So everything was going swimmingly this morning, no problem leaping out of bed and being full of the joys of early-o'clock. Wasn't disturbed whilst in the bathroom with shouts of "Daddy, I need the loo!" whilst enjoying my shower.
Got out of the house 4 mins ahead of schedule, the traffic just parting like I was Moses of the tarmac. Half way to work I'm pottering round a roundabout at 5mph when part of my brain alerts me to the fact the back end of the car is sliding. Then the infamous "wop, wop" of ye olde flat tyre begins. Pull over, curse a little, whip out the beautiful brand new spare tyre from the boot ready for fitting....
That is when I discover the engineer who previously had the car had not only pinched the parcel shelf but also the toolkit!!!
Cue Basil Fawlty moment of cursing and thrashing the Astra with branches off the nearest tree. Then discover someone has also pinched the AA card so I can't ring them
An hour later after several phone calls to the office and AA a nice man turned up with a jack and a suitable spanner to help me change the wheel.
Not the most auspicious start to a day ever.... but you've gotta laugh

..you also didn't mention the latest Force 10 Gale and torrential rain in SE England that occurred during this roadside repair/rescue, at the time... ...!

Paul... ...!

ozzy72 wrote on Sep 13^th, 2011 at 6:38am:


You were lucky... ...

It seems the rest of Great Britain have been battening down the hatches over the last few days against stormy winds (mini-Hurricane) sent to us from the South Atlantic...
It rustled a few leaves in my back garden!... ....!

Paul...all quiet now...(and my trusty gas oven is enjoying roasting some sausages for Dins in a minute).... ...!

P.S...Cows = Steak Pie... ...!

ozzy72 wrote on Sep 13^th, 2011 at 6:09am:


I've also learned the hard way, when buying a used vehicle check for the jack and toolkit.  More often than not, they've been taken.

I don't believe anything I read in the papers unless I've had it independantly verified by someone with a brain
Makes me a tad cynical but what the heck. This is not my personal car, it is a company vehicle, the guy that had it before me was sacked for nicking computer equipment, nobody thought to check and see if he'd nicked the toolkit of the car
I just find it really funny, it could only happen to me. But hey it gave me a much needed laugh once I'd stopped swearing this morning. Everyone at work has been in stitches about it as it was just typical of Pikey to steal anything that wasn't tied down. Ah well I'll have a new tyre tonight and hopefully a jack and spanner courtesy of our car mechanic

Fozzer wrote on Sep 13^th, 2011 at 8:41am:


Sounds like my day the other day Mark ....... and you can all point and laugh ..... put £35 of unleaded petrol into the tank of the V70 we've had for nearly 3 years ..... one problem its diesel!!! Mrs eno wasn't very happy as she had to wait for the RAC guy to come drain the tank ........ so needless to say I was in the bad books for a few days.

Believe me it was blowing a gale here in deepest darkest Derbyshire ....... even more so 800ASL .

Paul we don't need to know about your breezy back garden ..... we know what you eat so can guess the consequences

eno wrote on Sep 13^th, 2011 at 9:41am:


I have a similar experience as I swap between my Learjet 45 and my Beech Baron 58 when landing for fuel....

....which fuel?...Avgas or Jet A1....mustn't get it wrong!... ... ...!

I stare for ages at the colour of the Pump lines to get it right, before filling my Motorbike up, using the correct GREEN line...(not the YELLOW one)!

Paul.... ...!

....eno....Egg, BEANS, and Chips for Tea in a minute.... ...!