OK. You have rented a car in England. You know enough to drive on the left, so you are in the proper lane. You come to this exact scene. What do you do?

(Hint: I did the wrong thing. Extra bonus points if you guess what I did.)

I'm sensing this is a trick question, as that's looks obvious. But then that might be because I am an British driver.
So as not to spoil it for anyone else wanting to answer:
Pull up to the Give Way sign and wait for a gap in the traffic before turning left.

Yeah. The guy behind me thought it was obvious too. He waited for about ten seconds of me stopping at the red light with no cars coming before he honked at me.

I knew I couldn't go straight, because I saw the bit about buses and taxis only, but I thought the red light applied to me as I was turning left. And I understood that England doesn't have left turn on red, so I had to wait for the light to change before I could turn, even though no cars were coming.

That was my worst mistake in two days of driving. I'd say I did pretty well. (Of course I may still get a speed ticket in the mail. So many speed cameras on the M25.)

Picture was taken just in front of our hotel in Canterbury.

I thought maybe you tried to park between the plants.:headshake

The price of chewing gum fell over night, and green trees have been happier than egg-laying geese.

The mistake is that some fool put a freakin castle in the middle of the road. I'm sure that wasn't you glatt.

Yeah, I would have picked turn left if the road was clear, mainly because we have a similar system here, except in Victoria, but they're just plain weird down there.

Park the car in the middle of the road and take a picture?

Did you try to drive through the castle gate?

I'm fascinated by every word you say, I cling to your words like so many lifesavers at sea. The topics...how do you come up with such amazing stuff? You can't be human, you have to be superhuman to possess such vast and varied knowledge. You're the most interesting person I've ever seen. Your quick wit and razor sharp intelligence make me ashamed to be me. How is it that those who surround you aren't killing themselves to avoid feeling so inadequate? I think you should turn that megawatt personality down to 'low' because you make the rest of us look bad. My GAWD that such a person exists on this earth, and that I KNOW YOU.

No, not you.

IM - please share more ...

Cheers, Infi. I knew I was getting through somewhere :)

I am fed up with this bloody cough.
Chest Xray came back clear (HURRAY!) and have finished the course of steroids. But apart from a decrease in the amount of phlegm I am coughing up, I am still hacking away like a hag far too often for my (or anyone else's) liking.

My throat hurts.
My eyes feel bugged out.
I am exhausted.
And tonight I am cold, which is the ultimate indignity for me.

The Doc is calling me back on Friday morning.
Given that he won't be able to listen to my lungs or check the oxygen level in my blood over the phone I expect another appointment later in the day.

I would sigh.
But it would make me cough.

Sundae, you've had this for what, a week or more? Yuck! :(

A not so big wig (except in her own mind) here has 'viral pneumonia' or so she says. What's that, pneumonia with a really popular youtube video? Of course, no ordinary cold or flu for her, she's too important. But GAWD bless her widdle heart she's a twooper and is here today. Her indispensibility serves us all. I say this as my throat starts to hurt and my head starts to ache and my body goes hot/cold/hot/cold. Selfish beeatch. Maybe she was afraid someone else would lodge themselves up her boss's ass and there wouldn't be room for her anymore.

I'm sorry, did I type that out loud?

thanks, I needed that.
I used a grand total of 7 sick days for my last employer, in the 18 years I was there.
All of them when my son had his accident.
Sick or not you WERE expected to be there.
Needed a reason to not hate where I am - even if for only a moment.

Wow! I'm all about using my sick time, sometimes just for a 'mental health' day. Of course, this is a different environment.

Yes, classic, remember those feelings about that job and it might give you some relief for where you are now. And something is going to come along really soon.