things really are the wrong way up down here. for example warning signs written on the street are written to be read as you approach them driving down the street.
so there are signs saying ‘down slow’. sometimes they can be read either way like this one and it all gets very confusing.
anyway, it was friday so that’s a casual clothes day, which means trainers, blue jeans and a black t-shirt. them’s the (unwritten) rules. and seeing as i wear trainers, friday is the day i try to commute without the car by walking the 30 minutes to the bus station. which is what i did today.
meanwhile esther and her friend sunny had a nice job being the receptionists at school whilst the paid receptionists had morning tea in the staff room. it was left to esther and her chum to answer the phone ! They were also briefed to take any ill children to the sick bay, although they weren’t allowed to put any plasters on or give kids medicines. Esther said that was just as well as she didn’t want to anyway. All went well. 3 phone calls, no sick kids.
jane had a church ladies group round this morning and then had lunch with a jolly chum (the one who is best friends with the person i used to sit next when i worked for Sky) and generally had a nice time.
very full day tomorrow including me going to see one of my comedy heroes in action …
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Driving around NZ we were puzzled about warnings of a ‘bridge lane one’ until we realised that everything really is upside down there. What would happen if a british pedestrian should happen to meet a kiwi driver at your ‘Pedestrians to give way’ junction – stalemate I suppose.
sadly i think the car would win. that’s the problem of having a driving age of 15 years old (although they are thinking of raising it to 16)