Your pre-flight checks routine?
Discussion
1 Get in car
2 Foot on clutch
3 Ignition, start engine
4 Switch off and run back in for wallet
5 Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3
6 Switch off and run back in for phone
7 Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3
8 Quickly switch off engine and leap out to chase dog - front door didn't close properly and she's decided a solo run in the fields is on the cards
9 Eventually catch dog and march her back, evidently with different views - me frowning, her smiling whilst wagging her tail, both panting and with muddy feet
10 Mild exchange of words with wife in hallway - it seems that someone doesn't shut the door properly and someone isn't training the dog enough. Despite the mayhem, dog wags tail at everybody and seems most pleased with her lot.
11 Back in car, take a deep breath, wipe sweat from temples. Probably going to be late.
12 Notice the red fuel light is on. Curse inwardly, then curse loudly. Remember that wife borrowed car for past few days, got back late and has a fuel pump allergy.
13 Make mental note to talk about the fuel thing tonight (again)
14 Repeat steps 2 and 3
15 Begin to reverse...
16 Notice that the small people who live in the house / eat everything / have more expensive footwear than me are trying to get my attention
17 Stop. Lower window as they file out of the front door. Both talking at once, excitedly explaining mum's reaction to how muddy the dog is / state of kitchen floor.
18 Fail to hit central locking in time - they are getting in, damn, talking about being dropped off in the opposite direction, confirmed 100% it seems by their mum
19 Wife rushes to her car - in the space of 6 seconds mentions kids drop off location, her busy day we had discussed already, my obviously non-urgent day as I've been walking the dog when I said I was leaving, a short but obscure shopping list of foods I'm not familiar with and bizarrely in the circumstances, a note for my diary that Sophie and her new husband are coming over for a BBQ 3rd Sunday in June and that yes I do know them, we met at Karen's Christmas party...
20 Put seatbelt on, notice that my station has been changed to Radio 1 and that a phone which is not mine has synced with the Bluetooth
21 Get on with another day in paradise
2 Foot on clutch
3 Ignition, start engine
4 Switch off and run back in for wallet
5 Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3
6 Switch off and run back in for phone
7 Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3
8 Quickly switch off engine and leap out to chase dog - front door didn't close properly and she's decided a solo run in the fields is on the cards
9 Eventually catch dog and march her back, evidently with different views - me frowning, her smiling whilst wagging her tail, both panting and with muddy feet
10 Mild exchange of words with wife in hallway - it seems that someone doesn't shut the door properly and someone isn't training the dog enough. Despite the mayhem, dog wags tail at everybody and seems most pleased with her lot.
11 Back in car, take a deep breath, wipe sweat from temples. Probably going to be late.
12 Notice the red fuel light is on. Curse inwardly, then curse loudly. Remember that wife borrowed car for past few days, got back late and has a fuel pump allergy.
13 Make mental note to talk about the fuel thing tonight (again)
14 Repeat steps 2 and 3
15 Begin to reverse...
16 Notice that the small people who live in the house / eat everything / have more expensive footwear than me are trying to get my attention
17 Stop. Lower window as they file out of the front door. Both talking at once, excitedly explaining mum's reaction to how muddy the dog is / state of kitchen floor.
18 Fail to hit central locking in time - they are getting in, damn, talking about being dropped off in the opposite direction, confirmed 100% it seems by their mum
19 Wife rushes to her car - in the space of 6 seconds mentions kids drop off location, her busy day we had discussed already, my obviously non-urgent day as I've been walking the dog when I said I was leaving, a short but obscure shopping list of foods I'm not familiar with and bizarrely in the circumstances, a note for my diary that Sophie and her new husband are coming over for a BBQ 3rd Sunday in June and that yes I do know them, we met at Karen's Christmas party...
20 Put seatbelt on, notice that my station has been changed to Radio 1 and that a phone which is not mine has synced with the Bluetooth
21 Get on with another day in paradise
Edited by Matt UK on Wednesday 25th February 18:23
1. get in and instantly turn car on
2. empty pockets
3. decide how hot/cold I am and adjust climate control/heated seats accordingly
4. chose a song on my phone
5. put my phone in it's correct place in the centre console
6. give it a few more seconds so the car has warmed up a little
7. select reverse, check the parking sensor diagram and set off.
2. empty pockets
3. decide how hot/cold I am and adjust climate control/heated seats accordingly
4. chose a song on my phone
5. put my phone in it's correct place in the centre console
6. give it a few more seconds so the car has warmed up a little
7. select reverse, check the parking sensor diagram and set off.
S. Gonzales Esq. said:
carreauchompeur said:
R_U_LOCAL said:
We're in?
We're off.
No POWDER check?We're off.
You've changed
I thought if I posted a full instructional starting drill, I'd be conforming to everyone's stringback-and-pipe preconceptions of advanced driving!
carreauchompeur said:
R_U_LOCAL said:
Yeah, you got me - CID starting drill.
I thought if I posted a full instructional starting drill, I'd be conforming to everyone's stringback-and-pipe preconceptions of advanced driving!
(Nasal voice) I will be driving this Ford Mondeo, equipped with... AAARGH!I thought if I posted a full instructional starting drill, I'd be conforming to everyone's stringback-and-pipe preconceptions of advanced driving!
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