So goes the old joke.
I'm not one of the most confident of drivers it must be said
This drives the Prof to apoplectic distraction .
Surprise surprise he is a very confident motorist.
He calls me " Dangerous Jonney"
I passed my driving test first time and my driving instructor eyebrows left his forehead when I told him.
"I'm a better teacher than I thought" he quipped as we shook hands before I drove off in my Austin 1300.
I was too happy to notice the irony .
I am an exceptionally good driver; or so I keep telling myself.
ReplyDeleteI think I was a good driver, but I had sense enough to get in the passenger seat when I was no longer sure.
ReplyDeleteI generally do okay. For some reason, people seem surprised when they realize I'm okay at managing my own on the road.
ReplyDeleteMy significant others over the years have all been convinced that I was awful... yet I never had the problems with accidents that they all had.
Like me you probably caused many
DeleteI grew up in North Carolina .. I got my drivers license when I was 16. I drove fast .. everywhere . I have lived in many places and have always driven , except for Buenos Aires, then I let the taxi driver take over. I now live in Florida .. we will not speak of the drivers here ... gaaaa... I just got new license plates for my NY car .. the car is grumbling about it but I am so relieved to be "legal" driving around here. Now I will decide if I want to move back to NY lol
ReplyDeleteps / When I was a teen, my boyfriend drove a 55 Austin Healey/British Racing Green .. I liked the car much better than the boy.
DeleteAs the wife of an alpha male I understand the frustration of having my driving criticised. It got so bad I was a nervous wreck when we had to go anywhere. He has some neurological problems so driving isn't really an option for him, he only drives now if I am not able like after I had surgery. Anyway, finally I had to tell him to shut up and leave me to drive my way, now he does thankfully. Maybe hint that his criticism is actually dangerous to you both and he should just let you be unless you ask for advice.
ReplyDeleteMine even turns on my lights " for me" sometimes and often checks I've pulled the handbrake
DeleteIt drives me potty
We only argue over directions when the SatNav sticks her oar in.
ReplyDeleteI had to look up Austin 1300. I could totally see you behind the wheel of that car. Unique and fun. Are or were they common?
ReplyDeleteYes mine was mustard coloured with fur seats
Deletereal fur ? sheepskin or ? Did they call you things like SuperFly ? it sounds hideous lol
DeleteSynthetic I was a classy bitch
DeleteWe Californians love love love our cars. I got my license the day I turned 16. It was a ticket to freedom as my mother did not drive, so she, my brother and I finally had the freedom to go places without calling someone or taking the bus. To this day my car means a sense of freedom to me.
ReplyDeleteLiving in the country we need one FOR EVERYTHING
DeleteBack in the 70's in California, my Starter Husband and I had a Porsche 912. We didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of, as they say, but he just HAD to have that car. I was the only other one he trusted to drive it besides himself. Even his friends weren't allowed. It was fun to drive, I'll admit. And I've never gotten so many admiring looks in my whole life as when I was behind the wheel of that car. Of course, being blonde and 24 or 25 didn't hurt either.
ReplyDeleteI've never wanted a sporty car...
DeleteWhy aren't you a confident driver?
ReplyDeleteYou do have ability to ask poignant questions, Rachel.
DeleteI myself have most unfortunate ability, and urge, to answer any coming my way. This moment, and it's a herculean effort, I shall suppress all there is to be said on both John and his husband, the couple's dynamics. And confidence. And undermining. And self defeating. Arguments whilst behind the wheel and in the passenger seat, respectively? Sterling idea.
Fact is, and this is addressed to John, if you were such a "bad" driver, I dare say, Chris would rather take the wheel himself, don't you think?
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Just not is the simple answer
DeleteHoszatt for a reply Ursula
DeleteJohn said he is not a confident driver full stop.
DeleteEmergency stop
DeleteI'm not a particularly good driver, but I've never had a serious accident in some 50 years of driving so I can't be that bad. I see other drivers doing absolutely hair-raising manoeuvres and I wonder how they live to tell the tale.
ReplyDeleteMy eyesight isn't brill so that's why I hate speeding especially at night
DeleteI had one. Cost forty quid at auction. After 12 months I sold it for same amount. I'm also a safe driver who doesn't like going through tunnels. There are too many in Austria.
ReplyDeleteOops, mine was an A40. Not much diferent even is there?
DeleteSpell checker is pain.
DeleteIt was built like a tank.....AND HAD THE TOP SPEED OF ONE
Deletemy mother was coached by my father, including the length of dress to wear. She passed first time to his eternal astonishment. Having been driven by my mother,who is now over 90 and no longer drives, I think he was correct. My father survived the Japanese in Burma so he knew danger when he saw it.
ReplyDeleteThat last sentence was pure VICTORIA WOOD
ReplyDeleteI just got my license and license plate for
ReplyDeleteFlorida
They are kind of ugly and I want my New York plates :(
I have to move back to.
NY
I'm a good driver but lack the confidence Jerry has. I should say I WAS a good driver. I still haven't gotten my Spanish license (it means starting all over) and my California license expired. Haven't driven in 4 years.
ReplyDeleteI'm a good driver 😊 Me and Mrs Sat Nav make a brilliant team, on my own I would be wandering the motorways of Britain permanently.
ReplyDeleteI once did a detour to South Wales on my way from Oxford to Lancaster ... I forgot that the Midlands we're meant to be on my journey and avoided them for some reason. This is something my sons have NEVER let me forget 😁