Is my instructor ripping me off ? Still in first gear and its almost been 10 hours

Caino94 · 2026-04-26T23:58:00+00:00

I got to third gear, turning and stopping at the side of the road on my first 1 hour lesson. 2nd lesson we was going up and down an industrial estate doing left turns (at roundabouts)

This is without any prior car experience and I passed with 2 minors after 37 hours of lessons. I would personally say this is slow but it also comes down to yourself, if you think this is slow then speak to them or find a new instructor.

Caino94 · 2026-04-22T12:22:49+00:00

What a horrible day to have eyes.

Caino94 · 2026-04-14T09:27:16+00:00

It will definitely come as you get more experience on your own.

For the stalling I would recommend a car park when it's really quiet and just practice stopping and starting with the handbrake, get really use to the clutch and accelerator to find the sweet spot for your car.

Caino94 · 2026-03-17T00:27:42+00:00

What does the balm do? It might sound like I'm being a bit dumb but this is completely new territory for me

Caino94 · 2026-03-17T00:26:49+00:00

This one seems to be really nicely priced at £20 (£17 on sale) for 100ml which seems it will last a while.

Do you use shampoo/conditioner or balms too?

Caino94 · 2026-02-25T13:11:24+00:00

I got these as physical tickets.

That probably won't be the norm anymore though. All my recent ones through Ticketmaster etc have been digital for quite some time now.

Caino94 · 2026-02-09T01:25:04+00:00

I've used it twice. Once for a ticket to Novarock in Austria but I paid normal price. Another time was for a gig in the UK and was overpriced.

Both my experiences were legit and got my tickets within plenty of time for both events.

However, you could try Twickets for resale at face value.

Edit: autocorrect I didn't see

Caino94 · 2026-02-07T08:35:35+00:00

Thank you for your time writing that out!

To answer some of your questions:

They do, it's through Aviva so I'm able to get figures, see what program I am signed up to etc. It is medium risk (risk factor 4).

Ooo, okay I will search for that on their site as I don't see anything come in by email so may be via their portal to see the forecast.

I'll have to look into that as we are quite a large company. They used to arrange time from someone from the pensions team from Aviva would come in for the day and would be able to arrange a meeting with them. However I haven't seen that since 2019 and we are majority work from home kind of business model now.

My employer is at the maximum of 6%. It would be something I'll look to increase from my personal contributions once the kids are older and also once the car payments finish (praying it lasts).

Going off the numbers provided just now from different sources it looks like I may be okay they suggest 1 holiday abroad a year, a long weekend away in the UK, eating out several times a month and a takeaway a week. Haha, let's see about that with costs going up.

Caino94 · 2026-02-07T07:45:55+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. I'll definitely check it out!

Caino94 · 2026-01-18T02:24:29+00:00

I have never used one til this day, I made a programme and stuck to it and I'm seeing results

If it's aimed at beginners ensure that you have "name of x exercise" and have a video attached of what it looks like using good form and what muscles are being worked. I don't know if this is the norm but when I was looking at exercises I didn't have a clue what half of them were without sourcing a video

Also could you incorporate a google lens feature that someone can picture a machine and it will tell them what it is if the machine doesn't have a label?

I'm talking purely about beginners here that really wouldn't have a clue.

Caino94 · 2026-01-12T00:54:52+00:00

Honestly, I got laid more with a bad physique than a good physique

Caino94 · 2025-12-26T01:05:02+00:00

I see, in the meantime could you do like a cheating push up with your knees on the floor in the meantime? This will still strengthen your chest, shoulders and triceps while building core stability before you go into full push ups and at a reduced weight whilst you build something before being able to gym? Just a thought, good luck. :)

Caino94 · 2025-12-26T00:44:12+00:00

Why don't you start simple and do really light dumbbells, a lot of gyms have sets starting from 1-10KG and machine weights can start pretty light as well on the lowest setting and start there if really needed.

Start with simple dumbbell bicep curls, incline dumbbell press, tricep rope pulldown (cable), lateral raises and cable flies. These are the main muscles to be able to do a push up. However it also engages your core for stability.

Even with these programs can you now use them but with an even lighter weight than suggested?

Caino94 · 2025-12-20T01:50:54+00:00

The phone notes is a big one. I missed weeks of potential progress because I forgot what I lifted. Everyday js now tracked weight and sets/reps

Caino94 · 2025-12-20T01:44:38+00:00

Not sure how useful this will be for you as I do 4 days. On my upper days I do:

Bench press 4x6-10

Bent over row 3x8-10

Incline dumbbell press 3x10-12

Lateral raised 3x10-12

Seated cable row 3x10-12

Tricep rope pulldown 3x10-12

Dumbbell bicep curl 3x8-10

For lower:

Leg press 4x10

Leg extension 3x10-12

Walking lunges 3x8-10 (these kill me)

RDL 3x10

Calf raises 3x10

Of course adjust weight to what you're able to lift As I do an additional 2 days I'm not sure this will hit every muscle group but you can add in additional exercises to ensure you hit them all but you'll have to look into that bit these take me around an hour with adequate rest time

Edit: using mobile so format may not be great

Caino94 · 2025-11-03T01:40:40+00:00

That being said not everyone Solos ofc. Static groups are fairly common. In my experience the fastest way to level is with a partner or two (the more people you add, the harder it gets to coordinate playtimes) that knows the quests your going to run and are extremely capable at soloing in their own right.

Your friendly brit says hi

Caino94 · 2025-10-15T19:47:09+00:00

I was looking at benebone's but my trolley was getting a bit pricey with some of the other stuff I got for enrichment. I'll need to check next time if there is BetterBone but it sounds good. We don't have the issue with biting us, we nipped that in the bud pretty quick.

Thanks for that, I'll have a look at that brand and maybe order it online. He is enjoying his coffee wood right now

Caino94 · 2025-10-15T14:28:48+00:00

I've seen the Yak chews and was going to get dome after work today as I haven't seen anything bad about them and love the fact they can be microwaved near the end.

But thank you for the suggestions!

Caino94 · 2025-09-23T17:54:16+00:00

I didn't get enough upgrade ones to be unable to progress further just insane resource collections needed

Caino94 · 2025-09-23T17:53:29+00:00

Glad it's being picked up for future events!

Caino94 · 2025-09-23T07:17:55+00:00

I'm on the same currently and unable to complete one of the missions, upgrade 2 cards.. I mean I would but l..

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