The guys at Volkwagon in Malmsbury have been absolute stars during the two years that we have been here..the first memorable incident was replacing the drive shaft of the Tuareg in 30 minutes, in a pit stop like change. As a result of their amazing abilities, the Tureg has found itself in Malmsbury for every glitch and service..as it is some 800 kilometers from the farm..this shows you exactly how much we value the engineers and mechanics.
Anyway, we arrived on Friday morning and J6NUT was taken straight into the bay and lifting ramps. The guy who always deals with us, directed us to the complimentary vehicle ,excusing its size and lack of power compared to J6NUT.
Big and I were both cool as long as we could get a case of wine, some brie,art materials and our cases in the boot..all was fine.
He led us to a small bright blue Polo..and I laughed and said "Its Majorelle blue." No its not, said the salesman, we call it " Dolphin penis blue!" Big and I stood and stared at him as the colour rose from his shirt collar steadily up his face, and he seemed utterly horrified to have told us some "inside gargage info"..Then Big and I just howled, it was just such a slip of the tongue by the guy, then he started to laugh..and all three of us were howling, with a mixture of embarrasement for him, and mirth at what he had said.
You can imagine that our weekend driving around Cape Town in a dolphin penis blue car,seemed to bring our attention to everything else of a similar colour. Indeed today as I walked past my newly painted wall..I had a titter..I am unable to call it my "Marjorelle" wall any longer!
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| Not topic appropriate by any means, but I have been trying to find out what this bird is, he has taken to drinking at the goose pond. |
2 comments:
So you have a D.P. Blue wall!! Perfect! This has to be one of your best stories, cutie! I loved it!
Do you think your mysterious bird is a raptor and would your little guinea chicks make a snack for him? Or even the adult birds? It would be great if he just stuck to snakes; but that might get boring.
Gerry
I preferred the "Majorelle blue " but just cant shed the concept of "Dolhpin penis blue" wall. So this is what it will be henceforth.
Yes he is most definitly a raptor of some sort, and although I feel rather honoured by his presence,m he does pose a threat to all the babes either recently arrived, or about to arrive...the proposed guinee fowl as well. I am going to speak to Gerrit about them tonight ,he might know of someone who has some.
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