#538 |
Happy Monday.
Haven't been here much today - had to take my little car for its first ever MOT. It should have been in June but because of Covid, DVLA extended the MOT dates by 6 months, pushing mine to 29th December! Fat chance of finding an MOT station open between Christmas and New Year.
The Garage man said it would take an hour/hour and a half but he'd ring me if it was ready sooner. Fortunately, it wasn't raining as I had to go walkabout for 90 minutes. Lots of shops nearby but I couldn't buy anything big as I'd have to carry it around with me.......so I browsed the shelves.
Have you seen those round, plate-size tins of Vaseline lip balms and handcream? There were some at halfprice in one shop but on a shelf above my head so I couldn't see what was in the tin without taking a tin down. There was a sign that said "Ask for Assistance" but I thought that would be a bit embarrassing as I had no intention of buying one..........so I stretched up on my tippytoes and managed to catch hold of a tin...........but not very well!! It fell off the shelf, onto my head and bounced off into my trolley!!! Nonchalantly, I picked it up, read the label and sneaked it back on a lower shelf, then retreated around the corner to rub my sore head!!
While I was in the shop, I missed a phone call but decided to walk back to the garage rather than ring them. There was my car, sitting outside, waiting patiently. I gave it a pat on the bonnet and went into the garage, to be met with "I'm sorry, Its failed!!!."
Impossible, I've hardly done any mileage, especially this year, but, it seems, that was the problem. All the fallen leaves and larch needles from the woods across the road had been building up on the windscreen and, instead of clearing them off by hand, I've been using the windscreen wipers............this has damaged the wiper blades and I had to have new ones in order to pass the MOT.
So, be warned, clear the leaves yourself or pay the price.
Haven't been here much today - had to take my little car for its first ever MOT. It should have been in June but because of Covid, DVLA extended the MOT dates by 6 months, pushing mine to 29th December! Fat chance of finding an MOT station open between Christmas and New Year.
The Garage man said it would take an hour/hour and a half but he'd ring me if it was ready sooner. Fortunately, it wasn't raining as I had to go walkabout for 90 minutes. Lots of shops nearby but I couldn't buy anything big as I'd have to carry it around with me.......so I browsed the shelves.
Have you seen those round, plate-size tins of Vaseline lip balms and handcream? There were some at halfprice in one shop but on a shelf above my head so I couldn't see what was in the tin without taking a tin down. There was a sign that said "Ask for Assistance" but I thought that would be a bit embarrassing as I had no intention of buying one..........so I stretched up on my tippytoes and managed to catch hold of a tin...........but not very well!! It fell off the shelf, onto my head and bounced off into my trolley!!! Nonchalantly, I picked it up, read the label and sneaked it back on a lower shelf, then retreated around the corner to rub my sore head!!
While I was in the shop, I missed a phone call but decided to walk back to the garage rather than ring them. There was my car, sitting outside, waiting patiently. I gave it a pat on the bonnet and went into the garage, to be met with "I'm sorry, Its failed!!!."
Impossible, I've hardly done any mileage, especially this year, but, it seems, that was the problem. All the fallen leaves and larch needles from the woods across the road had been building up on the windscreen and, instead of clearing them off by hand, I've been using the windscreen wipers............this has damaged the wiper blades and I had to have new ones in order to pass the MOT.
So, be warned, clear the leaves yourself or pay the price.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.