WTM Perhaps he has been watching "Ice Cold In Alex"?

Ice Cold In Alex is my favourite afternoon TV matinée film for a wet afternoon.

My Russian Lada has a starting handle. It was purchased new in 1976 for the princely sum of £1285, less £300 part exchange for the Reliant Regal van conversion.

Seeing the type of cars I favour, you will realise why I think you lot are mollycoddled wimps!

Quickbeam. I suffer from Reynaud's Phenomenon and sometimes even in summer if I touch something cold my fingers turn blue. Trying to warm them again when driving then becomes a problem and the only answer I have found is to put them down between my legs one at a time of course. Gloves in winter are o.k. but sometimes nothing helps and thawing out using water brings a sort of chilblains effect. It's one of those nuisance sort of complaints that nobody takes really seriously too. But it can affect driving and I imagine would be even worse on a motor cycle.

My new car has heated seating, I promise not to drive along with my hands under my bum... I would love a modern assist in the form of a heated steering wheel though.

Woolwell. I've considered that in the past, but it's really not worth it. The fingers gradually come back to normal after a while and it is forgotten. I could take tablets for it, but as I already take too many tablets I have opted out of that solution. I prefer to put up with it and wait for it to subside.