Shocked abstinent runner

Sipping a Guinness 0.0 as I write this, been on a 10 day booze-free health kick, this was prompted by the shock of weighing 81.9kg on the rare occasion I stood on the scales, thankfully am back into the late 70s again, at least for now. Am also doing a lot of walking/running, it's really quite a habit now. Ran about 4k into Kirkcaldy today actually and hit the shops (not the pubs!) for the first time in a week or two. There were a few days in middle of month when I didn't really go out, had a disease, whether it was Covid or not I don't know as have no test kit. 

Got a shock of another kind-financial- earlier in the month when I got the bill for MOT/service at the garage in Burntisland, almost £800! Might be better getting a newer car if this goes on, it seems to always have problems with the brakes. Another financial issue was sorted as my ISA matured, reinvested for a another year at a much higher interest rate, exciting stuff, eh?

Not really much more to report, the vet's place is much the same and had decent shifts this month, next in on Saturday. I am updating now as I will be going to Edinburgh tomorrow for a few refreshments, yes a few real beers rather than the pretend ones I've been on in recent days. Do intend to have another 10 days off in early September in the run up to my holiday to Portugal and my trip to Germany just after, yes, I should have more to report next time! 

Picture shows me at the transmitter at the top of the Binn (had just dropped car off at garage and went onward to Kirkcaldy that way), the other shows my budgies in their favourite place, atop the light near the TV, they have crapped a lot into it, but they don't care, they are berzerk most of the day awaiting budgie YouTube videos..