The day started so well a walk with Lennon around our local lake, even eating a pre breakfast snack of blackberries.
Steve & I had been given tickets to Swindon Town which we were looking forward to.
I went to Tesco's to fill up with fuel as I had only 7 miles left on the clock, part way through, the sixth sense told me to look at the screen, just below the one showing the amount of fuel I was putting in (something I am not aware that I ever do normally) . It said in small print at the bottom unleaded I glanced down at the pump I was holding to my horror it was green!!.
I stopped instantly, after what must be 15 years or maybe more of owning solely diesel cars I was filling Ford Focus TDci with UNLEADED petrol.
I really can't believe that people are so stupid to do this and having seen the problem highlighted on a recent Dragon's Den where Martin the entrepreneur recently left the den with £250,000 for just 25% equity of his business, selling a device to prevent misfuelling.
I must be suffering from Senile Dementia, a recent article in the paper said it could start as early as 40. Looking at one of the many sites one the early symptoms of dementia is diminished short-term memory. Patients with severe dementia cannot perform activities of daily living oh dear!
Back to my problem a helpful assistant at Tesco's pushes me to the airline bay, at least I hadn't started the engine, a swift siphon of the fuel and refill of diesel was what I was thinking. The assistant was smiling to himself, another idiot, it seemed quite natural part of his day and was something he did as part of the service!
I contacted the Car Fleet management company, pressed 3 for RAC help? the advisor says Nationwide cancelled this membership what! I wasn't aware of this and didn't hear any other options, but kept calm, phoned the helpline again listened to all the options and just held on till I got a real person. I was told that our cars were now under the AA, l don't remember Car fleet telling us that, mind you that is not surprising with the state of my brain now. I was reassured yesterday however as my colleagues were equally unaware of the change.
I am put through to AA and told it will take up to an hour to come and help.
Well in the event they turned up very quickly, I suspect they are around the corner just waiting for these idiots.
The very helpful technician explained that it happens very often and proceded to call a garage that is open on a bank holiday weekend. These garages exist for the benefit of me and thousands of others suffering from this and other illnesses that cause us to do totally irrational things called accidents.
Linda had very kindly come over to have a laugh! and had agreed to take the car to the garage so we could go to football.
How weird, when she turns up she knows the AA man and starts chatting during the conversation it transpires he has done this very same thing himself.
Steve and I then go to footy which is the comedy show of the afternoon. For one minute I thought I was in the Arts Centre, for a stand up act by a bloke dressed in black ably supported not by one side kick but a whole team dressed in red. Perhaps I was in the big top as one of the audience, started whistling the tune the clowns come out to at the circus! This audience was in the majority, older than myself, so I expect they were suffering the same as me, they were becoming frustrated with the one liners delivered from the pitch but then with the memory loss forgetting them and expecting Swindon to score very soon. I can't believe they turn up week after week no doubt can't remember what they they put themselves through last week.
idbi Why are so many aging supporters can they switch their free bus rides to STFC tickets?
The younger ones were making some very abusive heckling, to which the man in black only responded with yet more ridiculous jokes concluded by a whistle and hand waving. Every joke was well received by the Colchester supporters who laughed together with the 11 canaries on the pitch (Colchester play in a yellow strip).
The audience was very different to the one last week in the Camp Nou yes i have got that the right way round.
They were very loud, singing chanting etc and that was only a friendly. Those in the stands today were silent not encouraged by the very poor warm acts, a guy with a mike, some none motivational music a giant Robin flapping his wings and a group of young dancing girls.
Swindon only managed one goal from the penalty spot but Colchester scored 3!!
We then left to collect my car from the garage who had had a big job to do! completely draining the tank and refilling with the correct fuel, at least the horror stories of damaged engines didn't seem to have happened.
I was heartened by the mechanic who was much younger than myself said he had committed the very same act pointing to his Lexus (yes they do build diesel Lexus I have just googled it) perhaps he just says that to make us feel not so bad as he has just pocketed a hefty sum. No problem then, I have just misfuelled I hopefully haven't got full blown senile dementure
I have had a lapse of concentration, and just made a mistake like reversing into another car in a car park or clipping a wall when reversing, gifting the opposition a goal or unable to decide if the player kicked the ball or someones leg.
idbi
Monday, August 25, 2008
Saturday, August 09, 2008
You wish!
Jordan has just parked up his car before flying off to Spain for a break . Slight delays on the flight the incoming plane was 20 minutes late maybe the reason we discovered on landing in Barcelona. The marshall couldn't park the plane so the airbridge didn't reach the door on the 737. So we had to wait for the tow truck to push us in few metre waiting on the aleady unusually hot plane. Time lost was nearly made up by some swift delivery of the luggage. Another success for easyjet Luton & Barcelona airports. I was please to see that my carbon emissions by flying were less than if I had driven per kilometre in the car is 95.7 CO2 KM on modern Easyjet planes compared to 164CO2 KM in the car
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