I learned in a '53 Chevy pickup with four speeds including granny. Glad I did, too. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On May 24, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > She will be driving her mother's Prius and I heard rumor of Grandpa > donating a 10 YO audi (VW content) into the mix. She has to learn on my 5 > speed VW Explorer because... other than the aforementioned Chevy truck, > that's what I gots. And while I love driving that truck, you don't learn to > drive on it. > > Thanks for the tips. It still annoys me when they change things because > they can and for no other reason. > > tim > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > >> RE: Gmail >> I tend to agree with the criticism of the new Gmail editor. But a couple >> of things help. After hitting 'Reply' and getting into the new editor to >> edit Subject line click on the down arrow at the left of the address and >> scroll down, Edit Subject is an option. To delete the previous message >> click on the three little dots in the lower left then select all using >> Ctrl+a and press the space bar. Or you can go back to the old format by >> clicking on the down arrow in the lower right corner, the option to use the >> old format is hidden there. Didn't they do a great job of making all that >> easy to find? :( >> >> As for teaching someone to drive if at all possible have them learn in a >> vehicle with an automatic tranny. For the exact reasons you mention, there >> is a lot of multitasking going on for the student. Once they have learned >> to drive and after they have their license and all those things needed to >> safely move the vehicle from point A to point C without hitting point B on >> the way then learning to use the clutch is a very short lesson. Mastering >> it is a lifetime :) >> > > > > -- > Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which > case, you ain't got there yet. |
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