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Am currently preparing to take my learners again. Shut up.

Anyway, some of the questions on the practice test are downright amusing. About a third are along the lines of "In the following somewhat dangerous situation should you (a) Speed up (b) drive more carefully or (c) honk your horn?" Hmm let me think...
I must admit I got some of the questions wrong having forgotten who gets right of way, but there's some answers so dumb that I think anyone who chooses them should be permanently banned from driving, and possibly from being a pedestrian (see the post title, for example)

I got put on a lower dosage of antacid and spent yesterday feeling Very Ill, but on the plus side have found somewhere that sells lemon gaviscon (I seem to have developed a reaction to peppermint, which is unfortuntate since it's in 90% of over the counter stomach medication) Also cheered myself up by eating a banana and half a carton of no fat custard. Mmm...alkaline. (Pity I'm also somewhat allergic to dairy. Stupid stomach)

Finally, a big thankyou to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, I'm too lazy to reply to everyone saying "Thanks", but thanks :)

Date: 2006-11-28 08:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] col-ki.livejournal.com
You know, your lj Icon is based a public lack of knowledge of the distinction between a "train" and a "railcar".

A "train" is an abstract concept, it's a service run in a particular way at a particular time, which is implemented with physical objects: In this case, railcars, but in other cases, by a combination of locomotives and carriages, or even railcars and carriages.

Date: 2006-11-28 03:07 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] leahcim.livejournal.com
I thought only gunzels (http://www.railpage.org.au/ausrail/99may/msg00403.html) cared about the distinction between "train station" and "railway station"? :P

Date: 2006-11-29 01:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] col-ki.livejournal.com
While that's interesting, I was only talking about trains and railway vehicles, not stations :)

Date: 2006-12-04 10:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] col-ki.livejournal.com
No - the railcars exploded. The train just terminated :)

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