I had managed to get talked into giving a friend of mine a few driving lessons to prep him for his drivers test. My friend, of course, is an international student from Bangladesh who hasn't really driven a car in over a year (and never in the US). Being the nice guy that I am, I agreed and plotted out the next hour of driving practice.
Well, it was interesting. It would be very unfair of me to say that he was a bad driver. Undertrained and inexperienced would be better. We stayed in the parking to our stadium and I let him drive around. I was getting car sick from sharp and shaky turns at 40 mph and the braking that left skids marks. We got pulled over in the stadium parking lot by the campus police. She was laughing as I explained I trying to give driving lessons. After about half an hour, I needed out of my car or else I going to vomit profusely.
I picked this as the time to practice parking. Just simple pull straight into a normal parking space. I set a metal trash can in one space, left the next open, and I stood in the space next to the open one. For anyone who may ever do this: DON'T! My friend crashed my car into the metal trash can twice. At about 30 mph. My car is fine, but that can has seen better days.
He then tried approaching the space from the opposite direction. Well, my friend has a tendency to watch where he wants the car to go and not where it was actually going. The first attempt I had to jump back a foot to avoid getting hit. The second attempt, he drove my car right over the curb of the tree island. The third attempt is what landed me in the position I was in at the start of my post.
He was coming in way too fast and heading straight for me. I was yelling, but he was looking somewhere else. So, I had to do one of those action movie jump-to-the-side-and-roll-out-of-the-way-of-the-maniac-driver moves. The problem is that I am 5'11" tall and weigh a bit over 270 pounds. That was not fun. My shoulder is a little bruised from where I hit the pavement. My friend never did realize that he almost nailed me.
So, I would now like to point out the morals of this story:
1. Never trust anyone who says they know how to drive but are "a little rusty."
2. Always make sure the trainee has auto insurance.
3. Never ever get out of the car. Take an "air discomfort" bag with you, but for the love of God DO NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR!
4. Use someone else's car.
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Nic: She's not a practicing lesbian. We need PRACTICING lesbians!
Me: I have a camcorder.
Nic: But no lesbians.
Me: Ahhh... no.
Nic: DAMN IT MAN! WE NEED LESBIANS! LOTS AND LOTS OF LESBIANS!
ICQ Conversation From January 23, 2001.
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"One's ethics are determined by what we do when no one is looking" Nugget
Star Trek: Gamma Quadrant
Star Trek: Legacy
Read them, rate them, got money, film them
"...and I remain on the far side of crazy, I remain the mortal enemy of man, no hundred dollar cure will save me..." WoV
I don't know about you.. but your friend is what I'd call a bad driver. Unfortantly put him on the streets here and you would notice it.
Nice sig too, reminds me of the Camcorders for Lesbians skit on The Man Show.
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"You win again gravity" - Capt Zap Brannigan.
Federation Starship Datalink: Brand new look, fresh minty scent, same great taste!
As for my signature, it a conversation my friend Nic and I were having about testing the effectiveness of certain, how shall I say, feminine devices. And that last line had me laughing for a while.
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Nic: She's not a practicing lesbian. We need PRACTICING lesbians!
Me: I have a camcorder.
Nic: But no lesbians.
Me: Ahhh... no.
Nic: DAMN IT MAN! WE NEED LESBIANS! LOTS AND LOTS OF LESBIANS!
ICQ Conversation From January 23, 2001.
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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan
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"I rather strongly disagree, even if I share the love of Dick. Speaking of which, that would be the most embarrasing .sig quote ever, so never use it."
- Simon Sizer, 23/01/2001
I love to drive, and drive fast. Also why I loved watching Gone in 60 Seconds and wished my car has a nitro button. The speedometer goes up to 150MPH/240KPH, but I haven't had the opportunity to see if it's true.
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Sheridan: "Dammit, what do you want? What do you want from me?"
Kosh: "Never ask that question."
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Average Rated 6.27 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with four eps posted)
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"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Forum Member Who Shall Be Nameless. 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
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"Lately I've noticed that everyone seems to trust me. It's really quite unnerving. I'm still trying to get used to it."
- Garak, "Empok Nor"
Except mine's black and without a front licence plate since South Carolina only requires a rear plate. They were only made for 3 years and the design remained pretty much the same.
I can't find any pics online of the dashboard though.
Ironic a Trekkie drives a car whose name is the same as the Excelsior's original registry.
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Sheridan: "Dammit, what do you want? What do you want from me?"
Kosh: "Never ask that question."
Federation Starship Datalink: Brand new look, fresh minty scent, same great taste!
[This message has been edited by Hobbes (edited February 10, 2001).]
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"Censoring the Internet is like putting a toll booth at the bottom of the ocean."
--Celia Pearce, The Interactive Book
I've only gotten her to 75 though. 
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"No, 3 & 6 are mandatory, so you only have to do them if you want"
Alex, fellow classmate, trying to explain an assignment (2/2/01)
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My new year's resolution is the same as last year's: 1024x768.
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Here lies a toppled god,
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.
-Tleilaxu Epigram
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"Lately I've noticed that everyone seems to trust me. It's really quite unnerving. I'm still trying to get used to it."
- Garak, "Empok Nor"
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"...screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!" - Omega.
Irony ensues.
Free Jeff K
The one I want to get is the same colour, but it has different rims and, unless I'm mistaken, a different grille as it's an '89 and I think this one's a '90 or later...
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"Lately I've noticed that everyone seems to trust me. It's really quite unnerving. I'm still trying to get used to it."
- Garak, "Empok Nor"
Oh and I just remembered what happened in a drivers education class once.
I wasn't there but one of my friends was and here's what happened.
There was about 30 students in the class, and 5 cars. It was the first time behind the wheel for a few of them, and one imparticular who had no idea what she was doing as it turned out.
Apparently, she was driving along, going slow around the course and everything was fine, then she had to stop or something. Well instead of releasing her foot from the gas and putting on the brake, she hit the gas and accelerated to over 50 mph before finally slamming the brakes (while the she had her other foot on the gas I believe) and nearly hitting another of the cars on the course. Needless to say, the Instructor was both scared shitless and pissed off at the same time.
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"I rather strongly disagree, even if I share the love of Dick. Speaking of which, that would be the most embarrasing .sig quote ever, so never use it."
- Simon Sizer, 23/01/2001
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"Lately I've noticed that everyone seems to trust me. It's really quite unnerving. I'm still trying to get used to it."
- Garak, "Empok Nor"
Make sure to get a manual-transmission.
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"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Forum Member Who Shall Be Nameless. 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
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"Lately I've noticed that everyone seems to trust me. It's really quite unnerving. I'm still trying to get used to it."
- Garak, "Empok Nor"
quote:
scared shitless and pissed off at the same time
A quick change of underwear required, methinks. 8)
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"I rather strongly disagree, even if I share the love of Dick. Speaking of which, that would be the most embarrasing .sig quote ever, so never use it."
- Simon Sizer, 23/01/2001
Ziyal: In my defense, there wasn't much I could do to stop my friend from driving that fast. The brake and accelerator pedals were on his side of the car. Plus, he's really stubborn when it comes to friendly hints (like, "You may wanna slow down a bit before you put the car through the stadium and kill us all").
To be fair, I wasn't the best driver in drivers education either. I nearly wrecked the car and hurt everyone with the class that was with me. Why? I swerved to avoid birds that were in the middle of my lane. Our course, one of the girls in my class almost did the same thing. She almost hit a cow.
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Nic: She's not a practicing lesbian. We need PRACTICING lesbians!
Me: I have a camcorder.
Nic: But no lesbians.
Me: Ahhh... no.
Nic: DAMN IT MAN! WE NEED LESBIANS! LOTS AND LOTS OF LESBIANS!
ICQ Conversation From January 23, 2001.
Moving past that though... My Spedometer goes up to 140 in the Honda, I think, but I know I've never gotten it past 120.... I tried, but it just wouldn't go... pleh.....
~LOA
Oh... and side note... I once had a Cavalier... '86 model.. it was a GREAT car! Then it got totalled parked at my HS.... Teenage girls in stolen cars = manace to society.
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"Apprently, "pooty" involves deities and pretty girls in compromising positions..." ~TSN Jan. 18th, 2001
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quote:
Moving past that though... My Spedometer goes up to 140 in the Honda, I think, but I know I've never gotten it past 120.... I tried, but it just wouldn't go... pleh.....
Remember in the other thread, when you asked, "Is it me or is it the car". After seeing that, I think it might be you.
Fastest I've ever driven a car was 110mph, on a stright country back rode, with no other cars around.
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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan
My car's speedometer goes up to an astounding 85 mph. The fastest I have ever driven my baby is 75 mph. Partly because I don't like to break the speed limit too much (the freeway by my house is 70 mph) and partly because I'm afraid anything beyond that will cause my car to explode. Speaking of my car...
That's my baby.
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Nic: She's not a practicing lesbian. We need PRACTICING lesbians!
Me: I have a camcorder.
Nic: But no lesbians.
Me: Ahhh... no.
Nic: DAMN IT MAN! WE NEED LESBIANS! LOTS AND LOTS OF LESBIANS!
ICQ Conversation From January 23, 2001.
quote:
So if one buys a car in South Carolina, were he lives, and crosses the border, the police will pull him over and fuck with him?
Does that require all caroliners to have extra plates in the trunk?
No.
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Sheridan: "Dammit, what do you want? What do you want from me?"
Kosh: "Never ask that question."
Federation Starship Datalink: Brand new look, fresh minty scent, same great taste!
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Here lies a toppled god,
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.
-Tleilaxu Epigram
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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan
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"No, 3 & 6 are mandatory, so you only have to do them if you want"
Alex, fellow classmate, trying to explain an assignment (2/2/01)
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"Lately I've noticed that everyone seems to trust me. It's really quite unnerving. I'm still trying to get used to it."
- Garak, "Empok Nor"
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Here lies a toppled god,
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.
-Tleilaxu Epigram
And when I've driven over 100MPH, I was on a straight stretch of the freeway, middle of the night, no cars around..... and it was just to see if I could... and I can
Generally though, I'm right at the speed limit... or sorta close *grin* I'm a drive 30K+ a year... sometimes I've been known to rush a bit.... but NEVER when other cars are around.....
~LOA
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"Apprently, "pooty" involves deities and pretty girls in compromising positions..." ~TSN Jan. 18th, 2001
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I will shout until they know what I mean.
--
Neutral Milk Hotel
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!
And what is the meaning of the phrase "I am a drive"?
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My new year's resolution is the same as last year's: 1024x768.
Move "zig".
For Great Justice.
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"...screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!" - Omega.
Irony ensues.
Free Jeff K