Sorry for the late reply. That is an incredible feeling isn't
it? I'm in the process of finally getting the instructor to come back down
to take me to get my license. My regular one expires July 3 on my
birthday. I got it a year before I got sick so finally it is expiring so
hopefully will get my new one before I have to take the written test
again. My van will hopefully be set up before school starts back up again
so I wont have to deal with crappy transportation. Anyhow congratulations
to you and I hope you experience full independence in driving very
shortly.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] I DROVE
YESTERDAY
toya
Well, group my dreams came true.
I'm 14 years post at C6 and since my injury I haven't drove. Before I got
hurt I use to ride dirt bikes daily and had three cars at once one being a
total show truck and one being a race car. Needless to say I really miss
driving.
I recently had a 1998 Ford full size van and a
1953 Ford panel truck when one day I was just looking around online. I found
a 1999 Dodge Caravan with only 35,000 miles on it that another quad had set
up to drive but unfortunately pasted away. He spent 60,000.00 bucks on
setting it up when it was new. But his dad sold it to me for 22,000.00 which
I could not pass up. I sold my 1998 Ford already for 18,500.00 and I'm still
trying to sell my 1953 Ford panel truck, by the way if anyone is interested
let me know (wink).
Any way when I bought the van I had to
jump threw all of DMV's hoops but 6 weeks later I finally got my permit to
drive with an instructor. Of course the instructor had to cancel his
appointment so I took matters into my own hands so to say, and took my ride
out yesterday with just my teenage son who has no license by the way. It was
so cool, drove all over the hood for about a half hour. I did great, no
accidents and only hit two cats.
Just kidding. I'm going out again today
with the instructor and trying bigger streets and hopefully all goes well.
If any of you get a chance to drive again take it. It's a
major boost in your independence and is just flat out fun. I hope to see you
on the
road.
Take care, Donald
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