-4⁰ as we set off this morning. 65p scraper from Home Bargains was a surprising improvement on my fancy old one that never worked properly!

They look excellent - especially with that font!

So good to read through these replies! I've never understood the K1000 thing, as they're not even the best Pentaxes of the era! For me though, Spotmatics (with Takumars) excel for clarity, Ricohs and Konicas for value for money, and Nikkormats (with Nikkors) for just being so reliable and forgiving.

The slower speed 'zzzzip' of a Kiev/Contax RF.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azc...

...and maybe one which operates from October to February too!

Of course, memory plays up! (Born and brought up - escaped at 18!)

When the King controls the Roa custom house, and owns all the land from the Walney light house to Birkrigg stone circle to Paradise, he'll have all the custom his pub needs.

www.repaircafe.org/en/ has lots of information on where groups are, and how to set them up. There are lots of local groups who may not be on here. As much as I try to avoid Facebook, many groups use it to be heard more locally.

Stringing the bow on a train, with people running past you, would take too much time, but an unstrung 90# longbow is a robust 7' long stick, which could keep someone at bay. However, the sheaf of 3' long, 3/8" shafted pointy things you may also be carrying might get you in trouble.