Belle, I could just see that happening. We have neighbors who have 'souped' up all their cars. I have always wondered what their delight was in hearing these roaring mufflers when they back up & then go down the street. Oh well, to each his own. Glad you didn't have any trouble getting your license. ~J in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:27 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Friends..Neighbors. > My first California neighbors were from Colorado. The man was a long > distance trucker and was away several His father, wife and son (5 yrs) > days at a time. > > Well, I needed to get a California drivers licence. We had sold our auto > before we left Georgia. I had driven the new boss's auto from Georgia, so > I had no vehicle as yet to use. Marge, the neighbor suggested that I use > her car, a new Oldsmobile. She gave my husband the keys and saud she would > watch my kids until we got back. We went down a normal drive to the > office in Long Beach. I did all the paperss etc, came time for the road > test. A nice young man got in with me with his clipboard and pen in hand > then told me to drive out onto the street which I did. Then he told me to > drive down Ocean Blvd. for several blocks.Neither Marge or my husband had > told me that the new Oldsmobile had been 'souped up for 'drag racing.' I > gave that poor fellow the ride of his life on Ocean Blvd. He oked my > licence, guess he didn't want me back again. > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message