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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A LADA.
One of my fathers car was a Morris Oxford, which I was permitted to drive even before I had my drivers license. If you know anything about Morris Oxford is that power steering is a stranger to dem ting dere. You must exert effort to turn corners, especially when making a U turn one must use strength, even more when the car not moving. Well driving a Lada is like driving a Morris when it not moving.
My brother's girl friend had a Lada but she hated driving it as it had no power steering so I was glad to be her chauffeur, as it was brand spanking new. Whilst the Morris was old an in need of many repairs, it attracted police like how cow sh-it attract gingi fly. It was not once or twice police stop and take me out of it, as it was not road worthy and I had no drivers license.
I remember a particular embarrassing incident with the old Morris, My father operated a Construction business and on some occasions I would be required to pick up specialized work men usually stone cutters who once you pick them up from the country would live on site till their work is done. With no school for me that morning I was up at 4am heading out to pick up the work men. Run right smack into a road block, as the soldiers and police approach the car one of then shout out "geezas crist how dis yah car smell a weed so cum out". To make a long story shorter, My old man was able to talk the officer out of arresting me but the Sargent took away the Morris because of its many road code violation and as as surety that I would meet him later with the pay off money. After retrieving the vehicle at around 5pm when he was coming off duty. Heading home through Halfway tree spot a Skirt from school waiting on a bus, at a time when mini bus drivers discriminated against schoolas. Pulled over in front of the crowded bus stop and proceeded to offer her a lift. Just as she was about to accept my offer a big fat police officer kick stand him triumph in front of my car and proceeded to ask me for my driver license.
I responded" Mi lef it a mi yard unnuh"
To which he said "eheh! what color book you have"
"Gray" I said as I knew that was the color of my father drivers license.
"Oh! " he said " so yu have general license'
The look on my face must have reveal my lie as he next statement was
"cum out a de car"
Ohh the shame and embarassment I felt in front of all those people as the old junk was carted away and I was left on foot.
Suffice to say at the time I was very happy with the corruption at Ellison rd police station as with a little beer money, I with no license and unworthy vehicle was back on the road by the end of the next day.
Now back to my Lada experience it so happen that some hurricane was passing nearby either David or Andrew was its name. She My brother Girlfriend was a work down off Spanish town road and the rain began to fall when she call me to come pick her up. By the time I got there the roads were totally flooded. I mean so flooded that some men and boys were out there in the water telling drivers where to go so as not to get stuck or shut off. Cars were being pushed to the sides as driver and ready helpers were attempting to restart them
This one fellow ran up to my window and offer to help me get through the swelling waters, shouting that i should follow his directions and he will guide me through the shallow end so as to avoid being shut off. So I did only to see the water come pouring in through the window, by the time I manually wind up the window the flood waters was now past my shoulder and the hood(bonnet) of the car was no longer visible. My passenger was in terror of her life as to her it seems the car was being washed away.
The helpful young man and his cohorts now turned to me and said that "unnu haffi pay me fi push yu out a dis" it was then I realized that all those cars on the side were also victims of this scam. As I reach down in my pocket to give him the required sum of money, I realized that even though the hood of the car was covered with water it was still on and running, I gave it some gas and it moved. I left those hood rats their scratching there heads, as I drove approximately 50 meters with water up to our shoulder and the hood covered with water. My Girl was still in shock, and even more so afterwards as to why the car did not shut off. I do not know why but I was glad when we reach home without further incidence.
One of my fathers car was a Morris Oxford, which I was permitted to drive even before I had my drivers license. If you know anything about Morris Oxford is that power steering is a stranger to dem ting dere. You must exert effort to turn corners, especially when making a U turn one must use strength, even more when the car not moving. Well driving a Lada is like driving a Morris when it not moving.
My brother's girl friend had a Lada but she hated driving it as it had no power steering so I was glad to be her chauffeur, as it was brand spanking new. Whilst the Morris was old an in need of many repairs, it attracted police like how cow sh-it attract gingi fly. It was not once or twice police stop and take me out of it, as it was not road worthy and I had no drivers license.
I remember a particular embarrassing incident with the old Morris, My father operated a Construction business and on some occasions I would be required to pick up specialized work men usually stone cutters who once you pick them up from the country would live on site till their work is done. With no school for me that morning I was up at 4am heading out to pick up the work men. Run right smack into a road block, as the soldiers and police approach the car one of then shout out "geezas crist how dis yah car smell a weed so cum out". To make a long story shorter, My old man was able to talk the officer out of arresting me but the Sargent took away the Morris because of its many road code violation and as as surety that I would meet him later with the pay off money. After retrieving the vehicle at around 5pm when he was coming off duty. Heading home through Halfway tree spot a Skirt from school waiting on a bus, at a time when mini bus drivers discriminated against schoolas. Pulled over in front of the crowded bus stop and proceeded to offer her a lift. Just as she was about to accept my offer a big fat police officer kick stand him triumph in front of my car and proceeded to ask me for my driver license.
I responded" Mi lef it a mi yard unnuh"
To which he said "eheh! what color book you have"
"Gray" I said as I knew that was the color of my father drivers license.
"Oh! " he said " so yu have general license'
The look on my face must have reveal my lie as he next statement was
"cum out a de car"
Ohh the shame and embarassment I felt in front of all those people as the old junk was carted away and I was left on foot.
Suffice to say at the time I was very happy with the corruption at Ellison rd police station as with a little beer money, I with no license and unworthy vehicle was back on the road by the end of the next day.
Now back to my Lada experience it so happen that some hurricane was passing nearby either David or Andrew was its name. She My brother Girlfriend was a work down off Spanish town road and the rain began to fall when she call me to come pick her up. By the time I got there the roads were totally flooded. I mean so flooded that some men and boys were out there in the water telling drivers where to go so as not to get stuck or shut off. Cars were being pushed to the sides as driver and ready helpers were attempting to restart them
This one fellow ran up to my window and offer to help me get through the swelling waters, shouting that i should follow his directions and he will guide me through the shallow end so as to avoid being shut off. So I did only to see the water come pouring in through the window, by the time I manually wind up the window the flood waters was now past my shoulder and the hood(bonnet) of the car was no longer visible. My passenger was in terror of her life as to her it seems the car was being washed away.
The helpful young man and his cohorts now turned to me and said that "unnu haffi pay me fi push yu out a dis" it was then I realized that all those cars on the side were also victims of this scam. As I reach down in my pocket to give him the required sum of money, I realized that even though the hood of the car was covered with water it was still on and running, I gave it some gas and it moved. I left those hood rats their scratching there heads, as I drove approximately 50 meters with water up to our shoulder and the hood covered with water. My Girl was still in shock, and even more so afterwards as to why the car did not shut off. I do not know why but I was glad when we reach home without further incidence.
point and stare kind of crowd 
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