Just me and my thoughts...

[VeNT]

we've frightened him off now!

 

[Nix]

we've frightened him off now!

Maybe he's a slow reader and we're posting quicker than he can read.






Meh.

 

[MookJong]

D'you mind me asking why you can't drive? Don't answer if you're not comfortable posting it obviously.

Yeah but thought medical stuff was deemed out of bounds.

Anyway I had two eye operations when I was 3 years old to correct squints. The procedure worked although my eyesight was probably damaged, we will never know if this was due to the procedure or not.

Glasses, contact lenses etc do not help, it's not a long or short sighted thing that can be corrected. My eyes just doesn't work well.

So it comes down to not being able to read the numberplate at the required distance. The weird thing is I can sit in the opticians chair and read the line that is the equivelant to a numberplate at the required distance. But out on the street with bigger letters at a larger distance it doesn't happen.

I was told there are no exemptions by my driving instructor so I gave up having lessons. Any Driving Instructors in here that can confirm this?

 

[VeNT]

Maybe he's a slow reader and we're posting quicker than he can read.






Meh.

yeah and then he goes to post but we've moved on already.

 

[VeNT]

I was told there are no exemptions by my driving instructor so I gave up having lessons.

its basicaly for safty reasons, if you can't see clearly that far ahead then you're not safe on the road.

 

[G|mp]

/Delayed

Yes i would like to join your nerdy club

Is NiX in it?

 

[Treefrog]

It's basically for safety reasons, if you can't see clearly that far ahead then you're not safe on the road.

Get yerself a decent MTB MookJong. It'll be just a quick around town as a car anyway, and a helluva lot cheaper.

Personally I enjoy the peace of being on my own. In my first flat though I was always out visiting people, it was more somewhere to store my stuff and sleep

But as was said above - give it a go, but I'd say allow three months rather than one. Give yourself time to adjust and see if you're happy with the balance of pros and cons, then consider whether you want a flatmate.

Edit: Oh and

by the way.

 

[D4VE]

totaly but then getting your independance must be nice

Absolutely

Living alone > living with parents

 

[MookJong]

Get yerself a decent MTB MookJong. It'll be just a quick around town as a car anyway, and a helluva lot cheaper.

Edit: Oh and

by the way.

So whats the deal with MTB and eyesight then? suerly the rules still apply.

Just emialed the DSA (Driving standards agency) to find out if there are any car exemptions.

 

[D4VE]

Not sure on the rules about eyesight and pushbikes, but if you're using the road I expect it will apply

where do you live?
If you could move into London you wouldnt want a car anyway!

 

[MookJong]

lol the thread was about living on your own, not driving although I fear this thread has been many things already.

So moving to London wont help matters, then I wont see anyone I know ever!

 

[Ukadder]

If you have time maybe join a club or something near to where you live? Meet new people who are within walking or biking distance so you have the option of going to visit them.

Sorry to hear about the driving but getting a decent pushbike will enable you to get a bit further a field and works out so much cheaper! Nothing beats a good bike ride on a sunny day and it does not take that long to cycle 5-10miles.

As for living on your own It's hard to say, personally I can't wait to move out but for the moment living at home enabled me to save up huge amounts of money as I'm paying £80 a month ( ) I'm sure after the first month or so when you are settled you will be in a position to see if you want a flatmate or not.

 

[MookJong]

Yeah pushbike is a must, I'm already in a club nearby so that will be a big help.

It's fear of the unknown really isn't it but if I can cope with it then it will be a massive hurdle, everyone should be able to survive on their own.

 

[manveruppd]

Yeah but thought medical stuff was deemed out of bounds.

Yeah asking for medical advice is, but this is transportation

You could always ride a bike, sinc eyou don't need a lisence for it and nobody's going to stop you (obviously), but whether you'd be safe doing so is another matter... Probably the safest bet is to get a place close to a major bus route and/or getting some sort of disability benefit to alleviate the extra cost of rent.

 

[MookJong]

Never deemed my eyesight bad enough to claim any disability, would feel a bit funny doing that....like a benefit cheat!

I hold down a full time IT job, and already use publc transport to get there.

 

[Treefrog]

So whats the deal with MTB and eyesight then? surely the rules still apply.

I got the impression that your vision was okay to keep you safe at shorter distances that's all - sorry if I got that wrong.

 

[MookJong]

I got the impression that your vision was okay to keep you safe at shorter distances that's all - sorry if I got that wrong.

No bother, I thought you were saying just ride around with "L" plates on all the time which would be extremely naughty and not condoned in any way






/Rushes out to buy bike and L plates

 

[manveruppd]

Never deemed my eyesight bad enough to claim any disability, would feel a bit funny doing that....like a benefit cheat!

Well it's worth a try - if it's bad enough to make it unsafe for you to drive you're stuck with either taxis or increased rents for living along major public transport routes, seems fair to me (and they'll probably spend it on godawfully tasteless public art programmes if disabled people don't claim it )