tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post7616363886904639360..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Learning To Drive, Learning To Sit In The Passenger SeatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-54012723145686140642007-01-26T23:01:00.000-05:002007-01-26T23:01:00.000-05:00ThunderD,
Vive le France!
Thing,
Well, I trust yo...ThunderD,<br />Vive le France!<br /><br />Thing,<br />Well, I trust your opinion :)<br />Got Ammo?<br />Why yes I do ...quite alot.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-71080838003461676332007-01-25T08:50:00.000-05:002007-01-25T08:50:00.000-05:00Oh - that's the best pic of you so far, IMHO, by t...Oh - that's the best pic of you so far, IMHO, by the way...<br /><br />Got ammo?<br /><br />HAHAHAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-82562029367565889072007-01-25T08:48:00.000-05:002007-01-25T08:48:00.000-05:00the pulguinha looks forward to her first driving l...the <i>pulguinha</i> looks forward to her first driving lesson in the Jeep. When she's 13.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-36795530347642244622007-01-25T07:26:00.000-05:002007-01-25T07:26:00.000-05:00Let us not forget that the French funded our revol...Let us not forget that the French funded our revolution for freedom from England!!! Sort of odd that we think now think the UK as better allies than the French!Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451216620261659383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-16805479973369711442007-01-23T21:07:00.000-05:002007-01-23T21:07:00.000-05:00HTeen,
Gracias amigo.
Yes, it has been a little wa...HTeen,<br />Gracias amigo.<br />Yes, it has been a little warm. Notice how short that beard is.<br />Not like my drivers license... I look like a terrorist.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-16464771666551526622007-01-23T18:39:00.000-05:002007-01-23T18:39:00.000-05:00Feliz cumpleanos, FC!
And hasn't it been a little ...Feliz cumpleanos, FC!<br />And hasn't it been a little warm for that beard this winter?MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-66050674529931899992007-01-23T17:08:00.000-05:002007-01-23T17:08:00.000-05:00Kathy A,
Oh, and thanks for the birthday wish!Kathy A,<br />Oh, and thanks for the birthday wish!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-15348316990603365632007-01-23T17:07:00.000-05:002007-01-23T17:07:00.000-05:00Deb,
It's not our usual topic. Maybe we should dri...Deb,<br />It's not our usual topic. Maybe we should drive alone with the radio off more.<br /><br />Alan,<br />You have a long time to build up you nerve. Enjoy it!<br />The carnivorous amorous plants were flowering bladderworts.<br /><br />Kathy A,<br />We do mellow down the line. He's got it considerably easier than his two older sisters. <br />My Katy's driving record sounds like your sons... two airbag deployments.<br />I can feel the grey hairs popping.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-14588933658726126952007-01-23T13:03:00.000-05:002007-01-23T13:03:00.000-05:00and, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!and, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-60822455471417147232007-01-23T12:38:00.000-05:002007-01-23T12:38:00.000-05:00or, i need hardly add, the worries of a high-strun...or, i need hardly add, the worries of a high-strung, vocal maternal unit.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31647787140097741152007-01-23T12:34:00.000-05:002007-01-23T12:34:00.000-05:00i will freely admit that i am the worst parental d...i will freely admit that i am the worst parental driving companion in the universe. now i totally understand why my father had conniption fits teaching me to drive, often pushing his right foot through the floorboard while yelling "stop" a full block before the stop sign. [i was the oldest of four, and i hear rumors that he calmed down considerably as the years passed.]<br /><br />if only we had some empty open roads nearby. well, there are some, but on windy state park roads with cliffs on one side and mountains on the other. this does not seem like the ideal arrangement for beginning drivers, so i leave that part of the parental accompaniment to my husband.<br /><br />daughter has her permit, and she is much more careful than her brother was when he learned to drive about 1.5 years ago. he was 18 when he learned to drive, felt far more confident than he should have, and i almost cried when he passed the test. he had 2 accidents with airbag deployment, both his fault, within the next 2 months. thankfully, nobody hurt -- but these circumstances did *not* make me a better, more relaxed driving instructor/companion. <br /><br />[they did, however, cause my son to partially reconsider his view that i am an idiot. he has generally been more careful since he had to buy his own car and insurance.]<br /><br />our normal daily routes contain traffic, crazy licensed drivers speeding and weaving through lanes, too-narrow and/or windy roads, multiple schools infested with driving parents in a rush AND students sauntering purposefully into traffic, crowded and badly designed parking lots, etc. freeways are even worse. <br /><br />can i send my lovely daughter out for some driving lessons? she would love driving the JEEP! and it would be great for her to get the feel for driving without the extra worries of the urban crush.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-22219746829290436432007-01-23T11:52:00.000-05:002007-01-23T11:52:00.000-05:00I am NOT looking forward to teaching my girls how ...I am NOT looking forward to teaching my girls how to drive one day. I am still scarred from trying to teach my wife how to drive my standard tranny pickup. I was able though to teach my oldest sister how to drive some years ago when my mother said "no way!"<br /><br />Now, what's this about carnivorous plants having sex?<br /><br />.....Alan.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538108903073230589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-66542064024209287662007-01-23T09:52:00.000-05:002007-01-23T09:52:00.000-05:00I think I learned more about 20th century history ...I think I learned more about 20th century history and international affairs from this post than I ever learned in school. <br /><br />Sounds like it was a nice time.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-44657944290660814512007-01-23T06:42:00.000-05:002007-01-23T06:42:00.000-05:00Laurahinnj,
LOL! I left out the yelling, but that ...Laurahinnj,<br />LOL! I left out the yelling, but that was the first grindy lesson! There's a commercial on TV now with a dad teaching his daughter to drive a shift and it always makes me chuckle.<br /><br />Laura,<br />It was just one of those amazing conversations that started when I said, "Did you hear the Chinese shot down a satellite this week?" That was the seed and I am still amazed at the range of the discussion.<br />That passenger looks pretty shady to me :)<br /><br />Rurality,<br />You're killing me.LOL I noticed that and wondered if it would get a response.<br /><br />Pablo,<br />I will give you lessons.<br /><br />ThreeCollie,<br />They are different people when you have them alone.<br /><br />Kevin,<br />Beanspiller!<br />I will always be about 11 days younger than you.<br />Sorry I didn't email ya on yours. I figured you were having so much fun on you international tour, you wouldn't notice.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-45606313662874372232007-01-23T06:27:00.000-05:002007-01-23T06:27:00.000-05:00Drives through the woods remind me our learning to...Drives through the woods remind me our learning to drive days. We honed our shifting skills in the woods.<br /><br />Not to hijack the thread, but today is FC's birthday. I won't say how old, but he's really old. Check the beard for gray hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-88887453452181238952007-01-23T06:21:00.000-05:002007-01-23T06:21:00.000-05:00I love driving with the kids one at a time, no mat...I love driving with the kids one at a time, no matter who is holding the wheel....although my knuckles aren't quite as white if it me or Liz...always good talking time. I don't envy you the teaching though. We have two with learner's permits right now. I wish we had a swamp road like that to drive with them.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-12051745383643305182007-01-23T06:19:00.000-05:002007-01-23T06:19:00.000-05:00I still can't drive a shift.I still can't drive a shift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-12556637955718528242007-01-22T22:34:00.000-05:002007-01-22T22:34:00.000-05:00You shouldn't hit the Italians. They don't like it...You shouldn't hit the Italians. They don't like it much.<br /><br />Hyuck, hyuck, hyuck...<br /><br />Sounds like a nice place for a driving lesson!Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-28017385864517785892007-01-22T22:05:00.000-05:002007-01-22T22:05:00.000-05:00I think it's great that he's into history and curr...I think it's great that he's into history and current events and so forth. Or was it really YOU that had your eyes closed, and dreamed this?? <br />(j/k!)<br />I'd have to agree with Pablo's comment, although I thought the passenger was pretty good looking. Who is that?<br /><br />lol oh, I slay myself with these lame jokes of mine...<br /><br />In all seriousness, spontaneous conversations like that one are often the best ones! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-69533233707987562292007-01-22T21:43:00.000-05:002007-01-22T21:43:00.000-05:00Sounds much more productive (and considerably more...Sounds much more productive (and considerably more intellectual) than the lessons I got from my Dad on driving a stick shift.<br /><br />All I remember is lots of yelling.<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />I drive an automatic now.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-25242834949397056202007-01-22T20:12:00.000-05:002007-01-22T20:12:00.000-05:00Pablo,
I know what you mean. We are judged by the ...Pablo,<br />I know what you mean. We are judged by the company we keep. Poor kid.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31239494961063329462007-01-22T20:04:00.000-05:002007-01-22T20:04:00.000-05:00Sounds like your son has his head screwed on corre...Sounds like your son has his head screwed on correctly, but I don't like the looks of the people he's hanging out with. Sheesh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com