Taking Off

I threw Mr TLC out of the house today.

It's not quite as sudden and unexpected an event as it may sound, I think we'd been building up to it for a little while now.

I mean, he passed his driving test last Tuesday and he still hadn't been out in the car. I'd dropped hints, given him the car keys, made suggestions, but he just wasn't showing any sign of wanting to drive anywhere. Sometimes you just have to get a bit demanding.

Anyway, he's now taken his maiden voyage, to visit his slightly surprised son (we almost never drop in unannounced) and has made it back home again. Since we share a car (which up until now has always been available for me, since I was the only driver) there may come a point when I regret persuading lovely Mr TLC to learn to drive. Not yet though, at the moment we're just enjoying Mr TLC's happy I've-passed-my-test-and-been-for-a-drive feeling.