Monster Gets It

Clodfobble · 09-07-2016, 10:26 PM

My driving schedule for tomorrow:

7:15-7:45 [Fob and Fobette to school]
8:30-9:15 [Stepdaughter to Job #1]
1:30-2:30 [Stepdaughter from Job #1 to Job #2]
3:15-3:45 [Fob and Fobette from school to home]
5:15-6:45 [Drop Fob at occupational therapy, go grab Stepdaughter from Job #2 and come back to therapy clinic just in time to pick up Fob, and take both home.]

Grand total: 4 hrs and 15 min in the car.

EXCEPT often I don't go home between the Job#2 dropoff and the School pickup, since they are the same location. Instead I will park in the car line for 1 hour and 15 minutes, which eliminates 30 minutes of actual driving and allows me to work on my laptop with the engine running.

I need to divest myself of some child assets, anyone want a good investment property? ROI is projected to begin once Fob becomes employed as an astronaut.

glatt · 09-08-2016, 08:17 AM

Ugh. I'm sorry.

Stepdaughter can't take a bus to her jobs? That would teach her some serious life skills and independence.

Clodfobble · 09-08-2016, 08:21 AM

Austin has minimal public transport, and none out in the suburbs. It's just not something the culture here has ever demanded. I did make her take an Uber once, though.

Clodfobble · 09-08-2016, 08:23 AM

Her driving test is not until October 18th, in a city an hour and a half away from us, because all of our city was completely booked for 90 days out. It's crazy.

tw · 09-08-2016, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

... because all of our city was completely booked for 90 days out. It's crazy.

Its what Texans, who love Ted Cruz, want. Less government.

monster · 09-08-2016, 09:40 PM

Monster doesn't have to get it any more

Clodfobble · 09-09-2016, 06:45 AM

Actually, speaking of: how many times did your children very nearly kill you on the road while they were learning to drive? No exaggeration, we were -->.<-- this close to a 4-car 55-mph wreck yesterday.

Griff · 09-10-2016, 08:26 AM

It was a terrifying time-period at this house. Lil Griff actually got in an accident during her training period but the other driver was at fault and fled.

monster · 09-10-2016, 09:34 AM

Oh Hector was terrifying. First time going
onto the freeway nearly went into the wall

classicman · 09-10-2016, 10:32 AM

I took mine out late at night when there weren't a lot of cars around.
Still terrifying, but better than having a TON of cars around.

Griff · 09-10-2016, 10:44 AM

Big empty parking lots are your friends.

monster · 09-10-2016, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Big empty parking lots are your friends.

school parking lots in Summer break ....priceless. Still haven't let Thor go further than that yet. he even scared the shit out of the Segment 1 instructor

Clodfobble · 09-10-2016, 04:12 PM

Glad to know she's not the only death-menace out there. My mom called and tried to loosely threaten me with the notion that a DUI from prescription meds is still a DUI, and maybe her psych meds were making her ditzy on the road. Great, thanks mom. No, we're still not taking her off her meds, because we've already seen what that looks like, but you know, thanks.

BigV · 09-10-2016, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Glad to know she's not the only death-menace out there. My mom called and tried to loosely threaten me with the notion that a DUI from prescription meds is still a DUI, and maybe her psych meds were making her ditzy on the road. Great, thanks mom. No, we're still not taking her off her meds, because we've already seen what that looks like, but you know, thanks.

Unbelievable.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-10-2016, 04:43 PM

Six out of my ten prescriptions warn about dizziness and operating machinery. Fuck 'em, get out of my 1.5 of the road. Muhahahaha!!!

09-08-2016, 08:21 AM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Austin has minimal public transport, and none out in the suburbs. It's just not something the culture here has ever demanded. I did make her take an Uber once, though. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-08-2016, 08:23 AM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Her driving test is not until October 18th, in a city an hour and a half away from us, because all of our city was completely booked for 90 days out. It's crazy. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-08-2016, 09:40 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Monster doesn't have to get it any more __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-09-2016, 06:45 AM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Actually, speaking of: how many times did your children very nearly kill you on the road while they were learning to drive? No exaggeration, we were -->.<-- this close to a 4-car 55-mph wreck yesterday. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-10-2016, 08:26 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It was a terrifying time-period at this house. Lil Griff actually got in an accident during her training period but the other driver was at fault and fled. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-07-2016, 10:26 PM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Monster Gets It My driving schedule for tomorrow: 7:15-7:45 [Fob and Fobette to school] 8:30-9:15 [Stepdaughter to Job #1] 1:30-2:30 [Stepdaughter from Job #1 to Job #2] 3:15-3:45 [Fob and Fobette from school to home] 5:15-6:45 [Drop Fob at occupational therapy, go grab Stepdaughter from Job #2 and come back to therapy clinic just in time to pick up Fob, and take both home.] Grand total: 4 hrs and 15 min in the car. EXCEPT often I don't go home between the Job#2 dropoff and the School pickup, since they are the same location. Instead I will park in the car line for 1 hour and 15 minutes, which eliminates 30 minutes of actual driving and allows me to work on my laptop with the engine running. I need to divest myself of some child assets, anyone want a good investment property? ROI is projected to begin once Fob becomes employed as an astronaut. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-08-2016, 08:17 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Ugh. I'm sorry. Stepdaughter can't take a bus to her jobs? That would teach her some serious life skills and independence.

09-10-2016, 09:34 AM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Oh Hector was terrifying. First time going onto the freeway nearly went into the wall __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-10-2016, 10:32 AM	#10
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I took mine out late at night when there weren't a lot of cars around. Still terrifying, but better than having a TON of cars around. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-10-2016, 10:44 AM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Big empty parking lots are your friends. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-10-2016, 04:12 PM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Glad to know she's not the only death-menace out there. My mom called and tried to loosely threaten me with the notion that a DUI from prescription meds is still a DUI, and maybe her psych meds were making her ditzy on the road. Great, thanks mom. No, we're still not taking her off her meds, because we've already seen what that looks like, but you know, thanks. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-10-2016, 04:43 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Six out of my ten prescriptions warn about dizziness and operating machinery. Fuck 'em, get out of my 1.5 of the road. Muhahahaha!!! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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