yesterday we went to bramham horse trials, about 1 hours drive, to meet the friends who molly's been staying with. this was after we'd spent 4 hours in the hairdressers! (end result looks good, but does my head in being there that long! at least there's good books to read!). had a really good afternoon - was annoyed i didn't have my shorts as it turned into a gorgeous day when the forecast had said it would be horrid!.
got there - 2 30 in the afternoon! - and they wanted to charge us full price to get in. was going to just drive straight through but rang mate who said park up in lorry park next to them and their friend's wagon - so did that! spent not TOO much money - found some 30' long lines for £20 the pair which was good, and a new straw hat which i need in the sun and of course had left mine at home! so now have two summer hats, which is good! partner well happy; she'd thought it was some local poxy event, and was very impressed to find that whilst not as big as burghley/badminton it is a proper job!
didn't walk the course (too late really, and my leg not really up for that yet!) but they have a big screen next to the showjumping (international showjumping as well).
plan was, go back to friend's put molly in wagon and fetch her home.
saw molly go in wagon, we set off first and never thought about the fact that philip was revving the engine. got to yard, waited and waited, partner went to macdonalds at 10 pm ... i was to take away by 11 had them in every ditch between here and there ... rang the police from home .. no reports of anyting ... drove back down. wagon still parked where it had been .. molly back in field ... house all dark .. came home....
the brakes had failed on the wagon; they thought they'd texted me from cell phone but that text still hasn't reached me... my texts didn't get to her.... mobile signals all down as well.... aargh. and they'd only just gone upstairs so i could have knocked and spent the night there......partner thinks they could have tried harder to get in touch but i'm not sure what more they could have done when their landline has been down for weeks (landline supplier being pillocks and not sorting that out!) so i'm knackered and they're knackered.
they're going to borrow a trailer later and bring her up this afternoon...
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2 comments:
So, Molly gets another day at the spa! So you think she may have cut the brake line? *G*
The horse trials sound fun, but the shops! That's the best part. Good deal on the lines. What else did you buy?
How far along is your leg? The Max clinic didn't mess you up any, did it?
jean, ony a straw hat (it was so hot, and i'd left my nice one at home...). leg is subsiding nicely but still not right, the clinic didn't do it too much harm as it was sooo cold it couldn't overheat(heat makes it itch...); but when I got on, i could't use the right leg due to being very sore and painful on the inner aspect of the calf, so put max up...
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