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    From Tim Whitson@1:340/500 to All on Sun Sep 27 21:45:59 2020
    I finally finished teaching my daughter to drive and she got her license. Wow, what an experience that was. I think one of the best days of raising a kid is when she can buckle her on child seat. It's the last thing, prior to teaching her how to drive, that you need to do as a dad. Other than be there to guide her.
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  • From Dennis Katsonis@1:124/5016 to Tim Whitson on Tue Sep 29 02:16:00 2020
    Tim Whitson wrote to All <=-

    I finally finished teaching my daughter to drive and she got her
    license. Wow, what an experience that was. I think one of the best
    days of raising a kid is when she can buckle her on child seat. It's
    the last thing, prior to teaching her how to drive, that you need to do
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    Thats cool. I have two daughters, but they are far, far from being able to drive. Did she learn solely from you, or did you also get an instructor?


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  • From Tim Whitson@1:340/500 to Dennis Katsonis on Tue Sep 29 15:49:47 2020
    Re: Teaching My Daughter to D
    By: Dennis Katsonis to Tim Whitson on Tue Sep 29 2020 02:16 am

    I did it all. I was fun trying to find a place to get her actual drivers test since Oregon DMV was not doing in person driving tests. I went with a third party. I found the whole experience to be a massive test of patients.
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  • From Jeff Smith@2:250/1 to Tim Whitson on Mon Sep 28 07:28:58 2020
    Hello Tim,

    I finally finished teaching my daughter to drive and she got her license. Wow
    what an experience that was. I think one of the best days of raising a kid is
    when she can buckle her on child seat. It's the last thing, prior to
    teaching
    her how to drive, that you need to do as a dad. Other than be there to
    guide
    her.

    I remember sitting in the passenger seat while my 16 going on 25 year old daughter was "driving". I was excited, proud, and scared all at the same time. :)
    One of the happiest times is when you hear your son/daughter utter the words "Dad, I need you to ...".

    Jeff

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  • From Richard Miles@1:3634/24 to Tim Whitson on Tue Oct 6 22:17:03 2020
    On 27 Sep 2020, Tim Whitson said the following...

    kid is when she can buckle her on child seat. It's the last thing, prior to teaching her how to drive, that you need to do as a dad. Other than
    be there to guide her.

    Just due to time issues my wife did most of the teaching them how to (not) drive. Other than parallel parking and reversing into a parking space. I have to do that <g>.

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Richard Miles on Wed Oct 7 09:19:00 2020
    Richard,

    Just due to time issues my wife did most of the teaching them how to
    (not) drive. Other than parallel parking and reversing into a parking space. I have to do that <g>.

    I've always hated parallel parking with a passion. Yet, I think of the commercial where the elderly lady is working to pass her driving test.
    She pulls up next to the space, does some "measurements", then hits the
    gas, and speeds down the street.

    Suddenly, she hits the brakes, does a 180, turns around, and heads back
    to the parking space...doing a perfect swing in maneuver into the spot.

    All the while, the driving instructor is white as a sheet, and as she
    makes a perfect swing and stop into the space, the instructor checks the
    box "PASSED" on the clipboard, and the old lady pumps her fist in the air,
    and screams "YES!!" <G>.

    Daryl

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  • From Richard Miles@1:3634/24 to Daryl Stout on Thu Oct 8 17:52:54 2020
    On 07 Oct 2020, Daryl Stout said the following...

    All the while, the driving instructor is white as a sheet, and as she makes a perfect swing and stop into the space, the instructor checks the box "PASSED" on the clipboard, and the old lady pumps her fist in the
    air, and screams "YES!!" <G>.

    I always tend to think of Elwood J Blues (Dan Aykroyd) in the Blues Brothers movie.

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Richard Miles on Thu Oct 8 22:33:00 2020
    Richard,

    All the while, the driving instructor is white as a sheet, and as she makes a perfect swing and stop into the space, the instructor checks the box "PASSED" on the clipboard, and the old lady pumps her fist in the
    air, and screams "YES!!" <G>.

    I always tend to think of Elwood J Blues (Dan Aykroyd) in the Blues Brothers movie.

    I think of Joliet Jake's Response to Elwood when told "you have to go see 'The Penguin' -- "No [Censored] Way". :P

    Daryl

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  • From Jeff Smith@2:250/1 to Richard Miles on Tue Oct 6 21:56:26 2020
    Hello Richard,

    kid is when she can buckle her on child seat. It's the last thing, prior
    to teaching her how to drive, that you need to do as a dad. Other than
    be there to guide her.

    Just due to time issues my wife did most of the teaching them how to (not) drive. Other than parallel parking and reversing into a parking space. I
    have

    There's nothing like the feeling a dad gets than sitting in the passenger seat while you teen daughter is learning to drive. Hoping that she was paying attention to what you told her NOT to do. :)

    Jeff

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