Loved this read! What an experience! I live rurally in the UK and whenever I have to drive on motorways of more than 3 lanes I feel very unwell and like I lose all sense of my sense of space/ place/ time. 🚘
Thank you Claire! I also lived in a very rural area in Finland. Tiny countryside roads and often dirt roads too. Coming to L.A. and having to drive in the manic traffic was an adjustment to say the least! I had terrible headaches afterwards but slowly got better. Now, many years later, I only worry about getting stuck in the middle of an extremely steep uphill. But it took years to become jaded in crazy traffic! Now I enjoy it. It’s probably the closest I’ll ever come to being a pilot!
Once I got stuck in a very narrow alley in Rye! But we managed to get through and figured out a way to park at the Mermaid Inn!
I like driving, but not with my wife in the car. I let her drive when we're together. I don't need her beside me asking me why we're following such a big truck? Why are you driving so slow? Why don't you pass this moron? I used to drive a big machine eight hours a day. I told her I didn't want to drive because I drive all day. It's better if you do it. I haven't driven the freeway down in LA, and would probably be just as paranoid of missing the turn off, driving too slow, or just being lost. Good on you!
Fully understand letting the other person drive! I’ve become the main pilot in our household for longer trips. My husband is an excellent driver and prefers to take on shorter trips that require agility and speed when weaving in and out of traffic. I can be fast when needed but he enjoys the street traffic zigzag.
My main accomplishment so far is driving us from the Bay Area in California to southern Florida.
Did you drive a truck? I respect truck drivers something powerful!
Loved this read! What an experience! I live rurally in the UK and whenever I have to drive on motorways of more than 3 lanes I feel very unwell and like I lose all sense of my sense of space/ place/ time. 🚘
Thank you Claire! I also lived in a very rural area in Finland. Tiny countryside roads and often dirt roads too. Coming to L.A. and having to drive in the manic traffic was an adjustment to say the least! I had terrible headaches afterwards but slowly got better. Now, many years later, I only worry about getting stuck in the middle of an extremely steep uphill. But it took years to become jaded in crazy traffic! Now I enjoy it. It’s probably the closest I’ll ever come to being a pilot!
Once I got stuck in a very narrow alley in Rye! But we managed to get through and figured out a way to park at the Mermaid Inn!
I like driving, but not with my wife in the car. I let her drive when we're together. I don't need her beside me asking me why we're following such a big truck? Why are you driving so slow? Why don't you pass this moron? I used to drive a big machine eight hours a day. I told her I didn't want to drive because I drive all day. It's better if you do it. I haven't driven the freeway down in LA, and would probably be just as paranoid of missing the turn off, driving too slow, or just being lost. Good on you!
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Fully understand letting the other person drive! I’ve become the main pilot in our household for longer trips. My husband is an excellent driver and prefers to take on shorter trips that require agility and speed when weaving in and out of traffic. I can be fast when needed but he enjoys the street traffic zigzag.
My main accomplishment so far is driving us from the Bay Area in California to southern Florida.
Did you drive a truck? I respect truck drivers something powerful!
I drove a bucket machine and a CAT 966 log loader.
Nice! I’ve never driven anything larger than a farming tractor during harvest time.
It was comfortable. A/C; AM/FM; heat...what more do you need?
True! Driving is one of my favorite things. It gives me a sense of freedom.
Beautiful Minna, thank you for writing here.
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Luke
Thank you, Luke! You’re very kind.