Breakdown Service
I should be congratulating the team from the AA who have been driving a convoy of modern and vintage vehicles on a from John O'Groats to Lands End. I encountered these guys in Inverness on Saturday while staying at a hotel up near the big retail park off the A96.
We were all sitting in the room watching Doctor Who when Mrs Z suddenly became distracted by the sound of cars reversing and motorbike engines spluttering. She rushed to the window to investigate and saw all these yellow bikes and trucks trying to make best use of the limited car parking space outside.
I took the Zedettes outside to investigate and was a little surprised to see one van with a huge skull & crossbones sticker and the legend "or glory". Not the kind of slogan you usually associate with a breakdown service, but I think that was a reference to the age of some of the cars and the possibility that some might not make it all the way.
Well, this kind of charity run is, of course, to be commended but I was feeling a little less charitable early next morning when the convoy set off on the next leg of the journey south.
Talk about a wake-up call!
