The third blog entry in a row - really got to calm down with this.

Today, we decided to wash the cars. The two Escorts, so they can be taken away in some form of decency (neither of them work, they just sit on the drive making us look like a bankrupt car showroom). Also my car, and the Citroen. Big mistake.

Well, cleaning them was no mistake - the Citroen really needed a clean. The Punto didnt. The mistake was doing it in the absolute freezing cold. Steam was coming off the spounges due to the warmth of the water. However the water seemed to cool down overly fast - especially on the surface of the vehicle. Wiping down a car with freezing water, in freezing weather for HOURS - my fingers went blue. Then came the really worst bit...

I decided to try warming my hands back by keeping them in a basin full of rather hot water. At first it was very soothing - until my fingernails complained. The pain was enormous! It felt like someone set my nails on fire, but the rest of my hand was a normal temperature. It lasted for 10 minutes at least. Not even stepping out into the cold would seem to stop the intense pain. Touching something would only make it worse, so I sat there in wraithing pain unable to actually do anything.

We finished washing the already clean Punto in time to drive to town and pick up a friend. In return, he burnt me a new cd for the car. Finally, more variety!