Metrorail Cape Town ticket checks

This morning I went through three different ticket checks at different train stations. The stations included Vasco, Esplanade and Woodstock. At Observatory when I got off, there was no ticket check.

Sleeping in a foam latex mask

Last night I decided to put on several of my foam latex masks to see which one is the easiest to wear when it comes to breathing and eyesight when lying down. I tried several different ones and the one of a slightly eldery man ended up being good for breathing, good eyesight and a snug fit. At the time I was quite tired and ended up falling asleep. During the night I woke up once while sweating a bit and realised I was still wearing the mask, then I decided to leave it on since it wasn't too hot and quite comfortable. This morning I finally took it off before leaving for work. It always amazes me again how different I look with those faces on. Those masks can be a lot of fun to wear, especially with the appropriate clothing.

Car handbrake snapped cable locked the rear wheel

On Saturday morning, I was supposed to drive to the office for server installation.

The morning I got into my car in my garage and found that the handbrake handle was down which I normally leave pulled up whenever I park the car.

It turned out that I could not pull the handle much up and trying to reverse the car out did not work either. After further investigation, it turned out that the left hanbrake cable had snapped and the mechanism at the left rear wheel broke. Somehow the result of this locked the wheel. On the upside, nobody will steal the car except by towing it. The trouble is to get a mechanic to come.

The car is a Mazda 323 hatchback from 1998