Move the bicycles out of the corridor, and roll the small trailer to the door. Then go out to the paarking spot where the little Opel car is parked. The windshield is covered in a thin coating of ice. There is no dedicated scraper available, so use a piece of plastic. It is good that the ice is not thick.
Leave the car in front of the house, after having fixed the removable tow hitch to the back. Then go into the house and open the doors. Drag out the tiny trailer and hitch it to the back of the car, remembering to plug in the electrical connector.
Close the door and drive to the inspection company. The trailer needs to be safety inspected every two years.
The engineer checks that the lights are working, that the tow hitch is secure and that the tyres are in order.
Then he notes down the number embossed on the chassis. The trailer was made in the German democratic republic, it is now forty years old.
And that is that. A new sticker is applied, a form is filled, and the bill paid. Then take the car and the trailer back home and reverse the procedure. After parking the car return home and go upstairs. The wife is still asleep.
Lie down on the couch in the sitting room and fall asleep. It is nine in the morning.
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