What are you doing?

VonStupp · July 07, 2025, 01:52:17 PM

My daughter is beginning driver's education courses and I have been letting her practice in my car. We live in a small rural town which lays aside a four-lane interstate motorway.

Yesterday we did parking lot practice, today we drove slow community roads and she practiced turns and turn signals.

I forgot how many things I coordinate in order to drive smoothly. Then, to try and say such things in a calm, yet usefully informative manner tests my abilities. No tears yet!

VS

DavidW · July 07, 2025, 07:10:53 PM

Quote from: VonStupp on July 07, 2025, 01:52:17 PMMy daughter is beginning driver's education courses and I have been letting her practice in my car. We live in a small rural town which lays aside a four-lane interstate motorway.

Yesterday we did parking lot practice, today we drove slow community roads and she practiced turns and turn signals.

I forgot how many things I coordinate in order to drive smoothly. Then, to try and say such things in a calm, yet usefully informative manner tests my abilities. No tears yet!

VS

My Father teaching me how to drive rates as one of the most stressful periods in my life! Probably for him too.

Florestan · July 08, 2025, 12:05:15 PM

Quote from: DavidW on July 07, 2025, 07:10:53 PMMy Father teaching me how to drive rates as one of the most stressful periods in my life! Probably for him too.

My late father, God bless his soul, didn't have a driving licence yet he "knew" exactly what I should do when driving. Once he cried out loud "Watch out, pedestrian crossing the road!" while we were 100 m away from the crosswalk.

Kalevala · July 08, 2025, 07:05:21 PM

Quote from: VonStupp on July 07, 2025, 01:52:17 PMMy daughter is beginning driver's education courses and I have been letting her practice in my car. We live in a small rural town which lays aside a four-lane interstate motorway.

Yesterday we did parking lot practice, today we drove slow community roads and she practiced turns and turn signals.

I forgot how many things I coordinate in order to drive smoothly. Then, to try and say such things in a calm, yet usefully informative manner tests my abilities. No tears yet!

VS

The driving teacher in high school was pretty stressful to deal with; my parents were much calmer.

K

DavidW · July 09, 2025, 07:23:27 AM

Quote from: Kalevala on July 08, 2025, 07:05:21 PMThe driving teacher in high school was pretty stressful to deal with; my parents were much calmer.

K

I had the opposite experience. I do remember the driving instructor telling me how he had to resort to eating his horse in WWII, but he was cool and collected no matter how bad my driving was. I ended up learning a lot in the three lessons I had with him.

drogulus · July 10, 2025, 08:52:01 AM

I sold Walmart and bought a Vanguard thing (VIG).

Florestan · July 10, 2025, 09:08:42 AM

Sipping a cold beer în Târgu-Mureș.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A2rgu_Mure%C8%99

drogulus · July 11, 2025, 06:39:00 PM

I did a quiz. I'll admit this one skeered me because I think I know this stuff so....

steve ridgway · July 12, 2025, 02:39:09 AM

Quote from: drogulus on July 11, 2025, 06:39:00 PMI did a quiz. I'll admit this one skeered me because I think I know this stuff so....

That one looks like my memories of A10 tank busters flying near my village at low level. We once had a military helicopter make an emergency landing on our school playing field - a Lynx I think

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drogulus · July 13, 2025, 09:59:58 AM

I'm Packing for a trip to Wells, ME where I'll stay at the Seacoast Motel.

foxandpeng · August 02, 2025, 01:38:04 PM

House move finally completed. Complex, tortuous, stressful, and now, over. Hurray.

Remind me never to do this again.

However, house is fantastic, wife is busy nesting, dog and cats are settling, and I have far more room than I/we will ever need. Apart from bookshelf space. That continues to be an issue

. Once the bespoke shelves are completed, that will also be solved, I think, so long as I only buy Kindle books from hereon in.

Kalevala · August 03, 2025, 04:35:22 AM

Quote from: foxandpeng on August 02, 2025, 01:38:04 PMHouse move finally completed. Complex, tortuous, stressful, and now, over. Hurray.

Remind me never to do this again.

However, house is fantastic, wife is busy nesting, dog and cats are settling, and I have far more room than I/we will ever need. Apart from bookshelf space. That continues to be an issue . Once the bespoke shelves are completed, that will also be solved, I think, so long as I only buy Kindle books from hereon in.

Whoops, sorry! I didn't see this before pming you. Glad that you are liking your new home and that all is working out well.

K

LKB · August 03, 2025, 08:52:34 AM

Perusing our favorite website, while breakfasting with some smoked salmon.

DavidW · August 03, 2025, 09:01:52 AM

I enjoyed a cool walk of 70 F today, oh man! Oh man!! I will be reading outside soon. Got to treasure the break in the heat while it lasts.

hopefullytrusting · August 03, 2025, 09:49:37 AM

I am enjoying a very lazy Sunday (I've already had two naps!).

I did get some work done (lol), but I suspect I'll continue daddling.

DavidW · August 03, 2025, 12:19:16 PM

Quote from: hopefullytrusting on August 03, 2025, 09:49:37 AMI am enjoying a very lazy Sunday (I've already had two naps!).

I did get some work done (lol), but I suspect I'll continue daddling.

I read for a spell outside.

71 dB · August 03, 2025, 12:39:57 PM

I made music for a while. My next work is inspired by 80's synth-pop.