tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post8650175274586156992..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: CarmageddonCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-51805674157482024202015-03-23T02:37:14.063-07:002015-03-23T02:37:14.063-07:00you can't beat an obstinate 2CVyou can't beat an obstinate 2CVCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-45673385971436041282015-03-23T02:06:43.281-07:002015-03-23T02:06:43.281-07:00I am posting as Sis is sobbing with laughter. Her ...I am posting as Sis is sobbing with laughter. Her 2CV was Henri and a spiteful old beast who loved HER. Nobody else could drive. Henri would fold his arms and sneer as only an ancient Frenchman can. Even when his engine caught fire, he very considerately did it where she was safe and even made sure she had a picnic blanket in the back to beat out the flames. All our cars have names and the current ex-La Poste van is "Custard" and a real trooper. Love you, Carol. Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745199648604340657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-732921076497971402014-07-05T00:09:29.647-07:002014-07-05T00:09:29.647-07:00Thanks. It is rather special. And it knows it! Wel...Thanks. It is rather special. And it knows it! Welcome to the blog! Drop by again.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-59031451619001862212014-07-04T21:07:08.014-07:002014-07-04T21:07:08.014-07:00I live in the land of yummy mummies! And forget la...I live in the land of yummy mummies! And forget land cruisers, try Hummers! Ridiculous. I'm a Mini driver myself, but have longed for a 2CV since my first trip to Europe in the 80s. They're incredibly rare in Canada and the U.S., although I do see a beaten up red and black one in my neighborhood from time to time. I absolutely love yours. First, Town Council, then, the EU Parliament!Laura Zerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118495046083744345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-62497553498245743522014-07-03T03:45:42.079-07:002014-07-03T03:45:42.079-07:00Love your car. It has my vote!Love your car. It has my vote!Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-23313551924341025512014-06-28T06:44:16.199-07:002014-06-28T06:44:16.199-07:00Oh you take this to a whole new dimension, travell...Oh you take this to a whole new dimension, travelling friend!! I am very impressed!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-13319830097680459692014-06-28T06:43:30.023-07:002014-06-28T06:43:30.023-07:00BH is getting used to the Volvo. I haven't dri...BH is getting used to the Volvo. I haven't driven it yet, as I don't trust anything that doesn't start with a big ignition key and a lot of revving the accelerator!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-30473930938143174602014-06-28T06:42:34.889-07:002014-06-28T06:42:34.889-07:00I fail to understand why you do this, seeing as yo...I fail to understand why you do this, seeing as you are the ONLY adult on the planet who does not drive!!! HahahaCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-83482874276103039242014-06-28T06:41:53.632-07:002014-06-28T06:41:53.632-07:00I think BH still hankers after being ''Alf...I think BH still hankers after being ''Alfa '' male!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-77679519134861158402014-06-28T06:41:28.423-07:002014-06-28T06:41:28.423-07:00My car ( & the Alfa) deffo had souls..... mine...My car ( & the Alfa) deffo had souls..... mine still does..... and they HATE most other cars on the road with a passion. The Volvo is more phlegmatic.... so far... though it did have a tiny run in with an idiot on a roundabout this morning.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-78447480246648133302014-06-28T06:40:17.003-07:002014-06-28T06:40:17.003-07:00we only got it coz of the new baby. Daughter said ...we only got it coz of the new baby. Daughter said you couldn't get a car seat in the back of a 2 door car..... BH has gone from Alfa male to Volvo man!!! He's still thinking about it!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-31282410102615083422014-06-28T06:39:16.020-07:002014-06-28T06:39:16.020-07:00Exactly the same here. Nightmare. They must clone ...Exactly the same here. Nightmare. They must clone them....Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-34824565381971722352014-06-28T04:24:30.522-07:002014-06-28T04:24:30.522-07:00Don't even MENTION yummy mummies. There's ...Don't even MENTION yummy mummies. There's a whole fleet of enormous 4x4's where I live driven by pretty young things (well I assume they're pretty but I can't actually see there heads over the dashboard!) Driving past our local school's a nightmare, littered with metal for well over a mile - and most mums only live 1/2 mile away! Sure fire way to save money at the gym - START WALKING or your kids will get fat as well!Jacy Breanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356348634443502708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-26929244070361367502014-06-28T03:21:14.011-07:002014-06-28T03:21:14.011-07:00Well done for getting a Volvo, Carol. My 1988 Vol...Well done for getting a Volvo, Carol. My 1988 Volvo 740 estate has never let me down and (so far) passes the MOT. A passing mechanic once raved about that model, said of all the cars he'd handled the old style Volvo was the best ever. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886037248037765094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-55216922550859737192014-06-28T02:40:11.184-07:002014-06-28T02:40:11.184-07:00I am one of those people who fervently believe tha...I am one of those people who fervently believe that all inanimate objects have souls, or at the very least the ability to interact with us, and never in a good way. Some days they have me convinced that whatever is going wrong has to be all my fault!<br />Jayeanita daweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872644106384365588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-78416406195551304142014-06-28T02:23:03.690-07:002014-06-28T02:23:03.690-07:00It's amazing what we remember about cars. My m...It's amazing what we remember about cars. My mother's first car was DKG784, and yet I can't renmember my current car's registration detaiuls. I went out with a girl many, many moons ago who had a car called Pudding. I never dared ask her why!<br />Good luck with the male Volvo.Richard Hardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053966010128373952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-88548666566238654312014-06-28T01:28:13.254-07:002014-06-28T01:28:13.254-07:00I've named every car we've ever had and wh...I've named every car we've ever had and when we've moved on to a different car, I've shed more tears over the old one's departure than I ever have over any relationship I've discarded! Infact, I don't recall ever crying over the latter...*shrugs*...<br />Anyway, cars are far less hassle than people and a lot more accommodating....<br />Another good post Hedges...Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-52302424547548468182014-06-28T01:23:35.784-07:002014-06-28T01:23:35.784-07:00Carol, you've missed your vocation. You should...Carol, you've missed your vocation. You should have been a carmedian!! I've laughed so much over this post! It's just brilliant. I love your 2CV and now feel I don't just want one - I need one. If I can't have gallic insouciance myself, I should definitely have the car that has it. Wonderful. And I know what you mean about Alfas. I had two in SA. They loved it, both of them - until we had a couple of unusually hard winters. The one sat down and never got up again (suspension collapsed) and the other just refused to go at all (engine siezed - oil froze!). I had great fun with them until then, though. Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-17574242579566731702014-06-28T00:45:32.069-07:002014-06-28T00:45:32.069-07:00Lovely how we can anthropomorphise cars!!
When I ...Lovely how we can anthropomorphise cars!!<br /><br />When I was in Cambodia I met a tuk tuk driver who did the same with his vehicle - but it was his cow! The story - he'd been a refugee and UNHCR made sure everyone went home with somewhere to live and a cow. Instead of a cow he asked for a tuk tuk, and called it his tuk tuk-cow!<br /><br />And there's another driver in Varanasi who whirls his arms - trying to get custom by suggesting his tuk tuk is a helicopter.<br /><br />Tuk tuks in Harpenden ... now there's a thought ...JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com