I think I need another 'one to one' with.. Part III

["Fereday, Chris" <chris.fereday@domain.elided>]

At the end of the last episode in the soap opera of owning my Stag,
overdrive had failed on the way to a show (in the pouring rain). This, you
may recall, was after replacing the burnt out wiring loom and missing a few
weekends of blissful sunny motoring...

On Saturday, I found myself in a 'getting to be' familiar position of lying
under the Stag, checking the overdrive wiring. After cleaning the
connections to the solenoid, I 'felt' for the connections on the g/box
switch which is actually on top of the g/box. In the process of doing so, I
dislodged large lumps of mud/ grime/ grease/ oil which fell straight into my
eyes (where else?)...
Temporarily blinded, I wiped the muck away with the back of my hands...
After checking that I had a supply to the solenoid, I jumped into the Stag
and took it for a spin down the 'dual carriageway'. Sure enough, overdrive
worked beautifully. Pleased with myself I 'cruised' along and noticed a
Vauxhall Astra overtaking me at 2 m.p.h. faster than I was travelling. This
was obviously so that they could get a good look at the Stag. As they drew
level with me, the family's faces suddenly changed from smiles to a worried
frown and they sped off...
It wasn't until I got back home and started to wash my hands that I looked
in the mirror and noticed that when I had wiped away the 'muck', I had
actually smeared it across my eyes, giving me a distinct resemblance of a
'Panda'....

Does this sort of thing only happen to me...? 


Many Thanks
Chris Fereday

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