Because there I was on the night of 8 to 9 October last at Esso gas station 'Ganzenven' in Schaijk, on the A50. It was somewhere between 00.00h-01.00h.

On the way to Brabant, from Drenthe. The next day an important conversation and in order not to lose (sleep) time, I let the dog out there. At night there are many trucks in which the drivers try to get their much-needed night's sleep. I keep that in mind of course and because sometimes my car alarm goes off, I locked it with the key instead of the remote control. Then this will not happen. Now comes the “but “...

When I came back, I wanted to open the car again and then I need the remote control, otherwise the starter lock will remain on. But no matter how I pressed, he didn't respond. The doors opened manually but the starter block remained. I said in vain to my Camry, “Yes, but it's me, your owner...” Then called the ANWB and the friendly lady asked me where I was standing. To make sure I had the name of the gas station right and also the A-number of the highway, I wanted to check this out at the gas station. Unfortunately, it was just closed. Through the glass sliding door I could see that the pressure-brushing gentleman with his lips formed the words 'Too late'. You may or may not feel deserted anyway, standing in the cold. Literally actually. All right, look up a hectometer pole and passed it to the patient lady on the phone. “Within now and 90 minutes”, there would be someone. The breakdown notification was processed at 00.53h, according to the text message I received, right after the report.

ANWB

After about 30 minutes, my dear, the famous yellow van came in. The guy asked about the problem and meanwhile you try to estimate the other, get to know a little. Undoubtedly this will have been the case the other way around. These people, however incomprehensible, still have to deal with the aggression of impatient motorists who take out their frustration of bad luck and wait a little while on the road guards. How do they get it in their heads? Yeah, I'll get a little bit of a link. Your lifesaver who comes by night and day to help you!

After a short acquaintance he began to investigate and the necessary panels and caps were loosened. This is pretty scary anyway. Your beautiful, luxurious interior... Well, I can say your car looks like a scrap car in no time. After the clean appearance of all the coverings, you can see all the cables and everything you really wouldn't want to see, although I still find it interesting. A short time later I heard him start the engine, which sounded like music to my ears. “There is sound in it,” said the best man. He warned me that the light was still flashing and the alarm system was still active. The risk of this is that you can get your alarm to go off and the alarm lights will flash. You don't want this of course and you won't get it out anymore. He also disconnected the alarm, after my approval, of course. The caps went back on and everything closed again. I thanked him and said I thought it was so handsome that he could get this done so quickly. They come across everything, all brands, young and old. The mechanic was visibly happy with the compliment, something he probably doesn't receive often nowadays.

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