Well, it was nice and sunny here this evening, so I did some gardening.
Then I had a look at the Scooter that my Filipina friend/relation left in my garage and asked me to sell.
Now I know virtually nothing about Scooters, but after having charged the little battery, the thing still would not start.
So, quick look over the unfamiliar mechanics etc, and I found something that I DO recognise. A little wire that was practically worn through and hanging off. (This is a 2011 model, not an old banger).
That was a quick fix, and soon I had her purring away.
Alas, he hasn't said ... but now that that "little wire" - the one he'd mentioned was practically "worn through and hanging off" - has been fixed, I'm sure that, come September, he'll have his very own 'Mercedes' "purring contentedly" too.