What bugs you you can't do?

[Eve]

Is there anything you've always wanted to be able to do which bugs you because you can't?

Jogging/running is one of mine and front crawl as both set my asthma off and being large chested running isn't very easy.

Am quiet jealous of those people who can just go out for a jog or run.

I learnt a bad version of front crawl for my bronze medallion exam and ended up having a bad asthma attack on the times swim and my own casualty and a lofe guard had to rescue me!

[Prudentia]

win the lottery, really pi??es me off

[jrobinson200]

1. Sing like Mariah Carey
2. Jog
3. Have self control concerning food
4. Be confident and happy all the time!

[cazzz1975]

running is bad for your joints, brisk walking is better for you for fat burning

scary to have an asthma attack though!!!

I would love to be able to swim !!

[petal54]

i'd like to be able to twitch my nose,like samantha in bewitched,so could do stuff like cleaning without the hassle

[cazzz1975]

ooh yeah petal, I would love to be able to do that!!!

[Prudentia]

one of my dearest friends was an olympic hurdler, she can barely walk now the damage to her knee joints was irrepairable

[dot.hawkes]

I wish i could drive a manual car, never could understand how the gear thing worked, ;passed my test in an automatic in 1975

[Eve]

I'm having wierd gear issues on my driving lessons, learnt initially to go up through the gears but now you're meant to go from 2nd to 4th and miss 3rd out which just seems really strange!

[Prudentia]

stick with the automatic, I have since 1984, and will never understand why there is still a market for a distracting stick and useless extra pedal which attracts only the boy racers

[petal54]

jnr.bigs was teached to use gears 2nd to4thas you said jenna.

[sleepyj]

cant wear a size 10 .

[Bathsheba]

I agree with you Jenna. I was taught to go down through the gears, then it was pointed out to me that brake shoes/pads are a lot cheaper to replace than gearboxes!
I drive an auto now- can't understand why anyone would want to bother with them there gears x

[pinkbunny]

Fly!
Not myself but to get on a plane I am terrified of flying and my family are going to america next year and I wont be joining them as I am far to terrified to do it!
I know it sounds stupid but I cant even watch airport on the telly!!! Really wish I could over come it!

[sleepyj]

gears are so easy !!

[Bathsheba]

Good luck tomorrow pinkbunny xxx

[pinkbunny]

thanks bathsheba hun x x
I am worried like hell but not long now and it will all be over with x x

[markgem]

oh to be able to raise one eyebrow, that one look can speak volumes. all my family can do this ,just not fair. I look like a demented duck when I try .
but I can whistle very loadly with my fingers.
comes in handy for cabs

[Jugglering]

Jenna - the gear changing is really simple - all you are doing is cutting out the intermediate ones that you've effectively eliminated by slowing down using your brakes. Ask your driving instructor to explain engine revs and driving speed/conditions to you, then it will all make sense ! For instance, you are driving along - straight road, national speed limit, single carriageway, no obstructions, good visibility and road conditions.... hence max driving speed of 60mph in say 4th gear... then you come to a bendy bit of road, poor visibility, steep incline... you obviously have to brake (or take your foot off the accelerator) but since the road ahead is still bendy and steep and with poor visibility... by going down to 2nd gear you are ready to approach the next bend in a safe and controlled manner, rather than trying to go down into 3rd and then a few seconds later down into 2nd gear.... this will slow you right down with no need to brake and you are in the correct gear for the road conditions !

Oh, back to the Question... I wish I could work out the subtle nuances of Cat ....

[Eve]

Thanks Jugglering :)

get it for slowing down, that's all cool with me, but when you're accelerating you have to do it now as well, first then second then straight into forth missing out second.

Have kinda got used to it now but it seems strange missing out third.

[Jugglering]

lol Jenna... you only need to go from 2nd straight into 4th gear when you find yourself changing from a bendy windy incline up into a lovely straight clear vision of a road... so why bother revving (rev.ving) the engine up into 3rd and then into 4th a couple of seconds later if you can go straight from 2nd into 4th. It really all depends on road conditions. Modern cars have something techie called a synchromesh which enables you to block change like this and so long as you match the engine revs to the speed of the car, it's a great way of saving on brake pads and gear boxes ! I rarely use my brakes these days, I just take my foot off the accelerator in plenty of time when I know I've got to slow down for the road condition ahead. As I said earlier, get your instructor to explain what is happening and it will all become really clear and straightforward - before you know it, you'll be whizzing around, doing block changes and saving yourself a fortune !