[TR] Drive your Triumph Day

[John Innis]

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 at gmx.com> wrote:

> How many on this list made a special journey yesterday on Sir John Black’s
> birthday – aka Drive your Triumph Day? It would have been 130 years 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’s
> 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 ‘boutique’ hotel and restaurant but you’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-country-house-hotel-and-spa.html?utm_campaign=gb-United-Kingdom-Hotels-eu-en-uk&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&utm_content=gb%20%7C%20royal-leamington-spa%20%7C%20528438%20%7C%20mallory-court-country-house-hotel-and-spa&uid=e9338a2e-7179-4ef1-8c7b-078209deda8f&as=b&aid=77790657007190&dsti=528438&dstt=8&nid=1&sl=9&msclkid=0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784b4244cb&akw=77790879386964>
> In the event any lister should find themselves in the UK at a future date
> and decides to make a ‘pilgrimage’ 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 ‘Mom and Pop’ 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’s 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.
>
>
>
> Jonmac
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