Driver's License

The story begins around 9:30, when I got the following e-mail from AccuWeather:

"SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION
TODAY...PERIODICALLY CAUSING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES COULD DETERIORATE TO NEAR ZERO IN THE
MOST INTENSE BANDS AND UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TAKE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND LEAVE MORE
SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES."

That is not what I wanted to see, with a Driver's test at 1:00.  At least they gave me a word of advice in the last sentence.  But for the few hours between this and when I left school, the nerves just went up.

The drive was about 40 minutes to the center, and I did it myself.  There was a little snow, but the biggest issue was maneuvering the construction.  Not to mention that I had no idea where I was going.

When I arrived, I waited my turn.  When my turn came, disaster almost struck.  Sometime during my duration, I had laminated my Learner's Permit to protect it.  This was apparently illegal.  I would have to get a new one, which could be done right away, but that would delay my test.  Fortunately, one of the guys working at the desk was able to take me out right away, and all that caused was a delay of sorts.

In fact, I may have gotten a break by that.  The snow had started hard for a brief period of time at 1:00, but by the time I actually took my test it had stopped.  Also, the guy that examined me seemed a lot nicer than the guy I was going to go out with.  I made one mistake (I didn't come to a complete stop on a right on red), but he passed me anyway.

And I have it.  I am a driver.  Once my dad gets a new car (I get the old one), a new era will have begun.  I will be frequently driving myself back and forth between places.  This is the first step towards independence.  It's a little scary, but it has to be done.

-NM