The things girls need to know about cars!
December 18th 2006 13:23
Well, while we are on the subject of this weekends trip into the city for the Robbie Williams (the last time I will mention his name, SERIOUSLY!) concert I should also relay a little info to any gals who may find themselves in the same position as I did.
I have always been lucky enough to have my dad or a partner around to check everything was functioning ok with the car, when I have had one, so I have never really paid much attention to them. I know how to check the oil and water and change a flat tyre but that is about as far as my car knowledge extends. So this weekend when I was driving in the middle of the city during a nice sprinkling of rain and I put my foot on the breaks I was a little perturbed when it went flat against the floorboard and I did not stop! I was even more perturbed when I noticed that the lights at the bottom of the hill, that I was about half way down, had decided to change to red. Could it get any worse? Yes! I was about 15 blocks away from my hotel, it was dark and raining and my dad was about 100km away and partner 20 000km overseas! The boys that I was with were of no particular use to anyone except to moan about wanting to get back to the hotel. They soon shut up when I had to gear down and slowly apply to handbrake which led to a lot of suqealing wheels and us skidding into a thankfully empty intersection! Talk about your life flashing before your eyes.
So just a little word of advice from the newly wise - before you head off on any long distance journeys make sure you check that there is brake fluid in the car! And make sure you know where to look for the little container thingy that you pour it into ( I had to stand in the rain with the owners manual and search in the semi-darkness for the darn thing!). I used to consider myself quite the independent woman, but this weekend I learnt I have a long way to go!
I have always been lucky enough to have my dad or a partner around to check everything was functioning ok with the car, when I have had one, so I have never really paid much attention to them. I know how to check the oil and water and change a flat tyre but that is about as far as my car knowledge extends. So this weekend when I was driving in the middle of the city during a nice sprinkling of rain and I put my foot on the breaks I was a little perturbed when it went flat against the floorboard and I did not stop! I was even more perturbed when I noticed that the lights at the bottom of the hill, that I was about half way down, had decided to change to red. Could it get any worse? Yes! I was about 15 blocks away from my hotel, it was dark and raining and my dad was about 100km away and partner 20 000km overseas! The boys that I was with were of no particular use to anyone except to moan about wanting to get back to the hotel. They soon shut up when I had to gear down and slowly apply to handbrake which led to a lot of suqealing wheels and us skidding into a thankfully empty intersection! Talk about your life flashing before your eyes.
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