There's been a big accident in the street outside. Yes, I was one of those ghoulish people who went out and took a picture. But I did have a good check to make sure there was no one hurt first, so it wasn't in the poorest of taste. It's hit the...

I've recently adopted one of Xylia's cast off iPhones. She has to have the latest one, of course, and I get the old ones. I'm not a mobile phone person, but it's useful to stick in the Land Rover with a PAYG sim in it in case I need to get the AA...

Meanwhile in Leicester the locals have moved beyond the miniature nitrous oxide cylinders and are buying bigger ones: 'Do not inhale' indeed. I doubt if it's been used to make whipped cream.

Not too sure about this Americanisation myself. All this raised middle finger malarkey; it's a bit like people saying 'gotten' and 'high school'. Is anybody doing a traditional British V sign version?

No I haven't ever had a Disco so haven't changed the gearbox single handed at the side of the road. I'm getting pretty nifty with the Defender box though, having taken it out and put it (or its replacement) back in a few times now. Get the...

Oh, I see @Stanleysteamer's beaten me to it.

Yes @Stanleysteamer, as per @Hippo's post above, I'd have thought a reconditioned gearbox is the best option. Various other bits and pieces on the car have already been renewed so you're dealing with a known vehicle rather than just buying...

Don't forget the wiper relay. These go wrong and can yield all sorts of weird wiper behaviour. They're more than just a relay - there's a printed circuit board inside. I don't think there were many variants of the motor mechanism - I've replaced...

The cable goes over the top of the gear wheels on the wiper spindles, so a push would raise them and a pull would lower them. So it may still turn out to be a broken cable.

Is the armadildo indigenous to your location perchance? They can leave a three toed impression.

Did you take any pictures?

I'm only here for the creeps . . .