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Yeah, it's actually kind of sad, considering I'm 27, with two small kids. Well, I didn't need a vehicle for the longest time, since I went to University in the city and public transport was WAY more efficient than risking cross-town traffic. The I lived in the Northwest Territories for three years, and drove to work on a snowmobile. Or walked. Now, I'm living back out in the boonies, and need to drive to pretty much get anywhere, and my husband works up in a diamond mine for two weeks out of every month, so I can't get him to shuttle me around anymore.

In any case, I'm quite excited by the whole thing, and it's opened up a whole new world I hadn't even thought of before...better late than never, I suppose, and now my folks can shut the hell up about it! :D

Yeah, it's actually kind of sad, considering I'm 27, with two small kids. Well, I didn't need a vehicle for the longest time, since I went to University in the city and public transport was WAY more efficient than risking cross-town traffic. The I lived in the Northwest Territories for three years, and drove to work on a snowmobile. Or walked. Now, I'm living back out in the boonies, and need to drive to pretty much get anywhere, and my husband works up in a diamond mine for two weeks out of every month, so I can't get him to shuttle me around anymore.

In any case, I'm quite excited by the whole thing, and it's opened up a whole new world I hadn't even thought of before...better late than never, I suppose, and now my folks can shut the hell up about it! :D
congrats! i, too, took a long time getting my license (i was 19 before i got mine), and i haven't driven in many moons...i'm all about public transit! but it's really handy to have a license, and really good to know that you can drive if you need to, especially if you live in a place without public transportation.

Congrats! :)
Now you can introduce yourself to things like gas prices
and such :D

No I'm happy for you! I've had one for a year now :)

Now you get to experience road rage! It makes commuting fun.

w00t now you can finally get into bars and such ;) :D

i took a while to get mine - till i was 19 also. passed the test second time, not too bad

I was just 18 (we have to wait until we're 17 to start learning here)

Yeah, it's actually kind of sad, considering I'm 27, with two small kids. Well, I didn't need a vehicle for the longest time, since I went to University in the city and public transport was WAY more efficient than risking cross-town traffic. The I lived in the Northwest Territories for three years, and drove to work on a snowmobile. Or walked. Now, I'm living back out in the boonies, and need to drive to pretty much get anywhere, and my husband works up in a diamond mine for two weeks out of every month, so I can't get him to shuttle me around anymore.

In any case, I'm quite excited by the whole thing, and it's opened up a whole new world I hadn't even thought of before...better late than never, I suppose, and now my folks can shut the hell up about it! :D
LOL! Yayyy, Sinuhue! :D

Congrats! :)
Now you can introduce yourself to things like gas prices
and such :D

No I'm happy for you! I've had one for a year now :)
Grrr...I know....and insurance rates...it was cheaper cabbing it everywhere...but I didn't get to listen to my tunes before:).

Now you get to experience road rage! It makes commuting fun.
Around here we experience a lot of road rage...the farmers take their huge combines out on the highways, and block off a lane and a half, forcing you to inch around them, nearly going of the road in the process. Which is totally illegal on their part, but oh well. :headbang:

Yes, music when driving :) Even long otherwise boring
rides go smoothly!

w00t now you can finally get into bars and such ;) :D


Well, I had fake ID when I was 15, but I've been legal for about 9 years:).

I've had my licence for 19 years now, and I still enjoy the freedom.

One word of warning, Accidents do happen (I have had three cars written off, NONE my fault) so please always wear your seat belts.

Enjoy yourself. :D

Yay! Now you can come and visit! :D

I've had my licence for 19 years now, and I still enjoy the freedom.

One word of warning, Accidents do happen (I have had three cars written off, NONE my fault) so please always wear your seat belts.

Enjoy yourself. :D
Considering I'm going to be driving my two girls around a lot, I will try to be very careful.

And Lav...I just may take you up on the invitation to visit some day...I love White Rock!

Yay!!! :)

Yeah, it's actually kind of sad, considering I'm 27, with two small kids. Well, I didn't need a vehicle for the longest time, since I went to University in the city and public transport was WAY more efficient than risking cross-town traffic. The I lived in the Northwest Territories for three years, and drove to work on a snowmobile. Or walked. Now, I'm living back out in the boonies, and need to drive to pretty much get anywhere, and my husband works up in a diamond mine for two weeks out of every month, so I can't get him to shuttle me around anymore.

In any case, I'm quite excited by the whole thing, and it's opened up a whole new world I hadn't even thought of before...better late than never, I suppose, and now my folks can shut the hell up about it! :D

Congrats here too, friend! My mom hasn't even gotten around to calling the DMV in my town :rolleyes: Just have to be jelous of my boyfriend's learner's permit for a little while longer :D

The diamond industry is by far the biggest scam ever pulled on the human race.

Yeah, it's actually kind of sad, considering I'm 27, with two small kids. Well, I didn't need a vehicle for the longest time, since I went to University in the city and public transport was WAY more efficient than risking cross-town traffic. The I lived in the Northwest Territories for three years, and drove to work on a snowmobile. Or walked. Now, I'm living back out in the boonies, and need to drive to pretty much get anywhere, and my husband works up in a diamond mine for two weeks out of every month, so I can't get him to shuttle me around anymore.

In any case, I'm quite excited by the whole thing, and it's opened up a whole new world I hadn't even thought of before...better late than never, I suppose, and now my folks can shut the hell up about it! :D

Congrats!!

You inspired me to make up this one:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=410998

You beat me by a decade. I only got my car licence some six years ago (I was 37). Prior to that either I was living and working in London, where a car is about as useful as a pork butcher at a bar mitvah, and I got around by motorcycle, (I've had a motorcycle licence since I was 17) or bicycle (or even at times a tandem or a horse), or I was a poor student and could not afford a car even if I had obtained a license. Now, in Brazil, a car is required for most things more than very local stuff, as public transport is bad between cities.

I got my license in October 2004. I was supposed to get it December 2003, but I waited until January 2003 to get my permit, so then I was supposed to get it in January 2004. Then my parents were being bitches and said I wasn't allowed to get my license until 18. Needless to say, after they realized that I would be doing a lot of things, like a having a job, doing sports, having after school meetings, and obviously socializing, they realized it was more convenient to at least let me get a license and arrange for me to get a car and then pay them back (I also pay for insurance). So, I ended up getting my license less than 2 months before my 17th birthday.

The diamond industry is by far the biggest scam ever pulled on the human race.
Thanks for the randomness:). But you're right. At least these aren't blood diamonds! And he doesn't mine...he's an electrician.