Driving Lessons for Rick


Today Rick and I washed Sally.  Afterword we went to a small hamburger joint and had cheese burgers and chocolate malts.  Then I decided it was time for him to learn how to drive stick.  Since I have been driving stick shift cars for most of my life it thought it would be easy for him to pick up.

That being said as I was describing to him how to work the clutch, gas, brakes, and shifter this may not be easy.  He did kill the car a few times and did a lot of jack rabbit starts but eventually was able to get the car moving alright.  He just needs more practice.  At corners the whole turning, signals, clutch, brakes, and gas thing got overwhelming.   Cars are too easy to drive these days.  This is why people think they can do other things besides drive while driving.

I have a second “Girl” putting on mascara story.  I am sure you all hear the first one where I almost got killed by a girl putting on mascara.  The only thing that saved me and the cars behind me was driving into a ditch to avoid her.  Any way Friday morning I was behind a drunk driver I thought until she got out the mascara.  Then he deployed an extra mirror so she could put on the mascara.  Of course her speed control was not good.  One time there was a two car gap between her and the car ahead of her.  So a person in a Mercedes decides to make a left in front of her.  They really stopped on the gas a barely cleared her path.  Of course she did not slow down or brake and I believe she does not even know how close she came to t-boning the left turner.

Anyway girls doing makeup and driving really scare me.


4 responses to “Driving Lessons for Rick”

  1. I can’t drive a stick…sad but true. Why you would even try to put on make up while driving is beyond me. I’ve seen it when I drove to work and never understood.

  2. A bunch of people promised to teach me but I’m still waiting. However I must admit that James, one person that didn’t promise, had me drive his old truck around the block. The lesson was brief so I really want someone to teach me more extensively and allow me to practice more so I get the hang of it.

  3. Wow, good luck Rick! It took me quite some time to get down the part where you go from stopped into first. I’m sure he’s got a great teacher, though!

    And I agree w/ Vanessa, I’ve never understood why people think they need to do something while they’re driving. I’ve seen people doing makeup, reading, even doing a crossword puzzle. I just stick to driving myself.

  4. Its kinda like texting and driving. I almost killed myself and a few other people so I vowed not to do it again… unless I am at a stop light!