On the blink

There is some French vocabulary that I would rather not have to learn.

Les clignotants on the car stopped working yesterday, so I've been into the garage to get them fixed. Le warning was still working fine, so the technician quickly diagnosed that it was simply the commutateur that needed replacing.

While I was out, I went to the swimming pool shop and bought a new flotteur for the robot and a new panier for the prefiltre since both the old ones were cracked. When I came to fit the panier I discovered that the vanne for the skimmer outlet pipe has failed and no longer closes properly, so I got very wet before bringing it back under control. Rather like Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice.