Best laid plans. This morning I set 4 alarms and arranged for two friends to ring me at 6am. Today was my speed awareness course. Be a minute late...and you fail the course and have to pay again. I left the car out as well to save time. Leaving myself 45 minutes to drive 15, I wearily got into my car. Inserted key...and nothing. Kept trying...nothing. Total stress. Knocked on the only neighbours who's lights were on...nothing. Frantic call to my poor old dad...who lives 10 mins away...he jumps into his car with pyjamas and flat cap. I make it with 5 minutes to spare. Dad picks me up after 4 hour course. We check the battery...all ok. He takes the fuse panel off...touches a couple of fuses...and brrrrm....he switches off....I get in...and nothing. In the end I call the breakdown service. Technical guy rings me....within 5 minutes my car purring like a happy moggy. The reason....I am embarrassed to share....in fact....I dare not tell my dad. But I need the word pillock tattooed on my shiny dome. Stress factor nine Mr Sulu..
Being a dunce once in awhile is common for most men for the most common occurrences. It's a matter of having a lot on our minds. It was scorching hot as I came out of the senior center after lunch, I turned on the air conditioner after I began driving and only warm air came through. Naturally I went into panic mode and drove like a madman to my mechanic. He checked it out and said I had plenty of fluid so I knew I had a big job ahead of me that meant big bucks. He rolled something large to the car that looked like a big fan that wasn't and told me to turn the key. I dove into the car to turn the key and noticed the AC light wasn't on and realized I hadn't turned the AC switch on. With a red face I told the mechanic about my old age problems, such as my trombone playing was causing me mental problems, etc...etc... He looked at me sorrowfully like I was sort of nut and didn't charge me anything. So what's happening to you whatever it is is perfectly normal. You're nuts, too, so relax and take the rest of the day off.
ReplyDeleteBless you Felix...that made me smile...I needed a smile today x
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