What lasted longer - the '65 Mustang or the marriage? I wasn't going to chime in, as I seem to be much younger than most who have, but I too had one of those mean mothers. While all the other kids were learning to drive automatic transmission, (this was mid '70s) I had to learn on the '64 Wrangler Station wagon - you remember the one with the shift on the steering column. Yep, DMV test and everything - including parallel parking. My mother figured if I could pass that, I could drive anything and would never be stranded because I couldn't drive. Betty

Now why would you ask a question like that Betty????? Guess. Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: <scrapsbratt@aol.com> To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 11:33 AM Subject: [NORCAL] my driving story What lasted longer - the '65 Mustang or the marriage? I wasn't going to chime in, as I seem to be much younger than most who have, but I too had one of those mean mothers. While all the other kids were learning to drive automatic transmission, (this was mid '70s) I had to learn on the '64 Wrangler Station wagon - you remember the one with the shift on the steering column. Yep, DMV test and everything - including parallel parking. My mother figured if I could pass that, I could drive anything and would never be stranded because I couldn't drive. Betty

If my nephew gets his DNA tested for genealogical purposes does he had to indicate a certain direction that he's interested in? Does he just do the test and then check his results against various surname groups to see where he fits or ???? He's willing to have it done but I don't know where we go from there. If there is an interruption of the male line then it won't work - right? It has to be a line where we know that the males had male children down the line to him . right? Thanx - I know someone will have all the info and maybe others would like the answer to this question. The only surname I know that has a direct male line is GRACE. They were primarily in Pennsylvania and probably Ireland before that. Thanx Barbara in Sacramento