Scary driver (no, not husband!)

 Yesterday morning, as we'd finished our freezer food shop and were starting to drive out of the car park, we witnessed something quite scary - another driver, an elderly man, who was trying to park his small car.  There were 2 empty spaces behind his car and one in front, with kerbs and other parked cars beside them.  He couldn't seem to make up his mind whether to drive into the space in front, or reverse into one of the two behind, he shunted backwards and forwards 5 or 6 times.  We had to sit and wait whilst he did this, as he was totally blocking our route out.  The scary thing was that every single time he moved either forwards or back, he bounced up the kerbs and nearly hit the other parked cars and a fence, he just wasn't turning the wheel enough and couldn't seem to judge the angles.  Husband said he was tempted to get out and offer to park the car for him, but didn't want to embarrass the poor man.  The guy eventually managed to park in the front space, but he didn't judge it right at all and was just millimetres away from hitting the large black Audi in the next space with his front right wing, whilst mounting the kerb with his rear left wheel.  I said to husband that if he ever gets to that stage, I will personally stop him from driving again, regardless of how much it will inconvenience us.  That poor old man (in his 80s by the look of him) most certainly shouldn't be driving, he's clearly a danger.  But I guess he doesn't want to give up his independence, doesn't have anybody else to drive him around, or - worryingly - doesn't see anything wrong with his driving.  Or perhaps his eyesight is frighteningly bad! (he was wearing glasses).

Our freezers are fully stocked again now and I shouldn't need to go shopping again, except maybe for some fresh veg/fruit, for another month or so.  Incidentally, if you have a FarmFoods shop near you (it's next door to our big Iceland shop), they are selling 500g packs of Anchor spreadable butter for 99p on special offer.  I don't know how long the offer lasts though.  I bought 4 packs.  Lurpak is my preferred brand of butter, but I buy whichever one is on special offer.  Oh, and I've noticed some butter brands have quietly dropped their pack sizes to 400g down from 500g, but of course not dropped the price!  Do they think we're stupid?!

I'm glad to see that the killer nurse has been jailed for the rest of her life, with no possibility of parole.  She refused to leave her cell and appear in court, as stated by her solicitor the other day - scandalous and totally cowardly.  I can't imagine why it's even an option for convicted criminals to refuse - they give up any rights they might think they have the minute they're convicted.  I suppose one tiny bit of comfort (if there can be any) for the bereaved parents is the knowledge that she will certainly not have an easy time in prison, she'll be a target for attacks forevermore, as well as being on constant suicide watch.  

My cousin rang last night to say that the doctors have said there's nothing more they can do for my uncle, and it'll be a matter of days before he passes.  So sad.