Monday, December 12, 2005

Holy Cow! It's cold outside!!!

Yup....-31degrees tonight and I feel like climbing into the freezer to warm up! We've been in the deep freeze for a few days now...some people here say we're getting it because we've been "spoiled rotten" with the nice weather wehad right up until November. What? Does Mother Nature really have a beef with us enjoying nice weather? I find that the spoiled rotten comment is pretty silly. Take advantage of the warm days my friends, and simply accept the fact that yes, it does get cold here, and not worry too too much about Nature having some vendetta against us.
On another note...am well on my way with my driving lessons. Today (or rather yesterday) I drove to Marathon to learn the finer points of being behind the wheel. I drove on Highway 614, and I drove on Hwy 17 (Trans Canada). Considering that there was glare ice on the road, and colder than a witch's tit, I did very well. I actually got the car up to the speed limit and maintained it for most of the trip. When I got to Marathon the instructor gave me instructions about how to park, where the double lanes are, and gave me an opportunity to drive around the areas where he knows I will be tested. If all goes well, come January, I will have my G2, and then it's only one more year before I can have my complete G license. Sweet. I like the graduating license thing....its a recent thing, but I think it's great for those who are learning to drive because they really have to earn the right to drive. And it was money well spent to take driving lessons. My instructor is an excellent teacher, and I'm glad I didn't have just anyone here teach me because I would have learned their bad habits. I've noticed a lot of other drivers on the road who don't do things such as stop completely at a stop sign, or worse yet, neglect to shoulder check or even use their turn signals! I wonder how the hell they managed to get a license? I have a lot more driving practise to do before I feel I'm ready, but I know I can do it. Better late than never, eh?
Okay...Blogger question time...what is the worst thing you've seen a driver do? Another question..what was the hardest driving technique you had to learn? Let me know! Thanks!

1 Comments:

At 9:17 PM, Blogger Fire Lily said...

Well, I'm too young to drive so I woldn't know about driving techniques, and I don't really pay attention to drivers when I'm in the car.

 

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