2021 05: Michael Gets His Driver's License: Browse The Strips
Lynn's Comments: The graffiti in panel two was a shout out to my friend and cartoonist Tim Oliphant.
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
Saturday May 29, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Tuesday June 1, 2021
Wednesday June 2, 2021
Thursday June 3, 2021
Friday June 4, 2021
Lynn's Comments: This is what happened to me when I took my driving exam at the age of 16. The examiner was menacing and brutally strict...and I failed the test!
Saturday June 5, 2021
Monday June 7, 2021
Tuesday June 8, 2021
Lynn's Comments: Here is where I failed my exam. Cars in the 60s were mostly standard shift, so parking on a hill meant using the clutch carefully when pulling out from the curb. I pushed down hard on the gas, took my foot off the clutch, and roared uncontrollably into the parking lot across the street. It happened to be the RCMP building and two police officers were sitting in their cruiser when I rear-ended them. I didn't hit them hard, but I could see one officer's coffee spout from his thermos as the other hit the horn. When the officers got out of the cruiser and saw the car that had hit them, with the "Driving School" sign on the roof, they laughed out loud. I received no ticket, but I knew I'd more than failed the exam. It would take me another year before I had the guts to try again...and the next time, I had a kind and supportive examiner. I passed.