A FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE
Clearly, she's already got one.
(Thanks to many people who are glad they don't.)
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Clearly, she's already got one.
(Thanks to many people who are glad they don't.)
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Posted by: Darth Curt | April 18, 2005 at 09:55 AM
How could she do that to a Honda? It's just so wrong.
Posted by: Honda Driver | April 18, 2005 at 09:58 AM
Perhaps she was blinded by Dave's shiny gold disco shirt.
Posted by: artchick | April 18, 2005 at 09:58 AM
Maybe she was angry at someone.......
Vote: Husband or Salesman?
Posted by: aletha | April 18, 2005 at 09:59 AM
Personally I'd like to see a competition start. How many things can you hit, when taking a driving test, without killing anybody but writing off the car at the end.
Posted by: Darth Curt | April 18, 2005 at 09:59 AM
Maybe she was angry at someone.......
Vote: Husband or Salesman?
Posted by: aletha | April 18, 2005 at 10:00 AM
Why the hell did they have a tree in the showroom? The husband, the car, the wall I could see, but a tree?
Oh, the salesman? That's up for debate.
Posted by: Graz | April 18, 2005 at 10:01 AM
this is like a dream that I had .... only it was a Buick and and the victim was my junior high principal.
Posted by: philintexas | April 18, 2005 at 10:01 AM
Oh, and that was the first time i have ever been first too... what do i win? A Toaster Oven?
Posted by: Darth Curt | April 18, 2005 at 10:07 AM
No, Darth, just a toaster, slightly used (only once, for strawberry poptarts).
Posted by: qetzal | April 18, 2005 at 10:12 AM
I'm four hundred and ninety-six! Do I win the battleship?!
Posted by: Dorothy Byrum | April 18, 2005 at 10:16 AM
Well, at least the airbag deployed.
Posted by: D'Artagnan | April 18, 2005 at 10:17 AM
Wowser!!!
An 81-year-old totals a car, on a test drive, and she does it in reverse!!!
Call the Guinness people!
No, the other ones! She deserves a toast to her accomplishments!
Posted by: u.o | April 18, 2005 at 10:41 AM
Out of ALL the things she hit, the brakes were not one of them.
Posted by: elle | April 18, 2005 at 10:49 AM
What ever happened to You break it, you buy it?
See, she shoulda kept her hands in her pockets!
Posted by: kibby F5� | April 18, 2005 at 10:51 AM
I love this story!!!! I can only hope that when I'm 85 I still have enough energy to do this much damage!!!!!!
Posted by: Eleanor | April 18, 2005 at 11:32 AM
El -
I dunno ... I don't think I've got the NRG to do this much damage now ... I wonder how I could manage it when (if) I last that much longer ...
You, on the other hand, always seem to be full of vim and vigor ... so I'm sure you'll do just fine ... all you hafta do is remember (or forget?) ... Right pedal, fast ... Left pedal, stop ... (and put the gearshift lever in "R" for Race!)
Posted by: U.O | April 18, 2005 at 11:41 AM
El -
I dunno ... I don't think I've got the NRG to do this much damage now ... I wonder how I could manage it when (if) I last that much longer ...
You, on the other hand, always seem to be full of vim and vigor ... so I'm sure you'll do just fine ... all you hafta do is remember (or forget?) ... Right pedal, fast ... Left pedal, stop ... (and put the gearshift lever in "R" for Race!)
Posted by: U.O | April 18, 2005 at 11:42 AM
El -
I dunno ... I don't think I've got the NRG to do this much damage now ... I wonder how I could manage it when (if) I last that much longer ...
You, on the other hand, always seem to be full of vim and vigor ... so I'm sure you'll do just fine ... all you hafta do is remember (or forget?) ... Right pedal, fast ... Left pedal, stop ... (and put the gearshift lever in "R" for Race!)
Posted by: U.O | April 18, 2005 at 11:44 AM
Now, be honest. Haven't you always wanted to do this to a car salesman?
Posted by: Kilmeny | April 18, 2005 at 11:46 AM
"...the car was written off." -- only to be resold, its dents camouflaged, somewhere in Alabama.
Posted by: Candy Tutt | April 18, 2005 at 11:47 AM
The Guinness Beer people are the same as the World Record people.
Posted by: Smithie00 | April 18, 2005 at 11:52 AM
yet another reason one should *NEVER* drive in Florida!
Posted by: R | April 18, 2005 at 12:01 PM
What happens in Florida stays in Florida!
Posted by: Eleanor | April 18, 2005 at 12:17 PM
Well, yeah, but they (Guinness) work in different disciplines ... I just din't want anyone to get the wrong office ...
and I do NOT KNOW (not knot no) what is going on with my multiple posts ... I only touch it once, it kicks me completely out and disconnects me ... and I've gotta start all over ... and when I get back to where I was, I find a whole lot more involvement than I planned on ...
Come to think of it, that's sorta like an old girlfriend I useta have ...
Posted by: U.O | April 18, 2005 at 12:20 PM
"She must have panicked..."
Ya think? when i cant see any more, i will hang up the keys. yikes.
Posted by: queensbee | April 18, 2005 at 12:21 PM
aletha: What the article doesn't make clear is that she actually only hit one person before she hit the wall. She just happened to have been married to a tree that sold cars.
Posted by: reneviht | April 18, 2005 at 12:32 PM
And everybody’s saying there’s nobody meaner
Than the little old lady from Floridiiaaa
She drives real fast and she drives real hard
She’s a terror in a new Honda Accord.
It’s the little old lady from Floridiiaaa
Go granny, go granny, go granny go
Granny go
Go granny, go granny, go granny go
Granny go
Go granny, go granny, go granny go
Granny go
Go granny, go granny, go granny go
Granny go
Posted by: tyler | April 18, 2005 at 12:41 PM
No surprise that the incident happened over in Ft. Myers. Here in Miami either the salesman or the husband would have pulled his gun and shot her as soon as he saw the backup lights go on.
Posted by: Balanchine | April 18, 2005 at 12:43 PM
Balanchine -
*snork*
Posted by: Eleanor | April 18, 2005 at 12:45 PM
I lived in Ft. Myers for 10 years (and actually own a car from this Honda dealership), and this incident comes at no surprise to me.
Could she SEE over the steerwheel or if she was a "Q-Tip" driver?
Posted by: NYC Liz | April 18, 2005 at 01:27 PM
Any word yet on the condition of the tree or the wall?
Posted by: Lee | April 18, 2005 at 01:35 PM
What did that car ever do to her. Poor Honda
Posted by: opiesgirl | April 18, 2005 at 02:44 PM
aw shucks, Eleanor....
Posted by: Balanchine | April 18, 2005 at 03:46 PM
I like a guy who can say "shucks"......
Posted by: Eleanor | April 18, 2005 at 04:13 PM
Sigh, They don't make em like they used to....
car salesmen that is.
BTW Elanor, I heard the salesman say "shuck" (or something that sounded a lot like it) quite often. Does that count?
Posted by: Nostalgia | April 18, 2005 at 05:41 PM
Sorry Eleanor.
I think I used to remember calling girls by the wrong name wasn't the best thing to do.
Posted by: Nostalgia | April 18, 2005 at 05:46 PM
But did they RENEW her license? (um..could somebody please enlighten me...what's a "Q-TIP driver?) Please have pity, I'm just recovering from 3 wks of flu. Still foggy. Missed a lot of chuckles and y'all.
Posted by: Cynthia | April 18, 2005 at 10:02 PM
But did they RENEW her license? (um..could somebody please enlighten me...what's a "Q-TIP driver?) Please have pity, I'm just recovering from 3 wks of flu. Still foggy. Missed a lot of chuckles and y'all.
Posted by: Cynthia | April 18, 2005 at 10:02 PM
Wha! !#%&# I did NOT double click! Sorry.
Posted by: Cynthia | April 18, 2005 at 10:07 PM
Cynthia: Q-TIP driver
The only thing you see over the steering wheel is the white hair.
My grandmother was such a one. When driving her (very) eary model Datsun, she had to look out the window by peering under the top arc of the steering wheel. For some reason, my mother was always reluctant to let me ride with her.
Posted by: markhh | April 19, 2005 at 04:58 AM
U.O
Did you know you were quoting Brother Dave Garner?
"R" for Race
Posted by: Sondra | April 19, 2005 at 02:04 PM
If ever you needed an argument for compulsory driver retesting for the aged, this is it.
Posted by: Nigel Pond | April 20, 2005 at 11:14 AM
If ever you needed an argument for compulsory driver retesting for the aged, this is it.
Posted by: Nigel Pond | April 20, 2005 at 11:20 AM
She works for Toyota.
Posted by: william cormeny | April 23, 2005 at 06:32 AM
markhh, Thanks. I think I miss your grandma. Mine flat refused to drive in her later years.
Posted by: Cynthia | April 24, 2005 at 02:54 PM