So, I believe some congratulations are in order. You see, today someone I know finally passed their driving test. Someone who made me swear not to reveal their identity on the net.

Heck, Why would someone who just passed their driving test want to hide behind a veil of secrecy? Because they failed. Obviously not on this particular driving test... but in the test before. Coming to think of it, they failed the driving test before that as well... and the previous attempt.

And In fact, they failed their driving test so often, with such regularity and German precision, that their Learners permit expired, and they had to resit the learners exam. I would like to add that I also failed my Driving test, and then had my Learners permit expire... but I only failed one driving test. This person failed a couple more times than me...

Really, I mean a 'couple more times'... and by a 'couple more times', I mean that she failed her driving test TEN times, and then failed her driving test ANOTHER TEN times, and then finally went back to the RTA, retook the test and failed a few more times. In fact, she lost count as to how many tests she had taken, but between us, we estimate that she attempted -and failed- her driving test around 24 times. LUCKY 25!

Now, she is free on the roads, free to drive, and free to... well... drive. Apparently though, she was so sure that she would fail her test for the twenty fifth time that when the young man called her up, and told her that she had actually passed, and not in one of those "oh you passed - wait, just messing with you... you failed horribly!" kind of ways, she couldnt believe it. She just stood there, staring at him. Personally, I think she was just checking the RTA dude out, but I wasn't there, so I can't really comment.

Anyways, congratulations Miss on finally being set loose on the roads. I'm not sure that I feel safe now on the road, but there are plenty of nuts out there - one more shouldn't hurt too much. Oh, and if you read this, and cannot work out who I am talking about because I have been banned from naming her... well the only clue I can give you is to read the whole post carefully, and you will find her name.