Lollipops

Sadly not of the sugary sweet variety.. I've been learning to drive with a steering wheel turner mushroom which is 'ok' but I have fairly small hands so being able to hold the turner and reach for the indicator button or lights etc. is quite a stretch for my thumb. It also requires me to look down because I can't see where the buttons are. My instructor told me there was a new device one of his other pupils wanted to try and thought I might like to use it.. the Lollipop, made by the same company that made the mushroom ball turner that I currently use (Lodgeson). The idea is that you unscrew the Bluetooth device (the circular pad with the indicator buttons on) and screw it into this new Lollipop turner. I have to say that driving with this is hugely easier, it's more like driving with a joystick, as you grip the handle and use your thumb to press the buttons above which feels more natural. You can also see the buttons in your peripheral vision which means you don't need to take your eyes off the road.

Theory Test

Yay, I have officially passed my theory test, so the only thing between me and driving is the Practical now (argh). Well I'm trying to put that one to the back of my mind for the minute, and I think I probably have a few more months to go before I'm likely to pass, although my instructor has suggested I look at booking soonish. The test centre itself was a mini-test in itself, there was no map supplied on how to get there, and Map Quest and Google Maps seemed clueless about its exact whereabouts. I thought naively that it must be clearly sign posted when you get close to it - it is after all, the area Test Centre, so surely it should be very obvious where it is. Well... the road didn't have a name post, there was no nearby parking and certainly no disabled spaces. I wonder how anyone in a wheelchair could possibly manage to get to the place. I might have at least expected a tourist sign (you know, the brown road signs that tell you where Legoland is) to say where the Theory Test Centre was, but no such luck. Well anyway, I passed, thank God - I didn't want to repeat that again.