learning to drive stick created a few "oh shit" moments for me.
the worst was only a few days after receiving my graduated driving license with restrictions. my best friend and I drove over to another friends house at night and after driving past the friends house, I pulled into a drive way to turn around on the residential street. I didn't think quickly and stop myself, I urched nose first down a steep driveway that ended at their overhead garage door. I slammed my foot into the brakes as my back tires came across the sidewalk, stalling the car. I fired up my red Vista Eagle and attempted to make way out and back up the driveway onto the road, but I stalled the car and further down the short driveway I went, inches from the garage door. I thought I was finished. I looked to my best friend and I said, this is it, here we go. I reset myself and backed up the driveway, onto the road, without incident and parked infront of my friends house.
memories!
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