Aug19 Written by:Kayle
8/19/2008 9:25 AM
Living in Zimbabwe, you learn that if you need anything, you either buy it locally for exhorbatant prices (because everything is imported and marked up) or you wait until you are making a trip down to South Africa (SA) and buy it yourself. We typically opt for option #2 as you end up saving a lot of money this way. We know that we only make trips every 3 or 4 months, so we make detailed lists before going to SA and try to pick up everything we need.
We just got back from our South African trip on Sunday. On Monday, Mat was using the super glue to fix something and it squirted all over his only pair of khaki cargos--ruined! Also, he didn't realize it but he superglued the scissors shut--ruined! Oh, why couldn't this have happened before our trip so we could have bought some pants and scissors?
Today, I went to fill up the car with fuel and to fill jerry cans as well. Turns out the fuel attendant put my fuel cap on the roof of the car and forgot to put it back. I drove off unbeknownst and the fuel cap fell off somewhere between the station and home. I went back to the fuel station and retraced my path with the fuel attendant to try to find the fuel cap, but we didn't find it. The poor man felt so terrible and explained that he was distracted by some impatient people who drove up to the pump while he was attending to me. Fuel cap--gone! Why couldn't this have happened prior to our trip?
Fortunately, we have friends in Capetown now and hopefully I can order another fuel cap with a Honda dealership in Capetown for them to pick up! Even though we don't make frequent trips, there is always someone going to SA who can pick you up emergency items if needed.
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