I work off Agecroft Road, so I often see funeral processions when I pop to the shop for the sugary goodness that will make my own final visit to Agecroft Crem that bit sooner.

Today, I saw something new.

After the swanky black corpsemobile, and the matching black kincarrier, half a dozen normal cars were in the procession. How do I know to draw the line between the procession and general traffic? Black flags were sticking out of the windows.

Like England car flags, only black.

My initial surprise has given way to a general sense of approval. It does actually convey a useful message to other drivers, unlike England flags. Whether this is a nice little earner for people with large stocks of England flags and a big vat of black ink, I don’t know.

Previously published as “The other certainty” over on LJ but that doesn’t really make sense without the “listening to Radio 5 live” bit or knowing that March 21st was Budget Day