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Ambrosia ([personal profile] missroserose) wrote2010-03-28 01:38 pm
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Again with the "pushing out of comfort zone"...

Off to go learn how to drive stick.

Wish me luck, and hope that I don't leave the transmission of our shiny new BMW on the ground.
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[identity profile] jamesd.livejournal.com 2010-03-28 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck! I hope it went well. If not, well, you're still ahead of me when it comes to learning to drive. :)

[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2010-03-28 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
It went really well, actually! It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I'm only about 66% there, but I got us to Lowe's and back and only mixed up the gears once, and didn't even stall out the car until I pulled it into the garage. :)

[identity profile] errant-variable.livejournal.com 2010-03-29 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
The clutch! The clutch! The clutch is on fire!

If that was your first time on a stick, not stalling is pretty awesome. Congrats!

[identity profile] roseneko.livejournal.com 2010-03-29 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Brian did have to get on me about remembering not to ride the clutch. :)

Don't worry, we spent some time in a parking lot first where I stalled out plenty. But eventually I got the idea that letting out the clutch was a gradual thing, rather than an on-off thing, and after that things were much smoother. Figuratively and literally.
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