learn how to drive stick-shift

in that R volunteered to let me drive his car sometime – his baby, not the one he calls “Putt-putt.” Since it was 9:30 p.m., rainy, and we were in a part of town I was unfamiliar with, I decided that was not the right time…but I do believe this means I may greet this upcoming spring having finally crossed this goal off my list!

R has offered to teach me. All these teachers, but no lessons…I should have ignored my dad and bought a stick. If I had, I’d have accomplished this goal long ago.

Corbit’s car is finally out of the shop (he was in an accident), but now he needs new brakes. This goal isn’t moving along very well!

My friend’s back on day shift again, but I was too sick earlier in the week and now it’s too hot. He’s told me tomorrow night’s out because he has some TV show he wants to watch. And then it’s the weekend, and those are usually booked. Maybe next week we can explore the wonders of third gear.

My teacher/friend is currently working nights, so this one’s going to be hard to work on for a couple of weeks. And maybe longer if this heat doesn’t abate…his car has no air conditioning, and I don’t want to learn that bad.

It’s like learning to drive all over again. My teacher (a friend of mine) says I did real well, though it didn’t feel like I was doing real well. I must have been entertaining at the very least, as a couple of guys in a pickup truck stopped to watch…no pressure, right?