Andy Goes Speeding!

Shock Horror - Our Glorious Leader has been "done" for speeding!

Yes, read all about it: he was caught doing 101kph (63mph) somewhere in the south of Luxembourg, and is now quivering with fear under the threat of a fine of 350 euros (£300,  USD 472, CAD 485, AUD 472, for the convenience of the top four Schlecklander-occupied countries, according to my Flag Counter, of which I am still ridiculously proud) and possibly - even - a month's ban!

Oh no!

In a country that's, what did Barbara say, less than 40km across: and living in the same road as his family, and his brother and with his best mate Jakob, with whom he works, living in the same building: yes, a ban of a month is really going to put a crimp in his style. Not to mention TinkerJil, who we assume is a fully grown adult and therefore has her own car.

So it probably won't be a truly terrible experience for him....

So what was OGL doing, breaking the law in this disgraceful way? (Tongue in cheek - I hardly think that doing 63mph is that bad a crime. Unless it was in a 30mph zone, over the school crossing, in the fog, with no lights on, with Jakob sticking his bare backside out of one window,  and with terrible music blaring from the speakers.)

Well, we don't  know. We don't even know what speed he was supposed to be doing!

I've had a quick look at good old News 352, and the headlines in Lux today are:

"Punched in the face for a smoke"  Nothing to do with us.

"Traffic chaos after accident on the A1"  Horrors! I do hope the Howald Tunnel wasn't affected. I've had a quick look at the traffic cameras, and the A3 does look a bit sticky - well, there are more than 2 lonely cars in sight, which makes a change - but it is early morning rush hour, and it does appear to be foggy over most of the country, so it's not really surprising.

"Wickrange repeat offender is a big fella"  Some tall bloke is nicking stuff from a shop. Not OGL.

"Police violence no longer tolerated" You mean it was, before?

"Child fatally injured in horrific accident" This one is bad, a small child fell out of his mother's car and died from head injuries. Always strap 'em in, and activate the child-proof locks.

"Toilet heist"  I'm not even going to look at the details of that one.

"Burst boiler causes basement fire".  Probably horrible for those involved, luckily, not us.

"Luxair: fog will hinder flights" There! Told you it was foggy!

"Friday night's alright for fightin'..."  A nightclub wouldn't let some people in, and a scuffle broke out.

and finally:

"Drunken Frenchman almost runs over cop"  I'm saying nothing about the standard of French drivers, but you know what I'm thinking...  Fletcha,  Hoogerland.....

So, no details I'm afraid. Maybe later, some more info will emerge. Or we might have to Schpleculate about it...   *maniacal laughter in the background*   I'm sure that someone will be suggesting that it's some way linked with improving his TT speeds.......