This was back in the 60’s. My son and I would go pick up my sister and her son and go to the laundromat and wash and dry our weekly wash.
My sister decided she wanted me to teach her to drive. We had an automatic shift car so I taught her to drive.
She caught on quickly and was doing well. I figured it was time to see how she did driving in to a service station to get gas.
She wheeled right in but, a wee bit faster than she should have.
At the end of the gas pumps was a bucket on wheels that held water, cleaning fluid and tools to clean windshields.
The man waiting to serve us quickly picked up the bucket and stood hugging it like it was a baby. He did not move or let go of that bucket until my sister stopped the car. After putting down the bucket he asked if he could help us.
After leaving the station we laughed so hard and wondered why the man protected that bucket. He never showed any concern over the gas pumps possibly being hit and blowing up. Thankfully she missed the pumps that bucket and the man.
We were headed to the laundromat one day and we were talking full stop. I passed up the laundromat three times. We finally decided we need to not talk (which for us is not easy) until I circled the block one more time and got us in the parking lot so we could do our laundry.
The laundromat was on a busy city street. We had washed, dried and folded our weekly wash. After getting our hamburgers and fries from McDonald’s next to the laundromat we loaded up and headed home.
While folding our wash my sister noticed a pair of her husbands underwear didn’t quite get dry. So here I was driving down one of the cities busiest streets while my sister was holding that underwear out the window, and it was blowing in the breeze to finish drying. We never gave a thought to what people were thinking of that scene.
We have had so much fun over the years laughed ourselves to tears and still do.
I found out today that laughing to tears relieves stress and releases a form of intense emotional release.
So laughing to tears is a good thing. I am thankful that my sister and I still laugh to tears remembering some of our times together back in the 50’s and 60’s and beyond.
52 responses to “More of behind a wheel”
Love your underwear flag, Mags. Maybe people wondered if your sister needed a man.
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.🤣 Now that is an idea. Glad you love the underwear flag. We still laugh about that after all the years.
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Wow. Laughing with loved ones is great 👍
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Yes, it is. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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Prayers are always appreciated, thank you!
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A wonderful, joyful story, Mags, and well written, I can picture it. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Peggy and you are welcome.
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In chain letter fashion, I have humbly accepted a Sunshine Award and have decided to amend it to make it less onerous. I have nominated yours as one of my favourite blogs to visit and hope you can spare the time to fill out an amended version of this award’s process. I will be publishing the post shortly.
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How thoughtful of you Anneli. I am not good at participating in things like that but I will check your post and let you know. Your kind comment is appreciated. Your blog is one of my favorites.
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Thanks so much understanding, Mags. I think what happens is that the pressure is on each nominee and so the chain continues. Please don’t feel you need to follow through.
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Thank you Anneli for understanding. Hugs
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Love it!!! Absolutely!
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I am glad you enjoyed it and hope it gave you a smile.
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What a lovely story, Mags. The bond between you the two of you is evident. This made me smile. Enjoy the rest of your week!
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Thank you for stopping by and leaving your nice comment. I am happy the story gave you a smile. You have a great rest of the week also.
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I agree with you. And your post made me smile. Thank you 😊
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You are welcome and I am happy that it brought you a smile.
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Reminded me of my learning experiences in driving. At age 12 I was driving a tractor on our farms but later when we moved back to the city my dad decided I needed a licence and driving a car is quite different to a tractor. I gave my dad a few anxious moments getting too close to things too. LOL
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I can only imagine riding with you while learning to drive, Ian. LOL I am happy you both survived. :)
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What a riveting story, Mags! I think I would have been more concerned over the gas tanks than the bucket. Haha….Laughing as sisters is different than laughing with anyone else. My sister texted me today and I could tell she was in a funk, so I texted her to call me when she could. She did an we talked and laughed ourselves into tears for an hour, but within just a few minutes of the call, she said, “I’m feeling better already!” I love these stories from you and the underwear drying in the breeze…classic goodness. 💖
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Sisters are just the best aren’t they Barb. I am so happy for you and your sister. It warms my heart to know you and your sister can laugh yourselves to tears. Thank you so much for reading and leaving this enjoyable comment. Hugs
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My pleasure, Mags and thank you! 🤗
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Hoping your day is wonderful.
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This is delightful, Mags. What a fun memory! There is no one I laugh like that with more than my sisters and my brother :)
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Thank you Jean. I am happy you have sisters and a brother to laugh with. We are blessed.
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Wonderful story! Heart warming.
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Thank you for reading and commenting.
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How nice to have a sister! You shared a lot!
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My sister is a jewel and I am blessed to have her in my life. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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What a wonderful story! I’m glad my daughters and I still laugh ourselves silly at times.
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I am so happy to hear you and your daughters enjoy some great laughs.
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Sounds like you girls had a lot of fun.
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That we did and we still do. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.
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Oh yes! I have long fell victim, and happily so, to the laughing to tears syndrome! 🤣
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Feels great doesn’t it. Laughter is good medicine.
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Such memories Mags. You had me laughing at that piece of brief drying along the way.😂
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So glad it gave you a laugh, Arlene. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
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I giggled, win! I’m pretty sure that you entertained many passersby. I bet it dries before you arrive home.🤩 I like your sister’s fun vibes.
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I am glad it gave you a giggle hazel. They did get dry. My sister and I are a pair for sure. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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My pleasure. I want more entries like this.🤩 Enjoy your Wednesday.
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Thank you, Hazel. I will try to bring a giggle and or a smile now and then. :) You enjoy your Wednesday also.
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Love and gratitude, win
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Love and hugs, Hazel.
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How fun for you and your sister, Mags! ❤️😂 I’m a Boomer and remember some of the 60s, great years!
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How wonderful for you and your sister, Mags!! ❤️ I remember the 60s to a degree, I am 65 and a BOOMER!! 😎👍🏻
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Thank you John. I am 86 and grew up in the 40’s and 50’s.
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You are welcome Mags, those were in my view, magical decades for the United States. My best decade was the 1980s! Sorry about the extra comment, the first one didn’t render for a bit.
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No problem with the comments John. I have some fond memories of the 80’s too.
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Take us back, Mags!!
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I will maybe do that at some point when something comes to mind.
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