Buy a Horse

It looks like Olivia will be a daily drive sooner than expected. After charging the Ford's battery overnight, it started first time - then died.

Tried again - oil cap popped off, smoke coming out of the hole... BIG problems!!! This isn't a simple repair, but rather one massive issue, and the Ford isn't going anywhere soon.

So today I have to get going on Olivia. Her battery's being topped up, my toolbox is out, the bonnet is up, the oils/greases are about to get a look-see and by Monday she has to be on the road. Or I'll be begging lifts off random colleagues...

I had planned a bit of grocery shopping. I am supposed to be at a birthday party tomorrow. I should have dropped off some goodies at the Waterfront too. I have a hundred-and-one things to do that require transport. All of which are not going to happen this weekend. Unless I can make some exceptionally speedy repairs, which is going to require one HUGE learning curve.

So - it's a case of fix car, or buy a horse. Car it's going to have to be (though a horse may be a whole lot less hassle).