tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post1767011866111494088..comments2023-06-14T07:02:42.733-05:00Comments on Woman of a certain age: Drivers Education circa 1980Julie DeBrandt Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371405317589588583noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post-5107954631253186042008-11-24T21:23:00.000-06:002008-11-24T21:23:00.000-06:00We had Bitchin' Bob Neumeyer for driver's ed. He ...We had Bitchin' Bob Neumeyer for driver's ed. He actually fell asleep in the car the first time we went on the highway.<BR/><BR/>I seem to remember that he also had a habit of asking us to pull up next to a pepsi machine, pull out two quarters and say, "Do you know how to play that game? Go win me a Mountain Dew."uncle mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095768318982695830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post-49489528189367838072008-11-18T13:38:00.000-06:002008-11-18T13:38:00.000-06:00I think we are losing sight of something important...I think we are losing sight of something important here. Why DOES she have a picture of her driving instructor with her in Oxford?Jaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504792165621978928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post-68416337287013114722008-11-18T13:22:00.000-06:002008-11-18T13:22:00.000-06:00The thing I remember about mydrivers ed instructor...The thing I remember about my<BR/>drivers ed instructor is that he<BR/>also taught science classes. <BR/>Before Mr. Riedel started teaching<BR/>drivers ed, it was always taught<BR/>by one of the coaches and basically<BR/>the class was a no brainer, you<BR/>just had to learn to drive a car.<BR/>However, Mr Riedel thought it was<BR/>important to learn about the way<BR/>a car actually ran. So... I had<BR/>to learn all 102 parts of an automobile and the functions, and....also change a tire. I have<BR/>forgotten all of that and Tom says<BR/>don't even try to change a tire,<BR/>because you couldn't get the lug<BR/>nuts loose. AAA is my answer to<BR/>that! To this day, I still<BR/>think of Mr. Riedel as basically<BR/>a jerk. (he also used improper<BR/>english)(and we sometimes corrected him)fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742679898604883152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post-77382351949502209332008-11-18T10:29:00.000-06:002008-11-18T10:29:00.000-06:00I still have my notebook, Jul. That's scary in it...I still have my notebook, Jul. That's scary in its own right -- almost as scary as the basement I just dug it out of. Time to warm up my scanner....<BR/><BR/>Thanks for calling me a loser on the web, and for bringing back these great memories. I read it to Dad (the web-free Luddite) and had him in tears, too. It already is a happy b'day, all -- thanks for the good wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post-69538290625315251842008-11-18T09:17:00.000-06:002008-11-18T09:17:00.000-06:00I think I have an idea for a book! People's stori...I think I have an idea for a book! People's stories about their driving instructors! Funny story about Eleanor the pot head. Coach Reg definitely did not smoke the weed. Anne, there's a thing called Google images. It's a wonderful magical tool. Actually I think he's on the web because he coached the Mannings.Julie DeBrandt Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371405317589588583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post-23847442302674638052008-11-18T08:59:00.000-06:002008-11-18T08:59:00.000-06:00Why, after all these years, do you have a picture ...Why, after all these years, do you have a picture of your Drivers Ed Instructor? Creepy. <BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday Susan!!!!!!Anne Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042662600014697535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post-39809065366779140572008-11-18T08:01:00.000-06:002008-11-18T08:01:00.000-06:00In Idaho we took driver's ed at age 14. Shocking....In Idaho we took driver's ed at age 14. Shocking. I sat on a pillow. Eleanor Larsen was the super hip young PE teacher who did her penance as driving instructor. But in Idaho, even at age 14, nearly everyone had spent time behind the wheel on country roads. Mom taught me because she knew with Dad riding shotgun we would have perished in anguished frustration ("Look where I'm pointing!"). <BR/><BR/>Eleanor often chose to sit in the backseat herself, surely a violation of teaching rules. She would crank up the tunes and nap. I think she was nursing her pot hangovers, but I can't be certain. And every time it was my turn behind the wheel, the same song would miraculously begin to play on the radio: "Pretty women go walkin' with gorillas down my street...do-doo, do-doo...Look over there, where?!, there goes Jeannie with her new boyfriend...[wolf whistle] do-doo, do doo...Is she really goin' out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight?..." Et c.<BR/><BR/>And by the way, with the advent of airbags, I hear that 10/2 position is no longer recommended. To prevent shoulder dislocation by airbags on sudden impact, 8/4 is the new rule of thumbs.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the memory, Julie, and Happy Birthday Snoozin!zgawdnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333662592641068254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455383937129728039.post-12860771189189711762008-11-18T03:54:00.000-06:002008-11-18T03:54:00.000-06:00I remember you sharing Coach Reg's guidance with m...I remember you sharing Coach Reg's guidance with me - in normal situations we can rely on a "rule of thumbs". (Both of them.)<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday Susan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com