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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 DriveYourTriumphDay@gmail.com
Regards,
Rye
> On Feb 11, 2025, at 9:24 AM, John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Sadly the weather was not cooperating. I did work on the car, does =
that count?
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> On Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 11:15 John Macartney <johnBMacartney@gmx.com =
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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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. 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 <a =
href=3D"mailto:DriveYourTriumphDay@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">DriveYourTriumphDay@gmail.com</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 =
<<a href=3D"mailto:jdinnis@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">jdinnis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><p dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Sadly the weather was not cooperating. I did work on =
the car, 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 <<a href=3D"mailto:johnBMacartney@gmx.com"; =
class=3D"">johnBMacartney@gmx.com</a>> 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> <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> <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&utm_medium=3Dcpc&utm_source=3Dbing&utm_content=3D=
gb%20%7C%20royal-leamington-spa%20%7C%20528438%20%7C%20mallory-court-count=
ry-house-hotel-and-spa&uid=3De9338a2e-7179-4ef1-8c7b-078209deda8f&=
as=3Db&aid=3D77790657007190&dsti=3D528438&dstt=3D8&nid=3D1=
&sl=3D9&msclkid=3D0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784b4244cb&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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