Playing catch up

I'm a bit behind here lately so here's what's been going on.
The last week of April the car came off the dollies and was readied for the road. Notable aspects of that day were lying on my back underneath the car topping up the oil in the gearbox. This is not an easy task at all. I suppose it will get easier with time and practice. Getting the filler plug out was also a struggle but with a long handled wrench and a hearty cry of "You bastaaaad" it came loose. Filling was quite easy once I got a small hand pump to do the job.
Then it was over to Jim's Auto repair here in Princeton to have the car given the once over as I hadn't had the chance to do so in November before the snows set in.
To say the guys there love the car is an understatement. They love the change of pace that it provides.
Th e car was checked over and my new radiator was fitted. Great! I thought time to get on the road. First trip out and the car was leaking anti-freeze. Panic set in initially but it was nothing more than the top hose perishing after 35 years.
So we now have another chance to get back on the road. A 100 mile trip to test things out and 19 miles from home I lost 1st, 2nd and reverse at a set of traffic lights. Luckily the car has enough power in it to start off in third.
Another trip to jones reveals nothing more complicated than a worn off bushing in the gear shifter linkage. A simple job to replace but the part will take a few days to get here.
So there we are . Less than a month into MGB motoring and we've been back to the garage twice. But nothing serious, nothing terminal to the summers motoring. Which is a good job because that drive last Sunday in the sun was nothing short of wonderful.