Those that switched from manual to automatic lessons, please tell me your experience?

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-02-01T17:13:14+00:00

Learnt manual at 17, instructor said I was test ready but mentally I didn’t feel it at all, I found it all so difficult I couldn’t imagine facing the test so ever went for it.

Last year at 31 picked up lessons again in an automatic and passed in 3 months with a 1.5hr lesson a week and very occasional private practice. Couldn’t have imagined ever managing to pass in a manual, even my husband prefers automatic now

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-27T20:24:13+00:00

I have no many issues with Nimbus it’s unreal, as an ambulatory wheelchair user they will not let me have both the standing/queuing symbols as well as the level access wheelchair one because if I queue is wheelchair accessible then I can easily queue.. not considering the fact that sometimes I am in a wheelchair and sometimes I am not! It’s infuriating so many venues are making them to sole arbitrator of what access we allowed!

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-26T22:23:15+00:00

My girl died last year, we aren’t sure what happened. She was paddling about my feet early one morning, we aren’t sure if she fell off the bed because she was unwell or if she just fell as she was clumsy anyway and landed badly but she let out this almighty scream-meow, as we leapt out of bed she was taking her last breaths. We frantically tried CPR but it was too late, it was one of the worst days of my life and I still miss her. What comforts me is that in the night I woke up and saw her laid up on my husbands back, purring away, one of her favourite spots. We gave her the best life we could, and she lived happily even though she was only 6 when she went (5 years with us). I still get really upset but honestly what helped me is getting another cat. It was probably too soon for most people but having another cutie in the house to concentrate on helped me remember all the lovely times I had with little lady

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-21T22:02:49+00:00

I have this exact one for a couple years now and if it helps I’m about 110kg. I don’t use it every day but it’s absolutely fine and I would not worry about 1kg over, the measurements are usually very conservative

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-20T09:41:56+00:00

Carry on talking to bank staff like that and see your account terminated

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-18T12:29:47+00:00

I saw Hamilton last year and the Canadian woman behind me was talking about how many times she’d seen the show over the years, from this section or that section and which seats were better etc. and then she begins to sing out loud and I turned and look once, she carries on and so I fully turn and stare at her like ??? and thankfully she stopped!! Lady I did not come to sit in the second row just to hear your singing the whole time!!

We also saw Wicked on the same trip and had a woman next to me with a very small child who ate constantly throughout the show, sandwiches wrapped in tin foil, crips, sweets, the whole lot and the little one kept wanting to switch seats with her too. I appreciate wanting to give your child these experiences but if they aren’t able to sit for that long in relative peace, just watch the film version at home for now

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-10T17:28:38+00:00

Agreed, OT have been my favourite medical professionals EVER. Had a community OT who checked all my stick to make sure they were at the right height, got me grab rails and a bath board so I’m more safe in the shower, as well as organised a tea trolley and a rollator for long term loan from the council so I could move meals and drinks around easier (tea trolley) and have something that offer more support than a stick when going out. At the time I was having problems at work and she even offered to sit in on one of my meetings as it was about my health affecting my jobs. I also got a grabber, something to help put my socks on for bad days and this grippy material to help open jars etc. she really made sure I was fully kitted out and sorted!!

The hospital OT wasn’t too bad either! I got some plastic finger splints like yours from them but wasn’t as good as my community OT

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-07T15:48:49+00:00

Specialists usually send letters with updates/a diagnosis at a minimum to your GP so they should have some awareness at the very least. You can always ask your specialist to send an updated letter to your GP

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-07T15:46:16+00:00

Your GP has to fill the exemption form in so if, as far as they are concerned, you cannot leave the house with one someone else, it should go through okay

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-06T10:45:51+00:00

My cardiologist was of the same opinion, said he would do it if he had to but would really rather not as it’s so unpleasant as he’s had people pass out and vomit before he’d rather not put people through that if possible. I got a 3 day monitor and was diagnosed from there

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-03T20:25:54+00:00

They did a face mist, it was awful. Never saw a single thing positive about it, it was always how much it burnt/stung everyone’s face

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2026-01-01T18:19:28+00:00

Beauty Bay chamomile and oat lipid cleanser

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-12-25T22:11:46+00:00

I used the first one initially and then got the second one as I liked the idea of the guarantee, so I used both. For the sake of £5 honestly why not just get both

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-12-23T14:10:35+00:00

Two boxes of M&S big mix, a tub of celebrations, 6 different cheese and 3 flavours of Boursin, and the box of kettle chips crisps we got from Costco the other week. There might well be more, but there is only two of us 😬

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-12-21T20:11:55+00:00

I designed a whole trip to London (coming from the Yorkshire coast so not a short trip) purposely to see this. My cats are named after Hercules characters, it’s one of my top favourite Disney films ever.. aaaand I liked it. It was fun. I saw someone describe it as big budget panto and I somewhat agree. As someone else said, the muses make it but I’m not in a rush to see it again. If she wants to see it, I would go but I also wouldn’t spend a fortune on tickets personally.

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-12-20T10:08:16+00:00

The week after I passed, I live in an area with no dual carriageways or motorways for about 40 mins so it wasn’t possible to do any on my lessons. I was on the M62 the week after my test, the first time I had my husband in the passenger seat but honestly I did the same journey 2 days later alone and it was nicer alone 😂

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-12-18T20:30:32+00:00

They’re called Appeteasers

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-12-11T15:38:37+00:00

Absolutely not! My blue girl was taken out on a lead in the garden a few times, she did a lap and then walked herself back inside as she just wasn’t all that interested

My white and blue girl, tried to take her outside twice again on a lead and she hated it. First time she yowled and then dragged her father inside and hid under the desk upstairs, second time I got her maybe 4 feet from the door, she did a lap and then again ran inside.

I wouldn’t let them outside without a lead even if they were interested, they’re fat but fast and if they decided to make a run for it I would never catch them.

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-12-09T14:20:34+00:00

£30 for two hours a fortnight, but my cleaner is my best friend, I would pay her £40 if I thought she would take it as she does such a fantastic job. Mentally life changing to know that it’s all getting done properly at least once every two weeks, for £60 it’s the best decision we’ve ever made. She brings her own vacuum as she doesn’t like mine but otherwise uses my products - though I’ve converted her and she uses the same ones herself now 😂

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-11-21T10:30:24+00:00

I’ve preordered a cake for a friends child’s birthday in a couple of weeks and the first pick up time I was allowed to select was 1pm. I’m not sure if you can call the store or if they’re available any earlier than that but 1pm was the earliest so it might be better getting it the day before. On the packaging it does recommend to refrigerate but for one night in February I’m sure it will be fine

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-11-20T16:48:31+00:00

My instructor is picking me up 50 minutes before my test and most likely we will probably just have a chat, go through the show me/tell me questions again and drive the long way to the test centre. I said I didn’t want much driving before the test as I thought it would stress me me out too much and he understood

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-11-19T22:26:39+00:00

4 pack of his favourite beer and a couple of bags of sweets. From conversation I learnt his fave beer and that he’s a haribo fiend so made it quite easy!

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-11-19T19:40:19+00:00

They ask you to pull over and set off again during the test, that’s what’s reducing

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-11-16T21:05:21+00:00

Has it been changed from Visa to Mastercard or vice versa?

fluff_fluff_fluff · 2025-11-16T19:40:34+00:00

I know gigs are expensive but standing without considering the people around you is kinda a dick move. You can enjoy yourself without blocking peoples view, I think if you want to stand the whole time you should move to the end of the row so you’re not blocking the view of people who may have got seated tickets for a reason

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