Were did you learn to drive?

[OrrieG]

Cyrus and Dac got me thinking about my drivers education. It started when I was about 10, I mowed my Grandmothers BIG yard every Saturday and as a reward got to drive one of the many cars my Dad and Granddad had around the place. Variety was from a mid 50's VW with cloth roof and semaphore turn signal, old jeeps, even a 54 Cady. I had a couple of pillows to get me close enough to the pedels and high enough to see above the steering. I then graduated to driving on the trips to the dump once we got off the main highway.

When I was about 13 I would drive on the fishing trips with my grandmother up in the Cascades. They were active gravel logging roads with very big trucks driving fast and taking up most of the road. When I turned 16 I took my drivers test in the family VW Van. First rig I owned was a 47 Ford pickup, the Thunderbolt Greaseslapper, old guys will know what that means! Also got to use my Dad's jeeps for back road fun.

I later learned that my Dad wanted me to know how to drive on the fishing trips in case my GM had a heart attack and I needed to drive her to town for medical care or just so I could get back to town if something happened. Luckily she only had one episode when I was with her and the nitro pills kicked in and all was well.

So what's your drivers training story?