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cat63 at 08:25pm on 08/03/2014 under grrr aargh, the intransigence of inanimate objects, trike
cat63 at 08:25pm on 08/03/2014 under grrr aargh, the intransigence of inanimate objects, trikeRob set off to visit his parents this morning and I settled in to poddle about a bit while he was gone.
About eleven a.m. the phone rings - it’s Rob, who’s arrived at his cafe stop en route and as he pulled in his rear derailleur’s failed. Brilliant.
Ordinarily, I’d have just found out where he was, programmed the satnav and set off to fetch him. But this week, the van was, for reasons that don’t need exploring at this juncture, full of furniture we’re selling on Ebay. So Rob says, not to worry, he’ll call the people at ETA with whom we have a vehicle recovery policy. They’ve fetched him home before,, so it shouldn’t be a problem.
Except now, apparently, without bothering to tell us about it, they’ve altered the terms of the cycle recovery policy so that they’ll only transport him 25 miles. Since he’s currently 37 miles from his parents’ house and 50 miles from home, this is about as much use as a chocolate teapot.
So I had to unload the van, included single-handedly moving a sodding three-seater sofa into the garage and go and fetch him myself. Thanks a bloody bundle ETA.
Not, I hasten to add, that I mind fetching him, but why keep a dog and bark yourself?
I think we’ll be looking for a new recovery provider PDQ…..
About eleven a.m. the phone rings - it’s Rob, who’s arrived at his cafe stop en route and as he pulled in his rear derailleur’s failed. Brilliant.
Ordinarily, I’d have just found out where he was, programmed the satnav and set off to fetch him. But this week, the van was, for reasons that don’t need exploring at this juncture, full of furniture we’re selling on Ebay. So Rob says, not to worry, he’ll call the people at ETA with whom we have a vehicle recovery policy. They’ve fetched him home before,, so it shouldn’t be a problem.
Except now, apparently, without bothering to tell us about it, they’ve altered the terms of the cycle recovery policy so that they’ll only transport him 25 miles. Since he’s currently 37 miles from his parents’ house and 50 miles from home, this is about as much use as a chocolate teapot.
So I had to unload the van, included single-handedly moving a sodding three-seater sofa into the garage and go and fetch him myself. Thanks a bloody bundle ETA.
Not, I hasten to add, that I mind fetching him, but why keep a dog and bark yourself?
I think we’ll be looking for a new recovery provider PDQ…..
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