So.... how are the driving lessons going?

[slim 1,514]

I have heard some stories that in Russia you can just buy (bribe) your drivers liscence without ever spending a minute actually learning to drive. One more reason the roads there are hazardous.

The "driver's training course" my wife took in Russia prior to coming here was like $250 or something and did a couple of lessons in a car with an instructor and then issued all the trainees an international DL. (With no Russian DL necessary.) I'm not really sure what they taught her, but she said she passed the examination in a stick-shift because she didn't spin out on the ice when pulling away from the car behind her.

Surprisingly enough though, once she got here we had to start all over. (In an automatic because she couldn't drive a stick..... huh? Training, what training?)

[Neonred 3,517]

Wife took the learners permit test yesterday. There were 2 written tests. She passed one but failed the other on questions about how many points..., how many feet..., etc. Guess I'm off the hook for another week or two and the new car will be safe.

[slim 1,514]

Wife took the learners permit test yesterday. There were 2 written tests. She passed one but failed the other on questions about how many points..., how many feet..., etc. Guess I'm off the hook for another week or two and the new car will be safe.

Same with my wife. The points and feet and other "technicalities" were the only quetions she got wrong. I can be partly to blame for that because while studying we focused so much on the driving, signs, etc., I forgot to really push the other aspects; things like suspensions and DUI, etc.

Remember to help your S/O study for the whole test, not just the parts she'll need to drive.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

Slim the offer still stands if you and your wife want to come up here for a visit, she can learn to drive from my wife and we can go golfing or fishing. The kid loves to go for a ride in the car and your wife can practice driving while distracted.

[slim 1,514]

Slim the offer still stands if you and your wife want to come up here for a visit, she can learn to drive from my wife and we can go golfing or fishing. The kid loves to go for a ride in the car and your wife can practice driving while distracted.

Thanks for the offer, but I try to keep my wife away from kids as much as possible. Those things are contagious. You and I would enjoy a nice round of golf followed by reeling in a few lunkers and then the next day I'd wake up with a white stick and a blue + in my face.

Thanks, but no thanks. (For now.)

[mox 298]

Thanks for the offer, but I try to keep my wife away from kids as much as possible. Those things are contagious. You and I would enjoy a nice round of golf followed by reeling in a few lunkers and then the next day I'd wake up with a white stick and a blue + in my face.

I'm not so sure that came out exactly as you intended.

[Brad and Vika 129]

Thanks for the offer, but I try to keep my wife away from kids as much as possible. Those things are contagious. You and I would enjoy a nice round of golf followed by reeling in a few lunkers and then the next day I'd wake up with a white stick and a blue + in my face.

I'm not so sure that came out exactly as you intended.

Oh, I think it did Vika has no need or desire to drive now, but recognizes that driving is part of life here. I also have a sixteen year old. Hopefully I can find an insurance company with a volume discount.

[Buck and Natalia 0]

Thanks for the offer, but I try to keep my wife away from kids as much as possible. Those things are contagious. You and I would enjoy a nice round of golf followed by reeling in a few lunkers and then the next day I'd wake up with a white stick and a blue + in my face.

I'm not so sure that came out exactly as you intended.

Oh, I think it did Vika has no need or desire to drive now, but recognizes that driving is part of life here. I also have a sixteen year old. Hopefully I can find an insurance company with a volume discount.

Oooooo... a volume discount would be nice. My wife and her 17-yr-old son both knew how to drive before they came here. I try not to think too much about how the 17-yr-old picked up his driving experience. He now has his learner's permit and will be going for the real deal (full license) next month. Natalia is driving on her international license with no problems. Both of them drive well although the 17-yr-old scared me a little when he off-handedly commented, "I will show them the meaning of Russian speed!". If you learn about any volume discounts let me know.

[Brad and Vika 129]

Will do - Cheers B)

[slim 1,514]

Thanks for the offer, but I try to keep my wife away from kids as much as possible. Those things are contagious. You and I would enjoy a nice round of golf followed by reeling in a few lunkers and then the next day I'd wake up with a white stick and a blue + in my face.

I'm not so sure that came out exactly as you intended.

Oh, I think it did Vika has no need or desire to drive now, but recognizes that driving is part of life here. I also have a sixteen year old. Hopefully I can find an insurance company with a volume discount.

Yeah... reading back through there I see it was a poor choice of words, especially among you **-erotic hounds. Should've said soemthing a little less fruity like "We would've enjoyed a nice day of doing manly activities like drinking beer and hitting things, killing some fish and eating them, drinking more beer. Then the next day my wife would tell me the results of her pregnancy test were positive." (Omitting all references to any sticks in faces.)

If you guys are vets or govt. employees you might want to check out USAA for insurance. They're super cheap. http://www.usaa.com

[Ban Hammer 13,112]

If you guys are vets or govt. employees you might want to check out USAA for insurance. They're super cheap. http://www.usaa.com

[Blues Fairy 0]

Just got my new car yesterday, and drove it all the way home from out of town! Driving here in Raleigh is a piece of cake compared to Moscow.

It's a Suzuki Verona, surprisingly. And I thought I was a strictly Honda girl.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

**-erotic hounds.

Is that like people who are into gay dogs????

[mendeleev 68]

**-erotic hounds.

Is that like people who are into gay dogs????

That is just too funny!

[slim 1,514]

Just got my new car yesterday, and drove it all the way home from out of town! Driving here in Raleigh is a piece of cake compared to Moscow.

It's a Suzuki Verona, surprisingly. And I thought I was a strictly Honda girl.

Big congrats! Have fun and be careful. But if you drove in Moscow you will have absolutely no problem here. (Except all those "defensive drivers" slamming on the brakes in front of you when they have all day to turn. Watch out for those slow pokes.)

Honda, shmonda. You're rolling!

**-erotic hounds.

Is that like people who are into gay dogs????

No, it's like people who read waaaaaay into a VJ member's post and extract all the gayness they can out of it. Fabulous!