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Omaha Steve

(105,305 posts)
Thu Apr 24, 2025, 07:00 PM 19 hrs ago

We are home... here are the driving test results [View all]


Yesterday I spent the day studying. I took the AARP Smart Driver Online Course. $27 well spent. I also had a lot of time on the Nebraska online practice test: https://www.nebraska.gov/dmv/practice/ I spent some more time on it this morning.

Marta dropped me off. Our son lives near the rehab, so they went shopping. I paid for the written test first. I did well for my age and diagnosis. Then I paid for the driving test. It was several miles of all kinds of situations. I made a few small mistakes. I was so nervous.
We finished the test. He handed me my report card. I passed, NO RESTRICTIONS!

I texted Marta to come get me. We took Steve to a celebratory late lunch. Not a cloud in the sky. The weather report did call for rain. By the time we were ready to leave, it was pouring rain. We got Steve home. Ten minutes after that, both our phones went into alarm mode. TORNADO WARNING! Then the hail hit. Twenty minutes of driving in light hail. We will check the car tomorrow for damage. The dogs hate thunder. They were glad we got home to calm them down.

It's been a day.

Thank you all for the support I received this week about my driving.

OS

The National Weather Service in Valley issued a brief tornado warning Thursday afternoon for much of Omaha and Council Bluffs as a severe storm moved across the area.
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Great news! IzzaNuDay 19 hrs ago #1
Congrats! JoseBalow 19 hrs ago #2
is this prophesy? : ret5hd 19 hrs ago #3
Rec AKwannabe 16 hrs ago #32
Congratulations & thank you for sharing. nt delisen 19 hrs ago #4
What a day!!! Tesha 18 hrs ago #5
Fantastic! LoisB 18 hrs ago #6
Congrats, Steve! SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #7
Good for you! Picaro 18 hrs ago #8
Well done! You're such a useful DUer! You certainly deserved to have the tornado go somewhere else. planetc 18 hrs ago #9
"It's been a day." - indeed! You are a model to most of us. Hope and perseverance and hard work. erronis 18 hrs ago #10
Excellent news on your driving . So scary about the hail and tornado niyad 18 hrs ago #11
Very happy for you! godsentme 18 hrs ago #12
Congratulations on the test! FemDemERA 18 hrs ago #13
Congratulations! Thanks for the advice about preparing. livetohike 17 hrs ago #14
Congratulations and thanks so much for sharing your good news! littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #15
Congratulations! markodochartaigh 17 hrs ago #16
Congratulations! love_katz 17 hrs ago #17
The most important thing is that you passed the test -- and that you and your family are safe. Having said that . . wordstroken 17 hrs ago #18
Whew- home safe! Yay-The independence of no restrictions KitFox 17 hrs ago #19
wow! Best thing I've read all day! stillcool 17 hrs ago #20
Congrats Steve, I'm thrilled for you. JMCKUSICK 17 hrs ago #21
Good for you! 70sEraVet 17 hrs ago #22
Way to go, Steve!!! hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #23
Way to Go Steve!!! Be The Light 17 hrs ago #24
Wow, I've really glad you passed and did so well on the test FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #25
Wow! Way to go !!!! Karadeniz 17 hrs ago #26
Congrats. I know complete independence relies on a car. surfered 17 hrs ago #27
Congrats!! Chicagogrl1 16 hrs ago #28
Awesome! Thanks for the AARP course tip TommyT139 16 hrs ago #29
I sent my certificate to my insurance agent Omaha Steve 14 hrs ago #48
Very good news 👍 c-rational 16 hrs ago #30
... AKwannabe 16 hrs ago #31
Oh good for you - aced it with flying colors. magicarpet 16 hrs ago #33
Good for you!!! Carry on with your life!!!! Fla Dem 16 hrs ago #34
Great news! Grumpy Old Guy 16 hrs ago #35
Congrats, Omaha Steve!!! calimary 16 hrs ago #36
That is fantastic! Woo hoo!!! liberalla 16 hrs ago #37
What a day - a little of everything.. Permanut 16 hrs ago #38
That's great!!! beveeheart 16 hrs ago #39
congratulations OS, yes, you did!! peacebuzzard 16 hrs ago #40
Great news indeed OS Maj. Dude 16 hrs ago #41
You are amazing! duhneece 15 hrs ago #42
Great News! HeartsCanHope 15 hrs ago #43
Yes!! Congratulations. 58Sunliner 15 hrs ago #44
CONGRATULATIONS! MLAA 15 hrs ago #45
Yaaaaaay! Congratulations! highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #46
So happy for you! Dorothy V 14 hrs ago #47
Yay! So happy for you, Omaha Steve! Dem2theMax 13 hrs ago #49
So delighted for your good news, OS. summer_in_TX 12 hrs ago #50
Good going Figarosmom 11 hrs ago #51
So happy for you catrose 11 hrs ago #52
Congrats Old Crank 7 hrs ago #53
Hugs Clouds Passing 3 hrs ago #54
Good news IbogaProject 3 hrs ago #55
I'm not required to go back for a recheck Omaha Steve 2 hrs ago #59
Awesome IbogaProject 23 min ago #64
Woohoo! iluvtennis 3 hrs ago #56
what a day you had! it sounds so stressful and exhausting. i'm glad orleans 3 hrs ago #57
Praise Be and congratulations! 1WorldHope 2 hrs ago #58
Yessssss! MontanaMama 2 hrs ago #60
I was impressed with the DPS here in TX - TBF 2 hrs ago #61
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing. UniqueUserName 2 hrs ago #62
I knew you had it! Congrats! Evolve Dammit 50 min ago #63
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