NORTHERN PLANNER

I made a tragic mistake on Friday. The motorway wasn’t moving at all, so I took one of those ‘short cuts’ only to find the traffic even worse – making it even longer to get home than it would if I’d stuck with the original route.

Funny how we’ll take the most convoluted routes just to feel like we’re moving. It’s as pointless as those road hogs that sceam past, only to find you next to them at the traffic lights two minutes later.