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haikugal

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19. Granpa taught me when I was 12...

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 01:11 AM

Feb 2013

I learned on the old farm truck that was a stick shift. It had to be older than I was and I only drove it up to 2nd gear, in the field during hay season. It was going to get rained on and the whole family had to get out to the field and get the hay in so it didn't get ruined...I saved the day!! I'm glad it was him and not my Dad...neither had much patience but Grandad was easier on me.

I never had an automatic until this last vehicle...a truck to use with the horse trailer so I got an automatic for them.

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Who taught you to drive? Grampaw taught me. [View all] trof May 2012 OP

My dad taught me... CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

The Roadmaster was automatic transmission, natch. trof May 2012 #2

Good story telling! Me, I went to drivers ed..... Little Star May 2012 #3

No drivers' ed when I was a kid. trof May 2012 #4

LOL. What year was it when Grampaw taught you? Little Star May 2012 #5

1956 trof May 2012 #8

automatic: my father. stick: my uncle. ret5hd May 2012 #6

My older brother MrYikes May 2012 #7

My ex-husband taught me on an old Studebaker. RebelOne May 2012 #9

Well, my uncle sat me on a tractor and told me to steer while he opened a gate when I was 5 years jwirr May 2012 #10

My Gramps taught me to drive a tractor when I was about 13. Around 1967. LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #11

A lot of farm kids learned to drive at an early age. trof Jun 2012 #12

I was just there during summers for a few weeks. LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #13

Yep, had a farm license at age 14 that allowed me to drive on the sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #14

The Amusement pipi_k Jun 2012 #15

Yep, LOL. Same for me, plus a rider mower and driver ed on an automatic. Did my RKP5637 Aug 2012 #17

Mr Snowden at Willowbrook HS in 1965. mysuzuki2 Aug 2012 #16

Ohhhh lol, hope not! RKP5637 Aug 2012 #18

Granpa taught me when I was 12... haikugal Feb 2013 #19