We got the Note back today. The Electrical Brothers (like the Chemical Brothers only not as tuneful) done good. We had been expecting another hefty bill because apparently in order to get to the washer motor half the car had to be dismantled and we didn't even know how much a new motor was going to set us back. In the end the bill was a massive 50 euros and we had been expecting at least three times that amount so that was a present surprise.
At least now we can lend our visitors the car fairly confident that we have dealt with every issue and that nothing else is going to fail or fall off. All we need to do is make sure that we tell Stan that there is no handbrake only a footbrake which can be a bit confusing and we realise that we failed to mention that to the 23 when they were here. Still they sussed it and thank goodness the firing on 3 cylinders didn't happen when they were driving, for once the law of sod was on our side which makes a change.
We went down and did the shopping that John's Mum had asked us to get. Blimey things have gone up not to mention that as from yesterday petrol tipped the scales at 1.65 euros a litre. The 'few bits' on the list came to a shocking 120 euros and that did not include any booze as that was a gift from us. I wonder where this is all going to end? Certainly the island is no longer the cheap haven it used to be and, can you believe it, there were no and I mean NO fresh carrots to be had in Paps so my idea of making Janet some coleslaw went out of the window.
I spent time tidying up our house in readiness for visitors and then John and I sat down to get our new phones finally set up after the frustration of sim-gate yesterday. Hence the photos of flowers as I was trying out the new camera. Pretty good and, as I am having to return the Kodak one I bought and which Jan brought out for me and which doesn't work, means that I do have something reasonable to take a snap with.
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