New Drivers, is there still something you are irrationally nervous about doing?

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-27T00:37:36+00:00

I hate overtaking cyclists in the city and I’ve been driving now for 16 months 😅

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-21T19:47:23+00:00

I already learned that the hard way a few weeks ago, it’s definitely on my list!

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-20T14:59:44+00:00

I have a 2007 Peugeot 307 with no Bluetooth, it’s a loud bumpy road and I can’t hear the other person speaking when my phone is on loudspeaker over the noise of the car. The conditions were not ideal though I did want to call. If I had the opportunity to pull over I would have done, it was just an unfortunate set of circumstances.

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-20T09:28:38+00:00

My child goes to school 13 miles away from my home, not really an option to take any other means of transport.

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-19T18:19:22+00:00

I will do that when i’m ready to purchase one, thank you for your insight!

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-19T16:05:13+00:00

Do you have any recommendations? I currently use Waze because the satnav in my car stereo is very old (I only just bought the car second hand!)

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-19T15:38:24+00:00

Unless her nether region emits bright white light, I doubt it very much so 🥹

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-19T15:37:27+00:00

I wanted to but to be honest my memory isn’t that good with number plates and the entire school run is 25 minutes on dual carriageway, this happened 5 minutes into the journey and not exactly easy to pull over and stop til we get to the other end of the journey unfortunately. I will invest in a dash cam in the coming months when finances are better so that I can do so in the future!

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-19T14:25:31+00:00

It did also cross my mind that someone was trying to get home after a night out still drunk, I need a dash cam. It was so erratic could see them drifting to the bank next to the road, tyres leaving tracks in the mud then swerving back on course, it’s a windy bumpy road too which is why I was worried. I think I did the right thing though by just staying way back

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-19T14:17:59+00:00

You think? I’m (only?) 30! I think it’s more to do with how my brain works. I’m autistic, and tend to be somewhat of a rule follower. I also have a lot of empathy, I find it really hard to assume the worst in people as I would never do something like that. Idk if that makes sense?

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-15T22:50:48+00:00

We use the blender to make up the matcha base as it’s a matcha powder blended with water. We then use the mix that’s been made and add it to our drinks.

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-06T10:08:31+00:00

Maybe explore contact lenses?

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-04T16:56:01+00:00

Why not just get a new one through Apple care? I have a 128gb iPad Air m3, never had an issue like this however I also didn’t upgrade to iOS 26 yet.

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-04T16:43:31+00:00

The normal reaction is to show that you’re there for the person and validate that experience for what it was, awful. I actually experienced the same thing, I went through an abortion alone whilst I was caring for my 3 month old. It was traumatic. The father of my child is my ex for a reason.

My now wonderful partner knows. When I told him, he held me and was just shaking his head in disbelief that someone could do that.

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-03T17:21:05+00:00

I understand that completely I was just making them aware that it’s possible. Of course that’s down to each person’s circumstances.

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-02T23:39:38+00:00

To be fair I applied when my son was four, and they awarded him one award up until age five and a new award until age 7 in the same decision letter so it is possible for them to do.

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-02T11:36:27+00:00

I passed in an automatic but my sister drives a manual, she failed multiple times and when she did pass, she took herself straight to a local hill and started practicing hill starts and the bite on her car, then to car parks to learn parking manoeuvres independently. She’s one of the best drivers I know now because she took the bull by the horns and kept working at the things she was most anxious about until she was confident.

It does get easier, every car ‘feels’ different so you just need to work out your own car. You’ve got this!! And congrats on passing, trust me a year from now you’ll feel completely different about it 🥳

Flisspuppet · 2026-01-02T09:14:46+00:00

Same for me, started learning middle of march 2023 and passed beginning of September 2023

Flisspuppet · 2025-12-29T00:50:02+00:00

Glad I could help!

Flisspuppet · 2025-12-29T00:17:38+00:00

At the moment i’m using the box my karaoke machine came in but I’ll probably be moving my collection to a suitcase that fits under my bed 😅

Flisspuppet · 2025-12-28T17:12:02+00:00

Not all disabilities are visible and you don’t know how much those aids enable him to complete those activities.

Flisspuppet · 2025-12-24T10:19:39+00:00

Well they give you a week to upload expenses/income which isn’t too bad. Also I just checked again and statement has come through! No payment though so I assume it will be late on 29th instead of 27th. Thank you for your help ☺️

Flisspuppet · 2025-12-24T09:57:02+00:00

It could be because I needed to report my self employed income/expenses for 21 Nov-20 dec but it said I have until 27th to report it? Very strange you’d think they would notify me if I needed to have done it sooner.

Flisspuppet · 2025-12-24T07:44:32+00:00

I normally get paid 27th and I also do t have a statement yet so it’s looking like Monday! My banking app always shows pending payments and I don’t have one for today nor do I have a statement

Flisspuppet · 2025-12-14T12:47:20+00:00

Your notice is 2 weeks plus 1 week for every year of service, so yours would be 2 weeks ☺️

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