2022 - What I did today

Messed about for ages with Edward the Fergie trying to ge him started. I even took the inlet pipe off the carb to find there was no petrol getting to it. When the guy had delivered it and unbeknown to me he had turned the petrol tap of at the tank! Once turned back on the auld boy fired up immediately. It was a good job I sussed it as it was starting to lose battery power. 
To charge it up again I had a bit of a drive around the street to check out the gears as well. I had forgotten how crap the brakes are on these things so I need to be careful. I reversed it on to my drive which is on quite an incline (so is the street!) so as a belt and braces job I chocked the wheels as well as parking in reverse.
Next plan is to take ihim on to some level-ish ground at the top or bottom of street and check the oils as well as giving him his winter doze of anti-freeze.