On 07/06/2021 13:27, NY wrote:
"R D S" wrote in message
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On 28/05/2021 20:29, ARW wrote:

And as you said - automatics are for girls (and spastics).

Is that either/or, or both

And Americans.

I once worked with a guy whose father worked for a car-hire company at
an airport. An American had booked a hire car, and because he hadn't
specified automatic, had been allocated a manual car. When my friend's
father heard the guy's accent, he offered to find an automatic instead,
realising that an American may not have ever driven a manual before.

The American said he was happy to have a manual. He was led out to the
car, which was parked in a line of cars parked nose-to-tail. He got in,
revved the car up to about 2000 rpm and the car lurched forwards
violently when he let the clutch in, hitting the car in front and
sending it into the car in front of that. Before the hire employee could
stop him, he put the car into reverse to try to extricate himself, and
did the same thing to the cars behind.

In about 10 seconds he had written off five cars: the one he was
driving, the two in front of him and the two behind. He lost his
no-damage deposit...

Hells bells.

Sounds a bit like the first time I had a do on a motorbike!