Takes Me Back.

My all girls school now has boys - my Headmistress will be turning in her grave!

Even now decades later I hear my old driving instructors voice as I drive along. Things like, ' A space will always come' when waiting to turn out of a side road, and, 'Two for two,' when it was time to change gear. Also, helpfully, 'Beware of daft drivers' and, 'Always drive good.' I try to.

Now and then in cookery or domestic science as it was then we would make toffee and sell it to the pupils at lunchtime to add to school funds Well we loved this toffee and quite a fair bit would go into our mouths when we were breaking it up to put in bags for selling so our DS teacher a mrs C devised a foolproof method we had to whistle while we were breaking it up and she would walk round listening to make sure you were whistling, precious little can escape to a pursed up mouth ? ???

Aveline , I like " a space will always come" sound advice indeed when turning right . I will remember that when waiting for that space!

Always remember that you have a brake has stayed in my mind.

The words of my driving instructor which have always stuck with me "assume everyone else on the road is an idiot and drive accordingly"

Oh yes Domestic Science, how I loved it.
The Teacher was named Miss Curry which back in time wasn’t thought odd as curries were unknown.
In the last year, fifth form as it was known then most of December was spent in the DS block.
Girls who were keen were allowed off lessons to cater for all the school parties.
Theses were big events in those days, much dressing up and lots of fun and games.
I met my H at one of these as he was at a rival GS and he was excellent at all sport so one of the parties was to invite the school teams which played in the league comprising all the nearby GS’s
I was 15, he was 16 and we were together ever after.
Married at 22 and 21 for 60 years until he died two years ago.
Such wonderful memories.

I drive around quite a lot of country lanes, and I always remember my driving instructor asking me "What should you expect to see down a country lane?". I said "Horses, cows, sheep etc", but the answer he wanted was "Pedestrians".
This often comes to my head as I'm zooming around corners in country lanes and makes me slow down.

My all girls convent school now (for quite a few years actually) has boys! In our days they were alien species. Talk about being money driven!

Our Domestic Science class had a 'flat' attached where we were taught basic housework and most importantly how to do 'hospital corners' - I still remember the teacher showing us every time I use sheets on the bed

Our DS teachers throughout the whole of school were spinster sisters - the first one was really strict and shouted a lot - her sister was the exact opposite and was lovely. She even gave us some hints for the recipes on our way to our GCE exam and was really encouraging when she found out I was going to catering college. Sadly that experience was nothing like school and I hated the cookery classes enjoying the typing and clerical side much more. Little wonder I went into accounting and still hate cooking

When I am driving “only a fool breaks the two-second rule” comes into my head.

Aveline what does two for two mean?

Change up from first gear to second gear in two car lengths.

‘As you turn right, imagine there’s a policeman standing in the middle of the new road…don’t drive over his toes’. That comment always stuck with me.

BlueSky

My all girls convent school now (for quite a few years actually) has boys! In our days they were alien species. Talk about being money driven!

I wish I’d gone to a mixed school…maybe I’d have had some decent friendships with boys far earlier rather than seeing them as aliens.

Thank you, I had not heard that one.

Oldwoman that was one of my instructors favourites. Also "slip into something more comfortable" if I was in the wrong gear.

Some good advice, but some not so good.

Driving down country lanes I have seldom met pedestrians.

Cows, sheep, cyclists, cats, dogs, hares are all more likely than pedestrians.

THE most likely thing to meet would be a tractor!

Juliet27, I too always avoid the policeman's toes.

Aveline

Change up from first gear to second gear in two car lengths.

I still don't understand it.

Just what I said. Start moving in first gear then in two car lengths change up to second gear. ie don't stay in first gear for long.

I always remember my daughter's tutor when she was doing her teacher training. "Teaching is a profession. If you can see up it, down it or, through it, it's inappropriate" . Have to say I agree with her

My driving instructor told me "If in doubt, both feet out!"

When I set off or get out of the car I always hear my instructor saying, “look for your bicycle.”

Annsixty lovely story.