You know, really, in life we're not self-reliant at all. We like to think that we rely on ourselves to get through situations, but it's a lie. You know who we really rely on?Things. Stuff.
It's true. Our computers. Our telephones. And, yes boys and girls, our cars.
Picture the scene last weekend. My wife is out at a hen day, and is giving a couple of friends a lift when the car suddenly, inexplicably cuts out. And then, the thing that all motorists dread more than anything else in the world.
A light on the dashboard you don't recognise.
It usually looks like something that might strike horror into your heart. A giant spanner, or an artistic depiction of an exploding car. Either way, with the car playing up and a funny looking light on, everyone does the same thing. Pull over. Bail out.
And so, Gillian sits on the side of the road with two friends and awaits the lovely AA man. Who arrives and can find nothing wrong.
So a few days, and about £400 later, I wish I was more self-reliant.
Fancy a walk?
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