Fail to prepare, or prepare to fail – an often repeated idiom meant to encourage and emphasise the importance of leaving no stone unturned. Problem is, there are a hell of a lot of stones out there. So it can be super easy to miss the odd one. Especially when it’s hiding in plain sight.
It’s good to make a ‘to-do’ list. It brings you a feeling of being in control. Each task a mere tick away from completion. And as you strike through the increasing number of now redundant jobs, you become envigorated all the more. Itching to strike off that final item becomes a mini-quest. Yet, you can never really relinquish the idea that you may still have overlooked something. Something so obvious to see, it’s staring you in the face . . .
Bottom of the list. Wash Beastie from toe to tail. Head to foot. More often than not he’s a mucky-puppy. So it’s important he looks his best for the big off. At least for the first few days. He may be past his prime, but he still spruces up nicely.
As the final touches are being diligently applied by Mr S, he moves on to the windscreen. After a few squirts of Autoglym’s marvelous Fast Glass, it becomes as transparent as daylight. Unfortunately even more so.
A 10″ zig-zag crack is revealed.
Sacrebleu !!!!
I am on parade watching to see how your Portugal safari unfolds. Oh dear, once when i went to Germany I had a cracked windscreen caused by a stone flying up whilst on the M25 … interesting to watch how they replaced it when I got home.
Border controls … hmm …
Early days yet Rog, but always good to get a few gremlins out of the way – makes us feel right at home 🙂