“Did I say you could turn the ignition? No, I didn’t, did I. Step out of the vehicle and look for hazards. You must say it: ‘No glass, no gas, no fire, no wires.’”

Jackson said it and the driving instructor was pacified.

“Now we’ll start the practice test. Pull out of the lot and turn left at the lights. Make sure the light is green, like grass. Not the colour of tomatoes or the colour of oranges.”

“Why not just say ‘the colour orange’?”