Uh oh...

A few hours later and my enthusiasm has been well and truly kicked in the knackers. My plan was to hire a car from Shrewsbury and drive to Snowdon, see just how beautiful a countryside could be and, weather permitting, climb the friggin thing. As Enterprise had specified nothing in my confirmation about what I needed to bring when collecting the car, I decided to phone ahead before tomorrow to make sure. In addition to my driving licence (check), they need two utility bills as proof of address, which I obviously don't have access to. Even if I was at home, nearly everything I do is online these days, and I don't get bills or bank statements through the post anymore. I tried my luck at the building society, but because I do paperless banking, they are unable to print off any statement in-branch.

What we have here is a clash of the old world and the new; a company that still deals in paper and filing cabinets, and one that couldn't print on paper even if it wanted to. Add a moron like me into the equation, and you have an absolute shitstorm of fuckupery. When we hired a car last time I was in America, they practically threw the keys at us! In many ways, I'm like Napoleon; meticulous, to-the-minute planning, but somehow overlooking a glaring issue that is ultimately my downfall. In many ways, I'm also like Frank Spencer.

I have compiled a playlist that has been helping me get over my disappointment:

Raspberry Beret - Prince & The Revolution
Rainy Day, Dream Away - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Pump It Up - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Rapture - Blondie
The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
Lady Day and John Coltrane - Gil Scott-Heron
Midnight Sky - Can
Me and Baby Brother - War
She Said She Said - The Beatles
Sticks 'n' Stones - Jamie T
Buona Sera - Louis Prima
Fishin' Blues - Taj Mahal
I Have Patience - Mark Mulcahy
strange Currencies - R.E.M