Today I caused my car to have a breakdown and need to be recovered. Yes, that's right, I caused it. I feel like such a doughnut although the words I used to describe myself at the time were a wee bit stronger and not repeatable here.
So, what did I do?
Or in this case, didn't do.
I topped up my coolant and forgot to replace the cap
So, once topped up I popped out for some petrol and struck it lucky on the first attempt at the local Tesco. Only a 1.5 mile round trip so not enough to cause a problem. Then after lunch, the OH wanted to go shopping, so we got 3 miles down the road when I noticed steam coming from under the bonnet. I pulled over straight away and switched off, I knew what the problem was going to be. Coolant all over the place. Couldn't find the cap anywhere so I ordered another whilst we awaited the arrival of the RAC - 3.5 hours. Luckily my OH was very understanding and didn't get angry or upset. Got towed home on a bar so I was steering which was odd but I did manage 50.1 mpg, given the engine wasn't running I expected better!
So my own stupidity and perhaps a sign that the old gray matter is becoming unreliable?