Driving

[danax6]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I feel like I've just been told a story by Blanche Devereaux

Blanche and I go way back.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by danax6

Blanche and I go way back.

well thanks for not telling a Rose story, I much prefer Blanche's

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

well thanks for not telling a Rose story, I much prefer Blanche's

I like hearing about the good ole days in St. Olaf.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by sara1998

I have road rage pretty bad. I tend to lose it, especially when people don't do the limit or cut me off. I try to limit that since 9 times out of 10 Sara is with me. But I catch her road raging from the passenger seat sometimes... and she's 8! It's hilarious.

I am a speeder... I get frustrated if you're not doing at least 5 over. I'm always in a hurry, but I'm not sure why!

^^^That's me.
Angry driver here. GET THE FUKC OUT OF MY WAY, if you can't drive the fukcing speed limit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm on the horn constantly.
I used to love to drive. I now HATE it, as traffic has become so bad, all the time.
Like Strand, if I could afford a driver(a fukcing FAST one!!!), I would.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Does anyone drive a stick shift any more? When I was car shopping recently, people looked at me like I had three heads when I requested a manual transmission. Driving an automatic is so boring... and I never feel like I am totally in control of the situation.

My two Uhauls are sticks! I hate em......it's too hard to eat while you're driving!!!

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by Sarah

omg, you have brenda in your signature.

best. sketch. evar.

seriously. i weep with laughter every time.

Originally Posted by danax6

Parents saving up for their kids' drivers license is as common here as parents saving up for college.

Only 4 hours?? Damn, it took me close to a year to get my license.

well, you have to have your temps for 6 months before you can take the test. it's not like, bang boom, here's your license! nonetheless, it still sounds harder in europe.

Originally Posted by skcin

What do you mean "except?" That was your best driving move - running that red light while I was screaming "just go, Carrie, he's going to start banging on the window!" You saved my life.

i told my friends about it, and they were like, "you mean you stopped at all for a red light in downtown cleveland???"

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Does anyone drive a stick shift any more? When I was car shopping recently, people looked at me like I had three heads when I requested a manual transmission. Driving an automatic is so boring... and I never feel like I am totally in control of the situation.

i do! i love driving stick.

[amber]

I love driving, have to have a stick shift, and am somewhat of an asshole driver. But you kind of have to be, here. But I guess I go a little beyond. For instance, when I had my little red sporty car, and would take it to Stinson Beach - which is one of the funnest drives ever, totally hilly and windy (wine-dee) and cliffside - I would honk at slow people who didn't turnout on the turnouts. Actually, that sounds assholish, but who's the real asshole? I submit the real one is the person who doesn't turn out on the turnouts, even though there is obviously someone right behind them who wanted to go fastah. (Candle. Burns bright. wants to drive fastah! Well, do you know, all the reasons..why-hy. WHY-HY!)
I'm also the kind of person who goes really fast in between everything, even if it isn't warranted. I don't care. Like all my other motive endeavours, it's all about speed, coordination, and speedy coordination. Everything is really a sport to me, driving is no exception.
I must add that my speedy coordination has done well for me, no accidents.

To me, driving is like a video game. A singing video game. But I must also say that I observe all the rules, especially the stopping behind the line rules. Also, every other form of transportation is like a video game for me, as well. Dodge, Zoom, and Weave is my motto. It's funnest on rollerblades, but anything is good.

I also love riding in cars. That has been, and can be, a fun date for me. Like "What should we do?" "Lets drive in your car and listen to the radio and sing! ". I love it.

[goldie]

Originally Posted by danax6

Hm, I'm a fairly good driver, I think. I got my license when I was 21 (hey, you can't get em here until your 18 anyway) and so far I haven't been involved in any accidents or hit anything. I've also never been honked at, or been involved in something that could be considered a WTF moment for other drivers. I usually am the one honking and screaming WTF though. I'm always in a hurry, and other drivers easily irritate me.

That said, I love driving though! I've had a few speeding tickets over the years (about two, but not big ones...all about 3 or 4 miles above the limit) and about 4 or 5 parking tickets. (As I said, I'm always in a hurry and too lazy to find a decent parking spot.)

I usually get a cab when I go out, but there have been times I've gotten behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol (or pot). I was never actually drunk, but tipsy...yup.

But, I will say this: European drivers are better than American drivers. It's true.

But ... I thought you guys in the Netherlands rode bikes everywhere? Or is that just Amsterdam? All I know is, I almost got run over at least 3 times in 4 days by people on bicycles when I was there last year!

[goldie]

Originally Posted by skcin

My husband and I love road trips, it's not unusual for us to take a few trips a year to camp or visit friends 6 or 7 hours away. In 2000, we drove to the Grand Canyon & back - so cool to see the country.

But yet I never see you two in my part of the state!!!!

[golden braid]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Does anyone drive a stick shift any more

I love driving a stick and that's all I've ever driven. I feel like I have more control plus it's fun.

I got my licence on my 16th birthday and have been driving ever since. I like to go to new places and I can listen to my music in the car as loud as I want to. I do like to drive fast but I try not to drive as fast as I used to. I have received 5 tickets so far and 4 of those were speeding. I've been is several acidents, two of which were my fault. The last accident was a big deal. I got sued but fortunately the case got settled.

[Aisling]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Does anyone drive a stick shift any more? When I was car shopping recently, people looked at me like I had three heads when I requested a manual transmission. Driving an automatic is so boring... and I never feel like I am totally in control of the situation.

i learned on a stick shift and have never owned a car that is not a stick shift. i can't stand driving automatic. like you, i feel out of control. . .as if the car will just not stop, even if i'm violently breaking.

as far as type goes, i am a bitchy driver. i can't help it. one of my all time pet peeves is when people sit in the passing lane. for the love of all that is still good in this world, move over!!! you can go as slow as you want, just don't do it anywhere near me.

when there is a good stretch of road ahead, i enjoy driving, especially when i'm on my own. but to do that, i have to go upstate or out of state. driving around the city is not kind to my dispossition.

and not that i am in any way adverse to tourists (no really, come visit!), but my blood pressure rises inordinately when i am trying to get to work and all i see are out of state plates making stupid decisions because they don't know what the hell is going on. driving around new york is no picnic; traffic, construction, roads the width of my little finger. . .so if you don't know what you're doing, i beg of you to use public transport. PLEASE! my commute thanks you in advance.

[strandinthewind]

I have had both and I love my automatic - perhaps due to laziness.

[JazmenFlowers]

I have been driving since I can remember...srsly. it's a Southern thing. my grandmother and father would put me on their lap and I'd steer while they controlled the pedals. I got my license at 15 I think. but I hate to drive. I literally hate to drive anywhere. I'd much rather be a passenger. and I'm a horrible driver. I drive too fast and too recklessly. there are people who will not ride with me because I make them sick. it's a big joke that I'm such a bad driver or that I close my eyes when I'm singing in the song. damn Stevie and her intense songs.

I haven't had a ticket since I was 18 or so and have only had 2 accidents, which were both fender benders, the last of which was probably 4 years ago so I'm really lucky in that respect.

[ragandbone]

I love these stories! Do we have a picture of your mom in the Trans Am?
I am the owner of the Tool chest in the house, I have fixed a stereo receiver with a schematic, and taken apart my vacuum to fix it, but I would be scared to tackle a large appliance. Your mom is my hero!

Originally Posted by estranged4life

was the coolest person I have ever or will know.

Who else would take apart a Maytag dryer, by reading the schematics, to remove a faulty thermostat and to install a brand new thermostat because the thought having a repairman do it was a joke? Of course, my Mom.

Who else would take her oldest son to school in the TA, just to flirt with the highschool boys and give 'em a cheap thrill, just to hear my oldest brother's friends ask "Who's that groovy chick in the TA?", just to see the look on their faces as Bill told 'em, "That's no groovy chick, that's my Mom".

Hell, Mom used to take her TA out to the parking lot of the USS Batfish (A WWII submarine that is drydocked in our hometown Muskogee, OK.) and show high schoolers how to do a proper burnout/donut on the pavement without burning the rubber off the tires.

She also like to hit the road (At a high rate of speed) leading to the railroad tracks near our home, in her car just to see how high off the ground her car would go in the air - of course after knocking off 2 separate sets of spoilers Mom decided that at $300 a set that her "daredevil days" were over with.

Mom was smart for a 10th grade dropout. She dropped out of school to care for her much younger sister, Nora & my older sisters- Besides Mom was too smart for school anyways. She easily passed her GED test in the late 80's without as much as opening a book to study (She was going to enter college at the age of 45 to become a sociologist/social worker - but her health issues started to manifest)

Brian "My Mom loved her initials B.S. - Because she said those initial were accurate" j.


ps- Everyone who knew My Mom says I am the identical male clone version of her, personality wise & look wise & personality wise - Minus the 36DD rack

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by amber

I'm also the kind of person who goes really fast in between everything, even if it isn't warranted. I don't care. Like all my other motive endeavours, it's all about speed, coordination, and speedy coordination. Everything is really a sport to me, driving is no exception.
I must add that my speedy coordination has done well for me, no accidents.

That's me. I weave like a mofo. If you won't move, I will go around you.

I used to have bad road rage. I've had people get out of their cars and come at me, and likewise, I've gotten out of my car on people, too. I've really mellowed out in the last year or so, though. So none of that anymore, really. Well, maybe occasionally, but it's not a daily thing like it used to be.


I want a motorcycle. It'd probably end up being my cause of death, though.