Errands to Run..

Today I had to run an errand; this is quite a big deal considering my life has been confined to revising, eating and sleeping for the past two weeks.

I had spent some time last week trying to sort out the council tax for our house; I had asked the flight school to fax through confirmation that we are students and don't need to pay tax. Today when I called, it turns out that the fax had never been received.

Great, so this meant I had to go and sort it out in person; a welcome excuse to get out of the house.

I arrive at the reception desk at the council tax office. A rather plump, late middle aged woman calls me forward. I explain to her the problem. I hand over the Attendance Letter to her for to photocopy. As she is stood at the photocopier she looks back at me and pauses.

Looking over the top of her glasses she says
- "Really, you don't look like a pilot"

Slightly caught off guard I reply
- "Really, why is that?"
- "You look too casual"
- "Well, we've got exams on at the moment and we are pretty much in solitary confinement..!"

Since the beginning of the intense study period, I have neglected shaving as it eats into valuable revision or sleep time. As a result I have grown a very thick beard over the past few weeks. And seeing as I rarely have to leave the house my long surf hair was rather unkemp.

It's probably a good thing she didn't see that I was wearing my pyjamas under my jeans..

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