The free washing machine has just changed to a sixty-six dollar washing machine, however it does now have a pump that works. It amazes me at the stuff that people throw out at these rubbish collections!

It was frightening out on the road riding home this evening. I was starting to suspect that everyone had picked up their pay and spent it on stupid-pills. First one was some idiot overtaking along Gardiner road and heading straight at me, apparently the new 50km/hr speed limits are not to his satisfaction. At the next set of lights I sat alongside a taxi driver (registration M-####) who nearly burst a blood-vessel hammering on the horn to try and make the car in front of him turn right for the right turn arrow, while the driver of the car in front patiently waited for the straight-ahead light to go green, since that’s where he wanted to go.

Now that there is a “speed measuring” sign in Gardiner road, showing how far over the 50km/hr limit you’re driving, some motorists actually seem to slow down to try to stay on the limit. I’ve found that its 3,500rpm in 3rd gear on the Honda. On the other hand, some of the other drivers seem to resent the 50km/hr and do stupid things like this evening, or try to find the “high score” of the sign.