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I went out and about today with my mate Luke. We ended up at the McDonalds drive-through, which is always fun to get into as the car park is tiny, and we wanted to eat in. Whilst I was faffing about trying to get into a space, we noticed a car just pulling out of a space just down from us. I did a slight double-take as I noticed the guy driving had both his drink and meal sitting on the roof still. Another car just coming around the corner started honking and the driver was pointing, but he didn’t seem to get it straight away, until he hit the brakes and his drink toppled and spilled all down the windscreen. Last I saw of him was his car motoring off, the now empty cup rolling around on the road.

I have a feeling he was possibly showboating somewhat, as he seemed ‘that type’ – little Nova with Eminem blaring from the speakers. Still, it made us laugh.

After that we stopped at Tesco as I wanted to buy some bottles of something sweet to go with my bags of sweets I got from the sweet shop I mentioned the other day (I got sherbert strawberries and whipped bonbons). We were wandering around looking for a till with less than 4,231 people queued. We got as far as the new self-service tills. They should be re-branded as intelligence tests. For the record – I failed. Firstly, it seems very particular about how you put items through. You must scan, then place on the conveyor, or it gets uppity and whinges at you. Next, it offers a few options for payment. I wanted to pay with debit card, which I first managed to swipe the wrong way. It moaned that my card required ‘operator assistance’ so I had to pick a different option. It’s probably because my card isn’t a new Chip and Pin card, so it would ordinarily need a signature. Fair enough, but the petrol pumps don’t. I swapped to cash, then faffed about trying to find some pound coins.

Having now done it once, I now know how to drive the thing, and now my new Chip and Pin card has arrived, I’ll be able to use that from next month. Even so, an interesting experience.

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