commodore car wash comeback

heya

well, i'll be. pretty sure that's an american saying, but it shall do for this. for regular readers this post shall come as a bit of a surprise, i suppose. it was just (at time of publication) three (3) months ago that such a thing as a car wash, documented (if at all) in any format, would be impossible. and yet here we are, with a most triumphant new one of this sort of post. 

exactly why should this not be possible? for those of you who cannot be bothered to look at the previous post (but here is a link anyway) it was so that during the august / september axis the whole, as in all, of the UK was going to either have to work out how to live without water, or die. no, not some mythical, landlocked place called the UK, but the actual, reasonably well known one; which is generally characterised as being if not an island then "island like" and certainly surrounded by water. 

how extremely fortunate for us, then, that something called "autumn" (or 'fall' if american) came along, with a lot less (fewer) hours of sunlight and a great deal of rain. just because this happens every single year doesn't mean the "experts" on the tele were wrong to say that we would soon be out of water and there was no way we would ever get any again. not as right as they could have been, sure, but let us not rush to judgement. i am sure they are worthy of the skills what they get paid for. anyway, look at them what do the post here, either Royal Mail or the Post Office. conveniently split into two companies, so that one can blame the other when something goes wrong. usually, the idea of "Christmas", and people using their services more at this time, takes them quite by surprise. every year. 

quite the opposite of "no water", actually. so much for them f*****g experts, as we've had that much rain large chunks of the country are flooded. i wish to make clear i do not make light of this, for outside of the inconvenience some have suffered a few have died as a result. but the point would be the panic button hit earlier in the year, when they said we would never ever have water again. 

oh. yes, i probably should make some comment (or other) about the car wash, which once again, and of course, is presented here in the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode. that animated pic above is quite class, really. sort of looks like a big massive furry monster, with disproportionate thin legs, is trying to attack me. or make friends, let us not be judgemental. 

a, or in, truth, though, is that i have written plenty over the years about the joys of a car wash, and how truly wonderful it is to document the experience. you are very welcome to browse the rest of this blog if you are of a mind to read about such, or simply enjoy the images. and animated things, like the one right below.  

driving about in these flood conditions is no fun, at all. one might think it could be quite class, that to go through puddles and make a big splash would be enjoyable. not so. goodness knows what the councils do with all the excessive money they rake in for very trivial fines they impose on drivers, but they don't appear keen to spend any of it on fixing potholes. when one sees a puddle in the road one has no clue as to how deep it may go. driving in (or through) one is likely to see you disappear, if not vanish. 

my understanding is that the worst of the floods have hit Scotland. having to experience it down in that there London (innit) was bad enough, thanks. the moment a slight bit of rain hits you become quite aware of just how badly designed, or planned, the place is. why oh why have they placed so many dips in roads. they serve no purpose but to gather large volumes of rain. pools, if you will. 

not, of course, that one does all that much driving when in a car, with the engine on, down in that there strange London (innit) place. gridlocked must be latin for London, i guess. and f*** knows where exactly is they are driving to. my best guess is that they, the locals (cockneys, or whatever), get curious if other boroughs are just as sh!t as the one they are in, so drive to have a look. yes, it probably is. 

quite why anyone feels obliged to drive in that there London (innit) is also a peculiar matter. they have a comprehensive public transport system, after all. as in on any given street in the place - night and day, note - they will have access to more buses in one (1) hour than most towns and villages in the rest of the country would get in one month. plus, the tube. and airports.

certainly not all of it is his fault - the folly of London - but one does wonder why the people of the place are prepared to let their ostensible, apparently in name only, Mayor Sadiq Khan perpetually cripple the city with his odd decisions. i mean, true, fair play, one or so years in which he held the office he did so as a quasi squatter when the plague was on, but they have had chance to get rid of him since. very little point moaning about the sorry state of the London lot in life and then voting the architect of most of it back in. 

rather unlikely, i would think, that i shall be doing another car wash thing this year. with this year being, of course, 2022. from what i remember of them odd numbered year car wash experiences are, on the whole, rather pleasant, so see you then. if we all make it that far. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!