[Shotimes] Don't leave the SHOs behind

[Rbade12@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/2/2003 2:14:54 PM Central Standard Time, 
ronporter@prodigy.net writes:

> Question for the group: Is there anyone out there who got their license at
> 16 and didn't either (1) total out a car, or (2)have a serious accident,
> before they were 25?

Had a fender bender [my fault] a week after getting my license [in a nice 66 
Mustang]. Got a job delivering fruit/veggies a couple weeks later, "Got a 
driver's license?, good, go drive that big 'ol truck all over 
metro-Milwaukee". I managed to put the rear deck through the windshield of a 
VW bug that had pulled behind me and I then decided to back-up [did this in 
full view of the owner], stopped about 12 inches from the face of the very 
frightened driver. Tore up the right side of same truck a week later trying 
to get alongside a loading dock. They let me keep driving?!? and I did so for 
another year without incident, quit that job. Have been accident free since 
then, 1973. My 16 year old daughter just started driving and I hope she can 
get through the first few months without incident!!!!        Bob 93 MTX