Yeah, my mother took time off and took me out of school to go get me my license on my 16th. It was partly because she was cool that way and partly because she was tired of driving me and my friends all over the place. And she had a pretty good grasp on my responsibility level. Pretty good. It took me a year to total that first car.
-Kevin On 6/20/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hm. Weird. I got my license on my 16th birthday and drove myself to > school the next day. But, I grew up in the country - we all got our > license's ASAP and driving was a necessity. > > I did get into 2 accidents before I was 17 - but neither was my fault > - one was a truck that blew a stop sign and broadsided me and the > other was a 6 year old that ran out onto a highway from behind a snow > bank. > > My parents made me get right back in the car after both accidents. In > fact, after the broadsided one (the car was totalled), I got in a > different car and drove myself to work - and ended up being only a > couple of hours late. > > > > On 6/20/05, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can totally relate to your situation.. > > > > About 2 years ago our teenager thought she was ready to drive > > as well and I had taking her out a few times driving and she > > was doing really well. Nervous but well. > > > > Anyway, this one day I allowed her to drive us all back home from > > someplace (don't remember where now), well as soon as she started > > turning into the drive way, she said she froze and put my Nissan > > Pathfinder right into our tree out front. > > > > Luckily no one was hurt but I had to put the truck in 4-wheel drive > > and force the truck off the tree causing the bumper to break off and > > become lodged into the tree. I had to take an axe and cut the damn > > bumper out of the tree. > > > > It has taken her 2 years now before she is driving again. This time > > she has a used car to drive since we both have SUVs and she is not > > driving those. One is a Durango and the other is a Trailblazer. > > > > She can driver her small a$$ car.. > > > > So as you can see.. I understand your frustrations as well. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dawson, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:32 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Her First Fender Bender > > > > Well, I hoped it wouldn't happen, especially this early, but my > > 16-year-old, who just got her license recently, was backing the Durango > > out of the driveway. We have a double-wide drive that is shared with > > the neighbor's vacant house, so there was plenty of room for two, maybe > > even three, vehicles to pass in our drive. > > > > Well, my other daughter's friend was just dropped off by her mom to go > > to camp with my other daughter. She had parked in such as way that I > > couldn't get my '86 Corvette into the carport where I normally park. > > So, I parked at the end of the drive where there was plenty of room for > > people to get around me. > > > > I was on my laptop when my 16-year-old daughter was backing out of the > > driveway. She then ran up to the house and told my wife, "I just ran > > into Dad's car!" > > > > I thought to myself, "Oh, SHIT!" Then I thought she was joking. Well, > > my wife ran out and was talking to her so I knew it was for real. I ran > > out and looked and she had backed into the front, driver's side fender. > > It left paint on the hood and fender. > > > > Luckily, I was able to rub the paint off with wax, but it broke the > > fiberglass wheel well away from the body. A few fender washers put it > > mostly back together. The only evidence are a few little spots where > > the fiberglass was broken right in the fender area. > > > > My emotions were going wild. I should yell, because, at least, it was > > our vehicle and we didn't have to pay for someone else's repair work, > > but on the other hand, she had just been bitching for weeks because I > > took the CD player from the Durango and put it in my Corvette. > > > > I had told her she didn't need the distraction and, unfortunately, I > > proved myself right. > > > > Well, it's all minor, but I'm sure she will remember it for a while. > > > > M!ke > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161228 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
