It has been one of the days on the South Coast whereby what looks like a gentle drizzle is actually incessant and would soon soak you to the skin if you stepped out for long. The Gorse Fox had to step out to start the day and visit likely emporiums that specialise in automotive rubber goods - specifically tyres. He doesn't like driving around without a spare tyre (and comments regrading his walking around with one are not appreciated - even if they are uncomfortably true).
This proved to be an eye-opener as National offered the Gorse Fox a replacement at £190. He was falltered that they obviously thought he was a man of means. He politely declined, muttering he would have to "talk to his man" about this. He moved on to Kwik Fit who took a more reasonable stance and offered a replacement for £160. This, whilst painful, seemed slightly more acceptable and the Gorse Fox told them to go ahead.
The frustrating part of this tale is that GF had done some research on the web and found eTyres who would have sorted out the tyre for £115 - if GF could have waited until Monday or Tuesday - but with a trip to Buckingham planned for tomorrow, this was not viable without chancing the journey without a spare(*).
(*) GF has never been much of a gambler.
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