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October 1st, 2009
![[info]](http://piktures.deadjournal.com/userinfo.gif) localfreak | 07:52 pm - mind is like a compass I'm stopping at nothing
Took Betty out for her first spin today. Well...in truth it was more a tootle than a spin. Had a (in hindsight, hilarious) moment of LIFE FAAAAIIILL when I screwed up my courage to take her out, sorted out all the mirrors and P-plates and paraphanalia and then couldn't get the handbrake off. My little wimpy hands were too wimpy and thumbs too week evidently. *SHAME*
Then Nanny showed up, leaned in and did it immediately with no trouble. Gah!
But yes, I took Mum who did what I predicted she would do all along and backseat drove ALL THE WAY to St Bede's and then went to Nanny's for a cuppa and sat with the dog on my legs and read a book, until Mum was finished and then I drove us home. It'll take some getting used to- Betty feels very different to the car I learnt in. Her gearbox feels different, the biting point is different but the biggest one of all is her speed. Whoah! One zippy little car.
She is petrol, and lightweight, of which the Corsa was neither. I drove down one road at 30mph and I didn't have my foot on the accelerator and it held at 30 O.o. A bit scary really. lol.
When we were setting out to go the embarrasment struck again because JUST as I was pulling out of the parking space Vi, one of the nice ladies (and just as much a curtain twitcher as my mum IF NOT MORESO) stepped out and stood watching arms wide, mouth gaping open and then gave me a big thumbs up.
It was nice but I was mostly just going "STOP WAAAATCHING!"
lol. Exhasperating people!
I got A MOUNTAIN of post today. A MOUNTAIN. A Dear John, a letter from the Car Insurance, a letter from a bank telling me about "changes to your school account" which I closed WHEN I WAS TWELVE O.o, a letter from my other bank making me freak out by summarising the last twelve months of spending including things bought LAST NOVEMBER making me go "WHO IS THIS COMPANY AND WHAT IS THIS MONEY AND WHAAAAT?", my birthday present from Claire (^^) and a letter from the police.
Yes. THE FUZZ. Saying that the lost property had been given a bank wallet containing a library card. This is mine- I hadn't noticed I'd lost it! The library card is my Uni one, in my defence. I used to use the wallet to store my provisional license in when I had a driving lesson but of course the license went with my examiner after my test and now I have a new (hideous) pink one. So. Yes. I have to go down to the police station, probably tomorrow as I'll be in the area. Eep!
I wish I could work out where I lost it. I mean, I had it on my birthday (obv) but if I'd dropped it at the driving instructor place then they would surely have given it my instructor...so either it fell out of the car when she dropped me off at my Nan's or....some time between then and Friday morning because then I went on holiday. I can't for the life of me remember what I did (if anything) on Thursday.
*ponders*
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