Social Chat #9

"@Rachel—Goodbye! :)"
You happy that I'm leaving or something? :P JKJK!

Sure. I think I will start on them now.

1. No yelling in the car.
2. No gasping in the car.
3. Do not even acknowledge that we have passed a horse/horses.

I thought I would start with our UPS truck.

You can't be serious. xP

When is Margaret ever serious?

Okayyy… Well, I can't imagine myself behind a steering wheel either…but I am…

1. No screaming.
2. No texting.

Not sure how easy these "rules" will be for others to follow… xP

@Rachel–Of course not! :P

@Sarah–Hm. Good point. :P

I wasn't serious. But we almost have one. It comes twice a day and we have a retired UPS driver who works in Grandpa's shop that is on our property, so he could teach me.

Can you imagine me behind a steering wheel? 'Cuz as of now, I certainly can't. :P

I figured ;) Just had to say something about the smiley… =]

1. No crying.
2. No loud guffawing.

Ummm…no, I can't imagine you behind a steering wheel!

It's actually not that bad!

Hey, not a bad idea! :)

1. No grabbing the steering wheel.
2. No touching me.

1. No using words words that do not exist like funnest or funner.
2. No leaning forward and breathing on the drivers neck.
3. No playing with the drivers hair.
4. No announcements of any kind of bug in the vehicle.

Ohhh…I like all of these!!

Sure. I think I will start on them now. 1. No yelling in the car. 2. No gasping in the car. 3. Do not even acknowledge that we have passed a horse/horses.

Horse! What? Where?

13. No announcements of any kind of bug in the vehicle.

YES!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

13. No announcements of any kind of bug in the vehicle.

YES!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. No playing pranks… they could easily be fatal to yourself.
2. No sudden loud noises.

1. No funny stories.
2. No arguing or poking in the back seat.

Ohhh…we have to compile all these! These are so good!

1. No making semitrucks honk at me.

GTG now! Bye! :)

1. Never make gargoyle like faces in the mirror at the driver. She may reconsider driving safely for your sake.

Bye Nicolas!

Farewell.

1. Don't tell me when the light turns green.

20. Don't tell me when the light turns green.

YES!

1. Do not tell me when it is time to turn my blinker on.

1. Don't say "Look, a policeman. Are we going the speed limit?"
2. Don't tell me what the speed limit is unless I ask.

GTG now! Bye! :)

1. Don't say "Right" instead of "Correct" when you are giving directions.

1. Don't say "turn left right here" "turn right here. left." or any variation thereof.

Oh, oh, oh! Please compile these and send them to me!

1. Do not make any mistakes in giving directions like: "Turn here! Turn here! No, never mind, it is the next street."

1. Do not draw on the window with your finger, even if the window is foggy.

I will try to remember.

1. Don't tell me to turn on the CD
2. Don't tell me to turn on the air conditioning.
3. Don't tell me to turn on the windshield wipers.
4. Don't tell me to turn off the windshield wipers.
5. Don't ever say it's cold, or turn on the heat. YES, the car has been sitting outside. it is the same temperature as outside. It takes some time for it to warm up!

Thanks! smiles

1. If you are the only one in the car except the driver do not make phone calls without notifying the driver first.

GTG now! Bye! :)

1. If you are reading in the car do not mutter and chuckle to yourself or read snippets out loud that make no sense without context.

1. Do not quote movies in the car, especially incorrectly.
2. Do not sing in the car if you have a bad ear or if you do not know all the words of the song in their correct order with the correct intervals between notes. The driver is a musician and perfectionist.

Goodbye.

1. Don't clap to the music, especially out of time.

1. Do not imitate a percussion instrument even if you have heard people on CDs do so.

1. Do not urge the driver to get ahead of a school bus, mail truck, garbage truck, or any other vehicle that is slow or makes frequent stops.

1. Do not tap or knock on the window or any other part of the vehicle.

1. Do not whistle in the car.
2. Do not sigh or make any other noise similar to a deflating ballon even if you have had a very trying day.