In the end Pete and Janice resolved their differences over the use of the mirrors when overtaking and the remainder of the journey was made in the comparative tranquility of a point well made; also, at least in part, because the heavy metal radio station drowned out the screaming.
“Look, I’m I’m just not really convinced that CNN, the FBI & the CIA are all fronts for the Russian government, OK?”
“Elitist stool pigeon…”
“Actually my mother was a chicken, thank you so very much, now tell me you’re not a racist too…”
Those crazy amateur literary critics & vodka lovers are at it again in Russia where a few months ago, after an argument over the theories of 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant ended with someone being shot in a grocery store, a man has been stabbed to death in a dispute over the relative merits of prose & poetry.
A retired schoolteacher in the village of Irbit, in the Sverdlovsk region, killed his friend after a drunken argument over which is superior, poetry or prose, investigators said yesterday.
“The literary dispute soon grew into a serious argument, in the course of which the poetry lover killed his opponent with a knife,” the regional branch of the Federal Investigative Committee said in a statement.
Poetry, literature, philosophy, politics; is there anything Russians can agree about when the vodka flows?
From those clever people at xkcd.com
Dear Agony Aunts
Last weekend, after an argument, I inadvertently backed-over my husband in the entrance to the garage.
The car is quite low-slung & he seems to be pretty much wedged under the rear axle & although he has (at last) stopped all that groaning & bleeding, which can really set your teeth on edge, he is beginning to smell rather unpleasant (well, even more-so than usual).
The thing is I could really do with taking the car out to visit my sister next weekend, & nothing dampens a good drive-out than being stopped by the filth because you have the remains of a rotting spouse attached to the brake-work.
Any suggestion?
“MGB”
Dear “MGB”
Any commercial high-pressure washing system such as a Karcher will do the trick, but it can be a little difficult to reach some of those out of the way places around the suspension & brake pads. For those spots we usually rely on raising the rear-end on a ramp (it is very dangerous to undertake this sort of work relying only on a jack) & using the Karcher & stiff wire long-handled brush. Adding a couple of cups of bleach or disinfectant will always deal with the smell.
If you find the car has sustained any damage it should be fairly simple to purchase the necessary spare parts, anonymously, at any good boot fair.
Happy motoring.
Aunts
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