Taking a big step

[gnomi]

Today, I signed up with Brookline Adult & Community Education for driver's education -- classroom and driving time. Being run by Pleasant Auto School in (I think) Revere, the classes are being held at Brookline High School (which is nicely T accessible). I start in early February.

Wish me luck...

Comments

[gingicat]

Best of luck!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[gilana]

Good for you! That's still on my list of things to do one of these days... let me know how it is for you.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Good for you!

Thanks!

let me know how it is for you.

I shall. BA&CE apparently has them all the time, so if I have a good experience with them, they might be a good venue for you to explore.

[gem225.livejournal.com]

I'm wishing you much good luck. Learning to drive is something I've never managed, so please let me know how the classes go. I know that I should...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'll let you know how it goes.

[saxikath]

Go you!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Go, You!

[sokmunky.livejournal.com]

If you want to do additional practice time, let me know. I have wheels, and I promise I won't yell or white-knuckle.

Sokmunky

Re: Go, You!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And I just might take you up on that offer...I'll let you know when it becomes a real thing (like, February-March-ish). Thanks so much!

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Go Nomi! Keep us apprised as thing progress!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And I shall!

[magid.livejournal.com]

Good for you!

(I assume driving will be in a car with automatic transmission. If you want to learn to drive stick at some point, let me know.)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And, yeah -- the driving school says they teach automatic. At some point, I'd like to learn to drive stick, but since our car is automatic, it's not a major priority.

[suzvoy.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

good luck!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Baby, you can drive my car...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

:-)

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!

Good luck with the lessons!!!!

:)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[csbermack.livejournal.com]

Good luck! It's scary at first, but it really does all become second nature.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think this is just new-thing nervousness, not actual car-related nervousness.

[beckyfeld.livejournal.com]

Best of luck! Out of curiosity, why _FEBRUARY_? Couldn't you wait until the snow/ice/snowbanks melted?

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And as to why February, 'cause my choices were Nov-Dec-Jan or Feb-Mar-Apr. Snow either way, and in Feb-Mar-Apr, it's beginning to be light at night. And none of the class nights run into Purim/Pesach/other Y"T worries.

[magid.livejournal.com]

And it means that you'll have experience dealing with bad conditions as well as the good, which is great.

[beckyfeld.livejournal.com]

Makes sense... Just be careful...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

That is, indeed, the plan. :-P

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I've actually been wondering where that wound up, but didn't want to ask. I'm sure you'll be fine - there are several people in our gang who learned to drive recently, remember.

If you need someone to ride shotgun while you practice, and/or offer hopefully-useful advice, let me know...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I was stymied by lack-of-local-driving-school-that-speaks-English. But now I'm back on track.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Understandable, sdavido ran into the same problem. But he had a deadline... :-)

[angwantibo.livejournal.com]

Good luck! Hey, if my ex could do it, so can you!