Getting old

Popped in to my local mini Tescos today.

In the queue, behind an old bloke, wearing slippers, towelling
tracksuit bottoms, fleece and cloth cap.

Ah, he must have popped out from an old folks home somewhere very close
for a paper and some fags, thought I. Poor old soul.

Got outside and I see him standing by my car, sort of waving at it a
little bit. And then turn round, walk away from it, peering at it a
lot, looking around, and then heading for a similarily coloured Honda
Accord.

The daft old fool couldn't even remember which car was his and was
trying to open mine using his plipper. [1]

AND HE'S DRIVING!

We had to take the car off my grandad cause he was just too old, slow
reactions, etc, to drive it, a sorry thing to do but he was just too
dangerous. And he would have made this bloke look like Gonzo. Why his
family/anyone haven't stopped him I don't know. I didn't hang around to
see what his driving is like, don't want to add more dents.


[1] I'd have loved to have been a few seconds quicker, I'd have
discretely opened my car and see how long it took him to work out he
couldn't fit the key in the ignition

 

.... and very stylish you must have looked, too.
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It's a good job I wasn't drinking coffee.

 

NOW can you see what your old English teacher meant about 'too many commas'?

 

You drive an old man's car, then.

 

More like snapped it off in the lock.

 

How d'you do that? One door at a time?

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I stopped at a petrol station to fill up my Bandit, and parked behind my
bike at another pump was an old granny in a mini. She got in after a
long wobbly walk and several attempts at closing the door, started the
thing then proceded to put her foot to the floor while stiring the gear
stick around enough to make nasty grinding noises.

When she eventually did get the mini moving, it was straight out onto
the road with a car having to brake hard to miss her. Nasty..

 

Honda Accord's *what* are very comfortable?

Oh, and *whoooosh*

 

I've done that loads of times.

So, cos he dresses like and old bloke, and mixed up his car with your
identical one, he's a danger on the road, is he?

Glad you're not in charge. Of anything.

 

What I want is for you to stop posting to UKRM.

 

All the time with rental cars.

 

Yep.

Also spent 30 minutes wandering around one of the parking fields at
midnight at Glastonbury doing the same.

 

Amen to that.
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Who hasn't?
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That would only help me. If you stopped posting, lots of people's
lives would be improved.

 

Lost cause, Mr Kettle.

 

Did it at Brent Cross shopping centre. I knew which block/row I
was in but wandered around for ages being very confused before
I twigged I was on the floor below where I'd parked.

Doesn't work with mine. I have to be *very* close to the car before
the remote sensor works. This is either:
a) because it's crap or
b) it's for security so the signal can't be intercepted.

I think a) as it's a Peugeot.

 

Rope wrote

I did.

 

Rope wrote

No but I have done the similar with the exception that I found it in the
very same car park I parked it in.

In my defence I must point out that this was during the 70's