tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19918057.post6031864762735091500..comments2024-02-16T04:44:50.172+00:00Comments on The Bookworm: 7 Quick Takes: 16th April 2011The Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139740404665123205noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19918057.post-36808408670065003352011-04-19T20:59:29.592+01:002011-04-19T20:59:29.592+01:00Re the driving, I have two grown up sons (Sandhurs...Re the driving, I have two grown up sons (Sandhurst and University) so technically still living with us. 4 cars in the census! I felt so un-green, last time it was 1! Yes it is expensive, but gets cheaper:-) and girls cost less them boys, be glad.scrumptious dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419573938670000694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19918057.post-68556852737644591522011-04-17T04:07:00.579+01:002011-04-17T04:07:00.579+01:00Here in TX, you can start taking the driving class...Here in TX, you can start taking the driving class ($285) at 14 1/2. Then at 15 you can take the permit test. Lauren did this on her 15th birthday last July. With a permit, you can drive with one of your parents in the seat beside you. Then at 16 you can take the driver's test and you are free to drive alone. That's only 3 months away for Lauren! <br /><br />Lauren is also looking for a job. Her problem is that you have to be 16 for almost all jobs, and she won't turn 16 till July, after all the summer jobs are filled by high school students who are already 16. We think this fall, when everyone else goes back to school, she'll have her pick of jobs. We're hoping anyway.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506307439555905949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19918057.post-9321559756697290982011-04-15T16:25:34.901+01:002011-04-15T16:25:34.901+01:00Bella is so different from Cherub. She's such ...Bella is so different from Cherub. She's such a butterfly. She does get periodic fixations but they generally last a day or so. They aren't nearly so constant or of such duration. They're more like brief flings. Then she gets it out of her system until it comes back again in a few weeks or months.Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19918057.post-42459658832502958702011-04-15T12:17:38.397+01:002011-04-15T12:17:38.397+01:00Here in Ohio you can gain a Driver's License b...Here in Ohio you can gain a Driver's License between the ages of 16-18 if you have:<br /><br />1. Completed 24 hours of classroom instruction with a state approved program<br /><br />2. Completed 8 hours of in car driving with a state approved instructor<br /><br />3. Completed 50 hours of driving accompanied by another person over the age of 21.<br /><br />4. Passed the written portion of the driving test, administered at the License Department.<br /><br />5. Passed the driving portion of the driving test, administered at the License Department with one of the officers.<br /><br />If you are OVER 18 only #4 and #5 apply.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326484192966920116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19918057.post-81702040104783741192011-04-15T12:10:39.282+01:002011-04-15T12:10:39.282+01:00* That's 33 hours of classroom instruction.* That's 33 hours of classroom instruction.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19918057.post-1723817742927648672011-04-15T12:09:38.559+01:002011-04-15T12:09:38.559+01:00Here in Rhode Island, you must take a 33 hour inst...Here in Rhode Island, you must take a 33 hour instructional course if you are between the ages of 15 years, 10 months and 18 years old. Sophia took the course at the local high school during the summer and it was $75. She passed and was then eligible to get an instructional permit for another $11.50. She must accumulate 50 hours of driving, with a supervising adult in the passenger seat and then she can take the road test for another $26.50.<br /><br />There are also places offering driving instruction - how I wish we could afford it because I am not a good teacher - but they are expensive - $60 an hour so private instruction for the 50 hours would be ridiculous!<br /><br />We're taking it slow and easy - she doesn't seem to be in any real rush to drive. Her road test is scheduled for July but if she hasn't accumulated the 50 hours, we will push it back a few months.<br /><br />The insurance issue is about the same here - ours will double when she gets her license and is added to our policy.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19918057.post-88421141638207368352011-04-15T09:37:19.989+01:002011-04-15T09:37:19.989+01:00I was a lot like Cherub when I was small - I wrote...I was a lot like Cherub when I was small - I wrote everywhere! According to my mother, also in random fashion. What can I say.... I always liked words!<br />Make-up. Well. When I had a make-over at JL, the very nice lady was appalled that I a) didn't use a serum and b) never considered a foundation brush. Good grief. I need lessons, not to mention a mortgage to afford the bits! Light foundation, blusher, lipstick, eye pencil and mascara. That is me sorted.<br />Driving.....SO expensive to learn here! My older two only drove with instructors till they had passed the test. Not me. I took David out when he turned 17 and my car has a beautiful bump on its nose as a result. We discovered that size 14 shoes and a Renault Scenic do not go well together. The brake and accelerator are too close together. The other thing to remember is that 99% of American cars are automatic, which makes driving a lot easier to learn. I think it is just the UK which sticks to mainly manual, though I have NO idea why! My next car will be automatic.Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.com