Sometimes life has a habit of sneaking up on you in ways you hadn't
envisioned. Glad things are better for you.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/26/2011 5:35 PM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Financially speaking, it's been a rough few months for me. My partner and I
> failed to factor in the expenses of two lots of insurances and what are known
> here as "local body rates" for two properties, when we arranged a mortgage
> for the house we are living in. Her property in the country didn't sell, and
> only
> fairly recently have we changed tack for a while and managed to get good
> paying tenants in there. Which has improved things.
>
> For about 4 months I have had both my vehicles off the road because I
> couldn't afford to pay the registration (road tax) or the warrant of fitness,
> or
> for the diesel, the distance charges. So I have until quite recently not been
> able to get out and about as I once did.
>
> I managed to get myself to Christchurch and rescue my Peugeot 404 for
> sale; then more recently I have the Range Rover completely road-legal
> again.
>
> With the advent of snow on the roads, the "authorities" are constantly
> exhorting people to stay off the roads unless travel is absolutely essential,
> and back this up with a $500 fine if you drive on a road closed due to snow,
> and a $150 fine if they say chains MUST be fitted and you don't.
>
> All this stuff has made me into a kind of mental wooss; until I realised that
> when I was in my 20's and with my beloved VW Beetle which would go
> ANYWHERE, when I wanted to go skiing and had to travel on icy&/or
> snowy roads, I got in it, had chains with me, and WENT. I *knew* how to
> cope with those roads, and the car was very capable. And I bought the RR
> for the self-same reason, in part.
>
> So yesterday, I got in the RR, switched on my old road savvy, and went out
> with cameras, regardless of what they said. And I found that the conditions
> were not as bad as suggested.. :-)
>
> Brian Swale.
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