I'm
pretty sure my Driver's Ed teacher was Billie McFarren.? What a guy!?
He could look at you and make you want to disappear.? But behind that look
was the kindest, most genuine guy you could ever want to meet or have for a
teacher.
?
Paul
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Remember the good old days when Drivers Education was free and
sponsored by the high school? I think Robert Pack (the General) was
our drivers ed instructor. That was a fun course. He would have us
drive to Massillon, just to escape the Wayne County line. I think we
drove a 1959 Chevrolet Belair or Biscayne, highland green color. The
1959 Chevy had that goofy v-shaped trunk. I haven't seen any of them
in years. They never became popular like the 57 Chevy. Those big
old
1959 Chevy's cost about $2000 new back then. And that was a lot
of money.
You could hardly afford to pay 25 to 30 cents per gallon
to put gas in
them. And the gas mileage was atrocious (nobody cared).
That 59 Chevy was a
good drivers ed car, though. A lot of metal
around all of us in case we
crashed (which we never did).
Somehow we all passed the dreaded driving
test to get our licenses.
Remember when parking spots actually required you
to use your
parallel parking skills? That was a tough maneuver, especially
with
the tanks we drove without power steering. That was when curb
feelers were popular and even useful. Have not seen curb feelers in
years. Nobody parallel parks very much anymore (at least not in
Texas).
The Weaselmeister
Paul Sturpe