Day 159: A little runabout

Ever since I first encountered it I have been amused that, whereas in the UK the roads fill up with cars towing caravans in the summer, here it is the caravans (well, RVs) that tow the cars. Recently I've seen that these 'runabout' cars for use on parking the RVs are increasingly large SUVs or even minivans (MPVs). This picture, however, shows that some are taking things to a new level.

Actually, watching this little runabout (or should that be flyabout?) being towed through the tolls was quite exciting as it only had about a foot of headroom and the pot-holes in the road surface threatened to start the rotors bouncing up into potential danger.

Tomorrow will start with our first house 'closing'. We have bought two houses before - but the completion of a house sale in the UK is an event completely devoid of drama or, for that matter, participation from either seller or buyer. As I understand it, tomorrow we will sit down at a table with the sellers of the house and pass a check (cheque) across the table to complete the sale. It seems like a wonderful anachronism to me - and comes as a complete contrast to the rest of the process. Even in viewings of occupied houses, encounters between sellers and prospective buyers seem to be avoided at almost any cost.

Hopefully, I'll be able to let you know how a hitch-free closing looks tomorrow and I'll probably announce the results of yesterday's teaser - don't miss your chance to join the fun!