If a job's worth doing

Yesterday evening I removed the RACs temporary clutch and fitted a new one.

Saying it simply makes it sound like it was a 3 minute job. Step 1, remove clutch. Step 2, apply new clutch. Step 3, go inside and open nice bottle of Cotes Du Rhone acquired earlier at Tesco. In fact, I spent half an hour removing the clutch, and a further hour trying to get the damn pedal clip through the damn bulkhead. At which point I began accosting random strangers to see if they could help. One managed to help me get the clip through the bulkhead, and, defeated by the onset of the night, I retired to the bottle of wine mentioned above. This morning, in the light of day, it was another 10 minutes of grunting and swearing to get the thing in place, but as I drove to work, every gear change was a reminder that I'd done it (nearly) all on my own.

My hands are still covered in oil, and lots of tiny cuts and scratches.