Sunday, 27th June 2021.
Well …. It started off slow. I planned to attack the ‘disaster’ in the back of the car.
The whole car fridge and the two battery frame has decided life wasn’t worth living and just died. (there were contributing road factors).
So I decide, after a nice breakfast (vegemite on a crumpet) I should address it. (the mess in the back of the car)
I pull smaller easy to access stuff out and pack it on the back seat. Around high noon, (Do not forsake me oh my darling) mate Leigh calls me on my phone and a neighbour walks past and stops at just the same time and both with the same info. LOCKDOWN, at 1pm in an hour for 48 hours.
Off to Bunnings to buy a plank of wood to build a battery box as I now have 48 hours to do it. Not planned well. Back to the car with the plank and I use the roof rack for the very first time.
The sausage sizzle is packing up. Two please. None left. Yes there is. Look. Two. Just there. Oh…. OK. I score. I assume it was someone’s lunch. It still is. Ours. Back with eight minutes to spare.
I look at the tangled mess and just don’t wan to do it.
I bite the bullet. (figuratively speaking)
I had hoped I would just be able to jack up and reposition the fridge but no. So unpack the fridge. Pull out and defrost.
I look at the bits and there is enough to make a frame but just for the fridge. Not the batteries, hence the plank.
Looks so big without the fridge.
Now a frenzied frame building as the sun slowly sinks.
At dusk, the fridge is back in the car and temporarily back on battery.
Fridge done. Not perfect but OK.
I check later and the temperatures are getting there. Freezer -13 and fridge 7. Should be closer to -17 and 4. Check it in the morning.
So well done for a bit of a slog. Thank you linesmen. Thank you ball boys.
A lovely chicken stir fry after a lovely hot shower. Some lovely red wine and a lovely movie then off for a lovely sleep. Funny When it was happening the day sure as hell didn’t feel lovely. Anyway …
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