Tap or Click on a picture to go to a relevant page. Many have been there for over 20 years. One cannot be too careful, but Robin hopes some of this, seen by the right people, will help bring peace rather than conflict. Sometimes humour helps, to relieve pain, even in the worse of circumstances. e.g. That senile old pensioner, protesting about war, is thinking "I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW IT GOES !". The sign he is holding says "MAKE WAR NOT LOVE". Robin has, or had, over 10,000 "Public" friends, in every country, including on both sides in several wars. Let me plug some pictures first, before something else crops up here ... it just has - Michelle came down and we are going out NOW ! :-)

Boxing Day on Monday 26th December, and the day after - Tuesday 27th December 2022 ...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/NSxCySViYIU is a 2.2 hour rough cut of all video shot on Boxing Day, 26th December 2022, and the day after. Most will be of little interest to most people, but some bits will be to some - particularly if you are in it :-) The most interesting part is probably near the end, starting about 1 Hour 25 Minutes in ( 1H25M ) - note you can use the time bar, to peruse content and go to particular bits. Here is a rough guide: introduction then Boxing Day with Paul helping fix Hubble Web Cams, plus shots of Lovelock family, Tody the cat, etc :-) At +20 mins: visit to Robin's old pal Gus Russell; +36 mins to 1H25M drive through Ascot area to Hughenden Manor: historic HQ of the RAF from before World War 2, and near RAF Strike (Bomber) Command; 1H47M return home - trackers etc. Chromebooks for Gus and Bansals, or whoever has a need. June used the Ap, Outdoor Active, to record the GPS track, for 3D replay, of the walk around the estate, and our journey back through the Chilterns to Ascot and home. There is a glimpse of the track, but as of now, she has not received the 3D GPS track video from them. Lots of others at Christmas ? :-) Some of this video might be used by someone, for shorter, more interesting videos, particularly with material added. e.g. that shot by June on her smartphone, or those editing a new video. BUT other material is in the queue, such as the lovely trip on Friday 30th December, to visit Robin's sister Sally with family, and return Michelle and cat Lady to Coventry :-) At least this huge 2.2 hour video can be added to Robin's "shared memory bank" and will test if any parts cause "copyright" faults. e.g. music playing in the background from June's smart Samsung Fridge :-) If this video is too aweful, it can be made unlisted, but let's start with it being seen by all :-) <<<< That's the description that I put on Youtube, when I uploaded it. BUT, having just played all of it, in the early hours of the morning, I enjoyed it all :-) I was very pleased with what I said, when I had the chance, despite it all being unrehearsed, single takes, and just thrown together. I would particularly like to thank our cat Tody, for his assistance, including guard duty and testing of products such as the cameras and Chromebooks :-) Love & Strength to all, wherever you are, from Robin Lovelock and family in Sunninghill :-)

Friday 30th December 2022 - the day before New Year's Eve ...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/logOA9Njrg4 is a 43 minute rough cut video of the day before New Year's Eve 2022. i.e. Friday 30th December. It includes the journey, from Sunninghill, to Raunds, to Coventry, and back to Sunninghill. The trip was to take daughter Michelle, and her cat Lady, back to their home in Coventry, but the important part was the get-together and lunch, with Robin's sister and family. These included Sally's daughter Becky, and boyfriends/partners David and Jordan ;-) The important part was things like the exchange of presents - Robin was delighted, but a little shocked, by that given to him by Sally & Becky: a solid silver hand with two fingers raised - more expensive than the ebony singe fingered salute from the garden sculpture given to him by June, for his birthday :-) There are glimpses of many things, including Michelle's place in Coventry, including her guitars, and two painting by her: a self portrait, and one of Freddi Mercury. As always, there is plenty of GPS tracking on maps, including from the public SpotT2 Satcomms tracker carried in Robin's car(s), and the Pensioner Pendants, hung around his neck, or in June's handbag. These rough cut videos are Robin's means of not forgetting important events, places, and people, and sharing with others can be useful ;-) This description can easily be "tweaked" to make corrections or add detail. e.g. the term boyfriend/partner above. Oh yes, should anyone consider legal action, Robin knows many lawyers, including young becky. Should anyone consider visiting here, with violence in mind, beware of our security guys, Tody and Bentley :-)

Saturday 31st December 2022 - New Year's Eve ...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/BNEIG84k3Yc is a 50 minute video showing what happened with the Lovelock Family in Sunninghill, on 31st December 2022 - New Year's Eve.

It starts with a few minutes summary, including relevant background, such as a glimpse of their lovely visit to Robin's sister Sally, the day before. Also, replacement of their Garmin Satnav by a Tom Tom. Than serious background such as war and mental health. Then a quick tour of their place and lovely time with the Bansal Family. We enjoyed seeing the new year in :-)

A minor emergency of flooding - a hose came off an inside tap ! :-)

Hopefully that new external water meter, that Affinity Water decided to deploy, is OK. Thames Water used to be our supplier. Water supply was once owned by the Community. Politics ! :-)

Tap on the video on right, or New Water Meter in Sunninghill , to play the video. The description is subject to change ;-)

The Youtube description reads: QUOTE: 1.7 minute video showing what might have resulted in damage, to a water meter installed recently, outside 22 Armitage Court in Sunninghill, home of the Lovelock Family. A few days after the friendly and professional guys did the job, Robin saw there might be a problem. They had dug a hole in the surfaced path and installed the meter, showing a plastic cover, then neatly surrounded it with new tarmac. It looked like an excellent and neat job. However, some days after, Robin noticed that the plastic cover was now lower, by about 4 inches, or 10 centimeters, pressed down into a hole. The only likely explanation is that a vehicle had stopped with it's wheel on the cover, and pushed it down. We have MANY vehicles using this path, including ourselves, residents, visiting workmen, and MANY delivery vehicles. Robin has made this video to seek advice - and maybe chuckles - from his many friends - near and far. See www.gpss.co.uk :-) UNQUOTE.

Robin is grateful to Youtube for briefly showing the video on the right, as one he might wish to play, after his own. Even the picture shows the sort of steel cover he would expect to be used - even if it is American ;-)

Robin spent a few minutes research, and it seems that the water meter fitted might be very cheap, such as advertised for less than 40 GPS ( Pounds Sterling ). Very little compared with the cost of the guys doing the job, and - more significantly - a suitable steel cover, able to withstand the weight of a heavy vehicle ;-)

Searching on "protection of external water meter", found https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/prs_lft_101117meters.pdf - a very good, but not excellent, UK Government document. Search it for "protect" found "protecting the environment" but nothing about protecting the meter. He wonders why ? ;-)

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Chinese New Year on 22nd January - from Year of the Tiger to Year of the Rabbit ...

Happy Chinese New Year to our Chinese friends in Sunninghill and around the World. Tap on a picture or search. More here soon ? :-)

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