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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:36 PM
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Everybody stay off the road
for I have scheduled my first two driving lessons. :scared:
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:39 PM
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1. Really?
Are you just now learning to drive?

I have a friend, she's a hippy chick who has never driven either. I almost aspire to be like her because I HATE driving!!
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:44 PM
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2. Yeah
I'm almost 25 and have no idea how to drive. I went and got my permit a while back, but just finally got the nerve to schedule lessons.
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:54 PM
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6. Good LUCK!!
It's not hard at all... now you can join the masses of irritated drivers! :)
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:55 PM
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8. Me too !
I am nervous as well . But when I went on my driving lessons , I was told I was a good driver . My best advice to you while driving is to - relax - and then you will be fine :)
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 01:05 PM
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12. You're only 25?! Wow, I'm surprised.
for some reason, I had you pegged older. Funny, huh? Not that it matters, of course. :hug:

Good luck with the driving lessons. Congrats on this brave new step forward.

May you enjoy the increased Freedom and Independence. :thumbsup:
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 02:48 PM
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13. 24
I'll be 25 in march.

What can I say, I got knocked up young. :blush:
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:02 PM
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17. Hey, nothin' to be embarrassed about.
My own mother is only 20 yrs older than me. It happens.


Age is just a number, afterall. Hey, MY bd's in March, too! When's yours? I'm on the 25th. Aries. I'll be 42, girlfriend.

Yup, Time marches on..... :thumbsup: Hopefully, I'm getting wiser as I get older.
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:08 PM
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19. Mine's the 17th
Then leftykid turns five in April. I can't believe he's growing up on me so fast. :scared:
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:18 PM
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22. Ah, Saint Patty's day. you'll be wearin' the green, no doubt.
I'm 1/3 Irish, that's a big day in our family.

Hey, my kid turns 13 this November. Yikes, I'll officially be the parent of a teenager. How is that possible??!

It's weird.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:12 PM
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20. My best buddy never drove until after college
before that, he always lived near the bus or the El, and never had a reason to drive.
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:45 PM
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3. Luckily, there is a continent
between us! :evilgrin:
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jane_pippin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:47 PM
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4. Hey, you don't drive either?
Yay. I feel less lame now.

Still, congrats to you for leaving the non-driver club. :hi:
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:50 PM
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5. Well since the kid's dad and I split
I can't keep asking him to drive me to the grocery store. :blush: I don't ahave a lot of choice in the matter.
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jane_pippin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 12:54 PM
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7. You have to do what you have to do.
I'm going to have to get mine one of these days too.

Don't freak out about it--you'll be fine.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 01:01 PM
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9. Think of yourself as an empowered woman!!
:yourock:
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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 01:03 PM
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10. now take a few vodka shots to steady your nerves
good luck

CB
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cfield Donating Member (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 01:05 PM
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11. Hooray! You can do it
And you'll be great!
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 02:51 PM
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14. Well, unless you take a left, and wind up east of the Rockies
I think I'll be safe:evilgrin: ]

Relax, take it easy, you'll be fine. I'm assuming that you're going out using an automatic transmission first, it's a good one to learn on. But soon you should learn how to shift a manual tranny also, it isn't that hard, and you'll just love it once you get the hang of it.

Good luck and have fun!
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 02:52 PM
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15. Good luck, LM.
:hi:

You'll be fine. Go at your own pace. Luckily, you'll be having a professional teach you. I had my mother.:scared:

If you can, try and do the highway early on a Saturday or Sunday. There's no one on, and you can gradually accustom yourself to more and more traffic.
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 02:54 PM
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16. No worries!
But just don't drive on the lefty side of the road. ;)
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:02 PM
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18. You'll do fine!
I learned to drive a stick shift with a sleeping toddler in the backseat.
I learned pretty darn quick, too, 'cause I didn't want the baby waking up before I had it down pat.

Your OP reminded me of party-line days. There was an old man that was soooo bad at driving, that when he would set out for town, word spread like lightning..."Stay off the road! Leonard's going to town!!!":D
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Gold Metal Flake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:17 PM
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21. It's not gonna be a big deal.
You will do fine. After a while, you will enjoy it. We all bitch about driving, but most of the time driving is not only not haard to do, it's fun.

You are gonna be a great driver! :hug:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:21 PM
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23. There's a Sig Alert
for Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Placer counties. I also understand the governor's mansion has been evacuated and McClellan AFB has been re-activated.

Other than that, all is well.

What day is LK's BD?
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:36 PM
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24. We have a governor's mansion?
:silly:

he'll be 5 on the 18th of april.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:59 PM
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29. I think it's in Folsom
Big place, but he's got a lotta roomies.





My BD's the 4th. That's why I asked about LK.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:37 PM
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25. You don't drive?
:shrug:

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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:40 PM
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26. I'm learning
I have a car and all that, I just need to figure out what to do with it. :)
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:42 PM
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27. Good luck!
Just try to stay relaxed. A lot of people suddenly tense up when they get behind the wheel for the first time.
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Benfea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 03:43 PM
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28. We're all dooooooooooooooomed!
Good luck, and pay attention.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 04:21 PM
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30. Good luck!
:bounce:
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