Nobody Likes A Know-It-All…
Posted By AmyD. on July 30, 2007
Not even his mother.
Ethan is an “expert” on driving now. He’s been studying it like mad for weeks. :rolleyes:
He constantly points out things we are doing “incorrectly” while driving. And, I should probably mention that nobody likes a backseat driver either.
- Mike didn’t turn his turning signal on early enough prior to making a turn.
- I looked over my shoulder and didn’t use my rear view mirrors when pulling out of a parking space. (I actually DID use them, he just didn’t SEE me)
Mike and I have nearly spotless driving records. He has one speeding ticket and I have one speeding ticket.
Although, my speeding ticket is completely justifiable. It was a Friday morning, mid-Spring, the start of a beautiful day and we were on the freeway blaring Dean Martin and singing along. I was probably speeding a little… but it was certainly no where near the 85 in a 55 mph zone that was stated on the ticket.
Truthfully, it was impossible for my jeep to actually hit the speed that the asshole officer claimed I was going. Absolutely impossible without extreme shaking, jerking, wheezing and other assorted noises that no car should ever make or be forced to make, let alone a 1990 Jeep Cherokee. Which is partially why I no longer own that vehicle. Still, to this day that remains my one and only ticket. Ever.
Mike’s speeding ticket is another story altogether. We were coming home from an out of town inspection and the roads were clear and empty. In Mike’s world that means the speed limit is just a mere suggestion and nothing to be taken seriously. The highway patrolman hiding behind a turn out disagreed.
I’m sure Ethan doesn’t recall either of these situations nonetheless he is insisting on “saving” us from our “poor” driving habits. He may not live to take the behind-the-wheel test in January.
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Heh. Do the same to him when he is doing something. Wait until he making a sandwich and tell him that he is not putting the meat on the bread correctly. :lmfao:
I find that every day I discover new uses for duct tape.
Actually, the California DMV suggests that you look over your shoulder and if you use your mirrors, you don’t rely on them: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/hdbk/pgs33thru41.htm
So tell Ethan to suck it.
My daughter got her driver’s license at the end of May and has become Miss “I Know Everything There Is To Know about Driving” also. It must be a requirement that we don’t know about :tongue:
Angel He’s a teenager and a boy… while it would work splendidly on a girl – the irony will escape him completely.
Miss B Been there done that… the problem is that it also removes the top, well, all the layers of skin where it is applied and then there are those damn, pesky “child abuse” laws. I find that electrical tape does the trick if you can find it wide enough.
Avi HA! I knew!!! I knew it!!! Oh… as soon as his ass gets back from cross country practice I am going to be hopping around the room yelling, “IN YOUR FACE!!! HA!!!!”
Lisa I bet it is! That would certainly explain it. :annoyed:
In California, it’s legal to chain him to a pipe in the basement, right?
Joe Since basements around here are fairly rare – I don’t think legislation has even been considered. If I had a basement – you’d have a brilliant idea there. :whistle:
Tee hee. :clap: