Welcome to the Observation Blog

This is The Observation Blog. It is the window on the internet into the world of me, Jimmi Cottam. From the bizarre and strange to the true and delightful, here lies stuff that goes on around me. And this is my chance to get my opinion out there because anyone can write a blog and put it up on the internet. You could say this is what I do when I get bored but in some ways...wait, yeah. It is. But seriously, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and have a goosey...I'm not stopping you from seeing the broad spectrum of what an "ordinary" person sees and goes through day in and day out. Have fun and enjoy!

Wednesday 2 June 2010

Driving - I really am running out of things to put the word 'Advancing' to

This weeks lesson was actually really good compared to last weeks. I did say that it was becoming a bit mundane but that's because I wasn't really doing much interesting. But this one was very good. A whole lot composed and fluent. No stalls. A chance for some overtaking. A recovered missed gear. Yes, I did go a bit blank with the parallel park and I did have to re-correct myself with bay parking (to the left, but amazingly parking to the right was done in one shot). I also get the feeling that the Silver Lining is actually a bit of a pocket rocket; it feels go-kart-esque in the corners. Maybe that's a long shot but that's what it feels like. It does take a while to get 70mph but it's really nippy in the corners. And uphills. I tackled the dreaded Millman Hill, that I attacked from the top and worked my way down a few weeks ago. Now, I've not really been good with hills and since this is one of the steepest in Lincoln, I thought I was gonna get eaten by it before I got to the brow. But nope, straight up with a gear change! This is epic. Next week comes my last legal hour. 20 hours would have been added up and I can officially take my test. After my Theory of course.

Driving - Vadcaning

What to say? All manouvres performed well; lessons just being a lot more mundane. Maybe mundane is the wrong word. Samey. Not tedious though. Still enjoyable but there's nothing more to learn. I just drive around really...Okay, I stalled twice. But they were on side roads and way out of the way of traffic.