<p>Beautiful, alumother! Just what we needed!</p>
<p>Now I need a charm to keep plumbers away. I had forgotten what a fortune they charge for 1/2 hour’s work. I plan to encourage one of my children to go into plumbing instead of computer science or math.</p>
<p>Okay, since you have all ruined my Vespa dreams, I am slipping into the orange naugehyde booth and gratefully accepting a double Glenlivet. </p>
<p>BTW I rode a Vespa for an entire summer in Paris-- $hitty driver capital of the world-- and never had any problems, except once needing about 17 circuits of the Arc de Triomphe to get OUT of the roundabout onto the correct street. Never made that mistake again. </p>
<p>My son is entering the learner permit zone. He and my D actually brought up the concept of our two jr drivers having to <em>gasp</em> share a vehicle this summer! How would it go?! What would be done?! Horrors!</p>
<p>My reply was that there was no guarantee that S getting a license would mean getting access to a vehicle. Which went over really peachy!</p>
<p>driver was banned from CC.</p>
<p>Why? 10 char</p>
<p>I think the mods asked her to play nice and she told them to get stuffed. I didn’t see the Thankgsgiving thread go nuclear before it disappeared…but I did see enough to know that was the direction it was heading…</p>
<p>Thanksgivings do have a way of going nuclear don’t they? Especially in Nevada I’m told.</p>
<p>So they took driver’s car keys away? :(</p>
<p>SBmom - one day you are giving birth to them, the next they are driving…don’t you remember the first time your D held her purse in one hand and the car keys in the other and said Bye Mom?</p>
<p>And I agree. Bring back driver. So what if she was always telling everyone they have no cojones…We are big kids. Big kids who can come and drown our sorrows in the smoke and the scotch.</p>
<p>Well, let’s all raise a glass to driver, I hear she’s staying at the Chateau ‘Marmot’ now…very posh ;)</p>
<p>I was a passenger on a bike once, up in Alaska, very scary…I think I’ll have a shandy…is there any room in the booth?</p>
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<p>How about if we don’t discuss the moderator actions but we have a driver wake. Can we do that? Her voice is very unique.</p>
<p>If so, it’s bourbon all around. Bourbon and we will bring out Dick Cheney from his hiding place to lead us in a toast…</p>
<p>Thanks, Amistad. I hadn’t taken cheers’ comment literally, at first. Thought driver rode off into the sunset for some reasons of her own. So that’s why I asked what was up. Ah, well.</p>
<p>I avoided the political threads, except for the two days after the election. </p>
<p>Driver will be missed on the music threads, one of my favorite haunts.</p>
<p>In honor of Driver, for the next 24 hours I will only turn Right :)</p>
<p>In honor of driver, I am going to put my hardhat and HAZMAT suit away.</p>
<p>In honor of driver, I am going to grow 6 inches:).</p>
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[quote BUT… probably one of the most protective things I do as I ride is to be constantly paranoid. /quote]
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<p>Mootmom…sorry for being such a downer. You are right. You can’t stop him, so do your best to make sure he has all the tools he needs to stay safe. The most important tool is caution (and a healthy dose of paranoia). A tour of a major TBI rehab center might also be in order. TBI are known as the “silent epidemic” cause few people know what it is really like to live with brain injury.</p>
<p>And now, in honor of Driver…everyone hop on your VIRTUAL Harley, let your hair blow in the wind, and hit the road…Born to be Wild…Born to be Wild…meet ya back in SA for a cold one.</p>
<p>how come that “quote” thing doesn’t work for me!!!</p>
<p>You have to put the [ and the ] around quote AND /quote…</p>
<p>BOOOOORRRRRRN to be Wiiiiiiiihahahaiiiiiiillllllddddd…Lookin’ for adventure…</p>
<p>In honor of driver, I am going to speak cryptically in some future post.</p>
<p>The SA neon sign has suddenly dimmed, and we are briefly in a flickering sepia and black and white world. I’m thinking Rick’s Cafe in Cassablanca, the ceiling fan beating a familiar adagio, while the citizens of various forums “travellers on the fringe of society” come and go, acknowledging one of their own…“Play it Sam”… But is it permanent? or Will We Meet Again?</p>