Cruising the streets! Well, not yet. Driver's Education class is one step closer to my license, though. I spent eight three-hour classes for two weeks getting my driver's education requirements. The class itself was all right, I guess. The nights got kind of long, though. Fortunately, it wasn't too bad of a price (well, the cheapest I could find, anyway). They wanted $300. It wasn't just the low price, though; it was close and the 24 hour requirement was spread out over more nights than at other places. What made it nice, though, is that I could drive myself over to the class because I have my motorcycle permit. I had to use Dad's bike though; mine broke down right before the classes started. Either way, it saved Mom and Dad from having to drive me back and forth.
Happy birthday! Well, as it turns out, Nick is another year older this month. We celebrated his birthday at our Aunt Dixie and Uncle Terry's house. It was Uncle Terry's birthday, also, so that made it nice to celebrate both at the same time. Nick got clothes, among other things. Since Nick is always undecided as to what he wants for his birthday, mostly he got money. He saved some, and spent more. The first thing he bought was a 64 MB video card so he can play all the latest and greatest 3D games out there. The other thing he bought is a whole other story itself.
Put-put, buzzzzzZZZZ... Nick, being 14 now, decided to get himself some wheels, much like I did when I was 14; he bought himself a moped. At first, I offered to sell him my moped, but he refused. He liked one that Dad had a little bit more. After much thought and debate, he finally decided he'd buy it. $200 later, it was Nick's moped. That was the easy part. Next, he had to go to town and get his plates for the bike and a permit to drive it. With the rest of his birthday money, he paid for the fees. He didn't do too bad on the test either, so that permit became his. One last stop at our insurance agent and Nick was now able to legally cruise the streets.
Another one is gone, though. With the coming of my motorcycle that I bought, I didn't have much use for the moped. Sure, it's a lot easier to deliver newspapers on a moped than on a motorcycle, but the earnings are low enough the way it was; I couldn't afford to still pay insurance on the 'cycle AND my moped. So, I dropped the insurance, which lead to the bike no longer being legal to ride on the streets. Well, the moped didn't do much good sitting in the barn. I also have to get my savings back up since I bought my motorcycle in the first place. I didn't really want to, but I decided to sell it. A few weeks and $375 later, the bike was gone. I don't really miss it as much as I thought I would. It must be because I have my motorcycle to cruise on now.
Mark