Runaway truck
Life here is never dull. For the past two days we have all been entertained by the presence of a lorry, which has been stuck on our road. We live at the bottom of a steep hill. The road is a no through road, so the only way out is back up the hill.
On Tuesday morning the truck broke down at the top of the hill.
The driver then made the unwise decision, to try and jumps start the truck by rolling down the hill. He was unsuccessful, and had to drive into the ditch to stop himself hitting our neighbours wall.
First the driver tried to repair the truck, then they tried to tow the truck up the hill but no luck with that either. By evening it was clear that the truck was spending the night on the road. Wednesday dawned. The truck was going nowhere and therefore neither was my car. I abandoned the idea of shopping and went for a nice walk with Joshua instead.
When we returned a mechanic had been sent. At midday the engine roared into life, but it took another two hours and lots of black smoke to finally get the truck back up our hill!!