By Fiona Lee I have weighed up the pros and cons of learning how to drive. Pros: Fun road trips, useful in dire emergencies, seeing drive - in films, freedom from relying on others and saving on food delivery fees. Cons: A minimum cost of €660 to get a license, the cost of car, insurance and fuel thereafter. I tend to walk to college, that won’t change any time soon, … [Read more...] about Learning to drive and emptying your bank account: just adult things
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Confessions of a Provisional Driver: Turf Wars
My provisional licence turned six months old last weekend and panic stations set in. What the hell have I been arsing around at on the roads this entire time? The six month birthday of my little plastic rectangle means that I can now sit a driving test. It means that I should be well able to pass that driving test since, you know, it has been six months. Meanwhile in the … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Provisional Driver: Turf Wars
Confessions of a Provisional Driver
It’s 1:29pm, I’m shovelling some supremely scrambled eggs into me, and reading over my notes on turnabouts and reversing around a corner in the hope that my study will compensate for my lack of practice. Lack of, meaning none. Zilch. It’s a Monday. I know it’s a Monday because my instructor shows me the soles of his black and red striped socks with the word ‘Monday’ stitched … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Provisional Driver
Confessions of a Provisional Driver
“Don’t get too cocky, Aisling. Not every lesson will go well.” My mother’s words were quite prophetic. Days after returning from Sziget festival, lessons five and six were on the horizon. Not to exaggerate in any way, but after the week-long festival I was quite literally dying. I couldn’t breathe deeply, exhale quickly or giggle slightly without exploding into an … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Provisional Driver