On Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:35:59 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> I did pass the test with a stick, and you also had to parallel park or you
> didn't pass. To this day, I'm a great parallel parker, but the stick shift
> is a nightmare in hilly places like San Francisco. I love automatics.

Agree. An automatic transmission is my friend. Stick shifts are easy
when there is no challenge. If you need to stop at a light or park on
an steep incline, it all becomes different. Unless you're totally in
love with a manual transmission and want to work with it, it is your
enemy under certain conditions. My husband loves it, I don't. I
won't put any effort into dealing with it under adverse circumstances.
If I'm not the first car on the incline (thinking about the block
going up Gough St between Jackson & Washington and hitting the stop
light). I'll make a U turn and go back down the hill. If anyone
thinks coming to a full stop until the light turns green and
proceeding or parallel parking on an incline like that is easy, then
they can do it for me.

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.