Re: Does it get any easier??

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LOL, i'm sorry, i'm not laughing at you but at the situation. it is so like

us... i'm AP and luthien is LP. i can drive fine with the pedal extensions

on, but obviously she can't.

she sits on a pillow so that she can see the front of the car. i move the

pillow when i drive it.

i can go on and on

congratulations on passing your test!

and where the heck did you get extensions for 120$ ????? we paid 400, but

they are great pedals admittedly... and transfer to any car.

Whims

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From: dwarfism [mailto:dwarfism ] On Behalf

Of Sunny D

Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:23 PM

L P

Subject: Does it get any easier??

Ok, so last Mon my husband and I went to the DMV and got me a booklet to

study.

I read it Tues, Wed and Thurs and although my husband wanted me to wait it

out an extra week, I went ahead and took the test on Fri.

I PASSED!!!!!!!!

Since the testing wasn't till later in the day, we went ahead and drove a

couple towns away to have peddle extensions put on, they cost $120 for 2 (no

tax or labor charge).

Can we say.....jumping the gun?!?

I guess its a good thing I did pass the 1st time...I mightve had 1 unhappy

husband!

He's ok w/ them on but I know its not what " he's " used to (being of average

height).

So yesterday we went in search of something to put in the front part of the

bumper because now I have another problem. The front of the car dips down

and I cant exactly tell how close I am to the car in front. I know I can

always just try to stop further away but Id rather know where my bumper is

so when I park, Im not to close to anything w/out running into something.

I can elevate the seat enough where I can see but if and when I'm on my own

my arms arent long enough to pull the seat forward because the thing is in

front of the seat.

I have also figured out that because I have to have the seat so far forward

that my seat belt doesnt want to reach so far back which getting a seat belt

extender is possible but again, reaching for the part that you snap it into

is really far back from me.

So, aside from these things, I decided to " jump the gun " again and I drove

on the freeway last night!

I was only able to make it to the next town from where we started and I

eventually got off the exit.

My hands hurt from holding on to the wheel so tight.

My eyes hurt from straining (maybe next time I'll try driving in the

daytime).

My left arm muscle hurt from keeping the car on the road.

OMG! I wonder, does it get better??!!??

~Sunny Days~

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[Guest guest]

Congratulations! Sunny.

It does get easier, to the point where you pull into your driveway and

wonder if the car does know how to get home on it's own.

>> So yesterday we went in search of something to put in the front

part of the bumper because now I have another problem. The front of

the car dips down and I cant exactly tell how close I am to the car in

front.<<

That is one design element I'm not happy with. In my first car or 2 it

was very evident where the front of the car was and you could add

whatever inches for the front bumper. But, alas some designer

discovered these sloping fronts are more aerodynamic and we're left

guessing.

Happy trails,

Who is happy she rarely has to parallel park.