So today I gave my car a treat - a proper wash and wax in a car-wash. It's ages since I last used one and I found that my closest one has been re-vamped. So when I paid my £4.99, expecting to be given a token to put into the machine, the young man slid something across the counter that resembled an over-long condom!
"Erm . . . is there something I should know about this?" I asked, leaning in to the counter.
"Wiper." he replied.
"Sorry?"
"It's for the back wiper."
"Oh! OK!"
So I dutifully covered the rear wiper before closing the windows and heading into the unknown.
It's quite nerve-racking, sitting in the car while those giant brushes go thundering across and alongside the car, making all sorts of noises. Both wing mirrors were bumped into their 'folded' position and horror of horrors, I noticed a full length crack in the nearside one, which I knew wasn't there previously. Imagine my relief afterwards to discover that the 'crack' was simply a hair! Phew!
Next - some photos as the BIG thing this week is the removal of the 8ft high conifer hedge from the front of my garden. It was planted back in the 60's when the house was built and over the years had grown upwards and outwards and overhung the pavement . It had definitely reached the end of its life because only 2" of greenery was available to trim and the overhang was 2 feet long.
These next two photos show the encroaching hedge then what is left when the overhang is sheared off.
My 12-year-old grandson was thrilled to be shown how to use the leaf-blower and I suspect he hopes to be able to help again.
"TIMBERRRRR!"
Now all I have to do is persuade Benji that anyone who walks past has a perfect right to do so - there's no need to break out into a frenzy of yapping to see off the invaders!
