Pleased myself today as I managed to fix the rear windscreen heater in the car today. Courtesy of an online discussion list of fellow Beemer owners I was given detailed instructions of what to do and how to do it ... then did it! Here is photographic proof that I was in there and at it! Happy motoring! DW

A relatively minor problem such as the one I caused myself yesterday just goes to highlight one thing: aren't we normally healthy, mobile people a pile of moaners? My finger is a bit of a mess: I will be slightly incapacitated for a few days as it sorts itself out. There are people whose entire lives are dominated by massive inconveniences that most of us can barely dream about let alone experience. So, if you hear me whingeing about my finger, just remember what I just said! By the way, let's record a hearty well done to those plucky rugby players of ours who have just won the Rugby Union World Cup for the first time ever: beating Australia in the final in Sydney by 20 points to 17. I watched most of the match as it was a decent affair. Well done lads! DW

How many of those now I don't believe I wanted to do that moments have you had? A few, eh? I had one of those moments a couple of hours or so ago: I sliced the end of my finger off. Honest, a genuine chunk: nail, skin and underlying tissue. I almost took a pic of it for you but it took me so long to stem the bleeding that I changed my mind. When Mrs W heard about the incident she wanted me to go to the hospital ... it's bad enough but there's nothing for them to stitch or anything so all they would do is what I did. Anyway, here is a pic of a harmless view of what's left. DW