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Allison

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It is 2024 and my dad texted me a WSJ link at 6:30 AM about driving stick shift to sincerely note that not only is my car harder to steal, I have a potential competitive advantage in the valet driving world.

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toddfather's avatar toddfather @bobloblaw72.bsky.social
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My 16yo son has a 5 speed Ford Ranger. Apparently his girlfriend's parents excitedly tell everyone about it like he got early acceptance to Harvard or something.😂

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Jeremy Clark's avatar Jeremy Clark @jeremyclark.bsky.social
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Plus your pick of any vehicle after the zombie apocalypse

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drew 's avatar drew @adrew.wifeguy.online
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from what you told me about him this is exactly right

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's avatar @ajcaz.bsky.social
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Isn’t it just nice to start the day with a little good news!

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Nancy Ann's avatar Nancy Ann @nancyannn.bsky.social
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I’ve driven a stick for 35 years. I use it as an excuse to not allow my car to be valet parked.

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WilcoWeb 's avatar WilcoWeb @wilcoweb.bsky.social
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He’s proud you stuck with it

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professional agitatormama's avatar professional agitatormama @pnutsmama.bsky.social
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also my 11yo son told me this fact last night and he’s not a journal reader so maybe he was hanging out w your dad?

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professional agitatormama's avatar professional agitatormama @pnutsmama.bsky.social
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i tell every kid i know to learn how to drive a stick! helps immeasurably when they need to drive some machine for a job someday!

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Kathy LaMotte's avatar Kathy LaMotte @kathological.bsky.social
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I once had a car wash guy get back out of my car, point, and say, “Is that a stick shift?!” He wasn’t sure. To be fair he was probably 16.

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John Doyle's avatar John Doyle @jdoyleoss.bsky.social
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My son wanted a stick shift in his first car. The used car lot had to call someone in from home because they had no working at the moment that could ride along and knew how to drive it.

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Jen Mathis's avatar Jen Mathis @jenxer.bsky.social
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I once had to valet my own car after the guy got in it, saw the stick shift, then got out and stood there with a very bewildered look on his face

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