Just got home from an overnight round trip to move senior daughter out of her uni house at the end of another era for her.
An odd, lockdown end with everyone dispersed many weeks ago and graduation delayed till December.
As we approached the Toon, the car did its well worn trick of throwing up a hysterical advisory warning “Engine malfunction!” Aka “Let’s give the driver the immediate feeling that the whole thing is about to blow up for some enigmatic reason” -who thinks these messages up?
The RAC do as much as they can with the diagnostics and “fix” the malfunction but can’t get rid of the error message so the journey home, laden with her entire worldly possessions, is conducted in “Limp home” mode…..ie no acceleration and ascent of hills at the speed of Mr Bean in his purloined scooter.
Leave sad senior daughter unpacking at home, missing her independent existence and uni life and take the dogs to the beach in the slow mobile.
Another chapter begins as junior daughter will be heading off to Vet school in 3 weeks as the campus opens up post lockdown.