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Last night daughter phoned me. They were out in the car and the lights wouldn't pop up; would I call Dad and ask him what to do?
Okey dokey.
Husband is in the hotel bar ordering a baguette. He says there is a way to make the lights pop up manually. He tells me to get the car manual from the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet. I look.
'It's not there.'
'It must be.'
Rustle, rustle, as I rummage through the drawer.
'You don't have to rummage. It's easy to see; if you can't see it, it's not there.'
'I said it wasn't.'
'Are you sure? Are you looking in the right place? You don't have to rummage; if you can't see it, it's not there.'
I eventually find it under the shelf on top of some boxes in the bookcase.
I phone son-in-law. 'There is a knob on the end of the motor drive shaft,' I tell him. 'If you turn that the lights will pop up.'
'Great,' son-in-law says confidently. Ten seconds pass. 'Um, what does the motor drive shaft look like?'
'Well, it's sort of sticky out with a knob at the end.'
'Whereabouts in the engine is it?'
'I don't know. The picture only shows a little bit of engine. Hang on, I'll see what can I find.'
I flick through the rest of the manual.
'Here we are! It's on the right or left as you look at it. It sticks out from the front of the car at an angle sort-of inwards and upwards and it's next to a sort-of light grey boxy thing with a knob. Just behind it or in front of it is a thing that looks like a thermos with a knob. In fact, the thing you're looking for is a knob on a thing that looks like a darker grey knobby thing with sort-of ridges round it.'
'Oh yes, I've got it!'
Who needs the AA when they've got me and a few knobs?
P.S. I did buy chocolate. Three bars. I was going to give one to Younger Son but he was out so I ate it. But they were small bars and on special offer, 3 for £1. I bought Cadburys Dairy Milk, Caramel and Bubbly. (I don't recommend Bubbly; it disappears in your mouth.)
I have decided to declare Tuesday evenings between weigh-in and bedtime a diet-free zone.
1 comment:
Steve bought me 3 bars on Monday! They were on offer for 87p. We had Whole Nut, Bubbly and Dairy Milk. Bubbly was my favourite, as you get the same size bar for two-thirds of the fat! I thought that was pretty good!!
Steve ate Whole Nit and I ate the last one yesterday afternoon, despite promising to keep it until he got home.
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