Comments on: Driving lessons http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-37184 Aaron Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:50:11 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-37184 My first driving lesson back in January went similarly, the instructor who was a doddery 74 year old called Mick first of all got lost trying to find my house, and also he was 5 foot odd and I'm 5 foot 10, driving a Micra, I needed to adjust the seat which wasn't possible as the adjuster thing was broken! So my first time out, I had driven before - never a car, but I have driven trucks, buses, and tractors (I'm odd that way - but they're diesel and don't stall as easy as a car) so he says off with ye. 5 minutes in, I had my first encounter with a busy roundabout, and then I had to negotiate rush hour traffic at Dublin airport and then bastard inclines at Howth Summit. Whilst doing that, he carried on distracting me. As he knew my family he kept on with the "Do you remember so and so", and "I remember you Dad when he was a nipper...". And there was the confusion, all of a sudden we'd be going along and he'd scream "Next Left, Drop Gear, Hug your Corner, Clutch in, More Brake". But to be honest, even though I was sweating I really thanked him for it - he put me in at the deep end and as he is a family friend of my granny he only charged me for an hour! Aaron My first driving lesson back in January went similarly, the instructor who was a doddery 74 year old called Mick first of all got lost trying to find my house, and also he was 5 foot odd and I’m 5 foot 10, driving a Micra, I needed to adjust the seat which wasn’t possible as the adjuster thing was broken!

So my first time out, I had driven before - never a car, but I have driven trucks, buses, and tractors (I’m odd that way - but they’re diesel and don’t stall as easy as a car) so he says off with ye. 5 minutes in, I had my first encounter with a busy roundabout, and then I had to negotiate rush hour traffic at Dublin airport and then bastard inclines at Howth Summit.

Whilst doing that, he carried on distracting me. As he knew my family he kept on with the “Do you remember so and so”, and “I remember you Dad when he was a nipper…”. And there was the confusion, all of a sudden we’d be going along and he’d scream “Next Left, Drop Gear, Hug your Corner, Clutch in, More Brake”.

But to be honest, even though I was sweating I really thanked him for it - he put me in at the deep end and as he is a family friend of my granny he only charged me for an hour!

Aaron

]]> By: Kate http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-37010 Kate Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:15:42 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-37010 @Peter - I don't have any stairs!! @Peter - I don’t have any stairs!!

]]> By: Kate http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-37009 Kate Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:13:23 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-37009 No - a complete failure there - and the 'bus air con broke down too! It was a hell of a journey on the hottest day we've had this year.... but arrived eventually! Being taken to the greyhound track tonight - never done that before... may have to have a rant about it tomorrow when I get back home..... No - a complete failure there - and the ‘bus air con broke down too! It was a hell of a journey on the hottest day we’ve had this year…. but arrived eventually!
Being taken to the greyhound track tonight - never done that before… may have to have a rant about it tomorrow when I get back home…..

]]> By: Keiron http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-37007 Keiron Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:30:57 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-37007 :) We've been sussed! Oh yes, on every test route for the town! Thankfully if your test is during the rush hour you can waste half the test on clutch control whilst driving across that thing... It's the getting out of the way of fire engines on it that causes the problems!! :) We’ve been sussed!

Oh yes, on every test route for the town! Thankfully if your test is during the rush hour you can waste half the test on clutch control whilst driving across that thing…
It’s the getting out of the way of fire engines on it that causes the problems!!

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-36998 Grandad Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:34:49 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-36998 Kate - Did the network cable stretch the whole way? Peter - If you mean Hippies... You are on the naughty stairs for an hour. I was one once and they were fine times! Kate - Did the network cable stretch the whole way?

Peter - If you mean Hippies… You are on the naughty stairs for an hour. I was one once and they were fine times!

]]> By: prin http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-36997 prin Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:25:52 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-36997 OOO that reminds me of one of my pure evil cousins! we had a big ole '64 chrysler newport (land yacht) I was 13 or so and he talked my mom into letting me drive around in the fields...cow patties and all. back then I drove like I was flying an airplane...not paying much attention. I was just going where he told me to go. way down this field...at least a mile or so we came to a fence and could go no further. I started to turn around and go back. He said you can't turn around. I said why not and he said because on either side of you are railroad ties and there is no room you'll just have to back out. shit, i looked and sure enough under the fields of tall, tall grass, were thousands of railroad ties...nowhere to go but reverse. to this day i can back out of anything :) i sure did cuss that boy and i never went anywhere near him again. i was sure he was going to grow up to be an ax murderer! OOO that reminds me of one of my pure evil cousins! we had a big ole ‘64 chrysler newport (land yacht) I was 13 or so and he talked my mom into letting me drive around in the fields…cow patties and all. back then I drove like I was flying an airplane…not paying much attention. I was just going where he told me to go. way down this field…at least a mile or so we came to a fence and could go no further. I started to turn around and go back. He said you can’t turn around. I said why not and he said because on either side of you are railroad ties and there is no room you’ll just have to back out. shit, i looked and sure enough under the fields of tall, tall grass, were thousands of railroad ties…nowhere to go but reverse. to this day i can back out of anything :) i sure did cuss that boy and i never went anywhere near him again. i was sure he was going to grow up to be an ax murderer!

]]> By: peter donegan http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-36994 peter donegan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:02:20 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-36994 granda' i'd put kate on the stairs just for the mention of those people... granda’

i’d put kate on the stairs just for the mention of those people…

]]> By: Kate http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-36993 Kate Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:02:12 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-36993 Don't remember that one and yes I do know what you mean!!! You sussed us out then - now you know why I did the 5 hour bus trip to come to see Keiron - I am not driving round here - it's mad!! Don’t remember that one and yes I do know what you mean!!!
You sussed us out then - now you know why I did the 5 hour bus trip to come to see Keiron - I am not driving round here - it’s mad!!

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-36974 Grandad Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:52:44 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-36974 Cambridge Folk Festival? [I was actually on-stage playing, but don't remember much about it <em>if you know what I mean</em> ;) ] Cambridge Folk Festival? [I was actually on-stage playing, but don't remember much about it if you know what I mean ;) ]

]]> By: Kate http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-36973 Kate Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:39:52 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/02/driving-lessons/#comment-36973 Could have met in countless places..... Moody Blues concerts..... Doctor Hook concerts... you name it I attended!!! Oh the memories....... Time travelling again....... Could have met in countless places….. Moody Blues concerts….. Doctor Hook concerts… you name it I attended!!! Oh the memories……. Time travelling again…….

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