Alive and well in DC

[evadne_noel]

There is nothing like a city to remind me how much I suck at driving. Last time I lived in a city, I didn't have to drive anywhere (thank goodness). I've been driving for years, but I'm a rural driver. Where I grew up, you couldn't even call it suburban. Trees, farms, occasional single lane dirt roads. The biggest surprise I could get was

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BBE?

[anonymous]

*poke poke* when's the next BBE? haha...hick driver....man...

Re: BBE?

[evadne_noel]

Hey, watch those fingers, man. I've been taking lessons from Gollum.

[evadne_noel]

Nothing like driving in frantic circles, that's for sure.

[amanduriel]

I'm English (from Old England), and I'm not sure what you mean by rotaries, but they sound bad. I'm not a bad driver until I get lost, which is whenever I have to drive somewhere new. Then I always get lost, either on the way there, or more embarrassingly, on the way back.

Show your roommate you BBE's, and if she's got any taste she'll fall down laughing and be too busy to notice you calling shotgun on the best bed/sofa etc.

[evadne_noel]

Rotaries = Roundabouts. I think Swindon has the one from Hell. I'm not always a bad driver, just when cars are coming at me from all sides and not yielding.

Heh, I hope my roomate is geeky enough to appreciate my mocking sense of humor. Our apartment will be really tense otherwise.

[irishmastermind]

D.C. and the metropolitan area are horrible places to drive. Absolutely wretched. Driving is rarely worth the trouble, especially since there are metro stations every couple of blocks.

Good luck with the roommate! Are you starting at a new uni?

[evadne_noel]

Yeah, there's a metro stop just down the bus line, so it won't be too bad. But I need the car to get home (live in fear of the Beltway!). I'm starting my grad work at American University in DC. Whee, Public Communications!

Oh, dear

[anonymous]

Well, I was just getting up the courage to try out for a driver's permit. Or whatever it is. I've been old enough for a few months, but I've always been too scared that I would mess up.

Now, thanks to you I'm feeling a bit more scared. Hopefully, It'll only take a couple of days to regain that courage. Then I'll take a look at that booklet thing and get freaked out trying to memorize who gets the right-of-way in which situation. Then later, I'll want it so I don't have to beg my parents to take me places. Then I'll look at the book again...It's a never-ending cycle.

...Do I WANT to know what rotaries are?

I'd sympethize about living with a Yankees fan, except I don't follow baseball. Or any sport for that matter.

By the way, I've been meaning to tell you this, and I kept forgetting: I LOVE your avatar. ^_^

Oh, and I noticed that I posted twice in that last entry. Silly me. ^_^;;;

~C-chan

Re: Oh, dear

[evadne_noel]

Uh...whoops. Didn't mean to scare you away from driving. Driving is a fun and rewarding experience. It gets you from point a to point b. Everyone should drive.

Better?

Honestly, if you're not going to be driving in the city, it's not that hard. Just take the test, and remember: don't try to impress the inspector by putting on your parking break, because you're just going to forget you did and make an ass of yourself.