stick shift

August 1, 2011
life of a manual-car driver
I might (occasionally) stall when I stop on a hill...
I might never go higher than 4th gear...
and I might even say a prayer every time I get into the driver's seat

But hell if I haven't learned to drive a stick shift!

(It really is a stick shift I'm driving, see?)
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14 comments:

  1. Jenni Austria GermanyAugust 1, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    piotr is trying to teach me.

    i am very slow.

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  2. Carol SantacruzAugust 1, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    yay stick shift! its a good skill to have

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  3. UnknownAugust 1, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    i need to learn! haha. props to you!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Yay! Isn't it fun? I remember the first time I tried, TOTAL CHAOS but it gets easy :)

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  5. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    oh God, I am terrible with stick shift...

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  6. hanryyAugust 1, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    !!! Don't you look confident in that drivers seat :P

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  7. CelesteAugust 1, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    babydoll this post was dedicated to you ;)

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  8. AlexAugust 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    aahhh fantastic! I tried to learn once and it did not work out.

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  9. cbAugust 1, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    this reminds me of me when driving except i will add in sweating like a crazy maniac. driving a stick makes me so nervious! hehe

    xo,
    cb

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  10. jackieAugust 1, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    haha good for you girl. driving stick makes me feel so powerful.

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  11. SonjaAugust 1, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Congratulations! Hmmmm...I don't even have a driver's license! Over years since I meant to get it! :oS

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  12. Pretzel ThiefAugust 2, 2011 at 4:05 AM

    I have been driving stick shift (or "manual", as we call it here in Oz) since my 17th year.

    I am now OBVIOUSLY a pro.

    (Hee! :P)

    But seriously, like all things the more you practise and do it the sooner it becomes second nature.

    Now when I drive, I don't even focus on the gear shift...my hand just works as if independent from my body!

    I remember in those early days fearing the stalling...ugh. Today if a stall happens it's jarring (and embarrassing because, well, see the aforementioned "pro" comment :D).

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  13. Bad JoanAugust 2, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Congrats! Driving stick is so much more fun than driving automatic. All you need is a tiny bit of practice and you'll be a pro in no time!

    GTBB,
    http://badjoan.com
    http://badjoan.blogspot.com

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  14. MoniqueAugust 3, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    good for you! i have yet to attempt this. kudos

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