Author name: Left Ear Driver

Many flavours… some good… some not so.I’ve worked out my rule of thumb… 98% are in the good part of the spectrum, therefore 2% are not.Yet, even in this 2%, with somewhat unpalatable and irksome subject areas, such as uninvited approaches and drunkenness within the confines of the car… exist rare “golden nugget”… good-flavoured people. […]

He settled himself into the front seat for the short five-minute journey. His mind was busy, busy, busy and the contents of it flowed freely out into the world, courtesy of there being no re-process department… and no working on/off valves… between it… and his gob. “Coming over here, nicking our jobs…”He gave no substance

A country lane at night-time is a wildlife ‘drive-through’. Daytime beings are tucked up, the night shift is out and about and because the vehicle numbers are few and far between… the night shift characters often frequent these road-ways… and meetings occur. . Owl & MouseyThe car was halted because of an owl on the

As soon as safe, she erupted into shakes, with bouts of little shallow huff and gulp breathing. She didn’t have a lot of tears, but the few that blurred her eyes, came from the soul.It had taken me a minute or so to rumble the freakiness of the situation. . It was the weekend, late

Enter the shop doors, turn towards the seating area and five ladies look up with eager anticipation.One name is announced and four concede graciously with a measured expression of acceptance to their disappointment… “Oh well, I’m sure our taxis will be along presently”… is a typical chorus. The “winner” rises, and I gather the shopping