Pen holders.....

[joust]

I stupidly left my filler cap at a petrol station on the M40 and didn't realise until about 60 miles later

Interestingly the replacement is the cap and the filler neck, so I now have a nice shiny Alu filler neck sitting on my desk as a pen holder.....

The cost was a bit steep (but then the neck is solid Alu so not surprising) - so it's a painful mistake for the wallet.

Moral of the story - check your filler cap is back on before driving off!!!!

J

[granville]

I know entirely from whence you come on this subject, Von Joustawitz: like the multiple checks following the locking of one's gaff following an exit, I too suffer from no small degree of paranoia about this very thing.

Btw, I saw a chap yesterday afternoon at a local petroleum dispensation vendor doing the honours with a brand new, bright yellow M12 GTO-3: I WET MYSELF with excitement (they're still massively rare sights, especially amongst the cobbles oop here) - it is SUCH a fabulous looking machine.

I cannot wait to reaquaint myself with your car - they are sensational 'in extremis' and are rapidly entering my 'permanent mental subconcious psychosis' which means boredom for her indoors until the inevitable satiation transpires.

(Although that damned R500 sounds preposterous too, damnit!)

Marvellous!

[joust]

derestrictor said:

I cannot wait to reaquaint myself with your car - they are sensational 'in extremis' and are rapidly entering my 'permanent mental subconcious psychosis' which means boredom for her indoors until the inevitable satiation transpires.

Brunters???

derestrictor said:

(Although that damned R500 sounds preposterous too, damnit!)

Hmm - must admit I'm warming to the idea myself given all the rave reviews...

J

[granville]

joust said:

Brunters??? J

{The in-car commentator is dribbling too!}

[guysh]

I seem to suffer from this problem of trying to remember whether or not I locked the front door or the car only seconds after doing it.... -after reading this some subliminal message will now tell me not to put the petrol cap back - I'm thinking some sort of chain to attach it to the car!?

[amg merc]

[quote=guysh]I seem to suffer from this problem of trying to remember whether or not I locked the front door or the car only seconds after doing it ]


... know what you mean guysh - and for me its not just with cars... :~(

[joust]

I've now taken to leaving the keys attached to the lock, remembering to put it in after I've relaced the filler gun, and double checking over my shoulder just as I pull out.

Paranoid? Nah - just don't want another bill for a new one

[joust]

derestrictor said:

{The in-car commentator is dribbling too!}