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I recently purchased a Bluetooth OBD II interface tool. As required, you would need at least a 7-inch tablet to display Torque Pro or Dash Command.

In order to use the tablet properly, I purchased a windscreen tablet holder.

On the first set-up for use, the weight of the tablet lowered the holder with the slightest acceleration and its jaws kept on muting the tablet volume. Plus, it looked horrible and clearly out of place on a Toyota 86 dashboard area. It also ruins the driver’s visibility.

Since I loved my new gizmo so much, but also love my car and its sweet interior, I experimented with heavyduty sticky Velcro tape.

I cut out four discs of Velcro. I then stuck the male side on the dashboard, next to the OEM headunit. The pattern of the male Velcro blends nicely on the faux carbon fibre trim. The female Velcro was stuck on the tablet.

Once attached to the dashboard, it has a clean, neat look. The good part is that the tablet is now ergonomically safe to use from the driver’s seat.

No odd-looking holder required to secure it in one position and grubby marks from a suction cup on the windscreen.

Cost comparison: the tablet holder retails for under R100 at most China malls. However, the cost of heavy-duty, original brand Velcro (based on the lengths I utilised), works out to R12,50. A cheap trick and I’m happy that my car still looks neat inside. Unless you braai on top of a highrise building there always seem to be the odd couple of flies that will find your braai.

Chasing them away just does not work and using an insect spray at a braai is out of the question. I decided to create my own spray pouring pure alcohol, as in vodka or cane spirit, into a small plastic spray bottle available from any plastic container supply shop. I simply spray it directly at the flies and, believe me, they do not like it. They soon disappear, flying not too straight. The first time I used this with some friends around I saw a friend’s wife whispering to her husband, apparently very concerned about the over spray floating across the meat waiting to be cooked. So I sprayed some more and for good measure turned the spray towards myself and sprayed some into my mouth. I leave the rest to your imagination.