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sinkingfeeling

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14. Yep, had a farm license at age 14 that allowed me to drive on the

Reply to trof (Reply #12)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 11:31 AM

Jun 2012

roads if on farm business, like hauling a wagon-load of wheat to the elevator. I guess my dad 'taught' me to drive, starting at around 11 or 12. Drove tractors and the truck ('55 Chevy with standard on the steering column) on the farm for a few years before being allowed on the road.

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Who taught you to drive? Grampaw taught me. [View all] trof May 2012 OP

My dad taught me... CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

The Roadmaster was automatic transmission, natch. trof May 2012 #2

Good story telling! Me, I went to drivers ed..... Little Star May 2012 #3

No drivers' ed when I was a kid. trof May 2012 #4

LOL. What year was it when Grampaw taught you? Little Star May 2012 #5

1956 trof May 2012 #8

automatic: my father. stick: my uncle. ret5hd May 2012 #6

My older brother MrYikes May 2012 #7

My ex-husband taught me on an old Studebaker. RebelOne May 2012 #9

Well, my uncle sat me on a tractor and told me to steer while he opened a gate when I was 5 years jwirr May 2012 #10

My Gramps taught me to drive a tractor when I was about 13. Around 1967. LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #11

A lot of farm kids learned to drive at an early age. trof Jun 2012 #12

I was just there during summers for a few weeks. LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #13

Yep, had a farm license at age 14 that allowed me to drive on the sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #14

The Amusement pipi_k Jun 2012 #15

Yep, LOL. Same for me, plus a rider mower and driver ed on an automatic. Did my RKP5637 Aug 2012 #17

Mr Snowden at Willowbrook HS in 1965. mysuzuki2 Aug 2012 #16

Ohhhh lol, hope not! RKP5637 Aug 2012 #18

Granpa taught me when I was 12... haikugal Feb 2013 #19