Ah, the Nimitz. Your dad wasn't the only one. It was the Big Drive in our drivers' ed class at Encinal (in Alameda). Our long-suffering instructor also had us drive a very twisty road through the Oakland Hills. It was either Redwood or Canyon. I was mortified when he grabbed the wheel and guided the car to the left because he thought I was getting too close to the bank. "Reeeaaly sir; we were just fine." In college, my boyfriend taught me how to drive a stick first by listening to the engine, then shifting while he drove, and finally driving his Falcon in the parking lot at Meryvn's. He taught me well. With the exception of two cars in my life, I've always driven and preferred a stick shift. Kathy ________________________________ From: Sam Brewer <samrewerb@yahoo.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 1:00:32 AM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] OT- drivers training My dad taught me to drive an automatic. We lived in Alameda and on my second time behind the wheel my dad had me drive to the Nimitz freeway and drive to Hayward and back. His belief was that if you could drive the freeway, you could drive anywhere. My first experience with a stick shift was in the Navy in the Philippines. Our first class loaded everyone on a 5 ton flatbed and told me to drive. I calmly told him I never drove a stick. He sternly told me to get behind the wheel and drive. I tentatively got behind the wheel. He then instructed me on the fundamentals of a stick and after killing the engine a few times and jerking the truck and the guys in back a bunch more times I finally got comfortable driving the truck. This made the guys in back very happy as I was required to also drive it back. It was an open bed truck and it rained the whole way to our work station. The truck we came back in was canvas covered, the rain had stopped and it was about 115 in the shade. Sam ________________________________ From: Linda Mock <lindamock@webtv.net> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 10:42:16 AM Subject: [NORCAL] OT- drivers training Does anyone remember when they learned to drive? Who Taught you & where? Kind of vehicle used...I just renewed my 5 year license for the 5th time. ~Linda~ Willow Creek, CA. ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message