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Originally Posted by Three Peaks
Al, with all the snarky comments you're throwing around someone would think you have something personal going on here...... so what gives? Did the pic give you a whole new definition of a "qualified driver"?????? 
The OP asked for opinions and that is exactly what he is getting. Let it go, would ya'?
Bob |
I have let it go, some of you guys I think take yourselves and advice a little too seriously. If IFlyEm followed half the advice given here and delivered it to his fiancé in the condescending manner suggested, he probably wouldn't be engaged. Now here is where I sit on this whole issue -
First, it seems what Driving School emphasizes is being a responsible driver and exercising common sense. I already knew that, I'm sure you did to - but I asked that question to get it on the table.
AL427SBF
What did LMH learned in Driving School?
LMH
Probably the best thing I learned was that what I thought I knew, I really didn't know at all. Ego gets in the way though and that's a hard pill to swallow. You learn the basics and how to be consistent. You also learn how not to be a loose cannon. I'm speaking of road racing, not just everyday driving.
Ok, an honest guy true to his conscious will notice that most of those traits belong to men, not woman. Women don't play the "mine is bigger/faster than yours" game, their battlefield is much more subtle - experts in back-handed compliments and stature erosion, I digress. The truth is, when it comes to common sense I would put my money on the female species vs. male any day of the week (as a collective whole). In fact, that's one of the checks & balances I use with my wife - she is very good with helping me take that "reality check", and I believe we all need that occasionally.
Now to answer this question -
Did the pic give you a whole new definition of a "qualified driver"??????
No, but it definitely didn't hurt
What nailed it for me is that IFlyEm's fiancé has her commercial pilot's license. Obviously she is responsible, has common sense and
BRAINS (yes, that's another criteria). That license she has says her judgment is rock solid and the FAA trusts her with the lives of many, enough said.
In closing, IFlyEm has his input and is already on his way with his fiancé to take the next steps. I also think a cobra is in his future and a done deed, the fun you have behind the wheel is not exclusive to men. I only wish some of the fairer sex who do drive cobra's had chimed in here, I'm unaware of any who have - my bad if I'm wrong. They were probably thinking, "listen to these jackazzes, they are clueless". The truth is, we have a "hotrod boy's club" mentality out there, and I saw some of that here. Not so much what you say but how you say it. A prime example of this can be found by googling Danica Patrick's move to NASCAR (any forum) and reading the comments. She has been trashed totally, and based on no NASCAR history - yet she is an established Indy driver that can drive circles around all of us.
Done, I've said all I intend to on the subject - time to move on.
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