Cyclist Geoff

[Geoff_N]

You all know I am a cyclist rather than a car driver, but wife Gaynor drives our car to work.

Our car wouldn't start this morning.  The AA man came and asked if I used it yesterday. I said I drove it 2 metres forwards, then after washing, 2 metres back, and that that was further than I like to drive it. Clearly assessing that I am to cars what a banana is to a computer, he fixed it while saying. "Yesterday, when you started it, the car thought - yippee, I'm going for a long drive and so enabled a lot of fuel to be released. But in its disappointment at not going far, the carburettor became flooded. In summer you would get away with it but in winter it is too cold for the superfluous petrol to evaporate."

I had the last laugh. He disconnected a jumper in the vehicle's electronics to fool it into not putting more fuel into the carburettor until it had used the excess, but this interfered with the security system. The hazard warning lights came on and locked him inside. He couldn't get out until I replaced the jumper. He kept shaking his head saying: "That's not right." But I'm not sure if he was referring to the car or my mirth.

Geoff

[Walker]

That's hilarious Geoff. It's a good thing he wasn't fixing something in the trunk (or is that the 'boot'?).

[SharonBell]

That's hysterical! 

[Ed]

Oh, I can imagine you doing this -  in the side window   Worth keeping a video camera around for occasions like that.

[doolols]

Very good, Geoff. I'm a bit concerned about a security system that can lock its occupants inside    You don't get that sort of thing with a Skoda 

I think it serves him right for trying to be funny. He should leave that sort of stuff to you 

P.S. Lovely cycling weather down here today.

[canadian]

Great story, Geoff! That'll teach ya to wash the car!