A horrendous day thus far. My car is - almost - officially dead. I picked it up from the garage last night (apres a £100 bill), only to have major problems today, and it looks like the main problem (which the mechanic didn't diagnose) is that the head gasket appears to have blown. As those of you with any knowledge of cars will be aware, this is a mjor job, and taking into account the cars value simply isn't worth doing. I'm dropping the car back in tonight to have this confirmed, but it appears likely. What with my recent crash and a garage taking 8 days to complete a completely unnecessary repair to the car while not diagnosing the obvious problem my luck most certainly, in common with my car, has died.
I'll now be on the buses for the forseeable future. Almost 34 years old, strong (ish) earner and I can't afford a car that works. Aaargh.
Rant over, I promise. In response to Dad's blog I'd suggest "Red And Yellow Ale" or "Renshaw Rum"
Tonight (assuming the car can make it back to Inverurie) I'm leaving the office early in order to look after Luca while Carole go's to her fitness class. It's not often I'm home at teatime, so it'll be interesting to see how awkward he is with his tea. Very, if recent reports are anything to go by...
I neglected to mention in the last blog how grateful Luca is to his Grandma Liz for the new cardigan. For the more eagle eyed amongst you you'll have noticed he was wearing the same cardigan in every photo and video. He loves it, and it's the first thing he asks for in the morning. "Cardigan!!!!"
I've been investigating places to visit whilst in Tenerife, and it transpires there's a Zoo where you can walk around amongst the primates. Sounds terrific, but my only hesitation would be how we'd differentiate Luca from the monkeys?
**Useless fact of the day - The top ten weirdest named ales are:-
1. Arrogant Bastard
2. Flying Dog In Heat Wheat
3. Moose Drool
4. Santa’s Butt Porter
5. Fiddler's Elbow
6. Old Speckled Hen
7. Dogfish Head Snowblower Ale
8. Sick Duck
9. Homo Erectus
10. Seriously Bad Elf**
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