Single hen

[Valkyrie]

Last week I rang the car dealer to make an appointment for it's first year service. "How about this Friday?" He said. Wow, that surprised me, so I said fine, and we confirmed that Friday the 27th it would be and they would collect it between 9 and 10 in the morning. Lunchtime no sign of them, so after ringing up - oops they made a mistake and put it in for the 27th April which is a Monday. So they took it in anyway and brought it back later.

So I pick mum up for the evening. OH went to the Chinese in Odiham for a takeaway, then took DD to work. Later I brought DD home and took mum home at the same time. Bear with me here - it is worth it, sort of.

Saturday DD and OH use the car to go to Chineham and Old Basing. Sunday I go to pick mum up and something black flew along the windscreen wipers and bounced over the side mirror - looked like a cap. Mum collects it and I feared the worst. Back at the house lift up the bonnet - no oil cap and oil sprayed all over the engine! So we put the lid back on and OH checked the oil - about half an inch left - luckily the warning light wasn't flashing.

It must have been wedged under the wipers and worked it's way loose. It's lucky I hadn't gone on the motorway and lost it altogether! I was so cross.

Still, on the phone straight away this morning. It was collected and I now have it back again - I was given a present - a bottle of oil in a nice little zip up bag. Very nice - I hope I don't need it! Or am I likely to get a problem with this car. It is so not like my last Honda - which I loved to bits. I also think that the guys in Fleet looked after it better too.

Why do stupid things keep happening to me - I can do without any added stress - bad enough with the family!

[Looney]

You're right you're lucky you hadn't embarked on a lengthy journey. How annoying and bet you are just over the moon with your 'present'....I hope they were suitably apologetic as well or was the bottle of oil supposed to swing it?

 

You are due some good fortune now

[Valkyrie]

Thanks Looney. It never ends here - mum went to pay for her newspaper delivery (two weeks @ £3.75 each). She calls and says "I think I have paid for someone else because I had to pay £29". Arghhhhhhhh! I said "you know that's too much - why didn't you get them to double check?" So she says "don't nag me" - arrrrgggghhh - that's a bit rich coming from someone who says "oh you don't want to eat more eggs - you'll get egg bound" every time she sees me!

Luckily she kept her last receipts and the numbers were different. OH traipsed back to the shops and now she hasn't got to pay until May - and for the inconvenience, they let her off a couple of pounds.

 

I just love my oil present - it's the zipper that does it for me. And they sent a young lad, instead of the older guys - who implied it was me that muddled my dates up when they collected the car the first time round - they even waved the booking slip under my nose so that I could see it said April 27th (yeah, so?). This Friday to me means shortly and not the end of next month!!

I am just about to do the dinner using sherry, I feel I should do a few taste tests this evening!

[Seagazer]

Oh the joys of car ownership!

 

I had something happen a few years ago. We had a Ford Galaxy (company car) and one of the tyres needed replacing so they came out and did it at my home. After it was done I decided to take YS (who was about 2 at the time) to a garden centre about 20 minutes away. On the way I could hear a funny noise but couldn't work it out. I had stopped at a DIY shop as well and had a look under the car. Got to the garden centre, had another look but still couldn't work it out.

 

Eventually got home and rang OH. He rang the tyre company and they sent someone else out. Well, the man who had put the tyre back on hadn't done up the bolts. The new man had the car jacked up and showed me with one hand how easily the wheel could fall off. He literally just pushed it off. I was really shocked. We could have had a nasty accident. I got sent a bunch of flowers

[Valkyrie]

OMG! At least it wasn't a wreath instead! That's dreadful! I've got the shivvers just thinking about it!

[Seagazer]

I know, I'm afraid to say I went into a sobbing mess afterwards and I had driven in a road with loads of humps, urgh doesn't even bear thinking about.

 

Since then I've had my tyres changed at the garage and not home!

[Alis girls]

Nowt like a good moan -go for it

[Valkyrie]

Nochucks - don't tempt me. Well if you insist. Now that OH has exchanged his car for a big new white van, he has pinched mine to gad around in. DD has to go to college and it is at an awkward time - no trains or buses unless she gets there really early, and as it is a very late night for her - 9.30+ - and she has to carry all her clobber (no knives allowed on transport - see her collection of them!), we usually drop her in. I am about to trot over to mums to hijack her jalopy - if it works, certainly no petrol. Mum is highly delighted because she will be coming back with me (not a problem - well, sometimes, depends on her mood) while I feel trapped without my own transport - can't drive the huge monster - can hardly climb up into the passenger seat!

And the wind has changed direction yet again and the fertilizer pong is back - arghhhh! I pity the people who live next to that field - it really gets in your throat.

All clear now folks - whinge done for the day!

Feel free to add your own whinges!

[Alis girls]

Now dont u feel better eh? As i say a girls gotta get it off her chest. I had an exhausting but busy productive day, saving lives ( ok only one! i do like to blow my own trumpet!! ) and doing my bit for the PTA. My only moan is had to pick up my friend who drives a land rover and she had to get in my battered Mondeo ( more so after crash last week) and she sure aint a good passenger and I got v nervous. However my moan is only a little on and feel better for airing it. So now off to watch Corrie and have 1/2 piece as they are all out yippeeeeee

[Blackrocksrock]

Oh the joys of car ownership!

 

I had something happen a few years ago. We had a Ford Galaxy (company car) and one of the tyres needed replacing so they came out and did it at my home. After it was done I decided to take YS (who was about 2 at the time) to a garden centre about 20 minutes away. On the way I could hear a funny noise but couldn't work it out. I had stopped at a DIY shop as well and had a look under the car. Got to the garden centre, had another look but still couldn't work it out.

 

Eventually got home and rang OH. He rang the tyre company and they sent someone else out. Well, the man who had put the tyre back on hadn't done up the bolts. The new man had the car jacked up and showed me with one hand how easily the wheel could fall off. He literally just pushed it off. I was really shocked. We could have had a nasty accident. I got sent a bunch of flowers

 

Many years ago when my car came out of the garage - I thought it was a helicopter above me and then realised it was me so stopped and phoned the garage who said call the recovery you are a member so I did and when he went to put it up on the trailer he stopped and said - you have a very loose tyre and I had lost 1 wheel nut - when I drove to the garage and the mechanic was having his lunch - you may know how hard he had to jump to get me another wheel nut and I never darkened their door again after a few choice words.

[Alis girls]

Having posted my minny moan yesterday I left to watch Corrie only to find it was football instead. grrrrrrrrrrrrr I do hate it when they do that. I live with 3 males who are football mad. I was not a happy bunny.

[Valkyrie]

OH was banished upstairs for that! Democratic vote - mum, DD and myself - 3 strikes and he was out! Although I have to add that DD subjected mum and I to an episode of CSI that we'd seen earlier this week!

 

Edited to add - that was a close shave with that wheel too - thank goodness you heard it!

[Seagazer]

Oh the joys of car ownership!

 

I had something happen a few years ago. We had a Ford Galaxy (company car) and one of the tyres needed replacing so they came out and did it at my home. After it was done I decided to take YS (who was about 2 at the time) to a garden centre about 20 minutes away. On the way I could hear a funny noise but couldn't work it out. I had stopped at a DIY shop as well and had a look under the car. Got to the garden centre, had another look but still couldn't work it out.

 

Eventually got home and rang OH. He rang the tyre company and they sent someone else out. Well, the man who had put the tyre back on hadn't done up the bolts. The new man had the car jacked up and showed me with one hand how easily the wheel could fall off. He literally just pushed it off. I was really shocked. We could have had a nasty accident. I got sent a bunch of flowers

 

Many years ago when my car came out of the garage - I thought it was a helicopter above me and then realised it was me so stopped and phoned the garage who said call the recovery you are a member so I did and when he went to put it up on the trailer he stopped and said - you have a very loose tyre and I had lost 1 wheel nut - when I drove to the garage and the mechanic was having his lunch - you may know how hard he had to jump to get me another wheel nut and I never darkened their door again after a few choice words.

 

Its a scarey thing to happen isn't it Susan? I must admit I've always checked with the garage that they've made sure to do them up since!