She’s Screwed Again

They had to haul her out in full view of my snickering neighbours. That old bitch of a Volvo wouldn’t start this afternoon, and the mechanic seems to think it’s something wrong with her fuel pump or something, but he had to tow it to the workshop.

Shit happens, but when it happens to a Volvo, then it’s SHIT happening, ‘cos you’re basically on you own with your local mechanic, ‘cos God only gave us 2 kidneys and we’d need to sell both to be able to pay the bill if we took it to the official Volvo dealers.

Why do I drive a Volvo, I keep asking myself. For the safety. Very safe these Swedish bricks. Stands to reason, after all how many accidents can you get involved in when you’re unable to go anywhere ‘cos your car’s in the workshop (again) ?

World’s Best Athletes Stoned In China?

Seriously. Do you think they just started fiddling with their milk last week?

They take their development seriously in China. Nothing matters but the development of their bank accounts’ balances.

But you and me are to blame too. We’ll happily buy shitty products built in dangerous factories using dangerous chemicals and tools,  just as long as they’re cheaper than something made where the cost of proper quality and safety regulations/inspections/enforcement gets added to the product price.

I’m just waiting for that Jamaican sprinter fellow to slow down next year cos he had to stop after 50 metres to piss out a stone.

Or do you think the athletes brought their own cows to Beijing? (And their own cow feed?)

The million-dollar-question : just what ISN’T poisoned there, does anybody really know?