Little Late

[fishinwrench]

5 hours ago, tjm said:

Yep she'll get a lot better at driving too with no practice and no experience.

She'll just have to get better at talking others into taking her wherever she wants to go, until she can improve her depth perception, and realize the value of the things she can destroy without a care in the world.

How many fenders, mailboxes, and retaining walls are YOU willing to pay for ? 😅

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

She'll just have to get better at talking others into taking her wherever she wants to go, until she can improve her depth perception, and realize the value of the things she can destroy without a care in the world.

How many fenders, mailboxes, and retaining walls are YOU willing to pay for ? 😅

Gotta be the worst period parents go through.   My kids did “pretty well” but it was still high anxiety when they were driving.  

[Terrierman]

I got a ticket for running a stop sign three days after getting my license.  That was it for my driving for a while.

[Flysmallie]

I got a ticket for 90 in a 45 before I had a drivers license. My dad was so happy. 

[fishinwrench]

One of my daughters friends parents bought her a brand new car, for her first car.  4 days later a kitten ran out in front of her (so she claims) and she took the car over a hillside, totalling it.  

Her parents just went right out and got her another one 🙄  And what does the kid do?  She rear-ends a road grader with it, and it is currently still in the body shop.

That's 2 BRAND NEW cars in less than 2 months.  Nobody is dead YET......so I guess that's good. 

 

[Flysmallie]

59 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

and it is currently still in the body shop.

 

As long as nobody gets hurt, I love the sound of this. Money in my pocket! And out of the insurance companies!! I got no use for totals though, that doesn’t help me. 
 

But I’m positive your kid will never be a good enough driver for you, no one would be. But at some point you can trust her or one of her dumb friends that she has to ride with. 

 

[fishinwrench]

4 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

Money in my pocket! And out of the insurance companies!! 

Pretty sure they are paying for the repairs on the second one out of pocket.  Or that kids insurance would equal more than the cost to support her. 

The first thing I preached to my kids when they began to drive is.....If a critter runs out into the road in front of you MAINTAIN YOUR LANE.   If that means hitting a deer,dog,coon, whatever....just do it. 

It's actually pretty hilarious that the girl plows right into the back of a full sized road-grader......but runs clear off the road to avoid hitting a kitty cat !   🥴 

Her defense is.... "The road grader didn't have any brake lights or turn signals".  

Well, NEITHER DID THE STUPID CAT !!!!

[sitting fishing]

19 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

She'll just have to get better at talking others into taking her wherever she wants to go, until she can improve her depth perception, and realize the value of the things she can destroy without a care in the world.

How many fenders, mailboxes, and retaining walls are YOU willing to pay for ? 😅

 

[sitting fishing]

Just now, sitting fishing said:

It's nice tosee that you are being a parent and not just a friend

 

[Flysmallie]

17 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

 

It's actually pretty hilarious that the girl plows right into the back of a full sized road-grader......but runs clear off the road to avoid hitting a kitty cat !   🥴 

Her defense is.... "The road grader didn't have any brake lights or turn signals".  

Well, NEITHER DID THE STUPID CAT !!!!

I had a delivery driver run into the back of a parked MoDOT truck south of STL. It had big flashing lights on it. He said he didn’t see it. Surprisingly it didn’t kill him.