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Ha. When I took my youngest to get her license there was a man and wife to test. They were from another country here for college. He passed, she left with the examiner, 5 minutes later they were back with the examiner driving. My kids had to pass my test first that was much harder than the state’s. My kids drove in storms, on ice, interstates, and cities while on their permits. I cut too many people out of wrecks to take it easy on em.

On our local community forum one of the teenagers in our area wrote this: "just took my road test for the first time at Mosley's didn't even make it out of the parking lot had John as my Examiner don't know that I'm going back there he didn't even show me how to do it until I had already failed and then he treated me like I was a child like I have never drove before" PLEASE NOTE - the quotation marks in the above paragraph are mine, there were/are no punctuation marks in his post. Out of 30 responses to the OP's plea there was only 1 other response similar to mine below: "Mathew, having the examiner show you how to pass the drivers test would be like one of your teachers in school passing out the answers to a test they are required to give the classroom so the students can go on to the next grade in school. Doing so would not only be unethical and wrong to society but would also be doing a GREAT disservice to the student who is taking the test. Passing tests is something YOU earn by study/practice and personal perseverance, not something that can be given to you. Believe me, the examiner in this case probably did you a huge favor. You will find that life as an adult is going to judge you much like the examiner did but much harsher in the future."

we are ready, is there anything I need to bring for anyone?

Years back we started driving with adult supervision on the farm at 13-14 yrs. of age first on tractors then in the farm truck so by 16 the test was easy even with a standard transmission. We also began our knowledge of vehicle operation much earlier with go carts and mini-bikes as young kids. So sad the modern world doesn't provide that sort of learning. Punctuation was also taught in school. Not that I mastered it.....

Sounds pretty typical of today's entitled generation, where many feel that everything should be just handed to them and have never been taught that if you want something you have to earn it. Far too many drivers licenses today are handed out far too easily these days to people who do not belong on the road. This John guy's job is to make sure a new drivers is not a hazard to oneself as well as others on the road. He also did not need to show the new driver anything, His job is to pass or fail not to teach so this student actually got a bonus but does not realize it.

Thanks for the tip. I remember there were a bunch of pieces that fell out when I took it off last time and I screwed up when I put the left part on . Should go better this time.

It’s not difficult at all. I will give you a “Tip Trick”. I learned a while back that removal and especially re-install is easier if you zip tie the drive hub to the wheel. Run them through each of the five spikes. If keeps it from coming apart particularly when trying to re-install it, otherwise it’s like trying to stuff and octopus in a coke bottle! @hunter 1500 my number is posted in my info. Give me a call if you need to.

Sounds like he many not have been paying attention at drivers school. Pretty basic stuff, adjusting the mirrors and seats to yourself, everyone wearing a seat belt, using turn signals and actually looking where you are about to go before you slowly pull out. Hopefully he has to pay for the refresher and take it more seriously the next time.

Looking forward to seeing you again, my company leaves today and we will start packing and loading I need a few days away and a change of scenery.