It's EV show time and I'm excited. A little nervous for Kahu passing his driving test and for the second time I have to move heaven and earth to get him there. He's booked at Northwood, a drive away, yesterday during school time and today Judith volunteers to be the licensed driver for him to drive his car there. She's his surrogate aunt and loves doing things like this for him. When I get home he's upset because NZ Transport has fined him $150 for not being able to take his cancelled test yesterday. We're all righteously angry and I hope it doesn't put him off too much.
Meanwhile I drive to EV City to pick up my new Nissan Leaf. When I drive up there's several with nearly the same licence plate, all obviously registered at the same time. I'm so excited that I don't really listen to riding instructions but I do get pics with the team. I drive like a granny home cos it feels so different and it's the best car I've ever owned and I want to treat it with care.
On Saturday Tina and I pile into The Cobra and set off for the Lyttleton market. I show off with my foot down to show how fast it can go then panic on the way home as the dashboard tells me I'm out of juice. Started with 38km's and Lyttleton is not that far. I've got fingers and toes crossed on the way home. We just make it. There's a lot to learn about how the range of the Leaf, how to drive and when to charge. It's a process and I'll take it slowly. Literally. I pick Sharyn up and take her to Hellzapoppin at the Art Gallery. It's a blast from the past with so many partiers I haven't seen for ages. A helluva good catch up. Not sure about the music but the atmosphere is cool. It's a party...delayed a year because of lockdown, but here we are. Out the other side of Covid. On the global scale, lucky.
The rest of the week is a work blur. I try to plan for my Year 12's; they have literally stopped. The disruptions of the year mean they are just doing what they need to and they put English with its big reports and paltry credits on the back burner. As one students puts it, "Why would I do this report for 4 credits when I can get 6 in PE for walking round the block." That's a paraphrase but the sentiment is clear. Can't blame them. I have to give myself a stern talking to keep motivated in the face of such apathy. It's one of those years and I don't know if we will come back from it. Covid has changed a lot.
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