kingandy | Weekend In Review

Yesterday was great -

ajon and

richc's wedding went off without a hitch (in a good way), save for a smattering of rain and a slightly perculiar organist. Oh, and some small confusion regarding exactly who was invited to the meal part of the reception, but

bacony and

spodula allegedly had a cracking time anyway, wherever it was they went.

Today - not so good. Drove down to Coventry to catch up with some old friends, which in and of itself was good good fun. However, on the way down I managed to get myself flashed by speed cameras again (despite being scornful of

anne_l_davies's advice to be careful through the roadworks, because I very rarely speed through roadworks - but when it came to it I was still slowing down from entering them, and the man behind was very close, and oh bugger.) That makes 9 points on the license in the last 3 years, which I gather is the point at which bad things happen. At least, the letter on the last one said something about "If you've collected 9 or more..." but

stsquad seemed adamant that it meant that it was only bad if you already had 9 and this took you over...

(ETA: The DVLA site has it that "A person whose penalty points reach 12 or more in a period of 3 years is liable to be disqualified". Phew. I guess I'll just have to be a good boy from now on...)

Then on the way back, driving through Didsbury (which was a little out of my way, I decided to take the scenic route after coming the wrong way off the M56 - you'd expect the left lane to turn you left, wouldn't you? But no) my brakes stopped working. It may have been somewhat irresponsible of me to continue the drive home but I was going slowly and used my gears and handbrake to stop and I didn't crash at all. (Plus the brakes still worked a little if I pushed it all the way down. Does that suggest the brake pads fell off or something?)

Car is under warranty (which was a little odd and involved filling out a form for some insurance - I'm not sure if that means I have to contact the insurers or the salesman). So I guess I'll spend tomorrow ringing people and/or visiting garages, or something. So, overall, I am not best pleased with today. Feeling down and a little bit edgy.