ShaneCarroll
Chief Petty Officer
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- Feb 10, 2009
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I do a lot of driving at my job, typically over 150 miles a day, so I get to see some crazy stuff. So today, I'm walking in a neighborhood, marking out the gas main, and some car comes flying by, swerving, squealing tires, just completely erratic driving. As they come closer, I see the sign on the side that says it all: "Student Driver." They passed me, and at the stop sign the elderly gentleman in the passenger seat gets out and takes over for some girl that looked all of 13 years old. Wonder if she passed?
This story brought back fond memories of Driver's Ed in high school, that I still laugh about to this day. My best friend was in my class with me, and one day the instructor took three of us out to do our final exams. My friend drives first, does a great job (as we had been driving the back roads since we were 13, and I taught him in the first place). I drive next, do a great job. Then the girl who came with us was the final driver. Here we are, driving 20 in a 45, car half on and half off the road, swerving, hitting every pothole, clipping a mailbox, etc. Our instructor is frustrated, as he simply cannot get through to this girl, while my friend and I are in the back seat gripping the "Oh-Sh*t" handles for dear life. He finally tells her to pull into a gas station, that he will drive the rest of the way back to school. She comes flying in doing about 30, headed straight for the pumps! By this time, my friend and I have both back doors open ready to bail out, and the instructor hits the drover brake. We came within three feet of hitting the gas pumps. After that, I refuse to ride in a car with a woman driving (sorry ladies, but she ruined it for everyone).
The point of my story is, I think that a driving instructor would have to be the most stressful job ever, putting your life in jeopardy every day. What job do you guys think is the most stressful?
This story brought back fond memories of Driver's Ed in high school, that I still laugh about to this day. My best friend was in my class with me, and one day the instructor took three of us out to do our final exams. My friend drives first, does a great job (as we had been driving the back roads since we were 13, and I taught him in the first place). I drive next, do a great job. Then the girl who came with us was the final driver. Here we are, driving 20 in a 45, car half on and half off the road, swerving, hitting every pothole, clipping a mailbox, etc. Our instructor is frustrated, as he simply cannot get through to this girl, while my friend and I are in the back seat gripping the "Oh-Sh*t" handles for dear life. He finally tells her to pull into a gas station, that he will drive the rest of the way back to school. She comes flying in doing about 30, headed straight for the pumps!
By this time, my friend and I have both back doors open ready to bail out, and the instructor hits the drover brake. We came within three feet of hitting the gas pumps. After that, I refuse to ride in a car with a woman driving (sorry ladies, but she ruined it for everyone).The point of my story is, I think that a driving instructor would have to be the most stressful job ever, putting your life in jeopardy every day. What job do you guys think is the most stressful?
