God what a day! First day of my spring week started at 7.55 a.m. (so much for the holiday long lie) my son asks if I can take him to work and then take his car for a couple of new tyres. Ok, trying to be the good guy Dad I take him to work, I'm driving his car to the tyre guys when the petrol light comes on, typical! I had been driving pretty sedately and now go into super economy mode because I'm still about 20 miles from anywhere. It starts to rain, monsoon variety rain, put the rear wiper on too because the rain's so bad and the wiper is all torn, marvelous, it can't get any better! Wrong, get to the tyre guy and my son has not given me enough money, lots of swearing. So I end up paying the extra for the tyres, a new wiper and put enough fuel in his car to get home. £30 I'll have a fight on my hands to get back. Children who'd have them?

Anyway get home and the rain has lessened, thank god! so, I decide to service Swmbo's car, get that done and think to myself, feck it, we're in daylight saving now, it don't get dark until about 8.30 p.m. I'll just do mine too. No, 1 son has other ideas, he want / needs collected from work, sadly, Swmbo is out visiting her friends so, muggins has to close up the garage and go get him.

When I get back with him, Swmbo has gotten dinner ready and it is out on the table, I know it sounds like a complaint but it's not really, I just want to get my car finished. Finish dinner instead and then go back down to the garage. It's the big service and the fuel filter needs changed this time too. Can I get it to prime? Eh, No! **** etc etc... finally work out what's wrong and fix it, then finally get done. 9.30 p.m. Just time to get in get a snack and try not to fall asleep watching telly. Swmbo is happy her car has been serviced but not best pleased I spent the whole of the first day of our holiday faffing about with cars. You just can't win!

I am knackered, ache all  over and tomorrow she wants the bathroom painted, thank feck it's the smallest room in the house!

 

sounds like you need to get a few beers in before dawn tomorrow lol

This made me chuckle

sounds like you need to get a few beers in before dawn tomorrow lol

Almost makes me wish I wasn't Tee Total! Lol.

 

This made me chuckle

You wicked person, chuckling at other people's misfortune! Unless it's in sympathy?

Edited 13 April, 201412 yr by Coffin Dodger