FF – Substandard
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Liz Young.
“Gears to neutral, handbrake on, engine off, and… we’ve arrived!”
“Jesus.”
“So… did I pass?”
“Did you pass?”
“Uh-huh.”
“No. No, you didn’t pass.”
“Aw, man! That’s the seventeenth time I’ve failed. What was it? Was it the roundabout? I should have waited, right? It was the roundabout, wasn’t it?”
“No. It wasn’t the roundabout.”
“The junction, then. I was a bit late with the indicators. Was it the junction?”
“No. It wasn’t the junction.”
“So what was it then?”
“The wall.”
“The wall? What wall?”
“And your eyesight, apparently. This wall. Right here. Good day.”
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draliman on life 
Well that’s one way to fail a test. I’m surprised the examiner managed to remain calm.
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Years of experience being shut in a car with maniac learners, I expect!
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HAHAHA!!! That’s exactly what would have happened if I took my driving test and had to shift gears. 😀
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I could’ve sworn that was reverse… 🙂
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It’s always the obvious thing you don’t think of
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Yep, He probably thought the test was over by that point.
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Lol. I’m surprised he’s so calm and yet the driver hasn’t noticed at all! 😂 Great take
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He’s used to the madness. Hopefully the driver will switch to the bus!
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Gee, that small, little wall. That’s no reason to not let him pass. And who needs eyesight when driving? (Had me chuckle all the way).
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Yes, surely just a minor fault? 🙂
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I saw that coming, and I’m not even in the car. Let’s hope this person never gets a license.
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Maybe eighteenth time lucky…
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The record is still an English lady with 42 attempts over 17 years. 😯
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😮
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Haha! That’s brilliant well done!
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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What a shoddily built wall! It crumbles to pieces, yet there isn’t a scratch on the car! I say he passes…
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Yeah, I noticed that as well! It was probably the air pushed in front of the car that wrecked it.
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Very considerate parking I’d say. You could get a motorbike in behind!
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Parking is at a premium in the city!
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Why in the world did the driving assessor have John Cleese’s voice? lol, OK, maybe it was just the way I read it, but it as almost like a Monty Python skit.
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It was certainly mad enough!
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It was – great job
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i bet he’ll pass one way or another. um, like crossing over. 🙂
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Hah, I suspect you may be right, sadly!
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As a former driving instructor, I can fully sympathise with the examiner. In some cases it IS the roundabout. “We’re going to go straight ahead at the roundabout.”
“Okay…”
“What the heck do you think you’re doing????”
“You said go straight at the roundabout.”
“That does NOT mean go straight across the middle of it!!”
“ohhh…”
🙄
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Not a job I would be able to do. Not enough patience, and too scared 🙂
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LOL that’s why they offered me the job … I had an abundance of patience … still do, except when it comes to computers mucking up.
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Buahaha… love that it wasn’t “obvious” to him why he failed…
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He’s completely oblivious 🙂
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Indeed! that “li” makes all the difference 😉
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MOL MOL…I hope he knew that he was riding in a car…MOL😹Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend🐾😽💞
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He doesn’t seem to have noticed anything else 🙂
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That was an easy mistake to make. I’d blame it on the wall for getting in the way!
Here’s mine!
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It definitely shouldn’t have been there.
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Dear Ali,
This reminds me of my father trying to teach me to drive. When we finally came to a stop he got out and kissed the driveway.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Ha! Not exactly the confidence booster you were perhaps hoping for 🙂
Ali
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So calm and collected, please get the guy off the road for good. Help!
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I’m sure plenty of people like this fluke their way through eventually…
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Same thing I thought when I saw this week’s pic. When I stopped laughing, I could barely get out a few words.
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Imagine having to explain that one 🙂
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Hah! Good one!
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I’m glad you liked it!
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I enjoyed your story, Ali. Very true to life. The first time I took my test, the examiner had to grab the steering wheel to stop me hitting a stationary vehicle…
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Oops 🙂
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When someone looks the word dense up in the dictionary, this driver’s picture should be there. Yipes! Funny!
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Ha, yes!
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Some people just shouldn’t drive. EVER!
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For sure 😮
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Ali,
Too funny. Maybe they should have given him an eye exam first?!
~🕊Dora
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True. It’s the examiner’s fault!
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Now that made me laugh out loud! nice one.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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That’s a bit mean to fail him for one little wall.
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The examiner must have been in a bad mood. One insignificant little bump…
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Great story, I love the dialogue between the driver and the instructor, very funny. Maybe the man should get a bicycle …
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That might be marginally safer for everyone else 🙂
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I actually failed my first exam exactly the same way. Well, maybe not exactly, but you know, parking. I feel his Pain.
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It’s a good job I don’t need to take a test now. Slightly skew, scrape the curb, too far out…
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