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On Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:27:57 -0500, Sky >
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> On 6/14/2014 8:12 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> > On Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:55:23 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 6/12/2014 4:24 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> >>> On 6/12/2014 2:08 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >>>> Nancy Young wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> They'd ban stick shifts, too, if that was the problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> Not nearly the same thing... once learned driving stick is like riding
> >>>> a bicycle or swimming, requires no more consious thought than
> >>>> breathing... takes more consious thought to urinate than drive stick.
> >>>> You obviously don't drive stick.
> >>>
> >>> SIGH.
> >>>
> >>> I can drive a stick better than an automatic. I never did
> >>> get used to an automatic, and it's no fun to drive.
> >>>
> >> I dislike automatic transmissions. When my car was in the shop a few
> >> years back after some old lady hit it in the Walgreen's parking lot, the
> >> rental car was an automatic. It took me a couple of days to get used to
> >> it. I was glad to get my car back.

> >
> > Automatics are for steerers, not drivers.
> >
> > Nobody apart from those with a disability should be able to get a
> > licence unless you pass the test in a car with a manual box.

>
> And, change a flat tire, too! Er, barring any physical challenges . . .
>

And be able to put chains on in 5 minutes or less.

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