sábado, 28 de diciembre de 2013

Shit Happens!

Yep like they say Shit Happens!
Yesterday was windy and rainy, after few extra days at Gouda because the Lock was close up to Dec 26, so we loose the nice weather on 26, but we never suppose the bridge near Rotterdam gonna be close, but guess? Yep another close bridge!
After almost a month since last time we complete water tanks , we run out on Gouda, is not an easy task to fill water on winter around Holland, all the marinas and clubs dry out the pipes to prevent icy problems, so no water.
If you want you need to fill a jerry can on the toilets.
But us we are moor on the canals there are no water supply near..........................
As end off the month arrive our wallet is dryer with the new 35% tax from Argentina, so that means less diesel for the heater and Engine.
So we arrive at Algerabrug with no water and no Diesel , no more milk and no bread :-(
Today when the bridge open we cross and reach the first marina we found and here we are at the
WSVHollandscheIJssel on Krimpen just outside Rotterdam.
Again is no water, so I take the bike with a 40 lts jerrycan and start to do trip to the clubhouse to fill it, after 12 trips I complete the two front tanks but I am a little tired (to not say exhaust) but the I need to find a Gas Station to buy some diesel and here comes the Shit Happens!
Just outside the club is a Gas Station, as we arrive with Flor we found that again is automatic place with no personal and only works with card...............................But remember our cards not have CHIP and not work on it.
A very nice couple arrives to complete their tank and offer us to fill the cans for us and we pay cash to them.
Thank you very much! was very nice from them and not a common thing around here, so we start to speak with them , their daughter live in Argentina, chat chat and more chat and the guy fill the containers and we keep talking I pay them and we continue to the supermarket.
Everything nice........................................so we return to Ypake and I pass the fluid to my main tank and Flor refill the day tank for the Refleks.
She tell me that this Diesels smell stronger , Yes honey is because is the Euro Diesel is stronger......................................................
But later the stove stop and as I restart it work strange............................................................. :-(
So I recheck and discover that what we fill was gas and not diesel........................SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The good news is the day tank is half empty, so now is a mix around 70% gas and 30% diesel.
I discover that the Refleck run on that mix if I put in point 1 close to minimum but heat like if Hell was inside!
Another good news is we are not using the engine and I not pass that volatile mix into the old Volvo or the poor old guy be run like if they have an overdose of Viagra.
Hope tomorrow buy more DIESEL and return the mix again to normal.
LESSON TODAY? If you are tired double check what are you loading on your tank.


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