It was a last resort - Adrian calling me - to report that his car was irretrievably stuck in mud off the A350 just north of Warminster. Sometimes the satnav demands a U-turn, and sometimes you have to pull off the main road to effect the manoeuvre. And sometimes that side road in the dark is, unbeknownst to you, the entrance to a sodden ploughed field.
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| Adrian's stranded car |
Alex and I arrived about 45 minutes later laden with planks, spades and chocolate bars. After watching them work for a while from the warmth and dryness of my own car, I was persuaded to transfer to the stuck one to reverse out (on those newly-laid planks). At this point a large white van pulled in; the livery said 'Garden Centre' and the guy and girl offered use of their winch.
We compromised: I reversed enough to show in principle we
could have gotten out, and then they winched the car to the concrete entrance way. Nice people.
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| Adrian finally retrieved |
Here's Alex's impression of Adrian safely back at ours, checking stuff out on his laptop.
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| Oh Mighty One - thank you for helping us! |
And here's Alex's impression of ...? A Greek God? A Roman Emperor? It's hard to be sure.
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