speed awareness

Have been on a speed awareness course this week after going 34 mph on a journey to the country with the kids. What a motley crew they turned out to be. Several old codgers tottered on and wittered on about '40 years of driving and never had a speeding ticket before' followed by an elderly (and I mean elderly lady) with a walking stick. Not a boy racer amongst us.(They're all on the Jeremy Clarkson speed awareness course I believe). All up-standing citizens all of us, even if we found ourselves the wrong side of the law on a random day some weeks ago.

It adds to the stress of life to take a whole day off work to contemplate that 'driving is the most dangerous thing I'll ever do(instructor obviously hasn't been at the top of the bendy slide in Talacre softplay). It's better than three points on my license though. I am now racing to catch up with myself (excuse the pun) on my edited book for Berg, 'Fashioning models' which I had hoped to hand in at the end of February, but it's now looking like a March delivery. But as this baby is about three years past it's due date, I think the publishers will wait a few more weeks.

Anyway, the book is out at the end of the year (published with Berg) but I have to hurry up if I'm to finish it in time. Speed awarenes indeed!