freddie Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Dead Car.. why do they always pick the worst time, ; in a tiny, very muddy lane, pitch dark, pouring rain; All the warning lights came on(I never knew it had so many), It locked me in, the windscreen wipers wouldnt turn off, I had to stall it to stop the engine, and the steering has packed up. The hazards were in a place of their own, and worked when they wanted to, whether switched on or not The dash kept throwing up warning sentences, "stop" "steering fault" "electrical fault" (i hate being dictated to by a machine; esp if it doesnt work!) Meanwhile, 3 miles away , my kids were standing under a tree waiting for me to pick them up from the school bus.... and I had 0 phone reception. Sometimes, rural living has its downsides.... I'm doing a c raft fair tomorrow.... if I can get to it... Can you tell I'm not good with electrical things that dont work???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Oh poop I hope you can get it sorted out Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 That sounded sooo stressful! Hope you manage to get it sorted out for tomorrow... Whereabouts is the craft fair you're doing? I'm doing one tomorrow at Welcome in North Devon! Good luck with yours- hope it goes well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Best of luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Tarpey Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Best of Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 How did you manage to pick the kids up in the end? Did the car start eventually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 How did you manage to pick the kids up in the end? Did the car start eventually? The kids walked home, they wanted to avoid the "Demon Car"! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Car is fixed... Water had got into some little box thing that had all the gubbins that makes a car go these days. That is as technical as I'm going to get. Kids sought refuge in freinds house, until picked up in ratty work van, ES has to sit in back on cardboard with the tools! I'm also at the Welcombe one, in the village hall!! We need to meet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Car is fixed... Water had got into some little box thing that had all the gubbins that makes a car go these days. That is as technical as I'm going to get. Kids sought refuge in freinds house, until picked up in ratty work van, ES has to sit in back on cardboard with the tools!I'm also at the Welcombe one, in the village hall!! We need to meet!! Not sure whether my pm sent or not... I'll try to get OH to cover the stall for a few minutes & pop up to see you! What a small world! I'm piling on the layers this morning... I'm going to freeze to death in that barn!! Hope it goes well for you... xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Glad the car is fixed Freddie. Have fun at the craft fair both of you - I haven't got one this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
