Well that was a wasted week... it started with the car breaking down and having to be recovered (again)... this time it was fatal, as the cam belt inside the engine has broken and took a few of the valves etc with it... so I contacted the beakers yard and eventually it has been taken away. Then, having purchased another car, we finally went to collect it but something wasn't quite right with the engine..... Bugger. So handed it back on the Tuesday and waited for it to be sorted.... I waited all day wandering around Southampton until they announced that they needed it for another day or so.... they then phoned to say that they think they have located the problem and are awaiting the parts. So it is now Saturday and still no car... maybe Monday then!!
In the meantime Debs car had a problem with the heater fan.. it stopped working and so the screen steams up when driving in the rain and no way to clear to de-mist it, a nightmare drive... so I am waiting for Monday to go and visit the same breakers yard to see if I can pick up another fan unit... (a new one is about £260...). The only good news is that I had the bike serviced and all is good.
Now with all this going on I have managed to strain a muscle in my back and can hardly walk, and I'm like a stranded turtle when trying to get out of bed.... it is so difficult trying to do stuff when attempting not to use a whole muscle group in your lower back... so today I am staying in bed as much as possible. It's the Overland event in Oxford in two weeks and I really don't want to miss that.
All of this has meant that I was unable to attend the 3 day Malle Mile event in Kent this weekend.... what a bummer.. Although not as bad as David's situation as Roz his partner fell down the stairs and broke her arm in two places and he could not go to the Malle Mile either.
I suppose I had better unload the bike as I hope to be delivering stuff for the #MytimeYoungCarers on Tuesday.
Ahh well life goes on......
