I Failed My Driving Test

I had a stressful morning, a stressful start to the test and a tough end.  But while I can quibble about whether or not I should have failed, I am taking comfort in the bits I got right.  I was (apart from the bits I failed on) awesome.  I dealt with some really tricky corners, some awful junctions that had practically no visibility, and some really difficult moments when I had to navigate with tough situations involving double parked cars and oncoming lorries, and there were no casualties.  And apart from the fails, I had seven minors.  The number that you are allowed is up to 17 and he was picky.

It is a driving test examiner's job to be picky, and he was right to be strict.  It's important that drivers are safe to drive however many tons of steel at high speed around the roads.  I honestly feel that if I am just running bear and his pal to and from school, then I would be fine right now.  I've done the run a gazillion times, I know all the pitfalls, all the bottlenecks and all the right turns of doom.  My instructor eats a sandwich as I drive back from a lesson.  However it's important that I'm competent enough to drive outside my comfort zone.  I plan to be an awesome driver.  Also, today there were no squirrels but one junction had interesting visibility as there was a fire engine on the corner trying to rescue a cat.  Anything can happen, even on a familiar route.

As for anything can happen, anyone can end up needing help and most people who claim from a food bank are people in work who have had a mix up with their benefits.  I thought I would share this YouTube video about how much you can donate for just £10.  It is so sad that these places are needed.

Writing stuff - Today is Day 7 of the 12 Days of Indie, and they are looking pretty awesome. These are books that have been reduced in price during this sale, so it's a good time to get hold of that holiday read.