Rust Addicts Anonymous

Into 2006.... like inanimate objects give a damn.

as the heading says - we of flesh and blood have survived the Xmas trimmings and family get togethers to head out to the garage again and start early on our New Year resolutions ( get that screen seal swapped and re-fitted etc... ). You know how keen you are to get in there and put right the wrongs in that small world known as your work-space, until you realise how damn cold it is in there! A heater was purchased and excuses vanished.

The metal objects of my desire had other ideas....... the Triumph2500 decided I'd left the sidelights on so was deader than a dead thing, with a flat tyre - just to help things along. The 2000 turned over gamely - again and again, but wouldn't start - I'll fit the electronic ignition and try again later ( when the penguins have stopped using it as a windbreak ). So Alfa it was - tried the drivers door - key solid, the lock wouldn't turn ( frozen I hear? ) - Nope, no idea why but the lock is stuffed. Round to the passenger side and opened up - opened drivers door from inside and off with the pooch to countryside - en route to Citroen DS.

A couple of hours in the snow covered grounds around the African museum and forest of Tervuren had me bright eyed - frozen stiff - but relaxed and looking forward to getting on with it.... until I got to the car, both doors refusing to open this time. Repeated attempts failing, leaving me beating the doors, praying to the god of automobiles to give me a break. He obviously has a sense of humour and the break appeared in the form of the local gendarme, who insisted on documents and a passport check etc... Of course I couldn't until I 'broke' into my own car via the boot - much to their amusement.

To top it all the dog then decided to throw up all over the back seat as we left, so home to clean that lot up........ fate sealing 2005 with a fatal kiss. Next year can't get any worse surely!

Hope you lot had a better return to all things automotive than I did!

John

posted by gtvsaviour @ 2:53 PM