In which Mum says "Throw me a freakin' screwdriver!"
We flew from Vic Falls to Jo-burg and needed to get a connecting domestic flight to Cape Town. We had made it through immigration with no hassles and on the other side Mum disappeared. Knowing Mum, I immediately headed for the bathroom. Once in there I heard a feeble "Hello? Can someone help?"
To which I replied "Mum?"
It turned out that she had managed to lock herself in the cubicle by breaking the lock - so that it wouldn't turn back.
I trotted off to find help.
I decided to go up to a female attendant to save some embarrassment, however she called over her friend to come in and have a look as well. They tried turning from the outside with a coin to no avail.
Then, when Mum's weakening cries of "I just need a screwdriver... I only have 2 screws to undo" seemed to be ignored by the general company and I could fast see the scene turning into one of the beginning scenes from 'There's Something about Mary' Mum suggested I go and get my swiss army knife from our luggage, so I did.
When I came back from collecting the luggage, there was a guy trying to bash down the door with a broom handle. I quickly handed the knife to Mum and she undid one screw on the latch.
So after 20 minutes, we were finally on our way. And after we solved the problem, they wanted us to buy them a drink!
We flew from Vic Falls to Jo-burg and needed to get a connecting domestic flight to Cape Town. We had made it through immigration with no hassles and on the other side Mum disappeared. Knowing Mum, I immediately headed for the bathroom. Once in there I heard a feeble "Hello? Can someone help?"
To which I replied "Mum?"
It turned out that she had managed to lock herself in the cubicle by breaking the lock - so that it wouldn't turn back.
I trotted off to find help.
I decided to go up to a female attendant to save some embarrassment, however she called over her friend to come in and have a look as well. They tried turning from the outside with a coin to no avail.
Then, when Mum's weakening cries of "I just need a screwdriver... I only have 2 screws to undo" seemed to be ignored by the general company and I could fast see the scene turning into one of the beginning scenes from 'There's Something about Mary' Mum suggested I go and get my swiss army knife from our luggage, so I did.
When I came back from collecting the luggage, there was a guy trying to bash down the door with a broom handle. I quickly handed the knife to Mum and she undid one screw on the latch.
So after 20 minutes, we were finally on our way. And after we solved the problem, they wanted us to buy them a drink!
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(and Judy)
1 comment:
Yes, the Swiss army knife, friend of backpackers everywhere. Mine has now taken up permanent residence in my handbag. You never know when you might need to break out of a jail cell like toilet cubicle ...
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