50+ and proud of it.

I could have entitled this " The Most Stupid Traveller " too. It was my turn to visit my mother yesterday to check she was OK. Yesterday was, of course, the end of the school year and, the worst day (to date) this year for rain. I drove to the West Midlands without any trouble - apart from zero-visibility-from rain on the M6 at some points. Prior to returning, I checked the travel news: "M40 blocked southbound, M1 blocked southbound at J10, M5 blocked everywhere, M4 blocked east bound..." etc etc etc. After about 30 minutes of sheer desperation staring at Ceefax, one of them changed: "M1 J10 easing" - that'll do Donkey, and I set off. The journey was fine apart from a) J10 M6 onslip closed for roadworks (ha ha, didn't spot that one did you Mr Garmin?). b) The first 80 miles of zero-visibility in spray. c) Possibly exceeding an average of 50mph through the Luton Roadworks (I'll have to wait and see) and, d) Fine up until J5 of the M2 which they...

My wife and I went to a place called Castello di Donnafugata which is a 16th(ish) century building near Ragusa. Very nice it is too - we reported back at base that the others should take a visit. "Oh look, it's in the TomTom's POI's, I'll program it up now for when we go tomorrow." said P. 'Tomorrow' arrived and P's wife (W) had a change of plan. "Let go with the others (us) to Cava D'Ispica instead, we'll drive." "Oh look, they're in the TomTom's POI's...." (time passes as we drive down strangely familiar roads) " Arriving at destination, on right. Bugger. Make a U turn, when possible"

Whilst sitting down in a very expensive restaurant in Ragusa Ibla, we spotted a man on the adjacent table who looked suspiciously like the chap in "The Italian Job" (original version, not a lot of people know that). You know, the one who says "...and England is that way" (pointing with his RayBan's). I turned to my colleague and said, "If you see a car coming down the road with its back window open, duck". "It'll be too late", he replied, "I'll probably get caught by the ricochet". In a completely different conversation, my other friends were talking about palindromes. "...indeed", one of them said, "A ricochet is just another palindrome". (hey ho, worked for me).