tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post1120680043952255955..comments2023-10-21T08:22:23.232-07:00Comments on Four Strong Women: Jess, Tess, And The StickEmmy Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348320835897735088noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-52431628109392561832010-12-08T07:56:30.413-08:002010-12-08T07:56:30.413-08:00Poor you. That sounded really rough.
I have the s...Poor you. That sounded really rough.<br /><br />I have the same lessons coming up with my daughter when her car arrives. *sigh* <br /><br />Janice~Janice Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576031935823587485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-30982751649526666982010-12-07T14:28:15.806-08:002010-12-07T14:28:15.806-08:00Well, the repairman came. Need a new part. Will be...Well, the repairman came. Need a new part. Will be two more days while we wait on deliver--of course they don't have it in stock--why would I ever think of such a crazy thing?<br /><br />brrrrrrrrrrr...bro just went to Lowe's to buy another heater. lol <br /><br />And Deb...what makes you think my mind would be in the gutter???? LOLTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-34632726480332534902010-12-07T11:44:15.742-08:002010-12-07T11:44:15.742-08:00Brrrrrrr....at least we have a woodstove. I love w...Brrrrrrr....at least we have a woodstove. I love wood heat. <br /><br />And get your mind out of the gutter!Debbie Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488684854114890419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-75333554526765813212010-12-07T11:11:22.340-08:002010-12-07T11:11:22.340-08:00Stay warm, Tess. It was 21 here last night. Our he...Stay warm, Tess. It was 21 here last night. Our heat works fine and it's still cold. I can only imagine what it's like with just space heaters. Brr!!! Hope the repairman comes soon.Lisa Alexander Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408188538622550449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-3935329514660343732010-12-07T10:33:55.903-08:002010-12-07T10:33:55.903-08:00oh honey, it was 22 here last night. I have four s...oh honey, it was 22 here last night. I have four space heaters running and I'm still cold.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-45340885569518520952010-12-07T10:16:34.632-08:002010-12-07T10:16:34.632-08:00My luck just kinda flows over to you. At least you...My luck just kinda flows over to you. At least you're not in VT, it was 24 degrees this am.<br />Call him up and tell him you need warmth NOW! Maybe he'll be a silver fox!!Debbie Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488684854114890419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-8190400583560618172010-12-07T10:07:56.436-08:002010-12-07T10:07:56.436-08:00That's bro...and you know how he is, Deb. lol ...That's bro...and you know how he is, Deb. lol Hey, guess what? My furnace is out and I've been waiting on the repairman for over twenty four hours now.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-8082643967340008712010-12-07T09:40:19.743-08:002010-12-07T09:40:19.743-08:00I was in tears and near panic level the first time...I was in tears and near panic level the first time I rode with my daughter, and that wasn't even a stick, lol.<br />Leave it to Bro to think he taught her.Debbie Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488684854114890419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-38679163332654190552010-12-07T06:21:37.977-08:002010-12-07T06:21:37.977-08:00I dread it for you, Lisa. I'm just hoping that...I dread it for you, Lisa. I'm just hoping that C lives up to his theory he can drive a stick and no one will need to teach him. <br /><br />And the lake? We were out on the main highway--busy busy busy highway---needed to turn left. Well, this particular street she needed to turn on is a dam basically and on either side there is water. So she eased up on the main highway too far while waiting on traffic to pass so she could turn and whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa missed the damn street and ended up on the side of the road. If I hadn't grabbed the steering wheel and turned it fast, we would have headed down the embankment to the lake and had a nice big drink. Oh, I also got out there and got in the driver's seat too. I couldn't take another second.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-69675839459769109992010-12-07T06:18:41.222-08:002010-12-07T06:18:41.222-08:00Oh God...yep, just like Algebra, Molly. Only worse...Oh God...yep, just like Algebra, Molly. Only worse, the stick could get us killed. lol <br /><br />I've got one that will be driving in about a year and a half. I flat out told him I would not teach him to drive a stick. To which he replied, "you don't need to. I already know how." HUH??? So I asked him how the hell he knew how to drive a stick.<br /><br />He said that he understood the system itself and the principle behind it all and could handle it. And you know what? I believe him. He'll be the kind who just gets in the car, shifts into gear--grinding a few times before he gets the feel of it--and off he'll go. My kind of kid. lol<br /><br />YEAH...let grandpa teach him. lolTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-63051238744580920792010-12-06T16:16:37.243-08:002010-12-06T16:16:37.243-08:00lol @ banshee scream. I can only imagine, and your...lol @ banshee scream. I can only imagine, and your expression had to be priceless. ;) You need to tell us about the lake episode too.<br /><br />No, trying to teach Shannon was pure torment. If I hadn't stopped trying to teach her I would have been in the looney bin. Probably will be after Morgan. big sigh...<br /><br />I have two more years until driver's permit time. :(Lisa Alexander Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408188538622550449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-16611249038858920512010-12-06T15:53:57.869-08:002010-12-06T15:53:57.869-08:00LOL:) I'm sorry; your description brought bac...LOL:) I'm sorry; your description brought back flashbacks of my son yelling 'WHY' at me the entire time he took algebra....<br /><br />AND the argument over whether or not we could have domesticated rats (he got me when he reminded me I had hamsters as pets...note to self, do NOT disclose EVERYTHING about childhood...)<br /><br />And I don't know if he can drive a stick shift or not. I'll let Grandpa or his dad handle that one!Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-53169426341398523292010-12-06T15:32:33.555-08:002010-12-06T15:32:33.555-08:00It would have been. I miss so many pics because I ...It would have been. I miss so many pics because I forget about using my cell phone camera. Don't know why I can't remember---although in the mess I was in that day, horns honking, kid crying, traffic about to run me down...I think I have that memory lapse excused. LMAOOOOOOOTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-76403696722279173832010-12-06T15:27:13.896-08:002010-12-06T15:27:13.896-08:00That cell phone pic of her in the parking lot -- p...That cell phone pic of her in the parking lot -- priceless.Cassie Exlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032720662086516954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-2281142591132153312010-12-06T14:38:05.402-08:002010-12-06T14:38:05.402-08:00OMG...that's hilarious, Cassie. You poor thing...OMG...that's hilarious, Cassie. You poor thing. You never learned to drive a stick. <br /><br />I started out patient. I really did. But when she started screaming like a banshee, I just sort of lost it. lol <br /><br />I'll never forget getting out at that stoplight to get to the other side of the car and her standing in that parking lot hiding her face. Why didn't I just make the cars wait and snap her picture with my cell phone? LOLTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-65192327758490787432010-12-06T14:33:08.925-08:002010-12-06T14:33:08.925-08:00First right off, let me admit, I'm Jess, excep...First right off, let me admit, I'm Jess, except I never learned to drive a stick. Nope never and I walked home I was so mad at my father. And no I didn't yell at him either, I just cried. lol<br /><br />Years later, hubby tried to teach me and he's lucky he's still alive. Nobody talks to me like that, I was trying. Not my fault we sat through that light so many times. <br /><br />It says "Thou shall not kill thy father," but I didn't see one damn word about husbands. <br /><br />I'm very proud of Jess and you. You're a sweetheart, Tess.Cassie Exlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032720662086516954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-7988321810603587082010-12-06T13:58:16.138-08:002010-12-06T13:58:16.138-08:00LOL Casey. It was a gallon jug. LOLLOL Casey. It was a gallon jug. LOLTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-65858852205612609272010-12-06T13:57:38.542-08:002010-12-06T13:57:38.542-08:00After my third glass of wine, Sarah, bro got set s...After my third glass of wine, Sarah, bro got set straight too.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-40613384155806146382010-12-06T13:55:48.971-08:002010-12-06T13:55:48.971-08:00Hey, Marci. My dad left me sitting in the car at t...Hey, Marci. My dad left me sitting in the car at the dealership. I didn't even know the car was a stick until after he left and I couldn't find drive. I flagged down the salesman and basically said: wtf? lol<br /><br />He said, "uhhh, you've never driven a stick?" <br /><br />Oh, it was a rough ride home, but I made it! <br /><br />And if I'd yelled at my dad I'd have been dog meat. lolTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-53366940800139480272010-12-06T13:54:14.155-08:002010-12-06T13:54:14.155-08:00Well, at least you didn't answer that, Faith. ...Well, at least you didn't answer that, Faith. lolTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-38261635948442208192010-12-06T12:19:40.963-08:002010-12-06T12:19:40.963-08:00You're going to need more wine.
=)You're going to need more wine. <br /><br />=)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-53696985446836339272010-12-06T10:07:44.079-08:002010-12-06T10:07:44.079-08:00That sounded a completely painful experience and.....That sounded a completely painful experience and...Bro thought he'd taught her! OMG!<br /><br />:o)Emmy Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348320835897735088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-76154109082168855672010-12-06T09:36:07.593-08:002010-12-06T09:36:07.593-08:00BTW, had I yelled at my father, I never would have...BTW, had I yelled at my father, I never would have made it home. (g) I'd be one dead muchacho. LOLMarci Baunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850775917897362922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-68788089459527868112010-12-06T09:35:05.720-08:002010-12-06T09:35:05.720-08:00HAHAHAHA Tess, you have a lot more patience than m...HAHAHAHA Tess, you have a lot more patience than my father. I learned to drive stick at 16. My first car was a stick. A Chevy Luv to be precise. We got into the car. He told me to watch what he was doing. He drove me into town and drove around the block a couple of times. He stopped in the parking lot at a restaurant, got out and said, "See you when we get home." (He was meeting my mother for lunch.) End of lesson. Fortunately, it was a small town. I'm not sure the number of times I stalled that truck in town, but by the time I got home, I could drive a stick.Marci Baunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850775917897362922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-21333966578180186992010-12-06T09:11:19.992-08:002010-12-06T09:11:19.992-08:00LMAO! This is such an awesome post, Tess! I enjoye...LMAO! This is such an awesome post, Tess! I enjoyed it so much.<br /><br />Love this: "She will flat out deny she is EVER wrong. Wonder where she got that? (Don’t answer that.)"Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.com