jsharr ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #1 Posted August 26, 2019 Ryan turned 15 today. Going to get his learners permit this week. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #2 Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Ryan turned 15 today. Going to get his learners permit this week. Whew, that was one blessing we missed by staging ours 8 years apart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted August 26, 2019 Share #3 Posted August 26, 2019 Been there. Good luck. And now the Mrs seems to believe its our responsibility to buy our grandkids all of their first cars too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #4 Posted August 26, 2019 Have you got your updated insurance rates yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted August 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, team scooter said: Been there. Good luck. And now the Mrs seems to believe its our responsibility to buy our grandkids all of their first cars too. Want to adopt two really good boys? Both Scouts, very polite, both were in ROTC. My parents did not buy any of the grand kids cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #6 Posted August 26, 2019 Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #7 Posted August 26, 2019 God have Mercy on your soul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted August 26, 2019 Just now, Dottie said: God have Mercy on your soul. Maybe I should start a GoFundMe? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #9 Posted August 26, 2019 Right numbers, wrong letters. Next you have some years of staying up later than you wished to while you wait for the to come home safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted August 26, 2019 Share #10 Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Want to adopt two really good boys? Both Scouts, very polite, both were in ROTC. My parents did not buy any of the grand kids cars. Mrs wanted to give our granddaughter my car. I guess I can just walk to work. Lucky for me its a stick shift and kids today don't want to learn how to drive manuals. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, team scooter said: Mrs wanted to give our granddaughter my car. I guess I can just walk to work. Lucky for me its a stick shift and kids today don't want to learn how to drive manuals. Ryan would dig a manual. Wade, not so much. Wade is a sloth and Ryan is a squirrel on speed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted August 26, 2019 Share #12 Posted August 26, 2019 I think my son hit every car in our driveway when he was learning to drive. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #13 Posted August 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, jsharr said: Maybe I should start a GoFundMe? Definitely. If not for the property damage, do it for the after effects of sexual liberation. Babies ain't cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Dottie said: Definitely. If not for the property damage, do it for the after effects of sexual liberation. Babies ain't cheap. Maybe I should make them turn in their balls before leaving the house? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #15 Posted August 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: Maybe I should make them turn in their balls before leaving the house? Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 26, 2019 Share #16 Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Maybe I should start have started a GoFundMe page 5 years ago? FIFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #17 Posted August 26, 2019 chaos...expensive chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #18 Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Both Scouts, very polite, both were in ROTC. Boy, that didn't last long 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted August 26, 2019 Share #19 Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Ryan would dig a manual. Wade, not so much. Wade is a sloth and Ryan is a squirrel on speed. Make it a challenge. Get him a manual and take the synchros out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 26, 2019 Share #20 Posted August 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Rattlecan said: Have you got your updated insurance rates yet? Adding our teen son doubled our premium which at the time had me, my wife and daughter! Freaking teenage boys are expensive to insure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted August 26, 2019 Share #21 Posted August 26, 2019 Put the insurance guy on your contact list, and start being real nice to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 26, 2019 Share #22 Posted August 26, 2019 Are you going to let them race? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted August 27, 2019 Share #23 Posted August 27, 2019 IIRC, you have a year to fund the insurance as the 15 y/o doesn't go on the policy as a risk until he is 16. Since an adult is "supervising" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted August 27, 2019 Share #24 Posted August 27, 2019 I will pray for you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted August 27, 2019 Share #25 Posted August 27, 2019 13 hours ago, team scooter said: Been there. Good luck. And now the Mrs seems to believe its our responsibility to buy our grandkids all of their first cars too. We managed to buy Treks for all the local grandkids, I don’t think I can afford cars for all of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted August 27, 2019 Share #26 Posted August 27, 2019 My wife hired a professional drivers trainer for our boys to teach them to drive so we would get a discount on insurance. It didn’t work, he didn’t teach them how to drive on ice and snow and one son totaled his car on a icy downhill. Insurance rate doubled. That was the last car we bought that didn’t have anti-stop brakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted August 27, 2019 Share #27 Posted August 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Longjohn said: anti-stop brakes ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted August 27, 2019 Share #28 Posted August 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, Further said: ? Contrary to the fake statistics that show antilock brakes stopping a car quicker than regular brakes we discovered you need to allow more stopping distance on icy roads or you will go sailing right through the stop sign at the end of our road while the computer does a tap dance on your brake pedal. Lucky for us there is seldom any traffic going the other direction. (How did you like my mile long sentence?) That’s how long it takes to stop a car with anti-stop brakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 27, 2019 Share #29 Posted August 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Longjohn said: We managed to buy Treks for all the local grandkids, I don’t think I can afford cars for all of them. Good point given you have 150 grandchildren. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted August 27, 2019 Share #30 Posted August 27, 2019 G is not far behind. Turns 15 in Jan. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted August 27, 2019 Share #31 Posted August 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: G is not far behind. Turns 15 in Jan. And he likes to go fast. Good thing you cut your hair short, so the grey should not show as readily. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 28, 2019 Share #32 Posted August 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Parr8hed said: G is not far behind. Turns 15 in Jan. Then the fun starts. Make him always take Emmy— that should solve things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted August 28, 2019 Share #33 Posted August 28, 2019 Get ahold of me in ABQ when they drive y’all over to Philmont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted August 28, 2019 Share #34 Posted August 28, 2019 16 is too young to have a driver's license. scary. couple things I did with my kids when they were starting. They didn't get my permission to drive alone when they got their license. I made them wait, until I decided they were ready, not some half blind retired guy at the DMV. Mostly, for the message it sent that driving is a bigger responsibility than just filling out forms and passing a standard test. I didn't give any of them a car. When they were ready to drive to school, I let them borrow my truck - the 3rd vehicle. And they had better take care of it, and if I or my wife needed it, they had to find another ride. Just reinforcing that this isn't a total freedom to do whatever, you still need to answer to other people. And that truck they all started in was a series of old 2 door short bed beaters. Keeps the number of passengers down, nothing worth racing, who cares about another dent, other drivers gave them plenty of space. And, they had to pay for their own gas, and turn wrenches when needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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