Wendy Gray of Belimbla Park is “currently waiting to get my car in for a safety recall, which conveyed a degree of urgency not matched by the availability of a booking (three weeks) or by this curiously worded warning: ‘The fuel pump impeller may become deformed under certain environmental conditions, interrupting the fuel supply. If this occurs, the engine could stall, resulting in a sudden loss of motive power.’ It goes on to say if you stall in traffic there could be an accident. I was intrigued by having a possible loss of motive power. I experience this frequently when I don’t want to get up in the morning.”

When all hope is lost, check with the learned locals. Like our friend Arnold Elphick who is “born and bred Wauchope (C8) and the pronunciation is definitely ‘War-hope’. Now livin

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