#1 April 7th, 2006 07:09 AM

alisha_x

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Wish me luck!!!

Hi guys I have my first attempt at a driving test tomorrow - please wish me luck as I need all the help I can get!

Kisses,

Alisha,

Xxx

http://www.alishax.com

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Kisses,

Alisha

Xxx

http://www.alishax.com

KCmartin

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Re: Wish me luck!!!

Good luck GAL!!!!!!!!!!!!   KC

blissed

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Your gonna pass, Your gonna pass, Your gonna pass,
There...............now that will happen

catt

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Good luck!  Just think about how much more sexy and dangerous you'll be behind the wheel.

xxCattxx

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blissed

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I'm the abstaining road maniac   Alisha's just gonna be the sexy driver.
Actually, if the examiner thinks your as attractive as we do, it might even swing the test for you

jdudley76

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Re: Wish me luck!!!

Good luck. I don't know about where you are, but here public transit leaves it rather difficult to get most places very easily. Being able to drive is rather crucial.

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"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."   - George W. Bush, as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

SCSIgirl

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Re: Wish me luck!!!

Hi guys I have my first attempt at a driving test tomorrow - please wish me luck as I need all the help I can get!

Kisses,

Alisha,

Xxx

http://www.alishax.com

You have a right to drive on the wrong side....  like all Brits.  ;-}

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"Apple of my Eye", "bated breath", "brave new world", "caught red-handed" - all coined by Shakespeare.

alisha_x

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Re: Wish me luck!!!

Thanks guys! I need all the luck I can get!

My driving instructor keeps going away on holidays so i have only had about 5 hours behind the wheel since January AND I just realised he never told me how his windscreen wipers work :s

*hits head on wall!*

If i fail im gonna blame him!

kisses

Alisha

Xxx

www.alishax.com

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Kisses,

Alisha

Xxx

http://www.alishax.com

alyce

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Re: Wish me luck!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

are you going for an automatic or manual?

SCSIgirl

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Thanks guys! I need all the luck I can get!

My driving instructor keeps going away on holidays so i have only had about 5 hours behind the wheel since January AND I just realised he never told me how his windscreen wipers work :s

*hits head on wall!*

If i fail im gonna blame him!

kisses

Alisha

Xxx

www.alishax.com

His windscreen wipers work just like any other guy's.....  you pull his lever and his wiper will start going up and down........  You just have to be in the right position.  ;-}

Love ya, sweetie:  have a good drive.

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"Apple of my Eye", "bated breath", "brave new world", "caught red-handed" - all coined by Shakespeare.

alisha_x

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Hi ya - Im afriad it was a total failure...

If i want nervous enough the instructor locked the central locking on the car and left me with the keys - but no instructions how to unlock it! i tried pressing the button - nothing - putting key in door and turning it - pressing button with it in the lock - asked the test examiner guy he didnt know either.... by this point I think I had already failed as I was so nervous - my teacher never locked the doors before and he knows noone in my family drives and Ive never been behind the wheel of a car except his... he made me look an idiot and i was so panicky and embarrased  I just forgot everything and failed and went home within about 20 mins....

I worked out the wipers - you put it up once or twice for different speeds and back for the back ones - he also reminded me how to parellel park after i pointed out ive only done it once and he just said its rarely used on test!

Hes also now gone on holiday for 2 weeks again - thats about the 6th time in so many months hes gone off for weeks...

Think i need a new teacher....

Im off to continue sulking now - my dreams of a little car have died of embarrasment....

*sob*

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Kisses,

Alisha

Xxx

http://www.alishax.com

blissed

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Your gonna pass, Your gonna pass, Your gonna pass,
There...............now that will happen

Damn! when I do a mantra it normally works. Oh even though driving instructors have dual controls they probably come close to dieing a couple of times a year. So he's probably taking so many hols to try and calm his nerves. Get someone who's not quite so close to a nervous breakdown, that's what I did, but I still failed.

Oh well, you get a nice  virtual hug from me and a few more real ones from your girlfriend. Better luck next time.

alyce

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  Sorry to hear it didn't go so well. Definately get a more dependable instructor!

jdudley76

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You get lots of hugs from all of us, I'm sure no one would mind. ;o) It definately sounds like it's time to get a new instructor though. If you ever come to California, you have free lessons anytime! ;o)

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"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."   - George W. Bush, as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

fi

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Hi ya - Im afriad it was a total failure... Think i need a new teacher....

Rats!  Never mind Alisha, my first instructor had a stutter.  I never s-s-s-stopped in time.  Just give this one the f-f-f-flick and you'll be terrorising the streets in no time!

alisha_x

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Hi guys,

Thanks for all your support - Ive mostly stopped sulking now - but i spent - i feel like saying lost - bout 600 pounds (double it for dollars) on this stupid teacher and now i realise he wasnt really teaching me well enough - i have asked about and am swapping to a proper instructor with a named company recommended by a friend of a friend - not a one man band.

Are any of you guys having trouble viewing folios? I cant see any of the lovely girls to cheer myself up - also still not heard back about my second reload so I have no idea when the projector shots/if the projector shots will go up - sorry Blissed I know you wanted to see them

Anyway Im gonna drown my sorrows in a few episodes of Neon Genesis evangelion and will try to be more happy in the morning...

sorry I dont cope well with feeling like a fool or failing - so both at once is kinda sucking....

Ali.

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Kisses,

Alisha

Xxx

http://www.alishax.com

jdudley76

Member

Re: Wish me luck!!!

A couple of pieces of advice I gave my sister when I was teaching her to drive.

1. Try not to be nervous. Take it slow and advance in small steps that you are comfortable with. Start off in an empty parking lot, or somewhere where you don't have to worry about hitting someone else.

2. When you go out on the road, don't overly worry about the people behind you. You're responsible for not hitting what's in front of you, not whether the guy behind you is following too close. If that causes an accident, it's completely his fault, not yours.

3. When you get some practice, it will become very natural. It can become so automatic, that you can drive somewhere you go regularly, and not even remember the trip.

I hope that helps calm your nerves about driving a little.

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"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."   - George W. Bush, as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

KCmartin

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Hi ALI,
Like the rest of us we all feel for you. And we all have had these bumps in the road. Getting your driving permit is a big deal; so we know it hurt a lot. Just hang in there pretty girl. It sounds like your on the right track now.   KC

SCSIgirl

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A couple of pieces of advice I gave my sister when I was teaching her to drive.

1. Try not to be nervous. Take it slow and advance in small steps that you are comfortable with. Start off in an empty parking lot, or somewhere where you don't have to worry about hitting someone else.

2. When you go out on the road, don't overly worry about the people behind you. You're responsible for not hitting what's in front of you, not whether the guy behind you is following too close. If that causes an accident, it's completely his fault, not yours.

3. When you get some practice, it will become very natural. It can become so automatic, that you can drive somewhere you go regularly, and not even remember the trip.

I hope that helps calm your nerves about driving a little.

Carefull of the advice you give, JD.  #2 is not correct.  California is a "shared responsibility" state.

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"Apple of my Eye", "bated breath", "brave new world", "caught red-handed" - all coined by Shakespeare.

jdudley76

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Are you sure about that? I was always told that if someone rear-ends you, they are liable, not you. I could be wrong. It's never come up for me, but that's what I've been told.

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"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."   - George W. Bush, as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

SCSIgirl

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Are you sure about that? I was always told that if someone rear-ends you, they are liable, not you. I could be wrong. It's never come up for me, but that's what I've been told.

First,  if the frontal driver is breaking any of the "supreme" laws (no insurance, license, seatbelts, DUI, and even some mechanical defects)  they are automatically guilty.  The law says they were not supposed to be there and therefore the accident would not have occurred.

Secondly,  the first rule of the Vehicle Code is "to prevent accidents".  If the lead driver does anything to cause the trailing driver to hit them,  they are guilty.  i.g.  slamming on the brakes to get a tailgater to back off will get BOTH drivers in trouble.  (The excuse of 'there was something in the road' doesn't cut it in a Cal court)

Everyone drives too close in Cali.  No one keeps 6 car lengths between them at 60mph.  Cali law is aware of this and in an accident,  yes the trailing driver will get the most scrutiny,  but the lead driver better be squeeky clean or "share the responsibility".

Beware of tales told by friends.  The Vehicle code is cheap and full of gems.

Oh, and also,  if you force your right-of-way because you know the other guy is wrong,  you did not "prevent an accident" and will pay.

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"Apple of my Eye", "bated breath", "brave new world", "caught red-handed" - all coined by Shakespeare.

maxi

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Alisha I failed my first driving test too!!! I didn't stop completely at a stop sign. I was so over confident because I had learnt to drive in the city and I took the test in the suburbs but I never got lessons so all the little things like stopping completely at a stop sign I didn't know!! It was such an embarrassing day for me also but I laugh about it now! xox

liandra_dahl

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I wasn't allowed to takemy test untill I was 18 because i had a ban for underage joy riding, then I failed my first driving test too. I did everything perfectly inspite of the down pour we were driving in, then we got to reversing round the corner, and I asked "can I get out of the car during a test? because i can't see out the window because it's all misted up" the answer i got was that he could give me no asistance. So fearing that I would fail for leaving the vehicle during a test I did it perfectly without being able to see properly...and he failed me on obversation. I drowned him in delighltful expletives before I left the building. I failed my second test for speeding, my third for shoving my nose out at an intersection on a round about in london ( never learn to drive in London) and when i finally got it I lost it for sdriving under the influence of vast quantities of alcohol. I'm just grateful that I have no corpses on my conscience.

SCSIgirl

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I wasn't allowed to takemy test untill I was 18 because i had a ban for underage joy riding, then I failed my first driving test too. I did everything perfectly inspite of the down pour we were driving in, then we got to reversing round the corner, and I asked "can I get out of the car during a test? because i can't see out the window because it's all misted up" the answer i got was that he could give me no asistance. So fearing that I would fail for leaving the vehicle during a test I did it perfectly without being able to see properly...and he failed me on obversation. I drowned him in delighltful expletives before I left the building. I failed my second test for speeding, my third for shoving my nose out at an intersection on a round about in london ( never learn to drive in London) and when i finally got it I lost it for sdriving under the influence of vast quantities of alcohol. I'm just grateful that I have no corpses on my conscience.

You drive us crazy too,  but we love it.

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"Apple of my Eye", "bated breath", "brave new world", "caught red-handed" - all coined by Shakespeare.

liandra_dahl

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You drive us crazy too,  but we love it.

you can't even begin to imagine what you do for me...and by the way...i''l be your light at the end of the tunnel...ain't no budget cuts in the world that can turn me off.