I got home last night to find two letters. One was from South Yorkshire Constabulary telling me that I am to have penalty points and a fine for my speeding offence, so I don’t know why they even bothered to mention the safe driving course in their original letter.
I’m extremely annoyed with myself, as I’ve been up and down that stretch of road hundreds of times with no problem. I’ve travelled hundreds of thousands of miles for business and, except for a bit of bother in 1977, I’ve had a clean driving record. A moment’s lack of attention and it’s cost me £100, three points and, no doubt, hassle with the insurance company.
I may well have to write to the Chief Constable and express my disappointment at not being allowed to go on the course.
After opening that letter I opened one from my bank. They say they haven’t heard from me and will start to restrict my access to my money if I don’t contact them to renew my contact details.
So, I rang, and it’s possible I was a little brusque. The original person who took my call palmed me off on somebody else who clearly didn’t want to hear from me, didn’t know what was going on and was happy to confirm that after a telephone call I’d made last month had provided all the information currently being demanded. I may have to issue a sharp rebuke to head office.
Of course, I never actually get round to writing any of these letters…
Finally, we went to visit Julia’s niece in hospital. She has just had a baby and I am now a great-uncle. This is a description of our relationship, not the quality of my uncleship, as I’m a very mediocre uncle at best.
At least the day ended on a high. Babies are very uplifting, particularly when you can give them back and go home.
Today’s photograph is from our Wednesday visit to Carsington Water, which I still need to write about, so the title of his post might be a trifle optimistic.
What a day! I’m glad it ended well with a visit to your great-nephew. Pity about the driving course – I hope you can wangle one after all.
In the circumstances I think I’ll just try to keep out of the clutches of the cameras. 🙂
Very sensible.
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Going past a speed camera can sometimes ruin my day! What a shame for you.
Only myself to blame, though I can’t help thinking that fewer roadworks and bigger signs may have helped. 🙂
That photo is really beautiful. i love the colors. As for your day, at least the baby was good!
He is both beautiful and quiet – a winning combination in babies.
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Wonderful photo, but what a day you had. Good thing it ended with a baby!
Yes, it was a good way to end the day. 🙂
What I want ’em to do is to start fining those people in SUVs with LED lights that dazzle you in the rear vision mirror. Or fine the car companies that are building cars with the lights set about a ft higher that normal.
Yes, that would be good. I’m also plagued in winter by cyclists who find it necessary to destroy my night vision with strobe lights.
Yes, that would definitely a campaign worth fighting.
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Speeding points and a fine are always annoying! So unfair, we drive carefully for hundreds of miles and then get caught in a random moment. Luckily I haven’t had a ticket for a while now but it is only a matter of time…
Yes, so many cameras these days. I’ll just have to be more careful.
Not much point in writing to faceless bureaucracies, as we well know. Congrats to Julia’s niece
Thanks Derrick. I’m thinking of a new series of posts “The Pointless Letters”.
Now that would appeal to many
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