They can’t drive

Really. Forget all about using the blinkers and scratches and bumps on cars. They really can not drive properly. I think it’s something to do with peoples. Take Germans for instance. They’ve figured out how to make a suppercar a long time ago. And they just keep improving. Italians: well… they only make supercars. But the French…. just terrible. Never sorted out the difference between a rock and a stick (so to speak). But they have excellent cuisine. So it is my belief that peoples have things they’re good at and things they’re bad at. I don’t read the newspapers, coz I can’t understand the language, nor listen to any sort of news whatsoever. But even so I heard that yesterday some Spanish guy died in an accident. And that was right after driving the day before yesterday by a closed section of the highway that was full of police cars, fire trucks and the thickest smoke you’ve ever seen. I could not even begin to make out what had happened there. And in case you were wondering, yes, these are two separate events. And just the month before, also without reading any papers I found out that some 18 years old lost control of his vehicle, as I later learned a 223HP 2006 Ford Focus ST, and drove of the road to his death. I mean who in their right mind would turn over such a powerful car to a 18 years old that probably has just driven his first thousand kilometers… or first thousand and two? What difference does it make anyway. I still drive by those tire tracks and the big hole in the vegetation on the side of the road where he’s gone through. And these are just the ones I’ve heard of. Imagine if I was reading the newspapers. Their police force must be so fed up with them that they don’t even bother to make them report every incident and have them repair their cars afterwards like it’s the case back home. This must account for the omnipresent signs of abuse on mostly every vehicle. And I will not mention all the minor crashes I’ve driven by since I’m here and in fact I will not say much more than I already did and let you guys come up with some comments.

Enjoy.

Car(wash)

The land of new experiences never ceases to amaze me… Car washing was another one. Yes, I’m a spoiled kid who is used to handing the car keys over and taking a cab to a nice club have a coffee and a relaxing chat then returning after 2 hours to pick up a shiny and like new car (K9). Here however it’s a whole other story. You go to these “automated” car washes where you insert some coins and voila: the turbojet comes to life. You press different buttons for foam, active foam, water etc and it’s mostly a do it yourself kind of thing… I assume it’s not particularly entertaining on a cold Monday morning when the least thing you feel like is getting wet. And it takes a bit of skill as well. My first time was not that bad I guess, given that it was a first time. The car looks so well when it’s wet. But when it dries up: disaster. This was the exterior. Because for interior cleaning you have a vacuum cleaner that works on coins as well and: do it yourself. I think I miss my hometown…