Now the African summer is rolling in, we decided to service the Rolls asthmatic air conditioning. On recommendation, we went to a large garage with a new fangled gadget, fully automatic and digital, and operated by the usual illiterate grease monkey. After 40 minutes of NASA grade testing and gas replacement, we enjoyed a full 30 seconds of cool air, before every electronic system in the car ceased functioning. On turning the engine off the car even refused to start again.
The following morning sweating heavily, as of course we had closed all the windows in eager anticipation of the cool sweat air…. We followed a young chap on his decrepit moped to Marrakech’s leading vehicle diagnostic centre (see photo) and packed with the latest diagnostic equipment (bearded gentlemen with a piece of wire with a pin at one end and a light bulb in the middle). He proceeded to dismantle parts of the engine and the entire electrical system of the car, testing circuit boards with his pin and wire. Carruthers’ was extremely doubtful of the chaps’ abilities, especially when he tasked two unwashed Herberts to dismantle the starter motor.
However, when a specialist turned up (14 years old) he discovered the cause in no time and between the two of them, they rebuilt the starter motor, bypassed various broken chips and repaired a circuit board. All in all, a 7-hour job including, of course the obligatory 1-hour visit to the mosque.
Now back to the schedule, however this time with cool fresh air blowing….
G'morning from the cool, rainy mountains of Canmore - finally! We just returned home Friday (24th) evening after an interminable drive across this massive country of ours. Any way you slice it, 4000km in 4 days is too much. But everyone is well including Chef & we are unpacking & moving back into our house after 14mths away.
ReplyDeleteHow're things for you guys? No blog update for sometime? Reading through yours, it seems we were in the Chefchaouen area at about the same time ot perhaps just before your visit.
Ken, Ju, Chef