Comments on: I’m Sixteen Again

By: Lola

Lola — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:06:42 +0000

Haha!.. I feel you. I spent the day with my mother. She just recently moved to a farm and has massive gardens.. (Currants, blackberries, strawberries, peppers, cauliflower, onions, tomatos, etc… you name it she has it) It was soo much fun to pick spinach right from the garden and eat it.

Anyway, I drove stick for the first time that day too.. I did the exact same things! Stalled, wrong gear, yelped, killed the engine, and spun gravel. It was an experience!! After awhile, I got the hang of it and I’m sure you did too :)

By: Oh She Glows » Blog Archive » Project Natural Glow: Homemade Deodorant and Scrub

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:33:59 +0000

[...] I bought these at Whole Foods on Feburary 6th. [...]

By: Legacy

Legacy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:01:40 +0000

I drive both! I have a few sports cars that are sports to the extreme, so they only come as manual. Learning to drive manual was a pain at first, though.

I’m definitely trying the vegan pizza, though!

Do you live far away from Whole Foods? I have a house so close to that Whole Foods (at least I’m pretty sure it’s the same one). It’s in the same place as Shoppers and Blockbuster and Starbucks, am I right?

I’ll try the Pinata apple!

By: Kristilyn (My 29th Year)

Kristilyn (My 29th Year) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:20:44 +0000

I drive a manual – just can’t manage the stick! The husband tried to teach me and I even took a professional course, but I have no clue now. Of course, now all of our vehicles are manuals … it would stress me out too much to have it any other way!

Never heard of the Pinata apple! I recently got into Honeycrisps and now I’m sad that they’re not available anymore.

Good luck with the deodorant and toothpaste! I’ve tried natural deodorant before and it’s just not the same …

By: allison

allison — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:01:18 +0000

i was lookin at those pinata apples today at Superstore, i wasn’t sure what they would taste like, but since you said they werent gross i might have to try them sometime

By: Jil

Jil — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:40:34 +0000

Ahahaha, I remember learning shift – I pretty much had the same exact experience!

By: Leah @ L4L

Leah @ L4L — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:47:58 +0000

I can drive both.

I prefer a stick in yucky weather, and they are funner to drive.

But I prefer an automatic for commuting. Stop & go traffic in a manual wearing 4″ heels = not fun.

By: Sammi

Sammi — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:04:24 +0000

I bought my first car a little over a year ago and it’s a stick! At first I was super worried but I love it now! I got my first stick shift lessons though like 4 years ago and it was horrible. Every time I took it out it would end in me screaming and crying. I remember one time I stalled out leaving a stop light and stalled out like three times in a row and ended up in the middle of the intersection with the light turning red before I was even able to get going again! Thankfully no one was honking at me or anything! haha

It actually feels weird now whenever I try to drive an automatic! I feel myself reaching for the non existent shifter all the time! lol.
Hills still kind of scare me but just learn how to use your emergency brake on big hills and you’ll be fine!

By: MB

MB — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:25:20 +0000

Oh, to be 16 again … the things I would have done differently.

I have a Ford F150 and a VW Beetle. I love driving a stick (the bug) on the highway but it can be a pain to drive in the city in heavy traffic. Once you get the hang of it you don’t really even think about shifting anymore. I think the trick is to get used to the clutch. Have fun!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:43:10 +0000

Learning stick is a great thing! I learned on one, and I’ve actually only driven an automatic three times in my life, and once was driver’s ed! We only buy stick shifts…they get better gas mileage, actually:).

Hills are not so great, but a good “trick” while you’re learning is to set the parking brake and then start to take off. Once you feel the car pull, you can let off the emergency brake and you’ll feel safer.

Don’t do that for too long, though…you’ll jack up your emergency brake;)…