As you well know, some of us have had brushes with the authorities on our way home from an occasional social evening over the years.

A couple of nights ago, I was out with friends and had a couple of cocktails and some rather nice red wine.

Knowing full well I may have been slightly over the limit, I did something I've never done before: I took a cab home.

Sure enough, I passed a police road block but, since it was a cab, they waved it through.

I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise because I'd never driven a cab before and am not sure where I got it or what to do with it now that it's in my garage.