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momma_bee -> Can she drive? (8/6/2008 9:58:50 PM)

This could be a fun discussion.

For you married / attached fellows - does your lady drive you anywhere?

This came up at our house in the past few weeks. I've been driving more because I have been getting car sick and we have made trips where Poppa was too tired.

The other day, I hopped in the drivers seat to get things moving (he was saying goodbye to BigBee) and he asked if he did something wrong.

I also made it clear I was driving to Pittsburgh on Friday. Why? Because I have made the trip before and it is easier than telling him where to turn.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have had more, umm, mishaps than he had. He is LOUSY in traffic though. He dislikes it and it shows in his style.

So, let's chat about it a bit. Who does the driving? Do you like being chauffured? Who is the better driver? Navigator?

No bashing the lady drivers without just cause. [8D]



APZR -> RE: Can she drive? (8/6/2008 10:04:46 PM)

Can she drive? Yes, she's very capable. Do I mind if she drives? No. Considering I drive hundreds of miles a week, I prefer to NOT drive when I don't have to. However, it really depends on who's car we are in (avoid changing mirrors and seats) or if we need to get somewhere fast... as I know the roads better.



John_O -> RE: Can she drive? (8/7/2008 12:26:12 PM)

I've always figured the one who gets to the drivers door first gets to drive. Fortunately I've much longer legs!!

Seriously though it depends on where we are, whose car it is and what else is going on. I have no problem with her driving and if I'm tired may prefer it.



huskarine -> RE: Can she drive? (8/7/2008 12:32:37 PM)

I typically prefer to drive...it's a way of me, the man in the fam, to promote the safety.



freakofnature -> RE: Can she drive? (8/7/2008 3:43:22 PM)

In my house, the person behind the wheel controls the radio, so I try to be first to the car. My wife, who is spanish, has a lot of salsa music (argh [:'(]

She can't stand MY driving yet I have had one accident my entire life, one of which was NOT my fault, she has had 4 since we met 5 years ago.



JimboFletch -> RE: Can she drive? (8/7/2008 3:46:54 PM)

When I was in my 20s & 30s, I did almost all of the driving. Now, in my 50s, I am content to ride shotgun when we're together.



momma_bee -> RE: Can she drive? (8/7/2008 9:12:35 PM)

Huskarine - does that mean that she is unsafe, or that you feel more safe when you are in control

We share both vehicles in our house. I don't wiggle the seat in the van, we have comprimised. The impala has electric seats and he fidgets, even with them.

Poppa controls the music, no matter who drives and that is a shame, because he has no taste. Well, he doesn't know what he is missing.



iwillfearnoevil -> RE: Can she drive? (8/11/2008 1:36:40 PM)

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ORIGINAL: John_O
I've always figured the one who gets to the drivers door first gets to drive. Fortunately I've much longer legs!!


lol !!! sounds better than calling for it ala shotgun style!

i have no problem driving, riding, or alternating, i don't stress it. besides if i'm really tired, i might prefer to ride to sneak a nap in. my grandmother never did any highway driving and it was a handicap in her getting around after my grandfather died. i think that is probably older generation where man always drives though.



stamper_ben -> RE: Can she drive? (8/12/2008 12:14:10 PM)

She says I tailgate and she doesn't and I say I can tailgate and she does.

I don't mess with the radio, the mirrors, being constantly on the move doing stuff while driving.

So I feel more comfortable while driving.

Of course, I was the one to teach her how to drive way back when, so her ability to overcome the fidgeting she does must say wonders about my teaching ability.[sm=icon_smile_approve.gif]



momma_bee -> RE: Can she drive? (8/12/2008 1:58:52 PM)

After driving the other day - to Pittsburgh and most of the way back - I decided that Poppa is bored!

I will have to post the 'adventure' part later.



revbob4God -> RE: Can she drive? (8/12/2008 2:21:03 PM)

Sure. Sylvia drives all the time, except at night, as she does not like to drive at night. She also usually asks me to drive in the winter as sh really hates it. She had a job awhile back where she drove a serious commute, and had a serious car accident (ironically the other driver, a male, under the influence) and honestly, its not an issue.



momma_bee -> RE: Can she drive? (8/14/2008 1:07:50 PM)

After driving Poppa to PGH the other day....

I watched him in the seat. It is the same posture he uses when figure skating is on. The same sighs as when I'm standing at the back of the theatre reading the credits to see who wrote a song. The same expression when he is at a scout meeting hearing a presentation on how to have a camp out with ONLY 15 boys (we have 3-4 in the troop)

He was bored! He can't read in the car, I don't need a navigator and I'm not falling asleep. He has nothing to do. Oh, we talked. I couldn't have the radio on because I couldn't hear traffic (over the ac, but hey)

I think that is what his problem is with me driving. He doesn't know what to do with himself.

He's goofy.

I drove home the other night because he was tired. He drifted off but woke up to ask what was wrong because the car 'sounded different' Well, it should. I went 80 to pass a truck and then took my foot off the gas so that we slowed back down to traveling speed.

He did say he could get used to being driven places. [:)]

I noticed I did not drive nearly as aggressively as I do when he isn't in the car. I suppose I don't want to be corrected.

The funniest thing that happened was I was pulling up to turn right on red. I checked the road, I was good, but then the light turned green so I just started going without double checking and he was saying 'whoa-whoa-whoa' while I was saying 'why-why-why' and not pulling out. I was whipping my head around trying to find a problem and he said 'ok' and then explained he didn't see the green light and there was a car coming to the intersection and he was worried it wasn't stopping.



stamper_ben -> RE: Can she drive? (8/14/2008 1:23:07 PM)

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I was whipping my head around trying to find a problem and he said 'ok' and then explained he didn't see the green light and there was a car coming to the intersection and he was worried it wasn't stopping.
Hey, this is Houston and you better be worried that the car with the red light isn't going to stop!

He sounds like me when Lynn drives. Did he ask you to adjust the mirror on his side so he could use it?[;)]



momma_bee -> RE: Can she drive? (8/14/2008 1:41:35 PM)

No, but I do have to tell him that the break pedal on his side is disconnected.


As far as pulling out, I felt I could beat them if they had a GREEN, I should have still be ok when even if they were Texan drivers.

This area is full of people who wouldn't dare bump my common car with their pretty one.



stamper_ben -> RE: Can she drive? (8/14/2008 1:53:14 PM)

But a Texan would have been at least 20 mph over the speed limit while yaking in the cell phone....



buckifn -> RE: Can she drive? (8/14/2008 3:10:48 PM)

we both drive, have our own vehicles etc, but if it is a trip more than 500 miles we split the driving down the middle..usually me the first 6 hours and her the next 6 for example.



uncabeeil -> RE: Can she drive? (8/19/2008 1:03:10 PM)

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ORIGINAL: stamper_ben

But a Texan would have been at least 20 mph over the speed limit while yaking in the cell phone....

Hmph, amateur. A Jersey driver would have been doing 40 over the limit, talking on the cell phone (held on the shoulder), eating a sandwich with one hand, putting on makeup with the other, and shifting gears. All while reading the paper spread across the steering wheel. In commuter traffic.

As to the OP, I'd rather ride than drive whenever possible. One of my sisters is even a passable driver! The other three not so much.



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