Realised the real feelings behind ‘Without Glasses’, the masterpiece of HH Munro, aka Saki though in a different scenario—which would be disclosed shortly.
People who know me would also be familiar with my convertible (literally, as once, thanks to some overfriendly simians, its roof lining had almost fallen off), often referred to as ‘Chevrolet Optra’, my version! Pristine white, with envious curves, a few added post production, the four wheeler has been a faithful buddy for 11 long years now. Those who are wondering on what happened…sigh…here it is:
Well, that fuel guzzler recently lost its voice as an aftermath of intense rains. My Chevy does not like rain water, especially when its force fed. So, it decided to adopt a ‘maunvrat’, leaving me distraught…and that too in the middle of a busy road. Made it to home somehow!
And then, an overload of pending work prevented me from taking her to the mechanic. Feeling neglected, she refused to ignite for a whole 5 minutes the next morning. And what to say of the experience of driving on those busy roads without honking!
Thanks to the problem, I lived the joys of driving behind crawling rickshaws, bicycles and other forms of slow traffic. At times the situation was simply AAAaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrGh!
10 days since the episode, the circuitery problem of Chevy still persists. It has however given me, a honk happy person, an invaluable lesson in being patient! No kidding…try driving in Delhi without honking—it would make you realise how in the Western world it is possible.
