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dip42 — GMT

Today is my 17th birthday. I will be going to the DMV in 9 hours to get my permit!!!!!! YAY!!!!

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Continuum — GMT

2 hours....? What state do I need to avoid? ;)

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emetakleze — GMT

Happy Birthday!

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cplmac — GMT

Happy birthday Dip

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Happy Birthday, may your life be long and fruitful, expecially if you don't fry your brain out on UT and UT03/04/07......... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Pyramidion — GMT

Happy B-Day Dip, and one piece of advice... the button for the ejection seat is inside the dash :wink: , anyway good luck with the permit.

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320 — GMT

I learned to drive back in 1985 at the age of ten on this game:

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emetakleze — GMT

:lol: :lol: My dad worked for coleco vision at the time and we had this on the old ADAM computer! Haven't seen that in a long time, ahh , the memories....

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dip42 — GMT

i learned all my driving skills from GTA.. ROFL!

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

GTA huh............OK, that did it. Get the kid a Geo, no Rousch Stage 3 Mustang.

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dip42 — GMT

(DC)DEMONSLAYER wrote:

OK, that did it. Get the kid a Geo, no Rousch Stage 3 Mustang.

But But But..... Ugh fine... Ill just have to get a Corvette :twisted:

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320 — GMT

On a serious note, I didn't get my license until I was 18. My pops basically said I could get a license whenever I wanted, but if I wanted to drive his car I had to pay for my own insurance and top off the tank every time I used it. On top of that, he assured me that I wouldn't be driving it more than one or two times per week. So, financially I was "priced out of the market". All my friends had licenses, though, and most had cars so it was no big deal. However, nearly every single one of them was involved in some sort of accident within a year of their license. A few guys in school were known to have had 3+, and this guy named Bud had 6. SIX! I myself was involved in two with friends during that time. One where we were forced into a gaurdrail on the highway at high speed and the other involved a rollover. Both could have easily been prevented if my friends had been more aware and defensive. They're both still pretty lousy drivers, though, didn't learn. I guess it's in the genes. As for me, seeing the costs involved and seeing everyone else get in stupid wrecks, I ended up being a pretty safe driver. :wink:

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

Same here, learned to drive on the farm with the "deuces" and tractors, but no road driving until I had my own car and paid my own insurance.

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dip42 — GMT

(DC)DEMONSLAYER wrote:

Same here, learned to drive on the farm with the "deuces" and tractors

Thats what my uncles 18+ Acres and off road Go-Karts are for :-).. And speaking of accidents, my family have been in our share aswell.. I have the scar to prove it(well i have scars to prove many things too lol). Also last week some guy hit my mom's car at 40mph.... Didnt even stop... Right into the back of it.. Thankfully she wasnt hurt

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320 — GMT

dip42 wrote:

(DC)DEMONSLAYER wrote:

Same here, learned to drive on the farm with the "deuces" and tractors
Thats what my uncles 18+ Acres and off road Go-Karts are for :-).. And speaking of accidents, my family have been in our share aswell.. I have the scar to prove it(well i have scars to prove many things too lol). Also last week some guy hit my mom's car at 40mph.... Didnt even stop... Right into the back of it.. Thankfully she wasnt hurt

Was he at 40 mph and she at a dead stop??!! I sure hope she got x-rays and is checking in with a doctor weekly, if so. A former girlfriend of mine got in a wreck like that, thought she was okay and a month later was in so much pain she was bed-ridden for about three months straight. Her neck and back were so permanently messed up she had an operation to remove some of her... uh ... chest. The weight was causing too much strain. She was a triathlete and aerobics instructor and it totally sidewalled all her fitness activities for 2+ years. Very good chance of neck injury in those accidents that may not show for up to several weeks. It's not being sue-happy to get checked out thoroughly, you just don't take chances with those types of accidents ever.

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Boingo_Babe — GMT

Happy birthday! Don't forget to regularly check the level of your blinker fluid! B_B

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dip42 — GMT

320 wrote:

Was he at 40 mph and she at a dead stop??!! I sure hope she got x-rays and is checking in with a doctor weekly, if so. A former girlfriend of mine got in a wreck like that, thought she was okay and a month later was in so much pain she was bed-ridden for about three months straight. Her neck and back were so permanently messed up she had an operation to remove some of her... uh ... chest. The weight was causing too much strain. She was a triathlete and aerobics instructor and it totally sidewalled all her fitness activities for 2+ years. Very good chance of neck injury in those accidents that may not show for up to several weeks. It's not being sue-happy to get checked out thoroughly, you just don't take chances with those types of accidents ever.

Shes taking MRI and kat scans and all that next week

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Tidu! — GMT

dip42 wrote:

Also last week some guy hit my mom's car at 40mph.... Didnt even stop... Right into the back of it.. Thankfully she wasnt hurt

Exact same thing happened to my mom about two months ago. She stopped at a light and this kid (going about 40 I think she said) hit her in the back. Her back hurt somewhat afterwards and now she's in a little bit of physical therapy :roll: But she's alright for the most part. I just started driving about three months ago and I can see where a lot of people screw up. I also notice like 10x more cop cars than I did before ;)

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Grizzled_Imposter — GMT

Happy birthday, and congratulations. I live in a small town in Alaska. My father taught me to drive on frozen lakes in the winter because there is nothing to hit and it is easy to lose control. It was a pretty good idea because it scared me bad! Our public transport system is pretty good for a small town (population wise) so I did not get my lisence until I was 24 and started needing to take the kids to day care. I got my motorcycle endorsement the same year (much to my mothers horror). I have never been involved in an accident where my vehicle was moving, but have had a couple people "bump" me when I was stopped. I was in a "close call" a few years back when I was driving a loaded company box van in the winter and this old guy tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of me on icy roads. He walked into the road about 10 feet in front of me when I was doing 35. There was a police officer on a side road that saw the whole thing, he said that the driving wa impressive, but honestly I don't remember what I did to avoid hitting him. uhhhh, I kind of got off topic, sorry. happy birthday!

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dip42 — GMT

Thanks Everybody! I have yet to go on the road yet... Stupid rentals :-/

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

Dip, we just care, thus the horror stories

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dip42 — GMT

(DC)DEMONSLAYER wrote:

Dip, we just care, thus the horror stories

Yea, i know... I have my horror stories... Those are just for different occasions