I admit to being a bit of Nazi about some of the finer points of driving. Riding with Met, who does the driving when her husband is at work, is a bit of challenge for me. For the most part she does well, especially for a neophyte who has only been driving three years. However, she has one habit which I could no longer tolerate. When braking to a stop she keeps the brake pedal depressed until the car shudders to a stop,
Why did I wait so long? It only took about ten minutes to coach her into braking to a smooth stop. With that accomplished we decided it was time for Poo (pronounced Poe) to learn to drive. We were at site designed for teaching beginning drivers, so why not? She's 30, and has been riding motorbikes since she was about 12, so, is both familiar with the rules of the road, and, with handling a motorized vehicle. Piece of cake! Driving, steering and stopping all came naturally. Backing? Well, that is a work in progress but when she thinks of what she'd do with a motorbike it went well. We'll do some more practice tomorrow. Met is grateful because she'd be too nervous to teach and father? too busy I guess.
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| Nice, age 7 months. |
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| Sugar cane. |
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| Charcoal grill on table under cooking pot. |
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| Greens boiling in water meat; bacon and pork liver grilled. |
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