Joseph hasn't lobbied much for getting his license, or even getting out to drive. He's been content to let us drive him around. Fortunately we haven't had to take him too many places. But his 18th birthday is coming up, and I think his permit expires after two years, so I have to call the Driving School to see what we can do about that. SirKit is taking him out to practice. Joseph wants to be completely confident about his driving before he starts driving with the driving school folks. They appreciate having someone behind the wheel who won't get them killed because of inexperience. ;o) We're hoping to get that done in the next month. That way, SirKit will feel OK about leaving for a bit for a consulting job, if he knows I have someone to drive me, in the event of another medical emergency.
That is kind of how my driving went. I had no places to go at the time so I did not push for it until mom really wanted me to be able to run errands and pushed me to take the class. I was 17 and a half.
Yeah, once he had his learner’s, Jr. didn’t rush getting the license. Of course failing the written test the first time (I don’t need to study, I know the answers) didn’t help....
I may have told you, but my dad had polio when he was a kid in his throat. His throat will occasionally spasm and shut completely, blocking his airway. One time in my early 20s, while I was washing my car he came running out of the house, grasping his throat and jumped in the passenger side of my car. I knew just what was wrong. The hospital was two blocks away. I jumped in the driver’s seat and TOOK OFF! I took a corner going thirty miles an hour and I’ pretty sure on two wheels, I kid you not.
By the time we got to the hospital, his spasm had relaxed and we drove back home.
We still like to talk about that...it was a very exciting 60 seconds or so.