heheh...and don't you forget it...:~)
Debbie...aka The Grrrl
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
To: "Lolita and Mike" <lomike@earthlink.net>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: renting a car with a manual tranny
> > Women , for the most part, are so much
> > easier to teach about things mechanical.
>
> for some reason i am reminded of a girlfriend on the first date, when i
> muttered something about the parallel parking spot being hard to get into,
> she immediately piped up "well if it's too hard for you, let me park it".
> no teaching needed!! hehe
>
> -james c
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lolita and Mike <lomike@earthlink.net>
> > on 8/20/01 5:17 PM, Kelly, Katie at kkelly@spss.com wrote:
> >
> > > Boris writes...
> > >
> > >> It
> > > doesn't
> > >> have to be anything special, just a vehicle to teach my GF how to
shift
> > > for
> > >> herself. The only place I've found so far is Specialty Rentals. They
> > > offer
> > >> some nice machinery at very special prices. Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > The key is to find a car that isn't too flashy. Something that blends
in
> > > with the scenery. Like a Ford Pinto.
> > >
> > > Then, you must go to a place where there aren't too many people
around.
> A
> > > bad idea is the parking lot of Cal High in San Ramon, as hundreds of
> > > teenagers board buses home after the East Bay Athletic League (high
> school)
> > > Swimming Championships.
> > >
> > > Then, and this is imperative, you must remain absolutely quiet. No
> sudden
> > > spurts of, "Oh my God!" and heavy breathing. This is probably the most
> > > difficult part.
> > >
> > > Do not bring a younger passenger, like a younger sister, or in your
> case,
> > > son of student. He will only serve as a tormentor.
> > >
> > > When the car begins moving in convulsions, you must resist the urge to
> > > scream. Laughing is even worse. Laughter is the worst teaching tool,
> because
> > > we all know that laughter is merely an extension of displaced fear.
Work
> on
> > > your breath control skills. When the car comes to a complete stop, and
> only
> > > then, take a deep breath, count to ten, and decide if you want to
> continue
> > > the lesson.
> > >
> > > My suggestion is you find a very large, wide open parking lot. You go
to
> one
> > > end, and leave your student on the other. Tell her to figure it out
for
> > > herself while you enjoy a nice book or something. Watch the car hop
> along
> > > the horizon, and tell yourself smugly how glad you are that you're not
> in
> > > it. Realize that there is NOTHING you can say that's going to make the
> > > student pick it up any faster or slower, once you've said, "As you
> gently
> > > accelerate, slowly lift up on the clutch."
> > >
> > > NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHING!
> > >
> > > Katie "My Dad tried to teach me how to drive a stick once" Kelly
> > Boris, I'll be happy to teach her. Women , for the most part, are so
much
> > easier to teach about things mechanical. No preconceived notions of how
> "it
> > ought to work" or ego to deal with. Try teaching someone, anyone, the
> > difference between making smooth and making level with a 100k # machine.
> > MJ
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