Knight of the road!

Well today began as the usual Sunday, up doggies walked, church, brunch, car packed ready to end my way back home to ARgyll.
Driving quetly listening to Rabbie Shepheard on the car radio when just past Duck Bay Marina hotel a car was turning right so I braked and went into an almighty skid!!! managed to get out the skid and with heart still racing carried on. Reached the big roundabout that lets you turn up to Helensburgh when the car this time fish-tailed roundthe bloody roundabout. What the heck I muttered (well it was a little stonger than that I muttered!) so drove along the A82 slowly till I reached the first big layby and pulled in. I noticed another car had pulled in before me so I got out and could smell desiel! the chap said he thought it must be the lorry a few cars ahead that was losing fuel.
Just then another car pulled in and a lady got out and I said to her we think its a deseil spill and she said her husband, who was still in the car, as just phoneing the police to let them know.
At that point I went to get into my car which I had left running only the door wouldn't damn well open! The frigging dog had locked me out!
Ah says I , I was smart I had left the window open so easy peasy , arm in and release door lock as it was hubbies car, it still has windy down windows.

Oh oh! numpty me hadnt wound the window down far enbough to let my bingo winged arms in!! frig frig and double frig. Locked out of car with engine running and two stupid dugs inside!
I shouted to the woman who was in the car that had pulled up behind and who had come out with h er wee daughter in tow, "can I borrow your child please" she looked at me like I was some axe murderer so I explained that the dogs had locked me out but maybe here daughters arm was thin enough to get in and wind the window down a tad more so I could unlock the car.

The lass came over and we hoicked her kiddy up and she slipped her arm in the window no bother ....but as always there had to be a bloody but!!!! her arms were to SHORT to reach the window winder!!! more swearing under my breathe (why cant they make kids with longer arms?) "I'll get my husband he can help" so she goes over to the car and this bloke jumped out and guess what? I knew him, hadnt seen him in years and certainly not since he had married, he is a frined of my hubbies and a Coastguard member and was heading down Loch Lomond to train his two dogs for sea rescue.
HE went to his car, got out a walking pole and was able to manage to wind the window down so I finally got into my car. At that point the police phoned him back saying they would try to intercept the lorry .
We had a wee blether and thanking him profusly I went gingerly on my way as the road was like an ice rink!

I Passed the offending lorry at the layby just before Tarbert with the cops trying to assist to shut the fuel off.
Good I thought no more fuel on the road and went merrily on, came to Tarbert and went round the bend as usual or so I thought! the car was still fishtailing so the fuel spill was still affecting it, drove through a few puddles and eventually the steering came back to normal but it was a scary experience, but what was the chance of being rescued by someone who I knew. Thank you Ian and family and dogs got a row for locking me out!

Ian later texted to say the police had closed that stretch of the A82 from Stoneymolan roundabout to Tarbert so they could clean it. I hope no one else had any misshaps on it and all got home safe.
Once more my AA guardian angel was looking after me. Thank you angel