tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685785772603432306.post5119901626998312970..comments2023-07-02T07:46:11.104-04:00Comments on Regan's Realm: Driving Excitement...or not?Regan Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408260827542396423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685785772603432306.post-64066509776570449352009-04-27T15:52:00.000-04:002009-04-27T15:52:00.000-04:00I learned on some nondescript Driver's Ed sedan, b...I learned on some nondescript Driver's Ed sedan, back when Driver's Ed was offered in school. When I got my license, I had to drive the family car: a '68 Buick Wildcat. It was roughly the size of the Titanic. <br /><br />For my 17th birthday, my folks got "me" a '64 Buick Special. I use the term "me" loosely - it was still Dad's car, but since he worked graveyard, he used it all night and I could drive it all day. It was baby blue and smaller than the Wildcat, but the only thing that made it cool was it was a convertible. <br /><br />My 16-year old son doesn't want to learn to drive - we are forcing him to learn so he can drive himself to soccer practice. What kind of alternate universe have I wandered into?<br /><br />Coincidentally, that's this week's topic in my column - http://www.gaylecarline.com/thiswk_col.html.<br /><br />Gayle<br />http://gaylecarline.blogspot.comGayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685785772603432306.post-37502604723090237072009-04-27T15:20:00.000-04:002009-04-27T15:20:00.000-04:00It had four wheels, no top and a crank. LOL. Kiddi...It had four wheels, no top and a crank. LOL. Kidding. I learned in my dad's F-85 Olds. Then "graduated" to my brother's 1955 pink and Gray Studebaker, nicknamed the Gray Ghost. <br /><br />I'd pick up 4 friends for school, we go to the gas station, each pitch in a nickel and get a gallon of gas. Probably gives you some idea of how old I am! *sigh* Amazing, but that gallon would usually last all week because the high school was on a steep hill and we'd coast all the way to town! <br /><br />Mary<br />http://www.cynthiasattic.blogspot.com<br />http://www.marycunninghambooks.comMary Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377529303481858837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685785772603432306.post-90217831583173375842009-04-27T12:17:00.000-04:002009-04-27T12:17:00.000-04:00Hard to remember, but I believe it was my mother's...Hard to remember, but I believe it was my mother's white Dodge Dart. <br /><br />Helen<br />http://straightfromhel.blogspot.comHelen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com