Isn't It Difficult....

[gness]

...to not do something that you think doing will help but you know jolly well that it won't!I

I charged up my car battery until it was squealing...Enough! Stop!.....then set off to my garage about five miles away.

I chose a route that wouldn't be a disaster if the car died again......but I just couldn't stop driving faster than usual to get there before it did.....all the while telling myself......It'll make no difference, numpty....

But I got to the garage safely......and Gabriel is being tended to now......☺

[aelmpvw]

is gabriel the name of your car or your traumatised passenger?

[pixie374]

Makes perfect sense, gness. I write faster when I get to the edge of a page so I can fit it in before the space runs out...

[pixie374]

Or pulling your elbows in when you drive through a narrow space.

[gness]

Well your chores haven't dulled your cheek!...☺

I bought one of the first Hondas made in the UK....it was a lemon....the Honda garage saw more of me than of their families....

So I called it Damien the Omen......and exchanged it for another new Honda......and called this one Gabriel because it's an angel.....x

[ubasses]

I do the same when I have been left with a nearly empty petrol tank.

[gness]

We do things like that don't we, Pixie......and ducking on the top deck of the bus when it goes under a bridge....☺

[whiskeryron]

Glad you made it, what a lovely name for your car. Does it drive towards you when beckoned ?

[pixie374]

Yes- and pressing harder on the remote control if the batteries aren't good. Or does that work?

[gness]

Yep......just the same, Ubasses....one of my earliest memories is of my Dad reading to me....the Gambols....was it....cartoon in a newspaper.....she was explaining to a policeman why she was speeding.....to get to the garage before the petrol ran out.....I recall thinking...what's wrong with that....x

[gness]

It does, Ron......and harps play gently too......☺

[gness]

That does work, Pixie....I'm sure it does.....☺

[pixie374]

And shaking it :-)

[sunny-dave]

Speaking as the person riding shotgun in the following Audi - I was convinced we'd both have speeding tickets before we arrived at the garage ...

[murraymints]

did you give Gabriel a good talking to first..I find that helps...listen here you..you'd better start first time or I will give you a good thrashing !

[Hopkirk]

Driving fast when you are running low on fuel makes sense, because when it dies you have more momentum to roll further.

[gness]

Dave...it was kind of you to offer to follow me this morning.... at a safe distance.....☺...Thank you.....you'll have taken the Valium and had a lie down by now....feeling better?...x

Noooo...Minty....I give Gabriel a little pat each morning and talk to him....he's been the most comfortable and reliable car I've ever had and we love each other dearly.....♥

Mmmm.....maybe, Hoppy......x

[donny48]

Do you know what the problem is, or is it exploratory surgery.

[sunny-dave]

I actually went straight from my escort duties (ooh matron) to my friendly dentist for another session of root canal treatment - it was quite relaxing by comparison :)

[gness]

Hi, Donny....as I suspected....the alternator.....will have a new one by tomorrow.....x

[murraymints]

I find the dominitrix role works for me..where's that whip ?