Matts blog

First off this is not an item about my use of makeup, though it has been known in the past, but in my defence I was drunk, on a boat, with work colleages…

Why is it that american women feel that they are such expert drivers that they can quite happily cruise down the freeway at 50 mph steering the car with a knee whilst applying eye makeup with a brush with both hands and looking in the little mirror on the sun visor?? I mean cruise control is great, but seriously its NOT DESIGNED for that.

The other one is the ‘older lady’ who has a special pillow on her lap whilst driving with a small lapdog or two sitting on her knee or with its legs on the window sill looking out, apart from the fact that its got to impair visability and distract, whats going to happen to Fido in an accident, airbags inflate pretty quickly…

After putting it off for ages I finally went to the DMV last week and took my driving test, I passed the written test on Thursday morning with 1 incorrect answer out of 36 (What has knowing how long the jail sentence is for having excessive BAC got to do with driving?????) and was back at Pleasanton DMV on Friday morning for the practical. I think all in all I was in the car for 45 minutes but 35 of that was waiting for the examiner to arrive, I got 2 minors for something to do with left turns, but can’t read the comments.

So now I have a Californian License so I now have no issues buy alcohol

On a related point I’ve now had the Subaru for a few months and done about 6000 miles including a fun weekend in the snow in Yosemite, and can tell you its a great car, never felt so safe on dirt roads or snow, it drives like its on rails and will leave virtually any other car standing at the lights.