Over six years ago, when I bought my latest car, I moved from a manual transmission (stick shift) to an automatic transmission. I learned to drive in a manual car over 40 years ago and have always driven a manual until this one.
This week my car is being fixed. As I have a few appointments, my friend offered hers while she is away. I gratefully accepted the offer. The bonus was that Dreamy could ride in it. However, her car has a manual transmission.
Driving a manual car has always been natural to me. I can’t believe how quickly I have forgotten how to drive one. Here a few issues I have experienced so far:
It has been an entertaining experience. If you see someone driving erratically where I live, it will most likely be me!
This shows how quickly we can forget our automatic responses when we no longer use them, and it gives me hope that we can change other behaviour patterns when we need.
In love, Jenny