Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[kwhites634]

I gotta admit K I’m pretty hot for you too!

Sour you were the quintessential teenage boy.

I passed mine, but they dinged me for turning on my signal too soon.

Signal? You had signals?

 

[Alaskan]

Great stories everyone!

I laughed, which was good!

 

[bobbi-j]

I failed my first drivers test. And my second, and my third and my fourth. Those people terrified me! I just knew they were waiting for me to screw up, so I did. I’m still that way. Give me a written test any day, but I hate practicals.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I drove a 68 ford ranger from Washington to Nebraska I was just 15 Ma bought me the truck to go to college.. Lived with Dads brother and his wife my aunt Marge and uncle Paul stayed there with them my two cousins till I was 18 graduated went for home gave the old truck my oldest cuz bought a new 1978 3/4 ton jimmy truck got back to Washington state drove around like three years before I got a drivers license took 2 tries

 

[Alaskan]

I had no idea failing the first try (or many more), was so common.

I showed up, took it, passed, was done.

But I do remember that I had 3 tries to parallel park, and as long as i didn't hit the cones, i could still pass the test, even if the parking job was horrid.

And yeah, i couldn't parallel.

 

[perchie.girl]

My first car a clutch Three speed Corvair. Hardest thing for me was starting out on a hill in traffic.

Funniest thing I learned was the reverse was straight down from first. and that when you bounce off a truck from a stop sign Both the Teacher and the truck driver got out laughing... Teacher being Dad Truck driver being... a truck driver... Damage was my pride.


deb

 

[sourland]

My first car a clutch Three speed Corvair. Hardest thing for me was starting out on a hill in traffic.


deb

That was my daughter's first car. Hardest clutch that I have ever seen on a vehicle, but it was what she wanted, and through some tears she mastered it. That car was an oil guzzler, and she rode around with a box of oil on the back seat.

 

[pennyJo1960]

The truck was three on the tree learned how to drive in a field with no trees just'
Ma saying STOP... Go ... She laid wood to parallel park... Even gave me two extra feet beyond the tailgate of the truck .. Can I parallel park learned later to back my 450 a 30 ft trailer and a 16 foot utility trailer between like rigs

 

[perchie.girl]

That was my daughter's first car. Hardest clutch that I have ever seen on a vehicle, but it was what she wanted, and through some tears she mastered it. That car was an oil guzzler, and she rode around with a box of oil on the back seat.

I kept a fresh can... Had to learn how to restring the serpentine Belt too. Oh and on those clutches the link where its fastened is an issue. The one on mine had a pin in it that had developed a flat spot. when it rotated into the right position you couldn't get it into second gear or our of second gear...

deb

 

[Alaskan]

Ah the days when we were young!

I had an RX7 for awhile, I kept a bunch of oil in the cubbies behind the front seat... every time I filled up with gas, I filled up with oil.

Great car and acceleration.... but topped out at a measly 120.