Chris...and stick shifts.
Chris came to my rescue! I work today and I wanted to blog before I went to work. I only work on Saturdays if you are wondering. Anyways, our computer, I try to log on, it flashes my dad's background picture, then it goes to a blue screen, then back to the main login screen. Well, I went and asked Chris if I could use his laptop and he said yes so here I am.
Wow, I hate stick shifts. Have you ever driven one? If you have, I hope you will agree with me, if you haven't, its good experience, but wow. So, yesterday is the second part of phase 1: trying to make the youth room look cooler. It is My dad, Michele (our children's pastor and my old 1st and second grade teacher), the secretaries two kids, and me. So, we are doing our jobs, and Michele says, Jordan would you like to learn how do drive a stick? I was like sure, thinking it cant be too hard. Okay, I get in the car and there are three pedals. And the clutch is on the far left. I'm sure its just me, but i always thought it was on the far right. I don't really remember getting out of the parking space, so i will start with starting it uphill. So, I put the clutch to the floor, and the brake, then turn on the car. Put it in drive (1st gear), then you have to slowly put the gas on and release the clutch very very slowly. If you release the brake, you will roll either forward or backward. If you slam on the gas and not release the clutch, you won't go anywhere, but the RPM meter will shoot up. Not so bad not very good tho either. If you release the clutch but dont give it gas, the car will stall. When i heard stall, i was like okay, its just gonna stop moving. Just the opposite. It lurches back and forth violently like a horse bucking! I am sure it wasnt THAT bad, but for real, thats what it felt like the first time i made it stall. She made me start it going uphill, downhill, and on flat ground. and then i had to park. My legs were shaking afterwards. I am very happy she taught me tho. She is moving today, its very sad. She is moving back to Barron. :(
So, I hope you enjoyed hearing about my day!
See ya later,
Jordan
Wow, I hate stick shifts. Have you ever driven one? If you have, I hope you will agree with me, if you haven't, its good experience, but wow. So, yesterday is the second part of phase 1: trying to make the youth room look cooler. It is My dad, Michele (our children's pastor and my old 1st and second grade teacher), the secretaries two kids, and me. So, we are doing our jobs, and Michele says, Jordan would you like to learn how do drive a stick? I was like sure, thinking it cant be too hard. Okay, I get in the car and there are three pedals. And the clutch is on the far left. I'm sure its just me, but i always thought it was on the far right. I don't really remember getting out of the parking space, so i will start with starting it uphill. So, I put the clutch to the floor, and the brake, then turn on the car. Put it in drive (1st gear), then you have to slowly put the gas on and release the clutch very very slowly. If you release the brake, you will roll either forward or backward. If you slam on the gas and not release the clutch, you won't go anywhere, but the RPM meter will shoot up. Not so bad not very good tho either. If you release the clutch but dont give it gas, the car will stall. When i heard stall, i was like okay, its just gonna stop moving. Just the opposite. It lurches back and forth violently like a horse bucking! I am sure it wasnt THAT bad, but for real, thats what it felt like the first time i made it stall. She made me start it going uphill, downhill, and on flat ground. and then i had to park. My legs were shaking afterwards. I am very happy she taught me tho. She is moving today, its very sad. She is moving back to Barron. :(
So, I hope you enjoyed hearing about my day!
See ya later,
Jordan
posted by jordan @ 7:32 AM
1 Comments:
At 1:35 PM,
joeljohnson said…
you are driving a stick already? wow you are so good, teach me sometime
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