Time off school.... A costly business

My drive to school this morning was interrupted/ cut short about ten minutes down the road when for the second time in 6 weeks. the car decided to grind to a halt. Last time the fault was intermittent. I started the car, got to school , took it to the garage the next day and it cost a mere $300 dollars. Today the car was going nowhere and so by the time the breakdown van came, followed by the breakdown truck. Hopes of getting into school were abandoned the cost this time $500. Those with a bit more testosterone running through their veins will recognize Exhibit A and B below as being the distributor and fuel pump. The two culprits of these two breakdowns. Unexpected expenses but I suppose drives to Queensland, Melbourne , Sydney, PortMacquarie, Blue Mountains twice and Hunter Valley twice are going to take their toll.
EXHIBIT A and EXHIBIT B
















Whether my new parts look anything like this I have no idea or interest. Oh well at least it gave me some time to catch up on my paperwork, planning and write a few E mails. Didn't stop much to admire the view today probably because it looked like this...
















We are currently into the second of five weeks work outside the house. Not quite sure what they are doing apart from making a mess but we've heard the word subsidence mentioned so if it is going to stop 2 Whitby St from collapsing into a disused mine shaft we are not going to complain.
During the week they turn up at 6:30 am in a convoy of about 9 lorries although as far as we can tell the only ones doing any work in the first three hours are the two men holding the stop/ slow signs. The majority of the workers look like members of a ZZtop tribute band so when they park their red cars and lorries all over the front lawn we don't like to complain.
(picture of ZZ top for any blog readers under 30 or over 60)