It probably didn't go unnoticed but a few days ago was Halloween. How many eggs did you get thrown at your windows? I got none, since I live in a flat and little brats can't throw that high up! But in all seriousness, none were thrown and I didn't get any trick or treat-ers either. This is just as well since I didn't buy any sweets. This is not to say that I don't like Halloween though, this weekend myself and friends are having a fancy dress Halloween party to celebrate. Pictures of our costumes will follow another day (maybe!) as they've all been kept secret until the party. --  One of the other more interesting parts of the week occurred tonight on the way home from work. Traffic jams are fairly frequent at the moment as people suddenly suffer the inability to drive in the dark with daylight saving time ending last weekend. However this traffic jam was caused by a rare occurrence. Someone in a white van (a guy I'll presume) suffered a horrible failure somewhere in his engine and suddenly found it providing power even when his foot was off the throttle pedal. He managed to pull over safely but it was already too late. This was the point I came up to the traffic jam wondering what was causing it. A minute or two later as the traffic crept forward I noticed smoke coming from the hard shoulder. Oh dear I was thinking to myself, a