Why is it always the radiator...

Since I passed my test in March 1994 I have owned 7 cars, both here in the UK and in Pakistan and out of those 7 fine automobiles all but the first one, has had some sort of problem with the cooling system!! The car I am driving at he moment, kindly provided by Bill and Gwen, has had a trip to see Paul, my mechanic, this week. So it came as no surprise at all when I was told ther ewas a problem with the cooling system. Thankfully, this was only a minor problem with a hose, as opposed to the heater matrix which needed replacing in car number 6 last summer!

I have had a very productive few days. Almost all the things that need doing for SUbmerge have been done, in fact, all that remains is to plan the sessions that I am leading, which I shall do in the next few days.

I had a lovely time in Belfast and was very impressed at the speed in which I was able to get to and from Belfast. On the way there my alarm went off at 5.30am and by 9.30am I was sat on the sofa in their sitting room. The way back was even quicker this time it was sofa to sofa in 3 and half hours!!

We did have a little fun on the Sunday evening. David had gone off to church and about 6pm it started to rain. Katey pointed out the torrent of water pouring down the road in front of the house and we went to the kitchen window to look at the back garden and there was a fair amount of water falling off the garden on to the path. A few minutes later we realised that water was trickling in under the back door. Katey donned her wellies to go and unblock some drains and I went toput on some shorts so that I could start mopping up the water.

When I returned downstairs I was greeted by water seeping in under the front door onto the hall carpet. I spent the next 30 minutes valiantly trying to stop the water from entering the sitting room. I am pleased to report that I was successful and only the hall carpet needed to lifted so that it could dry.

I have just had some texts from Karachi to say that the rains have started and all teh streets are running like rivers!! Andrew tells me that the visibility is about 20 feet and all the drains are blocked!

Tonight is Quiz Night at Stalybridge Congregational Church (my mum's church) and I am in charge, the things we do for our mothers...