On 30/9/11, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: >I was going to send him a Christmas card, but I wasn't sure >if the joke still worked.
Never heard of that one! Having said that, I grew up in the USA so that's not surprising. My first driver's license was in 1976 in California. >(For the non-UK/non-OZ/non-SG residents; back when I took my test in the UK >learners had to display what was known as an L-plate; a red letter "L" on >a white background. > >Thus, when you passed your driving test, you qualified for "No 'L'". > > >I was under a certain amount of pressure to pass my test; I had opted >to take the test in my mother's car, rather than in the driving school >car - the dual controls in their Vauxhall Viva made the footwell a bit >cramped for my feet. But my mother had to get back to work (teaching) >before the test would be completed. She got a ride back to the school >with one of her colleagues, but getting back to pick me up would have >been harder to arrange. Fortunately I passed, and so I was able to >drive the ten miles from the test location to her school. Stef had all his lessons with an instructor. I've never even been a passenger with him yet! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
