I learned to drive first in a Dodge Caravan, around age 10, on the college campus where my dad taught, then in an '84 Renault Encore with no emergency/parking brake (our driveway was steep, so we put a block of wood behind the front tire). To put the high beams on, you had to turn the low beams off, first. AM-only. It was a four-speed manual. Well, four and a half, since reverse occasionally worked. :-) It was a crappy car, but if I turned it into scrap metal, it wouldn't have been that big a deal.
My dad mostly taught me how to drive. He was calm, relaxed, and helpful. Once, after I'd learned to drive well, and was out just practicing, he actually fell asleep. My mom, on the other hand, rode with one hand gripping the door handle and one hand gripping the seat belt below the buckle. She tensed up every time I made a mistake, which made me very nervous, which made me make more mistakes. Like I said, my dad ended up doing most of the teaching. :-) --Ben Deanna Schneider wrote: > Yep, I learned on "Ol Blue" - a beater blue Ford Pickup. The floor was > rotted out, and you had to be careful in case bees had nested in there > (again). I had to stand up to get the clutch pushed down, and when I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161269 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
