I had an appointment with our Environmental Health Officer today but rather than coming out to see me they'd asked me to take the Hutch along to their offices. This, in itself, wasn't an issue although the rain and wind made it a slightly stressful journey! So, I arrived in plenty of time (big mistake as it turned out) but there was no way I could get the Hutch into the car park as it was choc full. The only option I had was to park near the entrance, on double yellow lines, and hope that our EHO would come out when I called. What I wasn't aware of was that she doesn't actually work in the building she'd asked me to attend and she was still en route from her office. Waiting nervously, I watched as various cars came in and out the shopping centre car park opposite me but once a lorry tried to turn in front of me (a bit too close for comfort) I decided I had better try and find a better spot. My thought was that maybe I could get into one of the other supermarket car parks nearby where there would be a bit more space and I wouldn't be bothering anyone.
Commence Operation Turnaround... Now, I don't consider myself to be the worst driver and I mostly get by with the Hutch. I've parked in all sorts of places with varying degrees of success although I never look forward to going somewhere new and it's always a help if there's a second person to help guide. Today, I sucked! I spied a gap in the cars and decided I could reverse the trailer into it to get turned. As it turns out his gap wasn't very wide and the street really wasn't wide enough for such a manoeuvre without some guidance from the absent second person. I ended up pulled up against a barrier for a loading area, unable to turn anywhere and too terrified to reverse all the way back up the street! It was at this point a very lovely man driving a van took extreme pity on me and reversed my trailer back up the street and parked it exactly where I had been before! Had it not been for this knight in shining armour I'd probably still be sitting blocking the road with people swearing at me from all angles and no doubt crying my eyes out in a pathetic girly fashion so if this was you, you are officially my hero (sorry Mr B) and I am very grateful. If you are ever near Carron Valley please come and say hello and have a coffee on me. Now I'd love to go lie in a dark room for a while but there's cake to make so the big girl pants have been pulled up and normal service shall resume!
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