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Forgive me, I’m angry.
After night and night and night of revision, I was all set for my theory. I got to Rhyl, walked into the test centre, and saw this:
Actually, that’s a lie. I didn’t see it, I was pointed to it by the oh so helpful lady at the desk (who incidentally, has a bit of a reputation for being a horrible public servant). “Well, if you’d read the letter properly, you’d have known to bring it!” was her retort, and did about as much to calm me down as amphetamines. I was panicking, I rang my mum, who had the undesirable task of finding my licence, sobering up enough to drive (she had a large glass of white wine, and was dangerously close to the limit), and driving into city centre Rhyl which is 10 miles away on shit roads in rush hour.
Needless to say, she declined, I mouthed off at her – using the f-word to her (which was only the second time ever, the first being when Liverpool won the European Cup) – and headed to inform the lady in an angrily mocking tone usually used for the phrase “Well we WOULD be doing it, but SOMEBODY fucked up!”
that I cannot sit the driving theory today because I had been an idiot.
I then went back to the station, and cried.
Seriously.
I know, I don’t often do it, hell the last time was at the end of Contiki, but I did it last night. I first thought that it was because I was embarrassed about my behaviour. Which is true, sure, yelling obsceneties down a mobile phone is rather common in Rhyl, just not from somebody as well dressed as me. Furthermore, despite the reputation that the DSA Rhyl receptionist is a royal pain in the arse, she did apologise and seem sincere to me (lord knows if I worked in that job, and had to deal with the knuckle dragging goits who habituate Rhyl on a daily basis – one of them who greeted the lady with “Ello darlin’ it’s me again” as I was leaving – I’d lose faith in humanity). But mainly I was just so frustrated that all the hard work over the past few days has come to naught. Instead of announcing today that I had passed my theory exam, or I failed, I’ve got this to announce.
I am a fuckwit. It’s true. I have the unbelievable ability to make flukes seem like I planned them, and hide stupid errors. Fact is I’m completely useless at organising things and generally. I always thought driving would show that my years of managing to bluff my way through lack of concentration and not being thorough would come back and bite me on the arse. I always thought it’d be when I’m at the wheel though, not preparing for an exam.
Luckily, there’s a few spaces left in the Bangor centre for next week. May as well as make my ability to royally make mistakes official.
Comments: 21 Comments
Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay. 
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deary you take these things faar to seriously. If something doesnt go your way it happened theres not a lot you can do but take a deep breath and be more than a little irked – on the inside. I’ve learnt from experience – noone understands why your bothered by whatever it is! If you talk o them rationally pretending your not that fussed it works far better to soothe your soul!!
You fucking fool. Not least for posting a tiny pic and not even bothering to link it to a bigger version we can read. Try again.
*Sigh* oh well, as Han kinda said, what’s done is done, can’t change it, so may as well look forward to the next one and use a bit of the time between now and then making sure you’ll pass it first time
I agree with Han. You shouldn’t have taken it so seriously, but I guess that a lot of stress can cause this anyway, been there done that. But don’t give up, go at it again!
I hope you’re still not angry with yourself. Things like that happen to everybody, don’t be so hard on yourself. At least you don’t have to study so much now because you’ll already know a lot of it.
Plus, you’ll remember you’re provisional license next time and end the exam on a happy note. 
aww **huge hug** bless ya. least you’ll ALWAYS read letters top to bottom for the rest of your life. x x x karen x x x
Wow, I can’t believe you talked to your mom like that! Takes some balls!
YIKES!!!
Calm down
Man that sucks
but like everyone else said, don’t blame yourself too hard because we all do stuff like. Just kick ass next time 
I’m sorry Rhys, that really sucks, as someone else who feels utterly lame at being 21 and still having no clue how to drive I would probably be pissed if I had to wait another week as well.
I hope you said sorry to your Mum
I hope you’ve bought your mum some flowers to say sorry for swearing at her. Tsk tsk. I’d never dream of swearing at my mum – she’d kill me.
I took it on the trian, can’t be arsed changing it. Sorry!
Dude… thats kinda funny and you will look back and laugh. If it makes you feel better I can go one better than that…
Booked all my flights from Australia to NZ to Bangkok and home… í’ve had them booked for months. I knew all about them. I STILL managed to miss my flight from Christchurch NZ to Sydney Australia meaning i also missed my connecting flight to Bangkok.
It was my own stupid fault… i had a print out no more than 2 metres away from me for about 2 weeks solid and i just didnt read it properly…
this little error cost me $250 – over 100 quid! I hate Air Newzealand!! On the upside.. i did have a great night out in Queenstown but being marginally hung over at 9am the next morning & realising you should be 6 hours away on the otherside of a country doesn’t put you in a very good mood…..
Welcome to the club. Just about everyone I know makes these kinds of goof ups, again and again. Cheer up. This too shall pass!
That’s life – sometimes things go wrong. In the great scheme of things it’s not important.
Not quite on your level but: We have a laundry basket in our bathroom next to the toilet. A couple of days back, in a normal morning blur, I lifted the toilet seat and threw the day before’s socks and boxers down the loo. Fortunately I realised before doing anything with the laundry basket!
Mike.
Look at it in a positive light: when you do finally take it you will have had more revision, and be doubley ready!
Still a load of wank though. Just reminded me I must get a new licence.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/habituate
Life is full of such events. Hope is all we’ve got.
Did you book it online? You should have seen a big old popup with all the stuff you are required to bring