Whats the daftest thing you did in 2007?

scipilot · Whats the daftest thing you did in 2007?

1) The wife and I found a rusty old artefact on the beach, washed it in the sea then took it home, only to be told its a LIVE HAND GRANADE from WWI. Bomb squad arrived 10 minutes later and took it away

2) Flew a kite near an army site and it got hit by a helicopter (absolutely true)

3) Put diesel in my petrol car.

4) Drove 600 miles on 3 cylinders because I had to get to a job (£550 repair bill)

Over to you..............

barbsy

what an interesting post, goodness i dont think i can beat you on the things that you have done.

barb

pixie

I have been thinking all day what to write on this thread and the only thing I can say it that the daftest thing was that I woke up on 1st January 2007.

I should have stayed asleep this year because one way or another it has been a rotten year.

I do have high hopes for 2008 though especially with all the new friends I have made here. xx

scipilot

Speeds

Oh well - I put petrol in my diesel car for the second time in 12 months

Apart from that the only daft things I ever do is take on so much as I hate not being able to help that I have to nearly split myself in two

scipilot

Speeds

barbsy

well i hope it was my turn you took then lol

Rabid

Speeds

Don't all argue now. Have just filled the new car up with Diesel (correctly) but you really cannot know how much I hate having to fill cars up now and as Dom my hubby cannot I have to do both cars (fortunately both diesels now). However when my convertible goes back on the road that is petrol.

To put things in to context......

1. First time I did it I filled up with petrol because we filled at a service station and I looked at the prices and ....................wait for it...............chose the cheapest - sorta like you would with baked beans

I had not realised I had done it so we drove the car all of 100 m before stopping again to get something to eat. Then the car would not start and eventually Dom asked me "You did put diesel in didn't you?" £3,500 later at the Merc garage and nearly 4 weeks I got my car back. Fortunately I was insured so it cost me my excess.

2. Second time I had two kids in the car and virtually no fuel and was rushing to get to an appointment. Was not concentrating and did it again. This time I realised so I was taken to a garage to have the offending fuel removed. £150 later plus the first thing I had to do was fill up and also pay £42 for the missed appointment I was not happy - hence my anxiety now.

So now you all know

barbsy

oh dear