Particularly when most of your LA driving will be on the freeway so you've just go to get up to speed.
Bwah! You have driven on LA freeways, right?
Yes. Lucky for you, people may be in danger.
Buffy ,'Him'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Pix - Jan 02, 2007 7:34:57 pm PST #2678 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Kristen - Jan 02, 2007 7:36:43 pm PST #2679 of 10001
Okay, thanks! Good to know. I'm gonna see if my stepdad can teach me the next time I'm there. Where it's flat.
If you are on hilly ground, forget about it.
This is my big worry. I live in a land with a lot of steep hills.
Pix - Jan 02, 2007 7:37:55 pm PST #2680 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
The thing is, even if you learn on flat ground and get really comfortable with a standard, the hills and the traffic will still make it somewhat miserable to drive in LA.
DavidS - Jan 02, 2007 7:39:01 pm PST #2681 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Bwah! You have driven on LA freeways, right?
She's working for a studio! She'll never get caught in rush hour stop-and-go traffic. 70 mph baybee and the wind in her hair.
Pix - Jan 02, 2007 7:40:59 pm PST #2682 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
She's commuting at 10PM and 4AM? Because that's about the only time when 70 mph and wind in her hair is likely to happen.
ETA: But if it's a really cool sport car I saw do it anyway.
Kristen - Jan 02, 2007 7:43:44 pm PST #2683 of 10001
Yeah, there would be a downside. It's a tradeoff.
And, actually, I'm doing a reverse commute right now. People going 70 are the norm.
ETA: Not that I'm planning to buy a new car any time in the foreseeable future. But I always sort of wanted to learn.
Pix - Jan 02, 2007 7:44:55 pm PST #2684 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
And, actually, I'm doing a reverse commute right now. People going 70 are the norm.
I have never been more jealous in my entire life.
Cass - Jan 02, 2007 7:57:53 pm PST #2685 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I wonder what size my toes are. I don't wear toe rings, and don't know.You just need a jewelry store and an understanding clerk. Alternately, be sneaky.
Learning stick isn't hard. Just takes some time. I miss stick shifts sometimes...
Laga - Jan 02, 2007 8:39:08 pm PST #2686 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
But yeah if you're ever stuck in stop-and-go traffic you could end up with a very sore left calf. (Says the girl who would never give up her stick no matter what)
Liese S. - Jan 02, 2007 8:51:04 pm PST #2687 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I've gotta learn.
I had a former co-worker who was a former driving instructor and he promised to teach me properly and then left the company. Harumph. As if the world isn't supposed to be arranged purely for my convenience.