04/09/2026
🚨 JO & CO FLEET UPDATE… WE’VE BOUGHT ANOTHER VAN 🚨
Because apparently owning one temperamental van wasn’t stressful enough. 😂
Mercy, despite being called Mercy, has decided to show me absolutely fu***ng none.
Current list of things she’s decided she no longer fancies doing:
❌ Aircon — still doesn’t work. Obviously.
❌ Passenger window — doesn’t go down AT ALL.
❌ Driver’s window — now has free will. I press the button, we argue for a bit, and eventually SHE decides whether she’s opening and, more importantly, HOW MUCH she’s opening. Closes perfectly fine though, just to prove she can. Bell end.
❌ Front right indicator — not working. And before anyone says “probably just the bulb”… NOPE. Because that would be far too simple and inexpensive for Mercy.
So before I actually lose my s**t and boot Mercy directly into the scrapyard, we’ve decided she needs some time off for a full reboot, repair and attitude adjustment.
Which means…
🥁🥁🥁
EVERYONE WELCOME OLGA! 🚐🎉
Olga is our new back-up van!
Now, there is one tiny detail worth mentioning…
Olga is a Peugeot.
My mechanic has previously specifically told me NOT TO BUY A PEUGEOT.
So naturally…
I bought a Peugeot. 😂
Because firstly, listening to sensible professional advice is boring.
Secondly, it does absolutely NOTHING for the ongoing storyline of my chaotic life.
And thirdly, when you really think about it, it would actually be quite selfish of me to listen to my mechanic.
The man has a business to run. Bills to pay. Possibly a family to feed.
I’m basically supporting a local business. ❤️
You’re welcome, mate. 😂
Anyway, the theory behind having two vans is that when Mercy inevitably wakes up and chooses violence, I can simply swap vans instead of attempting to squeeze approximately 1,000 dogs into a Ford Fiesta again.
Does this guarantee the Fiesta will never be called into service again?
Absolutely fu***ng not.
Especially considering I’ve just bought a van my mechanic specifically told me not to buy.
✨ Foreshadowing ✨
So welcome to Jo & Co, Olga. ❤️
Please behave.
I’m begging you.
I cannot emotionally or financially cope with another van developing a personality disorder.
Mercy 🤝 Olga
One works while the other one is having a breakdown.
Basically the same staffing system we use for me and John. 🤣