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Check out this Phone Mount (Best I’ve found)

Simple, just how I like it!

I don’t know about you but I have a really hard timer finding a mobile phone mount that is both cheap and reliable. I don’t like vent mounts and I like it on the windscreen, so a good suction mount has to work. I know these tend to have problems in warm weather but I’m in the UK and only ocassionally does it hit 30c.

I’ve previously bought the Griffin WindowSeat, and when that broke last time round I bought it again, as it did the job. But now, I’m finding it harder to get hold of so had to go hunting for another. The first eBay special I came across cost around £5 and had a bunch of positive ratings, but in reality it stuck to the windscreen for about 5 minutes and I then proceed to break it by trying to get it to fit with the suction mount from my old one – that’ll teach me!

So in my effort to get a better alternative, I hit Amazon…. and found this Arteck mount. It was equally as cheap but the reviews were all good and seemed genuine.

The mount is neat and not dissimilar to my old Griffin mount, it’s been there for a week now and hasn’t fallen down yet on it’s own so it’s got to be a win! (Having just double checked the description it seems to employ the use of 3M window mount adhesive, probably the same as the Griffin as that came with spares).

Bit of a boring post, but hope it can help you out too 🙂

Got engaged!

So, amongst other things to do on my week off work, I finally got engaged to my lovely girlfriend of over four years, Annabelle 🙂

Time to move on to the next stage of our relationship and make things a little more permanent!

More news and updates soon but for the time being we’re still all taking it in!

Short update for now but a good one — we’re all very happy.

Where did this year go?

This seems to happen every year. Christmas and Boxing Day comes round and we’re sat in that limbo between then and New Year where we come to reflect on what has happened over the past year.

Trying to remember everything is quite hard… the year has had some ups and downs, some positives and some negatives.

I’ve made lots of new friends in the car world, the fun and joy I get from tinkering with my ever ongoing project car (see Garage) and the lust for the sound of a spooling turbo is one only people who’re mixed up in the car world will understand (of which there are thousands of like minded guys and girls worldwide.

I’m also attempting to broaden my music knowledge and items on my music wish list are being bought as vinyl – (see Playing some vinyl)

I’m focusing on building my freelance work too, so if you or friends or family have a problem with your computer please get in touch or see my website for that stuff (Frantik/Whitecherry).

Family and friends mean the world to me but unfortunately as the internet strives to bring us closer, it seems that this alone is not enough. If you see me out and about say “hi” and I’ll aim to do the same! 🙂

I’d like to thank my girlfriend for sticking by me and my annoying habits for another year. The longer we’re together the closer we get.

All the best for 2019!