That's twice in the last few hours that some sort of annoyance has been caused behind the wheel. Grrrr. In the spirit of getting it out of my system so I can sleep.

1. The Flashy Bitch
It's been all over the news. You can't drive with a hand-held mobile. Not only will you get a fine, but it's been doubled and you'll get penalty points. Why? Because it's dangerous. Why? Because you need your hands to drive with, not to hold a phone to your head.

I often see people with a phone to an ear and I don't like it. Today I was driving in front of a woman who was yattering away on her mobile with one hand and smoking a cigarette, held in the other. She didn't seem to have ANY hands spare for the driving at all. How she managed to flash me a few times and still keep hold of the wheel is anyone's guess.

She flashed me because I was driving slowly - about 10 miles an hour at some points. I was doing this to annoy her. Actually, I was also doing it to keep her speed low enough that she might actually be able to keep control of her car. I really wanted to block her completely and give her a piece of my mind. However, there were other motorists queued behind her. Just annoying her made me feel a lot better.

2. The Selfish Parker
Having been out for the evening, I returned to my house to find the entirety of my street nose-to-tail in cars, including the gap that's supposed to enable me access to my drive. The car parked there may as well have parked on my drive, since I had no access. I've had to park on a totally different street. I took the car's registration plate, lest the slightly snotty note I've left on his/her windscreen inspires them to take some sort of stupid revenge against me for daring to impinge on the freedom to park wherever.

The note:



Slightly constructive and helpful towards the end, I think. Okay, so a bit accusatory in the "thanks to you", but at least I said thanks.