Cava Gift

A chap broke down in his TVR in the street outside our house yesterday.  I did what anyone might have done and offered condolences (:-)) and helped him to park so that it wasn't blocking my drive by fetching the owner of another car that was preventing it.

His clutch had failed and he discovered, on checking the master cylinder, that there was no fluid in the system.  I offered to tow him home (about 10 miles north of here) but he was happy with buying some more fluid and taking his chances with the journey home.

And this afternoon he and his wife arrived with a bottle of Cava to say thank you.  It was entirely unnecessary but I made only the shortest objection before accepting the gift with grace.  It appeared that he had had to remain in second gear, the lowest with syncromesh, to make it home; but he managed it and he was grateful.

Hurrah!