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Wish me luck! Well I've finally gotten around to learning how to drive, and I'm gonna buy a car. Don't laugh, you Americans - Europe is small, we don't need cars to get around as much as you do. Also car insurance for twenty-something males is just silly back in Ireland - thousands of euro per year.
Tomorrow I have the first part of my driving test - the theory part  - So wish me luck! I said wish IT! 
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HEY! Im American and I dont even have my PERMIT yet!!!   &  | |
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ian said: Well I've finally gotten around to learning how to drive, and I'm gonna buy a car. Don't laugh, you Americans - Europe is small, we don't need cars to get around as much as you do.
Tomorrow I have the first part of my driving test - the theory part - So wish me luck! I said wish IT!
Ian Ian Boy, I didn't drive until I was 26, so don't worry about it!!! And Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys STILL doesn't drive!! | |
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I will wish NOTHING!!! Sign 78 that you're obsessed with Prince: You buy a John Prine album- just out of curiosity.
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Good Luck Ian. | |
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TwIsTeDmInD said: I will wish NOTHING!!!
Wish me good luck or get the hell off my thread dammit! 
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Good luck Ian. Just drive "Gran Turismo" or "Midnight Club" style and you'll do fine. "I ordered no broth! Away with ye lest my cane find your backside!!"- Ralph Wiggum, Actor. | |
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Fine... break a leg! :O
 Just kiddin, good luck to ya.Sign 78 that you're obsessed with Prince: You buy a John Prine album- just out of curiosity.
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DudeDrops said: ian said: Well I've finally gotten around to learning how to drive, and I'm gonna buy a car. Don't laugh, you Americans - Europe is small, we don't need cars to get around as much as you do.
Tomorrow I have the first part of my driving test - the theory part - So wish me luck! I said wish IT!
Ian Ian Boy, I didn't drive until I was 26, so don't worry about it!!! And Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys STILL doesn't drive!!  Ah ha, so if I pass my test I'll know in my heart of hearts that I'm better than the Pet Shop Boys! | |
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Midnight Club II!!! Ian, just remember, when the cops come up on ya, turbo boost through a small passageway and turn on two wheels to get through the skinnier parts! Id like to see the cops do that! Sign 78 that you're obsessed with Prince: You buy a John Prine album- just out of curiosity.
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NovaAngel said: Good luck Ian. Just drive "Gran Turismo" or "Midnight Club" style and you'll do fine.
Actually that is basically where most of my driving experience comes from... and not forgetting Burnout 2 of course. The practical should be a white-knuckle ride
Tomorrow is the boring bit. Lots of theory, multiple choice questions, and hazard perception video clips. They mark you on your reaction time to hazards  | |
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good luck ian!!! Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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I still don´t drive and I am 30... 
I am definitely gonna start my driving lessons next September because I have promised everybody by now, lol | |
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I've been driving for almost three years now But good luck nonetheless, ian I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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TwIsTeDmInD said: Midnight Club II!!! Ian, just remember, when the cops come up on ya, turbo boost through a small passageway and turn on two wheels to get through the skinnier parts! Id like to see the cops do that!
Shit, the little Vauxhall Corsa that my driving instructor let's me learn in doesn't even have a nitro-boost button  | |
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Well have you tried R1? What about X? Those instructors can be tricky! Sign 78 that you're obsessed with Prince: You buy a John Prine album- just out of curiosity.
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Natsume said:
I've been driving for almost three years now But good luck nonetheless, ian Thanks
It was really bad when I used to travel to California (San Fran, Cupertino etc) on business a lot... I had to rely on other people to chauffeur me around all the time. Basically I couldn't get anywhere without a car. Next time, build your country less spread out dammit | |
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TwIsTeDmInD said: Well have you tried R1? What about X? Those instructors can be tricky!
I say this in all seriousness - the biggest difficulty in learning to drive for me was struggling to (a) resist the urge to weave around traffic at high speed and (b) resist the urge to follow the ideal racing line. Videogames will be the death of me! | |
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ian said: Natsume said:
I've been driving for almost three years now But good luck nonetheless, ian Thanks
It was really bad when I used to travel to California (San Fran, Cupertino etc) on business a lot... I had to rely on other people to chauffeur me around all the time. Basically I couldn't get anywhere without a car. Next time, build your country less spread out dammit
you think that is bad? try living in a state that is larger than many european countries. i can drive almost all day and still be in this godforsaken state. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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ian said: Natsume said:
I've been driving for almost three years now But good luck nonetheless, ian Thanks
It was really bad when I used to travel to California (San Fran, Cupertino etc) on business a lot... I had to rely on other people to chauffeur me around all the time. Basically I couldn't get anywhere without a car. Next time, build your country less spread out dammit
Hey, you're talking about my area right there! I grew up right smack dab in the middle of the bay area... anyhow, I expect to be very smashed when I get to Europe.  I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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ian said: I say this in all seriousness - the biggest difficulty in learning to drive for me was struggling to (a) resist the urge to weave around traffic at high speed and (b) resist the urge to follow the ideal racing line.
Videogames will be the death of me! I know, if you have ever played the Getaway, you know you would go mad on some of the levels. Police everywhere, and if you so much as go through a stop sign they are on you. Realistic cars to, so if you get spotted by the police they will put down spikes, and once a tires flat, the jig is up.  Stupid traffic controls and "life savers" I WANNA BE WRECKLESS!Sign 78 that you're obsessed with Prince: You buy a John Prine album- just out of curiosity.
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Natsume said: ian said: Natsume said:
I've been driving for almost three years now But good luck nonetheless, ian Thanks
It was really bad when I used to travel to California (San Fran, Cupertino etc) on business a lot... I had to rely on other people to chauffeur me around all the time. Basically I couldn't get anywhere without a car. Next time, build your country less spread out dammit
Hey, you're talking about my area right there! I grew up right smack dab in the middle of the bay area... anyhow, I expect to be very smashed when I get to Europe.  Yup that's why I mentioned it I used to stay around Palo Alto and Cupertino a lot. It was the only time in my life I really felt handicapped by not being able to drive. Living in Tokyo was much better, the only time I ever used my feet was to change subway lines | |
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ian said: Natsume said: Hey, you're talking about my area right there! I grew up right smack dab in the middle of the bay area... anyhow, I expect to be very smashed when I get to Europe.
Yup that's why I mentioned it I used to stay around Palo Alto and Cupertino a lot. It was the only time in my life I really felt handicapped by not being able to drive. Living in Tokyo was much better, the only time I ever used my feet was to change subway lines Tokyo, hell no! I couldn't wait to get out of that place. I was much happier in Nagoya. I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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cborgman said: ian said: Natsume said:
I've been driving for almost three years now But good luck nonetheless, ian Thanks
It was really bad when I used to travel to California (San Fran, Cupertino etc) on business a lot... I had to rely on other people to chauffeur me around all the time. Basically I couldn't get anywhere without a car. Next time, build your country less spread out dammit
you think that is bad? try living in a state that is larger than many european countries. i can drive almost all day and still be in this godforsaken state. Damn! They should split America up into smaller states, maybe 200 of them. And, rebuild it all with the buildings a bit closer together | |
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Godd luck Ian! It's good to know SOMEBODY's drivin around here...I don't even have MY license yet, and just about everyone who's younger than I am in Chicago is drivin. So to the 20- and 30-something orgers, don't feel bad if ya don't drive 
I probably won't do it till im 30, either. They did WHAT??!.... 
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ian said: cborgman said: ian said: Natsume said:
I've been driving for almost three years now But good luck nonetheless, ian Thanks
It was really bad when I used to travel to California (San Fran, Cupertino etc) on business a lot... I had to rely on other people to chauffeur me around all the time. Basically I couldn't get anywhere without a car. Next time, build your country less spread out dammit
you think that is bad? try living in a state that is larger than many european countries. i can drive almost all day and still be in this godforsaken state. Damn! They should split America up into smaller states, maybe 200 of them. And, rebuild it all with the buildings a bit closer together Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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ian said: Well I've finally gotten around to learning how to drive, and I'm gonna buy a car. Don't laugh, you Americans - Europe is small, we don't need cars to get around as much as you do. Also car insurance for twenty-something males is just silly back in Ireland - thousands of euro per year.
Tomorrow I have the first part of my driving test - the theory part - So wish me luck! I said wish IT!
Ian Good Luck ian 
Don't feel bad, cuz I'm 23 and I ain't got my license either. I think everybody will agree with me if I say it's safe 4 me 2 stay off the road  | |
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