Today was a day of car-repairs. I managed to trace the fault in the horn to the relay system, and ascertain that the speedo cable was broken, not just detached. A wrecker sold me both spares for $30, and then it took about an hour or so to replace them - the speedo took an hour on its own, because I had to jack the car and rip out the dashboard to get to the gearbox and the back of the speedo. All is working nicely now though, and I figure I saved quite a bit of dosh by doing it myself. All it took was my Swiss Army knife and screwdrivers, and a $4 wrench from the Warehouse.
I felt very earthy doing my own car repairs. Who would have thunk it? 18 months ago I was too scared to drive to the supermarket.
Also, I got stung by a bee for the first time ever while I was crawling under the car. I must have smushed him with my ankle. It hurt a bit but not at all badly, so I guess I am not allergic to beestings...