’ve been driving around in my new car and I like it more and more each day. The seats are leather and it makes me feel super classy. All my life I wanted leather seats but I assumed that would be a luxury that I would not be able to afford. …

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Brighton Race Repairs

Welcome to the first annual preview of the Tasmanian Racing Tournament! I’m your host, Frank Berry, and with me is Thomas Pole. I gotta say, Tom, it kind of feels like someone just picked a random name out of a hat, for your last name. I could easily say the same about you, Mr Berry. …

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The Workhorse

It isn’t easy to live up to the codes of ancient knighthood in this day and age, particularly residing in Melbourne. I took an oath to do just that many years ago, and have been living by it ever since. There are limitations, certainly. For example, subsection 14 of article 503 says that all knights …

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Clued In… Not

I’ve just been informed – by my hairdresser, no less – that my parents are looking to move to Tasmania. Thanks for letting me in on that little piece of info, mum and dad! I mean, sure, they’d expressed an interest in going there, but I thought they were talking about a holiday, not a …

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Mobile Home Needs A Fix

A few years ago, I finally bought a motor home, having dreamed of owning one pretty much my entire adult life. It’s the best, but it’s also a lot of work. On top of everything that needs doing to maintain the average car, there’s a whole lot of extras to attend to. For example, the …

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