Edinburgher gets cracking!

gallygirl

All the best people fail first time Ed , better luck next time.

GG x

HelenDaveKids

gallygirl wrote: »

All the best people fail first time Ed , better luck next time.

GG x

Yes, definitely agree. my first I rolled back and the instructor had to slam the brake on. I think he overreacted :rotfl:

ajmoney

If we are going into our stories, 1st major fail - I mounted the kerb on my parallel park, 2nd major fail, I crossed the middle white line when reversing around the corner. 3rd major fail, I started my hill start the first time without putting the car into gear properly, 2nd time obviously panicking and no idea what I was doing I put the car into 2nd gear and try my hill start. By the 3rd time I was so nervous my leg was shaking and I couldn't get the car to the biting point. The examiner told me to take my time but not in a sympathetic way and starting huffing and puffing. Eventually I managed to get up the hill but I have never driven up that hill again and I don't intend to. It might sound terrible but I am not actually a bad driver now.

gallygirl

ajmoney wrote: »

If we are going into our stories, 1st major fail - I mounted the kerb on my parallel park, 2nd major fail, I crossed the middle white line when reversing around the corner. 3rd major fail, I started my hill start the first time without putting the car into gear properly, 2nd time obviously panicking and no idea what I was doing I put the car into 2nd gear and try my hill start. By the 3rd time I was so nervous my leg was shaking and I couldn't get the car to the biting point. The examiner told me to take my time but not in a sympathetic way and starting huffing and puffing. Eventually I managed to get up the hill but I have never driven up that hill again and I don't intend to. It might sound terrible but I am not actually a bad driver now.

:rotfl: I thought I was bad for clipping a kerb :rotfl:

ajmoney

gallygirl wrote: »

:rotfl: I thought I was bad for clipping a kerb :rotfl:

I am always here to make others feel better :rotfl:

edinburgher

Another expensive weekend, after we went to a wedding evening on Friday night. We spent £100 between us (£50 on dinner, £50 on drinks). Thoughtfully, the bride and groom had laid on a coach that took us within a 10 minute walk of the flat. Cue us rolling up the hill at 1 in the morning and losing most of Saturday due to exhaustion/mebbe a little bit of a hangover...

It feels weird to have a Sunday without a driving lesson - back to it next week

It has been a fairly quiet day - breakfast at a local cafe with my dad and Mrs E, cleaning the fish tank, hoovering and cooking dinner (tofu in a spicy peanut sauce with noodles).

Currently enjoying a glass of the lovely Amarone that Mrs E's aunt and uncle gave me for my 30th.

Sitting here with that wan Sunday afternoon feeling that you all know and love

You're lucky I'm posting at all - I won the lottery! I am sure that the £10 will solve all of our lifetime financial goals. It is blimmin' typical that the *only* time in my life that I win anything on a lottery ticket that I'd bought is the weekend after I cancel the DD. But no, I don't think lightning strikes twice...

Today I have written to Halifax and asked them to close all of my accounts, meaning that I am 99% financially simplified. Now all I need to do is close a credit card at the start of September (I wants my free £100!)

Now to look around for some reasonably priced suits - my work wardrobe needs refreshed and I hate spending money on clothes that I don't even like wearing.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Sounds like you've had a pretty chilled weekend Mr E :beer:

Tilly x

Alchemilla

I may have mentioned Mr Alchemilla passed on his 9th attempt...

Learning as an adult rather than a 17 year old is sooo much harder.

My examiner gave me a polo to calm my nerves then told me how to get out of my parking space so I figured I had failed from the get-go. Think he was having a thing with my instructor.

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Gosh I remember finding learning to drive quite hard work at the time and wondering how Id ever manage to remember it right!!!

Sounds like a lovely weekend tho

edinburgher

Managed to get another two suits from Slaters (home of the 'I want a decent suit but I'm a scaff' reasonably priced bargain)

One black, one navy with a very slight pinstripe. Not bad for £98 delivered.