30 DAYS OF ALTRUISM: Day Twenty One

Activities: Driving Miss Daisy

 

Integrity: Full Throttle

 

Thoughts: Petrol is probably my biggest household expenditure and because of that I’m quite possessive of it once it’s in my tank. It costs me roughly $50 to fill my 30L tank and that gets me about 500km in good traffic, which lasts 6 to 8 days depending on how much work I have. Now kids, if I buy four tanks and travel 2000km’s, how many people will I flip off on the Ring Road? Write your answer at the bottom along with your name and bank account details.

 

Em had been having car troubles for the past week. She heard a ticking in her engine and was very pleased with herself when she “cured” the problem by topping up the oil. Her hopping with pride ended two days later when the car wouldn’t start and had to go to the mechanics for a full overhaul. Poor Em.

 

I took pity on the lass and decided to be her seeing eye car. I drove to the mechanics so I could give her a lift home, I drove her to the shop so she could buy a custard tart and I drove her to the Mac shop so she could wave her warranty slip in the face of a snotty sales assistant who didn’t want to fix her laptop. Just a typical day.

 

I was rewarded with a tart of my own (and she bought me a pastry! Weyheey!!) but mostly good feelings. I miiight have hijacked the car at one point to go to Poyntons, but the rest of the journey was definitely all about Em’s needs.

 

Here’s a photo of us in the car…