Comments on: If a Car Hits a Tree in the Forest… http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/ The Les Becker Blog: Writer (fiction, non-fiction, story-telling, memories, screenplays, radioplays, lyrics, ghost-writing, magazine articles, tourism and event promotion) and amateur photographer from Northern Ontario. Looking to escape Northern Ontario. Rescue me. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:21:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Nathan http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11686 Nathan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:29:09 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11686 Les I really liked this story, it reminds me of the first time i went driving, first corner i tried turning, i went into a snow bank, but I was at least of legal driving age... lol ... <em>Les Says: NATHAN!!! You made it! Welcome to my "real" life... ;-) </em> Les I really liked this story, it reminds me of the first time i went driving, first corner i tried turning, i went into a snow bank, but I was at least of legal driving age… lol …

Les Says: NATHAN!!! You made it! Welcome to my “real” life… ;-)

]]> By: Mushy http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11528 Mushy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:38:29 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11528 Great confessional Les...reminds me of so many stories, but I could never write them as well as you. <em>Les Says: Oh, I don't know about that, Mushy... I've read your stories, remember? And, if I'm not mistaken (and I'm not), your collections turned into a couple of books.</em> Great confessional Les…reminds me of so many stories, but I could never write them as well as you.

Les Says: Oh, I don’t know about that, Mushy… I’ve read your stories, remember? And, if I’m not mistaken (and I’m not), your collections turned into a couple of books.

]]> By: Theresa http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11516 Theresa Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:40:37 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11516 What a great story! It's one of those stories you look back on and laugh, but as you say, was horrifying in its own way when it was happening. Wise man, your dad. It reminded me of a time I stupidly got into a car with a bunch of teenagers to go explore a "haunted" house. Scared the bejeezus out of me, and to this day I don't know if it was the car ride or the house that actually scared me. My parents had no clue. Whew! <em>Les Says: Yeah, I always THOUGHT my parents had no clue... turns out it was me. The memory of what a rotten kid I could be (and HORRIFIC teenager) is, I'm sure, what turned me into the Smother-Mother that I am. Thankfully, my kid still enjoys having me around... and... Psst! Now that I have the wheels and am willing to fill it with 6 teens at a time, I've become the Cool Mom! :-D Provided I don't hit any more trees, I should be able to keep the title.</em> What a great story! It’s one of those stories you look back on and laugh, but as you say, was horrifying in its own way when it was happening. Wise man, your dad. It reminded me of a time I stupidly got into a car with a bunch of teenagers to go explore a “haunted” house. Scared the bejeezus out of me, and to this day I don’t know if it was the car ride or the house that actually scared me. My parents had no clue. Whew!

Les Says: Yeah, I always THOUGHT my parents had no clue… turns out it was me. The memory of what a rotten kid I could be (and HORRIFIC teenager) is, I’m sure, what turned me into the Smother-Mother that I am. Thankfully, my kid still enjoys having me around… and… Psst! Now that I have the wheels and am willing to fill it with 6 teens at a time, I’ve become the Cool Mom! :-D Provided I don’t hit any more trees, I should be able to keep the title.

]]> By: Elle http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11486 Elle Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:58:33 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11486 I was not the tree-crasher in the family, it was my brother. And it wasn't trees, it was telephone poles. Usually while driving MY car. <em>Les Says: Ouch! More than once?! At least he's got a worse record than mine... don't s'pose that makes YOU feel any better, though... ;-) </em> I was not the tree-crasher in the family, it was my brother. And it wasn’t trees, it was telephone poles. Usually while driving MY car.

Les Says: Ouch! More than once?! At least he’s got a worse record than mine… don’t s’pose that makes YOU feel any better, though… ;-)

]]> By: PostOnFire.com http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11478 PostOnFire.com Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:02:58 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11478 <strong>If a Car Hits a Tree in the Forest… Will My Dad Find Out?...</strong> "...To this day, everybody in my family thinks I stole that car. I did not. Neighbour-Lady loaned me that car. Never mind that the car did not belong to her. Or that I didn’t have a licence. Or parental permission to drive. She handed me the keys and sai..." If a Car Hits a Tree in the Forest… Will My Dad Find Out?…

“…To this day, everybody in my family thinks I stole that car. I did not. Neighbour-Lady loaned me that car. Never mind that the car did not belong to her. Or that I didn’t have a licence. Or parental permission to drive. She handed me the keys and sai…”

]]> By: Aimee http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11477 Aimee Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:29:53 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11477 It had to be your Dad, huh? and you had to be in the car with a crush, huh? Man, that is some bad luck. Bad, bad, luck. 'm amazed you drove into a ditch and then continued to drive rather than be scared and take the car home. Ballsy teen, weren't you? <em>Les Says: LOL! STUPID teen, I guess. The way I look at it, with all the times I SHOULD have been killed outright, I either had a tremendously talented Guardian Angel, or God just didn't want me...</em> It had to be your Dad, huh? and you had to be in the car with a crush, huh? Man, that is some bad luck. Bad, bad, luck. ‘m amazed you drove into a ditch and then continued to drive rather than be scared and take the car home. Ballsy teen, weren’t you?

Les Says: LOL! STUPID teen, I guess. The way I look at it, with all the times I SHOULD have been killed outright, I either had a tremendously talented Guardian Angel, or God just didn’t want me…

]]> By: Chris Schaffer http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11476 Chris Schaffer Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:22:48 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11476 Excellent story! As an only child I also had the amazing audacity (and in my mind, incredible skill) to say "Nope, not me," quite often. Ah, teen years, how I remember them with such a mix of nostalgia and terror. <em>Les Says: With me, it's definitely a mix of embarrassment and terror... Nothing - and I mean absolutely NOTHING - would convince me to go back and live those years again if I could. ;-) </em> Excellent story! As an only child I also had the amazing audacity (and in my mind, incredible skill) to say “Nope, not me,” quite often. Ah, teen years, how I remember them with such a mix of nostalgia and terror.

Les Says: With me, it’s definitely a mix of embarrassment and terror… Nothing - and I mean absolutely NOTHING - would convince me to go back and live those years again if I could. ;-)

]]> By: Denise http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11474 Denise Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:19:40 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11474 We all have a take a car without permission, crash and get caught story. Yours is better than mine. Mine involved paint and a garage. <em>Les Says: I may rather have had yours, Denise - I'm still living mine down!</em> We all have a take a car without permission, crash and get caught story. Yours is better than mine. Mine involved paint and a garage.

Les Says: I may rather have had yours, Denise - I’m still living mine down!

]]> By: Shrinky http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11472 Shrinky Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:00:48 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11472 les, you have a gift for relaying a tale, girl - I love your stories! I have come to the conclusion every kid should be born with a lie-detector stapled to their arse. With four kids, it's usually nigh on impossible for me to track down the real culprits, seeing as how they always blame each other.. sigh. <em>Les Says: I was so far behind the rest, though, that I was almost like an only child. There was no one else to blame. :-( I still tried, mind you...</em> les, you have a gift for relaying a tale, girl - I love your stories!

I have come to the conclusion every kid should be born with a lie-detector stapled to their arse. With four kids, it’s usually nigh on impossible for me to track down the real culprits, seeing as how they always blame each other.. sigh.

Les Says: I was so far behind the rest, though, that I was almost like an only child. There was no one else to blame. :-( I still tried, mind you…

]]> By: Louise http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/08/13/if-a-car-hits-a-tree-in-the-forest/#comment-11458 Louise Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:52:59 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=235#comment-11458 This is a terrific story! I really enjoyed reading it, and it reminded me of a few things in my own life, which I think I'll blog about someday! <em>Les Says: Well, thanks, Louise! I hope you do blog your stuff... make sure it's as embarrassing as this, though, so I don't feel so alone. </em> This is a terrific story! I really enjoyed reading it, and it reminded me of a few things in my own life, which I think I’ll blog about someday!

Les Says: Well, thanks, Louise! I hope you do blog your stuff… make sure it’s as embarrassing as this, though, so I don’t feel so alone.

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