I didn't say that........
Double entry - both car related. Meaning both will end up costing me money of course ( one already has ).
First up - Saturday is market day here - traffic and parking are hell on earth so we usually get the cars out of the way in case they are needed in a hurry ( the losers here in Brussels think nothing of blocking you in and buggering off for an hour or two shopping at the market ) or if we know we have plans and will need to get out at all.
So - I moved the Alfa - Triumph Mk2 and the Japcrap box from the bays outside. Unfortunately the side street only had two places so I left the Alfa and Triumph there - the modern bubble mobile sitting round back, so after the market ended 15.30ish - needing to be moved. As I was heading straight to Amsterdam with a couple of friends from football, I left that small task to 'her', making sure I made the point of it needing to be moved as I didn't like it sitting where it was.
Great night in Amsterdam with friends - a relaxing breakfast and cruise home. Asked to get her car...... 'Where is it' (pause)
' YOU parked it - so you should know' (LONGER PAUSE)
'You mean you didn't go move it like I said you should yesterday'
'NO' etc... etc...
Of course the car was gone - towed apparently - and ALL my fault ( being in another country and asking her to move the car later that day were of course insufficient excuse ).
The bill was an eventual €200+ - which of course she had to borrow ( holiday next week paid for ) and I will never see again.........
Tonight - her Jap bubble mobile crapped itself and dropped down half dead - so I'll need to get that fixed while she's away ( me paying for that too of course ) and she'll be grabbing a train to her folks before she jets off on holiday ( at my expense I believe! ). AND of course the fact the car broke down has to be my fault .......... ( in her head anyway ). I have three cars standing outside - All MINIMUM 25yrs old and all working ( OK - I dismantled the oldest cars ignition and am half way through fitting electronic parts so it's dead until tomorrow ) but THEY ARE MANUAL - so she won't drive them. She CAN but hasn't driven a manual car for years - now she could borrow one of my cars ( OH GOD! ) but she isn't confident without practicing first - which she is now shouting she should have been doing all along - guess why she hasn't been and who's fault that is......... you guessed it!
I'm off in my old, ancient rattling classic to relax somwhere with a little peace and quiet, at least I know she can't come chasing!
Only 12hours until she leaves for holidays - but I'm sure something else will come up.
John
First up - Saturday is market day here - traffic and parking are hell on earth so we usually get the cars out of the way in case they are needed in a hurry ( the losers here in Brussels think nothing of blocking you in and buggering off for an hour or two shopping at the market ) or if we know we have plans and will need to get out at all.
So - I moved the Alfa - Triumph Mk2 and the Japcrap box from the bays outside. Unfortunately the side street only had two places so I left the Alfa and Triumph there - the modern bubble mobile sitting round back, so after the market ended 15.30ish - needing to be moved. As I was heading straight to Amsterdam with a couple of friends from football, I left that small task to 'her', making sure I made the point of it needing to be moved as I didn't like it sitting where it was.
Great night in Amsterdam with friends - a relaxing breakfast and cruise home. Asked to get her car...... 'Where is it' (pause)
' YOU parked it - so you should know' (LONGER PAUSE)
'You mean you didn't go move it like I said you should yesterday'
'NO' etc... etc...
Of course the car was gone - towed apparently - and ALL my fault ( being in another country and asking her to move the car later that day were of course insufficient excuse ).
The bill was an eventual €200+ - which of course she had to borrow ( holiday next week paid for ) and I will never see again.........
Tonight - her Jap bubble mobile crapped itself and dropped down half dead - so I'll need to get that fixed while she's away ( me paying for that too of course ) and she'll be grabbing a train to her folks before she jets off on holiday ( at my expense I believe! ). AND of course the fact the car broke down has to be my fault .......... ( in her head anyway ). I have three cars standing outside - All MINIMUM 25yrs old and all working ( OK - I dismantled the oldest cars ignition and am half way through fitting electronic parts so it's dead until tomorrow ) but THEY ARE MANUAL - so she won't drive them. She CAN but hasn't driven a manual car for years - now she could borrow one of my cars ( OH GOD! ) but she isn't confident without practicing first - which she is now shouting she should have been doing all along - guess why she hasn't been and who's fault that is......... you guessed it!
I'm off in my old, ancient rattling classic to relax somwhere with a little peace and quiet, at least I know she can't come chasing!
Only 12hours until she leaves for holidays - but I'm sure something else will come up.
John
