Hi everyone,
I got married on the 1st of the 5th month, 1982. This was directly in the period of tenure of the Yellow Fellow (YF).
I was certain that getting hitched on Worker's Day pointed to lifelong labour of love but I was uncertain as to who was going to do all that work. 32 years later, I am certain it is both me and the Good Wife equally. Took a while to realize fully because I'm a slow learner :-)
On the day of my wedding, the YF had to transport my mom and dad from Stellenbosch to Wellington, a distance of about 41 km. At the national and town speed limits of 100km/h and 60km/h respectively, it normally takes about 45 minutes to drive the distance.
On the day, I unfortunately did not have 45 minutes at my disposal, due to various factors. I had 25 minutes if I did not want to be late for my own wedding. I therefore decided to see how fast YF would cover the distance. With my elderly parents in the car I set out from Stellenbosch and with God's travelling mercies I was able to get to Wellington in exactly 22 minutes. Sometimes one has to sacrifice being a law-abiding citizen for a higher cause :-)). I was on time for my wedding and all we had to do, as is normal, was to wait for the bride!
The YF proved its mettle under stress and was to become another favourite car of mine.
Thanks for your patience. You'll know by now that I am particularly fond of traveling by car.
Keep travelling ...
I got married on the 1st of the 5th month, 1982. This was directly in the period of tenure of the Yellow Fellow (YF).
I was certain that getting hitched on Worker's Day pointed to lifelong labour of love but I was uncertain as to who was going to do all that work. 32 years later, I am certain it is both me and the Good Wife equally. Took a while to realize fully because I'm a slow learner :-)
On the day of my wedding, the YF had to transport my mom and dad from Stellenbosch to Wellington, a distance of about 41 km. At the national and town speed limits of 100km/h and 60km/h respectively, it normally takes about 45 minutes to drive the distance.
On the day, I unfortunately did not have 45 minutes at my disposal, due to various factors. I had 25 minutes if I did not want to be late for my own wedding. I therefore decided to see how fast YF would cover the distance. With my elderly parents in the car I set out from Stellenbosch and with God's travelling mercies I was able to get to Wellington in exactly 22 minutes. Sometimes one has to sacrifice being a law-abiding citizen for a higher cause :-)). I was on time for my wedding and all we had to do, as is normal, was to wait for the bride!
The YF proved its mettle under stress and was to become another favourite car of mine.
Thanks for your patience. You'll know by now that I am particularly fond of traveling by car.
Keep travelling ...
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