my kid was the exception. driving a manual on a family farm at 11 and grandpa’s twin stick detroit grain truck to the coop at 16. he hates automatics (calls them autotragicals) and had me hunt country wide for a 318 5 speed dakota truck (found one)
My husband was driving a Ford Jubilee tractor at the age of 5, harrowing the fields on his family farm. He was also part of the hunting gang, taking his rifle to elementary school and propping it with the the others’ guns in the corner so they could all go hunting after school and bring home dinner.
At 20 under the supervision of my dad I purchased my 1st vehicle from a dealership.....at the time not realizing my dad was teaching me several life lessons I negotiated and bought a brand new 1980 Toyota Carolla SR5.......I didn’t test drive it and didn’t notice it was a stick (SR5).
By the time I got it home 3 miles away, I knew how to shift.
Today, a standard shift is actually a theft deterant.
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Lawn mower?
Kindergarten scissors maybe.