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Time To Dust Off Das Blog
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mikathegreat2
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29 October 2010
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Tis ben 11 months since my last blog entry & f**k all has happened for 9 of them months. Still have my Saturday & Sunday Sports Shows & Thursday slot from 6-7PM (thought i'd give it a plug :) ) & the past 2 months has been all about driving.
Passed theory test in August, gots me a car courtesy of aunt & uncle, no need to pay for it, a 2000 reg Nissan Micra, in LFC red too :D . Insurance?? No prob, Mammy works in insurance & gots me a good deal of around €2k which is great compared to the ~€4-7k for provisional licensed drivers.
Been driving in it 2 days now & finding it pretty nice, still stalling it the odd time & doing wheelspin starts at traffic lights but that's part of learning...isn't it?? Anyhoo, couldn't of had a betterr passenger next to me for 2 days, my Dad aka. ex-BMW driver meaning he owns the road (& still does in his 7-seater Honda). Was even on motorway today (sssshhhhh don't tell the Old Bill), hit 80mph & it was great but nerves were shattered & wheel was wobbly but tis only a Micra sure.
So yeah, before August, f**k all, now as we approach Crimbo, learning the joys of motoring, trying to get me a job, it's all mad, especially over here in this sh1thole due to the fact we're being run by a "drunk moron", which is actually a complement for "Biffo". Hopefully someone will look at my CV, hire me & I'll get me some money but for now, I wait for a phone call or e-mail to come through & I have plenty to look forward to, COD Black Ops being the most looked forward to :D :D . Still haven't pre-ordered though :unsure: !
Passed theory test in August, gots me a car courtesy of aunt & uncle, no need to pay for it, a 2000 reg Nissan Micra, in LFC red too :D . Insurance?? No prob, Mammy works in insurance & gots me a good deal of around €2k which is great compared to the ~€4-7k for provisional licensed drivers.
Been driving in it 2 days now & finding it pretty nice, still stalling it the odd time & doing wheelspin starts at traffic lights but that's part of learning...isn't it?? Anyhoo, couldn't of had a betterr passenger next to me for 2 days, my Dad aka. ex-BMW driver meaning he owns the road (& still does in his 7-seater Honda). Was even on motorway today (sssshhhhh don't tell the Old Bill), hit 80mph & it was great but nerves were shattered & wheel was wobbly but tis only a Micra sure.
So yeah, before August, f**k all, now as we approach Crimbo, learning the joys of motoring, trying to get me a job, it's all mad, especially over here in this sh1thole due to the fact we're being run by a "drunk moron", which is actually a complement for "Biffo". Hopefully someone will look at my CV, hire me & I'll get me some money but for now, I wait for a phone call or e-mail to come through & I have plenty to look forward to, COD Black Ops being the most looked forward to :D :D . Still haven't pre-ordered though :unsure: !
Learning with an automatic makes learning much more enjoyable. Shifting's for people who like the feel of knobs in their hands.
Driving sucks unless it's night and you have friends in your car and you're listening to Lady GaGa. Beyond that, it's like using an appliance. Not sure why we don't have a sport about laundry machines to see who can build the faster one. No one drinks beer and compares dish washers, either. Why not come over and help me restore my vintage oven? Not sure why driving and cars are any more thrilling than any other devices of that nature...
But I guess that's a fitting theory for me since I drive a Toyota Camry with a 4-cylinder.
Enjoy your driving and your job hunt and all that. Glad to see a blog entry not trying to sell handbags.