Monday. 2.30 p.m. Yesterday was Café Church at SCF at the Oaktree Centre. I was on refreshment duty. We had a few problems with the new coffee machine. The thing has two cartons inside, one with mild and the other with coffee in syrup form. It is operated with a touch screen, similar to an iPad. I was given the secret code which will open the thing, so the cartons can be replaced when they run out, which they did during the morning.
Tuesday. 9.05 a.m. I saw the weather forecast on BBC Breakfast yesterday morning, and they mentioned that it was going to be a good deal colder with a chance of frost. I have been thinking that I ought to check the antifreeze in my car because I don't want the water in it to freeze and then damage the car. I was constantly being told by my late father to 'check your tyres, oil, antifreeze', whenever I was going out in my car and his voice always seemed to be at the back of my mind. Bearing this in mind, I went to get fuel for the car at the ESSO station in Child's Way and picked up a bottle of antifreeze. I then had to wait for the car to cool down before attempting to open up the bonnet to put in the antifreeze. When I eventually got outside to check under the bonnet, I wasn't sure where to put the antifreeze. After some thought, I thought it would be a good idea to drive to the Renault dealership near Morrison's in Westcroft, a short distance from The Oaktree Centre. When I got there, I found it almost impossible to park. I drove around behind Brayleys, the Renault dealership, but I couldn't find anywhere and then thought it best to park in the car park which is for people shopping in the shopping centre which includes Morrisons. It was extremely busy, considering it was a Monday morning. I assume it was people doing their Christmas shopping, but the amount of traffic coming into the car park and leaving, made things difficult. I eventually found a space, parked the car and then walked to Brayleys.
I wasn't sure which door to enter, but went in the first one I came to but eventually found the spares department, quite a walk across the yard which was full of cars, closely parked and making me think that it would be difficult to move any of them, particularly those at the back of the site. It made me think it would be rather like a game of Tetris, move one to move another which moved into the first car's space and so on.
I got to the service and parts department and was confronted by two people, sitting behind computer screens. I spoke to one and asked about the fact that I wasn't sure where I should put the antifreeze. I was told that he would come and show me, but I would need to bring the car from where it was parked near Morrisons. So I walked back to the car, and it took me some considerable time to get out of the car park, due to the amount of traffic coming in and leaving the car park. I eventually drove towards Brayleys and, after some time, eventually found a parking space, behind Morrisons, and near their loading bay. I then walked back to the service department and the gentleman came with me to the car I lifted the bonnet, and he showed me where antifreeze should be poured in, but then he said, as the plastic bottle showed, there seemed to be plenty of antifreeze already in it and I needn't put any more in. I also asked about turning on the digital message which keeps appearing on the car's dashboard, telling me that the car needs servicing in 10 days. He said that it would need to be brought into the garage so that they can use a device which is used to adjust the digital screen. I would need to bring it in at a later date to have this adjusted.
So, I thanked him for his help and I felt better knowing that there was no need for antifreeze in the car.
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