I was due on site at Birmingham NEC at around 10:00 this morning. To start with, i got held up for about 30 mins on the M1 near Derby because someone braked at about 6:00am and the traffic was still clearing as a result.
I got onto the A42 thinking “at last – 20 minutes…”. Four miles later and I was in a logjam. I got to site at 12:20pm. This was about the time I expected to be leaving and heading home.
Instead I left at 16:20. By 18:00, I’d travelled a shade under 2 miles. All this because of a dog show. Home was finally arrived at sometime after 20:00. A good five hours later than I’d hoped, so no coursework done tonight, dammit.
A quick message for the BMW that tried to sideswipe me on the M1 as well: It’s “mirror, signal, maneuvre” not “maneuvre, signal, mirror, panic, swerve back again, brake harshly”. You prick.
