other people's cars

every once in a while i drive someone else's car...which i really hate. it takes a while for my body to learn something... don't learn things that are physical automatically. my ski instructor didn't think i was ever going to make it down any slopes ....ever

so when i drive someone else's car it takes a while to adjust to the brake... a few stops after everyone lunges against the seat belt... a while to stop putting my left foot on the nonexistant clutch .... fortunately most of the riders don't see that... and adjusting the sound of the motor to the speed of the engine.

today i drove a load of kids to lincoln in the ancient school van. it is such a joy.
it doesn't ride to badly, the engine seems good, but it does have a few quirks. there is no pointer on the gear indicator... so you have to count to right selection. not to much of a problem because you don't do too much sifing with an automatic. the other little joy is getting it started. you really have to put your wieight and strength into turning the key to start it. it starts right off if you can turn the key. not made for old ladies. everything else works fine. it is a lot quieter than driving the jeep with its cloth top. most of the kids were tired enough to fall asleep and they all had their own cd players and ear phones so i didn't have to listen to their music. ! :)