We traditionally meet family members to exchange presents and celebrate just before Christmas but of course it was cancelled last year so we met today at a favourite restaurant following the lifting of restrictions. The journey is 40 minutes by car and our daughter agreed to drive so we set off southbound on the A1 only to find it closed due to an accident. My daughterโs car was a cast off from her mum and it is 18 years old so no satnav but she pulled into a lay-by to get her phone out and find an alternative route. We arrived only 30 minutes late and enjoyed a great lunch with wine and company.
On the way back our daughter was concerned about a warning light on the dashboard and low and behold the car broke down at a busy junction within 2 miles of home. Imagine a 2 door car with me in the passenger seat and my wife behind our daughter, hazard lights on but drivers behind not noticing. Some drivers offered help and others cursed and hooted but it wasnโt safe to push the car with us in it across a busy road in rush hour. The AA were 40 minutes away so Sue and I called for a taxi, leaving Josie with the car. As I type this she is waiting for a low loader to take the car back to Nottingham where Josie lives and I need a stiff drink.
On the way back our daughter was concerned about a warning light on the dashboard and low and behold the car broke down at a busy junction within 2 miles of home. Imagine a 2 door car with me in the passenger seat and my wife behind our daughter, hazard lights on but drivers behind not noticing. Some drivers offered help and others cursed and hooted but it wasnโt safe to push the car with us in it across a busy road in rush hour. The AA were 40 minutes away so Sue and I called for a taxi, leaving Josie with the car. As I type this she is waiting for a low loader to take the car back to Nottingham where Josie lives and I need a stiff drink.
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