I had tried to take it once before, but I only got halfway around the block before the battery died and I had to get my wife to give me a push start. Lucky for me, today went a lot better.
As some may know, my Mini has been in storage for the last couple months. I chose a storage facility only a few miles from my office because if I had to check on anything, that would be more convenient. I had also hoped that if the stars aligned, I could take the Mini out for a drive. This small fact came in particularly useful today.
I left the house a little early today with the hopes that I might be able to get to the storage facility with enough time to grab the Mini. This would require minimal traffic and no business calls on the way. Thirty minutes later and I was sitting at the storage unit, high fiving myself because I was about the drive my Mini for the first time in 3 months, and it would be to work!
You might be expecting the next paragraph to be a tale of disappointment as it overheated and left me stranded and late for work. If you thought this, you would be exactly...wrong! I pulled the choke, gave the key a couple turns and it screamed to life...literally. The accessory belt was a little squeely, but that went away after a couple minutes. I proceeded to head down the back roads to my office and I was loving every minute. This is why I bought the Mini. When everything is working, it just puts a smile on my face.
After about 15 minutes and a couple thumbs up, I had arrived at the office. I think some of the people that work in the building thought I was a little crazy, but I couldn't have cared less. This was the best work day ever!