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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!

Monday, 10 May 2010

Driving - Advance to Mayfair. If you pass GO, collect £200

No less than 4 days after last Friday's lesson, I was thrown into the driving seat once again after a short break. Monday afternoon in Lincoln is a weird mix of no traffic and traffic. Again, since I've learned all my manoeuvres, I just have to perfect them before the big TEST, which is approaching but not very fast. Kinda like, you're at the bus stop, you see the bus coming, and then the driver waits because he's running early. More of the same as last week (but in Morrison's car park) with the reversing stuff. Only touched the pavement once whilst parallel parking but everything else is all dandy. Er...maybe had to correct myself whilst bay parking but it's allowed. Roundabouts however...bring them on! I know what to do now. Smoother shifts around and no stopping. More being positive with the accelerator (foot down!). 3 to 4 and 4 to 5 feels brilliant, accelerating up to 70mph too on the dual carriageways. Hard to believe I've only been doing this since March. It's feeling a whole lot more composed and relaxed with reactions and awareness on a high. It's going good. Bad grammar but...hey, ne'mind. The car - The Silver Lining - is starting to feel more comfortable. It feels a lot more mechanical. As in, the gears feel like they are going where they should. That's a bonus I suppose. Although, I don't like it when the engine over revs during shifts...It's rather cringeworthy. However, all in all, it was a good clean drive.

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