Driving
Over recent weeks I've been getting interested in the idea of actually learning to drive. As a result of my incessant pestering of 
boobook while she's been driving to explain how it all works, she dragged me out to the Sheffield Arena carpark on Sunday afternoon and gave me the wheel.
I don't think I did too badly, given that it was the first time I'd ever driven a car. I mean, I stalled all the time (mostly because I forgot to put the clutch down while coming to a halt), but I managed steering OK, and a couple of fairly smooth shifts up to second. Apparently down-shifting is harder, so we didn't try that. I also have to learn to actually release the clutch properly, because I was leaving my foot on it to stop the car going too fast (i.e. more than about 5mph).
After I got over the initial nervousness, it was actually reasonably fun. I'll have to see about getting proper lessons sometime.
boobook while she's been driving to explain how it all works, she dragged me out to the Sheffield Arena carpark on Sunday afternoon and gave me the wheel.I don't think I did too badly, given that it was the first time I'd ever driven a car. I mean, I stalled all the time (mostly because I forgot to put the clutch down while coming to a halt), but I managed steering OK, and a couple of fairly smooth shifts up to second. Apparently down-shifting is harder, so we didn't try that. I also have to learn to actually release the clutch properly, because I was leaving my foot on it to stop the car going too fast (i.e. more than about 5mph).
After I got over the initial nervousness, it was actually reasonably fun. I'll have to see about getting proper lessons sometime.