The day arrived

Thursday, October 24, 2019
Northolt, England, United Kingdom
The day had arrived to take it to Adrian’s
I set off, but 4-5 miles down the road, it sputtered and stopped, I guess it was the fuel again; I still hadn’t filled it up since I put 20 litres in, but I did have a full jerry can, so I used the lot
Anne had pulled over as well
We set off again down the A40, ready for the M40
Lots of people pulled alongside and waved, I wasn’t really interested; I was freezing, even though I had 2 jackets and gloves on
We turned off the M40 for the minor roads, Anne took a wrong turning going back down the M40, I phoned her and told her to come off at the next turn off and come back, that was the last I saw of her, I waited and waited, still no sign
I told her I was going to head off and she could catch me later
Things were going fine until it started sputtering again, I pulled over, and I couldn’t believe it, no juice left
I called Anne; she had got seriously lost and was going to make her way to Adrian’s
I called the AA and told them the problem, I was still freezing, people pulled alongside and asked if I needed help, I just did I was waiting for the AA
A police car turned up, he got out and said “you got a problem?”
I said “I’m waiting for the AA”
He walked around the jeep, asked if he could take some photos, I said “knock yourself out”
He sat in the front seat, on the bonnet, big soppy grin on his face, then came over “How long you going to be?”
“I don’t have a clue mate”
“Well you can’t park” here he says
I said “Like I have a choice, its run out of juice”
“Okay, I’ll be back in an hour, see how you get on”
No offer of towing me off the motorway, just took photos and buggered of
Several other police cars turned up, same daft questions, same taking photos
Too me it was getting beyond a joke, all they wanted was pictures of themselves in a Jeep
In the end an unmarked police car pulled up, he got out
“Are you okay?”  He said
I said “As I keep telling your mates, I have broken down and waiting from for the AA”
I said to him “Can I get in your car, I’m bloody freezing”
I got in his car, it was lovely and warm, he looked around the Jeep, then came back to his car
“Do you mind if I check your details?”
“You crack on I said”
He asked my name, I told him, whoosh all my details came up on the screen
“Have you got you licence on you?”
“Yup” I got it out for him
“Right” he said “Let’s have a look at your Jeep”
“You are insured” I see,”No MOT, No Road tax, it looks all in order”
Just then the AA bloke turned up with another police car
The policeman in the unmarked car went over, “Okay, lads, it’s all sorted now, on your way”
They didn’t get a chance to pose and take photos
The AA bloke asked what the problem was, “out of juice” I said
“We get a lot of that with these old motors”
He gave me a gallon of juice and said “I’ll show where the garage is”
I thanked the policeman in the unmarked car; he said “I’ll tag along so you don’t have any more problems”
We got to Asda garage and I filled her up, 45 litres, right to the brim
Back on the Sat Nav and off to Adrian’s again, Anne called me she was there, waiting, I still had an hour’s drive
I was freezing again, cars still pulled over to take photos, one bloke pulled alongside me and said “You’re late, we won”
I thought that was the funniest thing anyone had said so far, I couldn’t help but laugh
After over an hour’s drive, I arrived at Adrian’s, I was frozen, I was shaking with the cold, Anne asked if I was okay, my hands were shaking so much
Adrian said “You could do with a hot drink, mate”
That was the best off I had all day (Except for sitting in the police car)
That drink really helped
Adrian gave it a quick look and said “Leave it here and I’ll drop you a line on what I find”
Well there was nothing else to be done, so we set off home again in Anne’s car, a lot easier, a whole lot warmer

Comments

mmbcross
2020-10-08

What's it like being the most popular person on the road? You're famous now, so you'd better get used to it. I've got my fingers crossed with Adrian. He seems all right.

derrick241
2020-10-08

It’s ridiculous, all those offers of help, but no one had any juice, they could have given me a tow, there’s a rope on the front I wonder what the police did with all the pictures they took?

Jaysonw
2020-10-08

Well??? Where's the next episode???

derrick241
2020-10-08

Gimme a break, I gotta write it, don’t forget it two finger typing with me

Peggy
2020-10-09

So pleased you managed to find a Jeep and fix it up.

mmbcross
2020-10-09

I'm glad I'm not the only two-finger typist in the world!

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