I thought I share this little story with you.
Like many others, I had a ball sailing all day on NYE and was the last one getting off the water around 8pm. As good food is the second most important thing after windsurfing, I had to hurry up to get to a BBQ in the city. I packed up in record time and jumped in the car and....it didn't start. You can't be serious I thought. Tried couple more times but she still didn't start.
Now, as you can imagine this might not be the best day in the year to have a car break down.
I have called the manufacturers road side assist which has informed me that my membership has run out a week ago and since I haven't renewed would not receive any assistance. GREAT. I called NRMA which I wasn't having a membership either but they signed me up straight away to a premium rate as I needed assistance straight away.
NRMA arrived around 10.30pm.
We were standing in front of the car looking at the engine when the NRMA technician asked we whether this is a Subaru whilst VW was screaming from everywhere. I thought WTF, is this guy for real???
No surprise, the problem could not be identified and a tow truck had to be called in. No kidding, you could not swing a cat in the carpark I was in let alone me getting towed out of it.
I was thinking of abandoning my car and come back tomorrow but was concerned my gear might have been gone by then.
I went for walk to one of our fellow windsurfers living close by hoping that I can put my gear into storage. Lucky me, he was home and we picked the gear up and it was all done and dusted by 12.30am.
Sweet, I thought. Just get in a taxi and off I go to the party.
2am, I gave up calling for a taxi as the line was busy all the time and no empty taxis were heading back to the city.
So I walked back to my car rethinking strategy.
The carpark had almost cleared so I thought calling in the tow truck which arrived around 4.30am. Unfortunately, he could not take my car so another tow truck arrived around 5am.
I finally got home around 6am.
Happy 2011
Thanks guys, indeed a day to remember.
There was only a 9pm firework which I did not take much notice off.
HI Martin,
Bummer of a night. I was asleep by the time the NRMA turned up if that makes you feel any better.
Sam.
Thanks for trying Sam, but no, it dosn't make me feel better 
Man, you really had an early one.........
