Friday 4th April 2008
Friday 4th April 2008
Hiyo,
I'm disappearing for a week or so on Friday. This means I won't be around for reviewing purposes.
My plan as it stands it to post the review over a week after the game, when I return. However if it appears by someone elses hand in the meantime that's fine by me.
DC
I'm disappearing for a week or so on Friday. This means I won't be around for reviewing purposes.
My plan as it stands it to post the review over a week after the game, when I return. However if it appears by someone elses hand in the meantime that's fine by me.
DC
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
I haven't done one for bloody ages so I'll try to remember to do it - you've earned a rest, Dave.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
I believe that's Matt's debut game, and the date of my (3rd) driving test.
Good luck, Matt! (and me)
Good luck, Matt! (and me)
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Yeah, good luck to both of you!
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Good luck to all four of you.
Dave, have a good holiday.
Charlie, hope you manage to remember how to do the recap.
Matt, hope your debut goes well.
Dinos, hope you manage to impress your examiner.
Dave, have a good holiday.
Charlie, hope you manage to remember how to do the recap.
Matt, hope your debut goes well.
Dinos, hope you manage to impress your examiner.
Re: Friday 4th April 2008
I hope you all crash and burn in the most humiliating manner possible.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Failure: 2 majors, 4 minors My driving's fine tho. Its my friggin nerves! Why is it I could keep my cool in front of millions of viewers on Countdown, but can't pull myself together and drive in front of a stranger for 40 mins w/o fucking it up!
Anyway I've booked in for my 4th test, but I'm not disclosing any details to anyone except my instructor til I pass!
Anyway I've booked in for my 4th test, but I'm not disclosing any details to anyone except my instructor til I pass!
Hopefully thinking of grinding Corby's face into the dirt will keep me calm next time!Corby wrote:I hope you all crash and burn in the most humiliating manner possible.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
I hope you have a good little while, Dave.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
What were the majors and minors? I'm learning atm and it would be handy to remember what not to do as it were.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Majors and minors of who?
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Major 1: Coming out of the test centre I was so friggin nervous my foot was shaking on the clutch pedal. I started to move and then I stalled it. A van that was already pretty close, nearly went into the back of the car so I pretty much knew it was game over.
Major 2: On doing a left reverse I was so focused on how close I was to the kerb that I forgot to keep looking around, and when a car came from behind I should have seen it and stopped.
I cant remember the minors but of course you're expected to get a couple so 4's pretty good. Apart from that the rest of the drive was fine, and compared to my first test (6 majors!) it went a lot better. I'm feeling a lot more confident in my skillz now and hope it'll be 4th time lucky. I'll definitely let my joy be known on here should that occur My girlfriend's mum just failed her test again yesterday though and she'll kill me if I pass before her!
Good luck to you Kirk, I hear bay parking the Starship Enterprise can be a bitch!
Major 2: On doing a left reverse I was so focused on how close I was to the kerb that I forgot to keep looking around, and when a car came from behind I should have seen it and stopped.
I cant remember the minors but of course you're expected to get a couple so 4's pretty good. Apart from that the rest of the drive was fine, and compared to my first test (6 majors!) it went a lot better. I'm feeling a lot more confident in my skillz now and hope it'll be 4th time lucky. I'll definitely let my joy be known on here should that occur My girlfriend's mum just failed her test again yesterday though and she'll kill me if I pass before her!
Good luck to you Kirk, I hear bay parking the Starship Enterprise can be a bitch!
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Dinos, your appearance on Countdown was last season.
Why would you give your two cents about this?
Why would you give your two cents about this?
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
I was told you're allowed to stall, as long as you're calm about it and put the handbrake on, put it into neutral, switch the key off, then start again - find the bite point and away you go. I was told you'd only get a minor for that.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
I stalled and passed.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
What has this topic derailed into?
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Nice try Jason but I think you are mixing metaphors.Jason Larsen wrote:What has this topic derailed into?
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
What did I mean, David?
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True, but in my situation stalling the car proved dangerous so he had to give me a major. I did restart the car correctly so if that had been the only thing I failed on I would have been rather pissed off!Kirk Bevins wrote:I was told you're allowed to stall, as long as you're calm about it and put the handbrake on, put it into neutral, switch the key off, then start again - find the bite point and away you go. I was told you'd only get a minor for that.
Jason this topic hasnt derailed into anything. If you'd looked at the beginning of the thread you'll see my driving test among other things WAS the topic!Jason Larsen wrote:What has this topic derailed into?
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
I'm sorry, Dinos. I misunderstood.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Finally passed 5th time lucky with 6 minors. I'm ecstatic!
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Very well done.dinos_the_chemist wrote:Finally passed 5th time lucky with 6 minors. I'm ecstatic!
Many congratulations dinos.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
If that's not an open invitation for lifts to CONOT, then I don't know what is.
Well in mate.
Well in mate.
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Re: Friday 4th April 2008
Cheers. All I need is a car now!