One of the CS girls got a new car yesterday, it's a Mini Cooper.

It has a manual transmission and she has never driven one befoer she bought the car.

I am the only one at work with a manual transmission and was a mechanic in my early years.

Well, she asked me if I can teach her how to properly drive the little car and offered lunch for the help.

My delimma is that I am a supervisor of a different department and am looked up to and I don't want any jealousy amongst the workers. However it was another one of the girls that asked me if it would be alright if she approached me about it.

I'd LOOOOOOOVE to get my hands on the little car, but the girl is in her late 20's unmarried and extremely attractive as they all are here.

I am still reeling from my divorce and really have no interest in the girl. She seems to have no interest in me other than learning to drive her new little car and I hope it stays that way, she has always been friendly and chatty, but i think they are vying for recognition out of me because of my position.


I want to drive the car, and the thought of me helping the hot chick is kinda boosting to my shattered self esteem.

Oh the problems you have. These are the ones you need to remember when you get down on yourself.

I remember buying a used stick shift before I could drive it. I also learned quickly that my dad and my friends were not the best to teach me, as there was alot of frustration and hurt feelings around it.

So, sometimes, a distant third party is actually a good choice to teach someone. Warn her about the frustrations of a new manual driver though. You never forget how to drive a stick, and it is so much fun compared to automatic.

Let us know what you decide.

In the spirit of MB members supporting one another, I'll tell you what I will do for you there Pariah. I hate to see you suffer through this sort of dilemma.

You just send that little honey on over to ol' Seabird and I'll teach her to drive that car like she stole it. I have no qualms about helping this poor, defenseless lady out 'cuz that's just the kinda guy I am. I give. I'm a giver. Yup.

Pariah,

I thought you had a girl friend? Did that end?

If you are still dating gf and the obvious answer is NO, you don't help her out.

If you are single, then, why not? As long as she is completely aware your intentions are strictly to help her learn to drive the car and nothing more.

If that is what your intentions are...

Just be honest.

mlhb

I think a good idea would be to have her sit in your lap while you demonstrate the proper technique. It's really the safest and most efficient way.

There is the obvious joke related to her sitting on your lap for instruction in driving a manual transmission. Actually, one might manifest more than one joke out of that!

Dutch - You'd be excused for your faux paux if you'd posted seconds behind me, but really man... Seven minutes??? That's just bad form sir!

Seabird,

I apologize profusely. Right. Bloody well right.

To anyone it's not completely obvious to, Seabird and I are engaged in an advanced form of humor utilizing sarcasm and irony. I would not want to be misconstrued by people that I don't regularly engage in similar conversation.

Accepted...

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to filling out my application form to play Santa Claus at the next Toys for Tots Drive being sponsored by an area gentleman's club.

Hey, it's tough work, but if you can get it (pun intended)...

It's a Friday before a holiday weekend and I'm feeling nawtee!!! I'm not even wearing a bra! *teehee*

I wouldn't do it. If you want to play with a mini Copper, go plunk 50 bucks for a rental and go hog wild with it.

Climbing into a little coupe with a hottie half your age with your coworkers/subordinates looking on, and teaching her to "play with a stick" is, in my opinion, going to create some gossip here and there that will come back to haunt you. As for the self esteem boost, I don't see where the boost is since she has no interest in you other than to learn to shift.

AGG

Ok I get the humor!!!!
But really buy a car that you can't drive?
Is she blonde too?


I am sorry I don't mean to take away from the fun, BUT this is why my dad taught me to drive a stick and I taught all three of my kids how to drive a stick, so they weren't helpless if faced with having to drive one for what ever reason and also so that they could purchase a car that they could drive no matter what.

Just my 2 cents, like I said I don't mean to take away from the fun, it's just one of those things that bothers the crap out of me!

dawn

actually, i agree with agg.

don't even get me started on the ego boost thing.
if your self esteem is that shot, go work on it. don't lower yourself to having to feel good just because you are sitting next to a 20 something.

mlhb

Consider this... The girl is young. Young girls never mean what they say. Direct communication is more common amongst more mature women who have ceased the game playing...

I suspect that she does indeed know how to drive her car. I think that this is nothing but a hamfisted attempt to flirt with Pariah. Whether her intentions are to simply get into the good graces of a senior level coworker or she is genuinely interested matters not.

What matters is Pariah's decision to weigh a little fun against the possible complications to his job.

As long as she's not a direct report and there's no violation of company policy, I'd choose to have fun personally. I can think of worse ways of spending time than tooling around in a hot little car in the company of a cute young girl.

Yes, she is blonde.

She isn't as hot as her roommate that asked me to help her out!

I actually like the roommate mucho bettero as I prefer brunettes!


The roommate has the same sense of humor that I do. We work for an architectural company that makes signage for hospitals.


I took some of the symbols and put together a fire escape sign where the fire is at the bottom of the stairs and the evacuating person is pushing the wheelchair person down the stairs into the fire below.

She thought it was hilarious and now has it on her cubicle wall.

Edit:

They are not my subordinates. I am over the digital print production and they are CSR's. I can't promote or fire any of them.

I just make 4 times as much as they do.

omg seabird.

you have not changed a bit have you?

i feel a brawl coming on...

did we not have some discussions on similar topics like this on booka's blog at one time??

don't make me put the smakdown on you mister!

and you mr. booka, encouraging him!

that's it... you are both bad bad men!

mlhb

Pariah - Your task... Nay! Your obligation is clear. You must do this for all men who've been wronged by the unfairer sex. Not only should you agree to the request, you should go in the direction of the nearest recreational body of water. Also, you should take along an emergency bottle of tequila and a bag of limes. You never know when you'll have to "break glass in case of emergency"! ROFL!

Michelle - We were good men for many years. Do not begrudge us our opportunities to be bad.

Seriously... What could go wrong?*













*famous last words

exactly, famous last words.

mlhb