Monday, April 19, 2010

Beware the Fiorella Car

Fiorella has never been very good behind the wheel, as evidenced by her driving record--several minor accidents and loads of warning tickets.

It all started when she took Driver's Ed the summer she turned sixteen. Fio expected to be, as usual, at the head of the class, and she did turn in an excellent paper score. But Fio was not a natural driver. She had trouble at first even steering the vehicle straight, much less starting it, stopping it, and turning corners without swinging all the way across the road.

Mr. Tyler, tennis coach during the long terms, Driver's Ed teacher in the summer, decided the class needed experience driving at night so he loaded up the car with the special brake on the right and the students all took turns. Fio was in the driver's seat when the Highway Patrol pulled us over. Hands on holster, the officer approached the car full of goggling teenagers.

Pulling out his ticket book, he told Fio it was against the law to drive in heavy traffic with brights on.

Mr. Tyler hastily took over and explained this was a Driver's Ed class, at which the officer drew back in horror and said, "You mean you let them out on the highway?"

Good Cop relented and just issued Fio a warning, but she went home that evening and announced to her parents that she'd been arrested. Once Mother had the full story, she laughed like a hyena and spread it all over town.

And Fio has been living up to her advance billing ever since.

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