As some of you will know I was devastated when my beloved cross trainer died on me.

A new part was ordered, but 3 months later this promised new part has yet to be delivered even though paid for !!

I was beginning to think my cross training days were over.

Then this week I had some news that made me speechless, a friend of ours in Cambridge has decided he no longer wants his cross trainer and amazingly he wants to give it to me.

I told him I thought he was mad to get rid of it and his reply was “I havent used it for ages.  If you will use it then you will be happy and i will be happy that it is being used and has a new home where it is useful.  So good all round ”

and of course I shall LOVE it !!

It soon became obvious that I could not afford to re-join the gym, carry on with my pilates class or buy the refurbished cross trainer I so desired.

I wasn’t even sure the shed  roof was even high enough for a cross trainer either 🙁

Then one evening last week while walking past a charity shop in Cambridge I spotted a cross trainer just sitting there with my name on it

The following morning we went to investigate, the price was good at £50 but no one was sure if it actually worked 🙁 and it had no electric cable with it.

A quick visit to tesco to buy some batteries and after lots of fiddling around we were happy that it worked, to some fashion !

So I bought it, then wondered how I would ever get it back to Kings Lynn but as usual Geoff is never put off by these things and its now in my shed.

I have an electric cable but its very temperamental and although the power is getting through nothing works and all power dies after a few mins. ( update no power at all tonight )

BUT watch this space because if it can be fixed I know the right man to do the job 🙂

and as for the shed roof being tall enough, well if I was just a fraction taller I would have a very sore head indeed !