It will be interesting.

High Roller on the way to Drivers Ed

Stop it.

But it's been boring here all day.

Was GM around? I thought it was never boring with her.

Sadly, no I wasn't here.



Well, I was on and off.

That's more of an 'I have a migrane and I hate my family' type of cry. Not a 'Jesus died and I killed him' cry.

Are you sure?

Are you?

Don't forget what my Mom always said,

"Ten and Two, honey-- Ten and Two"

(Ten fingers two hands at ten o'clock & two o'clock)

It always cracked me up when she said that!

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Originally posted by HR*:
Are you?

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I think so.

Mine usually says

"YOU'RE GOING TO HIT THAT BOY! SLOW DOWN! LOOK! YOU'RE 40 KM OVER THE SPEED LIMIT! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!"

That last line with her hands over her eyes.

Same thing.

My driver's ed instructor actually told my mother if she really thought I was going to hit something, she could pull up the handbrake. She tried it a few times.

I had never driven a car before my first in car lesson. That was a fun day.

"Okay, we're going to go through the traffic circle now. Go in the other lane! The other lane! Now there's an ambulance behind us! Go into the right lane!" Ah, good old Mr. Ball. He didn't like me much after that.

I mean... um... good luck High!

When my cousin was learning to drive, she rolled through a stop sign. After that, her mom would make her spell "STOP" out loud before going forward. Now that she has her license, if her little sisters are in the minivan too (four of them, ages 7-13), they all shout out "S-T-O-P!" from the backseats. Needless to say, big sis does not appreciate that.

I didn't take Driver's Ed. It was up to my father to teach me, which is why I was 2 months shy of 18 before I got my license. And remember, the nicer your car, the more things you are going to run into. It's a rule.

HR...always watch out for the other guy!!!!


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I had driven a lot when I took drivers ed. One of the girls had never driven before. The instructor told her to do figure eights in the parking lot and she couldn't figure it out! She was doing circles and left turns and ovals. I thought that coach was going to kill her. Or tear his hair out, one.

Here's the advice I got:

If you are backing out of a space and can't see oncoming cars, crack a window so you can hear. (Turning the radio off would be good too.)

If you wreck, don't jump out of the car and say it was all your fault.

Keep your doors locked. Always.

Look under the car and in the backseat before getting in. (How paranoid is that.)