tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271017325453748680.post559860344705293464..comments2024-01-19T00:56:16.668-08:00Comments on Marie in Stitches: DrivingMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00033434672993513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271017325453748680.post-62350065763081088612012-07-03T00:13:51.630-07:002012-07-03T00:13:51.630-07:00Haha! Thanks for the encouragement, Caleb! Your da...Haha! Thanks for the encouragement, Caleb! Your dad sounds like the perfect driving instructor.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00033434672993513435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271017325453748680.post-66532739403176280262012-07-02T06:02:36.996-07:002012-07-02T06:02:36.996-07:00Confession.
The very first time I used a manual t...Confession.<br /><br />The very first time I used a manual transmission -- the first time I propelled a geared vehicle forward on my own volition -- I launched the Ford tractor forward so hard it did a wheelie and my father rolled off the back into the road. Once under way, getting the clutch back in proved quite a chore for my startled brain and scrawny legs -- it was quite a ways down the road that I got the whole contraption back to a stop. To his credit, the only thing my dad said when he caught up was, "Next time let the clutch out slower alright?"<br /><br />Don't give up. It gets easier.Caleb Maclennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962052861983857836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271017325453748680.post-71496578153892419542012-06-27T06:45:39.816-07:002012-06-27T06:45:39.816-07:00Hang in there. I know you can do it! Already soun...Hang in there. I know you can do it! Already sounds like you are gaining confidence! So what if you stall out... let them try to go around you. I feel your pain. I know how the traffic is.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115619955328377286noreply@blogger.com