I bet you doAntiriad2097 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:50 pmI wouldn't know, I've no interest in the men. I only watch the women.

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I bet you doAntiriad2097 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:50 pmI wouldn't know, I've no interest in the men. I only watch the women.
Men grunting while hitting there balls with a racketThe Laird wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 5:47 pmI bet you doAntiriad2097 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:50 pmI wouldn't know, I've no interest in the men. I only watch the women.![]()
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Megamixer wrote:I never find it relaxing! Trying to hold onto my rings and not get hit by things is stressful!
I don't know why people still bother with soaps, Isn't it just marry, baby, divorce, murder repeat all year round.
I have absolutely no idea, don't think I have seen any of the soaps for a good decade now.
Megamixer wrote:I never find it relaxing! Trying to hold onto my rings and not get hit by things is stressful!
Tom_Baker wrote:I just finished watching a film about Stockholm syndrome. It started out terrible but by the end I really liked it.
While becoming proficient at clutch control and manual gearboxes is indeed a positive thing, don't beat yourself up over it as you've already passed your test which is the main thing. Automatic cars are great, and removes a lot of the stress and strains out of driving, especially in traffic jams which makes up a lot of Britains roads anyway! I have both a manual and an automatic car, and I drive the auto a lot lot more and find it a lot more relaxing and comfortable.pratty wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:14 pm
My insurance cooling off period ends on Thursday and I'm wondering if I should just cut my losses now and try to find an automatic, everybody says I'll get the hang of the gas and clutch eventually but I just don't have faith in my ability to go when i want to at the moment, which could be dangerous on a busy junction or roundabout.
I did think of it in those terms, but obviously the consequences of ballsing things up are potentially far greater with a car.Antiriad2097 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:21 amRemember the first time you used a PlayStation? All those buttons. Most natural thing in the world. Same thing.
That's one of the most frustrating things while learning. For example the highway code says not to flash your lights to send signals to other drivers that they can go, because you could be leading them into danger neither of you have seen. But my instructor said if somebody flashes you and you don't go then you're holding up traffic and could be maked down on the test.
That's all I want from a car, I just want to get from A to B as easy and safely as possible. My dad has an auto and said he'd let me have a go, I can only imagine it will be much preferable. I've not commited to the idea yet, got a few days to think on it, I'm 50/50 at the moment.Sephiroth81 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:06 amWhile becoming proficient at clutch control and manual gearboxes is indeed a positive thing, don't beat yourself up over it as you've already passed your test which is the main thing. Automatic cars are great, and removes a lot of the stress and strains out of driving, especially in traffic jams which makes up a lot of Britains roads anyway! I have both a manual and an automatic car, and I drive the auto a lot lot more and find it a lot more relaxing and comfortable.
Unless you're some sort of driving "purist", you would probably be better off just going down the automatic route, and you won't regret it, since auto cars are now so commonplace in this country compared to a couple of decades ago. They're significantly improved as well, so don't let car-geeks put you off them, as they will absolutely do exactly what it says on the tin, and you'll find yourself almost never wanting to use 3 peddles and a stick-shift again (there is simply no pleasure in hill starts in manual cars, and yea, just being able to put your foot down at busy junctions is a breeze without thinking about the clutch biting point). You should maybe test drive a few automatic cars and see how it makes you feel, in terms of confidence and overall driving pleasure.
Yep, autos are so so much easier to drive, and its nice to just relax and give your left foot a break!pratty wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:21 pm
That's all I want from a car, I just want to get from A to B as easy and safely as possible. My dad has an auto and said he'd let me have a go, I can only imagine it will be much preferable. I've not commited to the idea yet, got a few days to think on it, I'm 50/50 at the moment.![]()
When I first passed my test, the stalling thing happened to me a lot until I discovered the reason why. Basically, I too learnt in a diesel and diesels have some power on the clutch alone meaning that you can pull off just by raising the clutch to the bite point which is also ideal for creeping forward in traffic jams. This isn't the same with a petrol car as it will stall if you don't also put sufficient power down while at the bite point.pratty wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:14 pmMy driving.![]()
I learned and passed my test in a diesel car but now I'm driving by myself in a petrol my driving has gone to pot. I'm forgettign to change down gear a lot and also I'm stalling quite a bit, even when I don't stall I'm very slow off the mark when I move off, I decide in my head to go but there a second or two gap before I can get the car moving significantly. I've been going for short pracitce drives but I've had some terrible experiences, not crashed or anything, but the worst bit was stalling 3 times in a row at some bust lights and completely missing the light change, with cars waiting behind me.
My insurance cooling off period ends on Thursday and I'm wondering if I should just cut my losses now and try to find an automatic, everybody says I'll get the hang of the gas and clutch eventually but I just don't have faith in my ability to go when i want to at the moment, which could be dangerous on a busy junction or roundabout.
Driving world be a world of difference easier if I could actually move off forward when i actually want to, instead of trying to solve a Rubiks puzzle with my feet before I can move. I seems so odd to me that cars are using the same old technology when easier technology exists, I can't think of any other industry that's as stuck in the mud as cars and manual gear boxes, imagine Samsung, still making chunky cathode ray tube tvs for the mass market, or Sony making a new playstation with a controller with just a d-pad and no analog sticks. Yeah autos they make the car more expensive but you can say that about the power steering , ABS and all the other tech we'ce come to expect with a car.
Also people who overtake on roads with speed bumps. I was doing 20 on a 20 mph road with speed bumps and some guy overtook me because I was apparently going too slow. Don't they see they are the reason the speed bumps are there in the first place!?!![]()
Retro is a state of mind, and cares not for your puny concepts like dates and calendars.
I remember when i first passed i used to blast out music in my first car, second i was at a junction i turned down the music as i had to listen to the car when trying to pull away in first !pratty wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:21 pmThat's all I want from a car, I just want to get from A to B as easy and safely as possible. My dad has an auto and said he'd let me have a go, I can only imagine it will be much preferable. I've not commited to the idea yet, got a few days to think on it, I'm 50/50 at the moment.![]()
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