Just another day

We are gasping in the heat again. Will autumn never settle in? Halfway through March and the temperature is 28 in the shade. The borehole level is very low and spits out a half-hearted spray intermittently, like a miniature version the musical fountain outside the Bellaggio casino in Las Vegas. Nevertheless, a constant spraying will hopefully prevent the grass roots from burning completely.

Another trip had to be made into town to visit the Revenue, simply to hand in a form. This time the queue was very short and I was out in 45 minutes. Monday is obviously the day to go! They were so efficient I felt compelled to complete their compliments/complaints form, so I hope they take note and apply their minds to the case.

On the other side of the coin is my 4-month battle with the City of Cape Town motor vehicle licensing department, which to date has not provided me with the licence disc I paid for on 16 November under their new online licensing system. Despite 4 lengthy phone calls, 3 emails and some irate posting on Facebook, nothing has been forthcoming, and I have now been informed I must go to the municipality (which I would have done if they hadn't changed the system) with my proof of payment, proof of address and ID. I asked if they had all these documents on the computer in front of them and was told that they did, but I would still have to take it all in to get the disc printed. My patience has long run out for dealing with bureaucracy and its attending idiocy.

Apart from the aforegoing, it's another day in paradise.