So You Thought You Were Safe??
I went out in our car again earlier, and all those who thought they were safe in Maryport were wrong! Ha!! I drove down to the harbour, sat for 5 minutes then drove back home again, via Dunmail Park garage for some juice.
I'm still not happy about driving it, but I was much better than last night, only stalling twice!!
I decided to go up through town so ended up at the traffic lights by the library. I'd already stalled on Corporation Road but I got through the lights no problem and didn't manage to do it again until I was sat at the lights by Debenhams! D'oh! My problem is judging the revs on the bite because it's so different!
Anyway, no more excitement after that and we got to Maryport in one piece, though we got behind a learner who was doing 30 through the 40 zone at Siddick. Still, everyone's got to learn!
Now on the way home from Maryport someone got right up my ass when I was going through Flimby. Hubby said it was because I was going too slow, but I was actually just over the speed limit! He then came out with a classic - "You've passed your test now, you don't need to stick to the limit, no-one else does!" Yes dear, but that's why there are so many crashes all the time...
This bloke was right up my ass all the way back to Dunmail Park, and had I been on my own, I'd have pulled over and swore at him as he passed!
I've put petrol in the car before, but this time I had to drive it onto the garage forecourt too, now that was interesting! To go really slow I've always gone into 1st, but now I've to do it in 2nd apparently. Mind you, the car was spluttering like mad so I went into 1st anyway. I was putting £10 in, but managed to go a penny over (oops!) so he made me put £11 in instead! Tee hee hee! Well he'll get a little bit longer out of it then!
So then it was back home again and surprise, surprise, no parking space ANYWHERE on the road so I had to go round the block and park somewhere else instead, bumping on the kerb to get parked. Sorry Nick! Needs must and all that!
I'm still not happy about driving it, but I was much better than last night, only stalling twice!!
I decided to go up through town so ended up at the traffic lights by the library. I'd already stalled on Corporation Road but I got through the lights no problem and didn't manage to do it again until I was sat at the lights by Debenhams! D'oh! My problem is judging the revs on the bite because it's so different!
Anyway, no more excitement after that and we got to Maryport in one piece, though we got behind a learner who was doing 30 through the 40 zone at Siddick. Still, everyone's got to learn!
Now on the way home from Maryport someone got right up my ass when I was going through Flimby. Hubby said it was because I was going too slow, but I was actually just over the speed limit! He then came out with a classic - "You've passed your test now, you don't need to stick to the limit, no-one else does!" Yes dear, but that's why there are so many crashes all the time...
This bloke was right up my ass all the way back to Dunmail Park, and had I been on my own, I'd have pulled over and swore at him as he passed!
I've put petrol in the car before, but this time I had to drive it onto the garage forecourt too, now that was interesting! To go really slow I've always gone into 1st, but now I've to do it in 2nd apparently. Mind you, the car was spluttering like mad so I went into 1st anyway. I was putting £10 in, but managed to go a penny over (oops!) so he made me put £11 in instead! Tee hee hee! Well he'll get a little bit longer out of it then!
So then it was back home again and surprise, surprise, no parking space ANYWHERE on the road so I had to go round the block and park somewhere else instead, bumping on the kerb to get parked. Sorry Nick! Needs must and all that!
posted by Ailsa @ 8:20 pm
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