A funny thing happened on the way to work this morning. No, I didn't seize another engine, this was just one of those "Whoah! Okay, now I'm awake." moments.

Because both of our cars are getting on a bit (10+ years old) and because it's a good thing to do, I'm trying to get into the habit of checking the vehicles' vital bodily fluids each weekend. This weekend I did so.

Lesson 1: Safety catches on car bonnets are there for a very, very good reason.

Lesson 2a: the force of wind at suburban speeds (~50km/h) going in through the front engine bay vents is not enough to lift a bonnet.

Lesson 2b: the force of wind at highway speeds (~100km/h) is.

Lesson 3: It's quite hard pulling over on a motorway when the breakdown lane is less than a car width wide and is adjacent to a rather steep slippery bank, oh, and other commuters are right up your ass.

Yes, just your average weekday morning heart-starter.