On the good front, the price of crude fell today........So the pump price might go down sometime next year! And while I admit my Disco may not be the most fuel efficent car in the world, it's 18 years old, and with a little TLC will still be going in 20 years time, unlike most modern cars which have a design life of 6-8 years.

Mind you, just think how much it costs to keep a type 42 destroyer at sea for six months, how much diesel do you think 2 Rolls Royce Tyne gas turbines, 2 Rolls Royce Olympus gas turbines, and 4 Paxman Valenta V12 diesel engines drink a day?

Wassail!! Chris.