Sunday, August 14, 2011

Howler

We are catching up on all the old Harry Potter movies before going and seeing the most recent. In one episode, Harry has to cast a spell in front of his human cousin to save both of their lives. Spells in front of humans is strictly prohibited, and he receives a "howler" in the mail. For those non Harry Potter fans, that is a letter, which usually comes in a red envelope and it screams at you for what ever misdeed you have committed.

Well about three weeks ago I was driving down Woodstock and I was flashed by a traffic camera, the kind they move about. I looked down and was going about 38. Turns out the speed limit in that area is 35, so I will be surprised to get a ticket for going less than 5 over the limit, but who knows. Anyhow, I have heard from reliable sources that the tickets take about a month to get to you, so I am thinking any day now. I keep having this vision of the ticket arriving in a red envelope and screaming at me before requiring me to fork over 150 bucks or so.