You learn something every day!

We have a very old car. It used to belong to our son. We have two other very old cars that are in the shed. They have not been going for a long time. The old car we use does not have a shed to protect it from the elements. This has not been a problem, untill this morning. It has been raining, well, drizzling anyway, over the last week. This morning when we wanted to go to the shops, the car would not start. Neville discovered it has moisture under the dizzy cap. He wiped it with a rag, and tried again. No luck. He tried several times, still no luck. He then poured some petrol down 'it's throat'. Still nothing. He sat in the car and said idly, that when this happened in the 'old' days, you could put it in the oven for a few minutes and it would dry it out. I said he could still do that. He said we don't have an oven. I am very proud of the fact I held my tongue and did not make any comment on that score. It is a VERY sore point. We don't have an oven as such, as the damn thing has not been working for nearly THREE years!! I said he could put it in the toaster oven. This he did for about two minutes, and it did the job, and we were able to go to the shops. The guy just does not get it, or he is being deliberately obtuse!