Ok, the title is only semi-relevant but it was too good not to use.
Anyhoo - late yesterday afternoon I got involved in a 'heated debate' with one of our new intake at the office, a bright young thing who you would imagine was into environmentalism, encouraging us all to act more responsibly and saving the planet.
Turns out she couldn't give a sh*t about the planet.
The general theme of the debate was that she had a right to drive her car whenever and wherever she wanted to and as inefficiently as she wanted to. She didn't believe in climate change and felt that even if it was true, she'd be dead before the worst of it kicked in. And even if it was true and impacting on people NOW (and, yes, I did point out that it rather is) she would prefer to have the comfort and convenience of her Corsa than having to either get public transport or get wet/sweaty by cycling. It was all very much reminiscent of Charlton Heston's "from my cold dead hands!" speech for the National Rifle Association.
Anyway, I came in to the office this morning to find out that at the exact same time she was eulogising about her eternal right to drive, her precious car - which she had parked outside the office on the QBC! - was being towed away.
That, my friends, is £180 worth of karma.
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