I got my licence!

[Matthias]

Okay, since this particular forum is dead at the moment, (I mean, for the large-ish amount of people here, there's only a few new posts every day!), I'll livin' things up a bit!

I got my car licence today! Awesome! I have to drive supervised for 6 months but hey, the time will fly, then I'll be able to drive on my own! Great!

Well, that's my bit of news, anyone else here have any news to livin' things up?

 

[Photini]

I got my car licence today! Awesome! I have to drive supervised for 6 months but hey, the time will fly, then I'll be able to drive on my own! Great!

Well, that's my bit of news, anyone else here have any news to livin' things up?

Congrats!!!
Speaking of cars...I have a headlight out on mine...better go get a new one today.

 

[brewmama]

Okay, since this particular forum is dead at the moment, (I mean, for the large-ish amount of people here, there's only a few new posts every day!), I'll livin' things up a bit!

I got my car licence today! Awesome! I have to drive supervised for 6 months but hey, the time will fly, then I'll be able to drive on my own! Great!

Well, that's my bit of news, anyone else here have any news to livin' things up?

Congratulations! I have to get a master cylinder for my brakes in my '87 Acura, (almost as old as you are!).

The weather is PERFECT in Colorado right now, we're going out this afternoon to one of those magnificent corn mazes and try to get through.

 

[Alfred M]

Brewmama,

Corn maze? How is this set up? Done in a local grower's field? The weather is beautiful here in Texas as well. About 78 degrees, with a cool northerly breeze. I'll be taking my youngest son out to the NHRA point races tonight at our local dragstrip. We also have a balloon- fest going on nearby that has about 50 hot air balloons that took off this morning. They were beautiful!

Hope everybody has a good week-end!

Alfred

 

[Photini]

Brewmama,

The weather is beautiful here in Texas as well. About 78 degrees, with a cool northerly breeze.
Alfred

It's been raining almost all day here in central Florida.

 

[Alfred M]

Photini,

Sorry you are having a rainy day. Our lakes around here are sooo low and we are on water restrictions for any outside water use, I would gladly trade for a few days of rain if I could so you could have some sunshine.

Hope you can find a good movie on TV or can rent one. My wife is stuck on the Turner Classic Movie channel today.

Alfred

 

[Photini]

Hope you can find a good movie on TV or can rent one. My wife is stuck on the Turner Classic Movie channel today.

Alfred

My kids have been watching Pokemon.
I have some good cassettes that contain homilies by Fr. Athanasios Mitilinaios from Larisa, Greece. I have a couple of Geronda Ephraim's too. Translated of course. There is a whole collection (over 100 tapes) on the book of Revelation. They are very edifying.

 

[Matthias]

Now all I need is some money so I can start driving. How does licencing work where each of you are from?

I had to sit a 35 question paper and pass, (I got 35 out of 35!), which enables me to drive, but only with a supervisor, which is anyone who has a licence, and they sit next to me. This is for 6 months.

After 6 months I have to pass a 20 minute driving test, which means I can drive on my own but not carry and passengers who don't have a licence, or drive between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am. This lasts for 12 months, or 6 months if I go to Drivers College.

After this I have to pass a 1 1/2 hour driving test, then I can drive on my own.

 

[Alfred M]

If you like to listen to cassette tapes, there is a wonderful organization called Orthodox Christian Cassettes, Inc. They have a fair number of tapes from many different speakers. I have purchased about thirty tapes over the past several years, but they will also let you borrow tapes for two weeks and you only have to pay for the postage. We love to listen to them while driving.

It has been awhile since I ordered from them so I am assuming they are still in business. I have some wonderful talks by Bishop Kalistos Ware, Fr. James Bernstein, and Fr. Thomas Hopko. You might look them up on the internet or their e-mail is OCcassette@aol.com (or at least thats what it used to be). They have a catalogue to send out.

Well, off to the drag races....and Matthias...NO DRAG RACING FOR YOU!

Alfred

 

[Photini]

Matthias, it's about the same here. We are allowed to take the written exam at 15 years old, and the driving exam at 16. The "learners permit" is where you have to have a licensed driver with you, or you have to be going to or from work or school. (Unless things have changed recently) I waited until I was in college before I got my license. I went to driving school and took both tests at once, so I never had to be accompanied by another driver after I took the test. (Maybe I should have been though!)

Alfred, thanks bunches for the info. I will definitely look into it.

 

[brewmama]

Brewmama,

Corn maze? How is this set up? Done in a local grower's field? The weather is beautiful here in Texas as well. About 78 degrees, with a cool northerly breeze. I'll be taking my youngest son out to the NHRA point races tonight at our local dragstrip. We also have a balloon- fest going on nearby that has about 50 hot air balloons that took off this morning. They were beautiful!

Hope everybody has a good week-end!

Alfred

Well, the corn maze was great as usual. I don't know how they do it, but somehow they make a giant picture in a huge field of corn. This year the pictures are of a scarecrow, a pumpkin, and ...I forgot the third. There are 6 checkpoints in each "picture", and you punch your card for that station and try to figure out how to get to the next checkpoint by looking at the map at the station. (you don't have a map with you) We got 4 out of 6 stations in the scarecrow, then gave up for the day.

50 hot air balloons!! My kids would love that. We have actually witnessed 2 separate balloon landings on our street, it was quite thrilling.

It is low 70's and sunny during the day, 40's at night- I have already put on my warmer comforter. The leaves are peaking in the mountains this very week end and are a week or 2 into the change here. I haven't had the heat OR air conditioning on for over a month now.

 

[brewmama]

Now all I need is some money so I can start driving. How does licencing work where each of you are from?

I had to sit a 35 question paper and pass, (I got 35 out of 35!), which enables me to drive, but only with a supervisor, which is anyone who has a licence, and they sit next to me. This is for 6 months.

After 6 months I have to pass a 20 minute driving test, which means I can drive on my own but not carry and passengers who don't have a licence, or drive between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am. This lasts for 12 months, or 6 months if I go to Drivers College.

After this I have to pass a 1 1/2 hour driving test, then I can drive on my own.

I do not envy you. Just don't ever make the incredibly stupid mistake I did one time, and go in to renew your license the day AFTER your birthday. I had to take the entire test again, including the driving test with parallel parking, etc. What a nightmare!