Wheel of misfortune
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 9:07 Is it me or am I unlucky?
Drove to London last night to see Squeeze and The Feeling - one of this week's Teenage Cancer Trust concerts - and on my way to the Royal Albert Hall I got a puncture. Again.
Tried to change the wheel myself but we were on a slope (the sliproad at junction 5 of the M1 near Watford) and the car kept rolling off the jack. My hands - and trousers - were filthy.
Called the AA. Owing to our "vulnerable situation" we were given priority status and the patrolman arrived after 45 minutes.
Thankfully, it wasn't just me. There was a problem with the jack, which twisted and collapsed when the car reached a certain height, but he eventually changed the wheel and we continued our journey.
Rest of the evening can be summed up as follows: missed all but the last ten minutes of The Feeling, saw Squeeze, then limped home (on a speed restricted space-saver tyre) shortly before 1.00am.
Excuse me if I have a nap after the Budget this afternoon.
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