This morning on the way to work the alternator belt on my car decided to part company with the rest of the engine, resulting in me sitting on the hard shoulder of the M42 watching the traffic jams caused by Crufts. ‘No problem’ I though, ‘I’ll call the breakdown people and they will send a person who will be able to fix it, anyone with the tools can do that’. Wrong. Winched onto the wagon, taken to a local(ish) garage and then left to travel for about on an hour on unknown public transport. I am sure I remember footage of when the AA and such were trained mechanics and carried tools and spares. No longer it seems.

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