It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.

• Chic Murray joke

Today Ted has been in Victoria on a training course. Here is a pretty picture taken from the lofty heights of his employer's building showing a view of Victoria containing, containing what Ted? Really, you humans are hopeless at times, if I took a picture of something I think I would know what it was -woof!

Anyway, as I was saying, Ted went to Victoria today as did his good friend Wee Jeanie. Throughout their basic training it was a standing joke that these two live within a stones throw of each other but Wee Jeanie would arrive in Victoria 15 minutes before Ted - every time. How is this possible I hear you ask. Well it's quite simple really, Wee Jeanie told Ted which was the best route to the training center but Ted, as is his wont, decided that his way was better. However, today, they travelled together in Wee Jeanie's truck and she showed Ted the error of his ways. Give him his due, when a woman in his life presents irrefutable evidence of his stupidity, stubbornness, or downright cussedness, Ted does tend to admit he was wrong and golly gosh today was one of those occasions - Mrs Ted is very familiar with this type of situation!
Just to prove the point here is another picture from which you can see two things; first, Wee Jeanie wasn't driving much faster than Ted and second, she drives the same type of truck as Ted.
Another advantage of this arrangement was that they got to spend a couple of hours together shooting the breeze on the way out and analyzing the day's activity on the way back. Without going into any great detail they have concluded that the day was interesting and worthwhile, they like each others company, and some people need to either get a life or some serious counseling about their priorities.
And yes, Wee Jeanie did do the journey in the standard 15 minutes less that Ted.