Try again, fail better

[fivemack]

Well, nine rather than sixteen minor faults, but still three major ones.

Previously I'd tended to fail for lack of observations; this time I turned my head constantly, as if a partially-deaf owl seeking an especially succulent but somewhat stealthy shrew, and mostly failed for lack of steering.

(apart from hitting the curb on the parallel park; I don't see why this is an automatic failure, tyres being solid enough that it won't damage the council's curb, and probably only somewhat reduce the life of the tyres)

Fourth time pays for all, that's what they say ...

I've spent £1592 on driving lessons and tests to date. I can't help thinking at the moment that I might rather have a dual-processor PowerMac, or four weeks youth-hostelling in Australia.

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[fivemack.livejournal.com]

Driving does seem to be a series of substantial expenses each of which permits one to incur more substantial expenses. My excuse seems to be that, if I can't drive, there's no point having a reasonable telescope because my flat's balcony is a useless site for stargazing; also, to point a car towards the horizon to see what the hills look like is much less work than to do the same with a bicycle.

But basically I'm a city-dweller and a visitor of cities; by definition (at least stretched to include Easyjet and Southwest), cities are accessible by public transport.