#southmimms — Public Fediverse posts

I'd managed to get Monday off from work, so drove back earlier today - #M25 motorway (including #SouthMimms services) and #A12 highway were surprisingly busy for Monday afternoon, there were two slow tractors hauling earth across #Essex

Got some photos over the weekend with the #LumixG100 - #flowers #cats

Top tip. If you’re worried about having large caravans manoeuvring close to your car, don’t park your car (without caravan) in the fucking caravan parking spaces when there are loads of empty car parking spaces.

Also the #caravan parking spaces at #SouthMimms services are too few, too small, and too tight to manoeuvre in to.

#rant

Although #SouthMimms service station was near empty on Christmas Day, I arrived at #Caversham only to find some blighter had nicked one of my fox head centre caps from the rear left #alloy #wheel - I had parked in a quieter corner near the back to avoid other cars being too close, maybe next time I should park nearer the EV chargers as there's more foot traffic there which might deter such things.

You would have to have been carrying a 4mm hex key *and* own the same set of alloys to even want this - its the kind of petty #crime that would have happened back in the 1990s (probably from someone coming back from a rave who had overdone the drugs)

At least they didn't nick the red anodised alloy bolt I ordered from up North (but I have spares of those anyway)

#bladibarsket #cars #GolfGTI

At #SouthMimms #motorway #servicestation on #M25 just outside #London returning from a visit to relatives for my birthday weekend, having a quick snack and a drink if Pepsi before I deal with the miserable section between Potters Bar and Enfield which seems to be a permanent roadworks zone at the moment. Lots more #EV chargers are appearing (not just Tesla) but alas, it seems Welcome Break have abandoned #recycling bins as I'm sure they had these last time I was here..

here is the side of the other one at #SouthMimms #M25 services - (just outside North London), again directly outside the toilets (this time the toilets for both genders are in same place). The company is called TopGift, run by #Desi folk and based in #Southall West #London with satellite offices in #Birmingham and #'Manchester- they have more small shops but mostly sell mobile phone accessories and unlock phones / carry out repairs at the ones which aren't outside service station loos

#OnThisDay 12Dec1826 Ned NEAL defeats Phil SAMPSON in 10 rounds and 1hr6min at South Mimms Common. NEALE Seconded by his trainer Harry HOLT & Josh HUDSON, SAMPSON by Jem WARD & Jem BURNS (£200 a side) #SouthMimms

#HarryHolt #Genealogy #Pugilist #Holt#HarryHoltBiography #SportsHistory #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Prizefighter #LondonPrizeRing #Regency #Georgian #C19th #19thCentury #History