27/08/2026
At 8am when we pulled into our trader space @ the Merioneth Show Dolgellau this morning, the rain hitting the roof of the van was brutal.
But it quickly slowed down enough to put my stalls frame up without getting soaked.
We had a wander and I sat in a rather wonderful Kubota digger at Major Owens.
By 10ish it turned into - and remained a lovely day!
Sorry if you took my advice and arrived in coats wellies and the like, I should have said factor 20, sun hats and shades. We got a good few military flypasts, being right on the edge of the Mach Loop.
My card reader was useless on Wifi but the lads at the bacon bap centre got it running on mobile for me - between that and my phone we managed most card payments eventually. That whole contactless thing kills trade, but that's the way it is these days. The switched on people have their own Starlink hub with them but I don't do many shows.
The van stopped for a pint on the way home and we had a Magnum at Thomas Motor Mart.
Back at base the sky changed and it rained within minutes of the last shot.