If you take Defensive Driving in Texas, you get a 10% discount on auto insurance. Since Harris County has one of the highest insurance rates in the country, it makes sense to take the class every three years. (The insurance company doesn't tell you when your discount is going to expire, but Mom tracks that kind of stuff.)
Over the years we've taken the class at my office, over the internet, etc. The class lasts 6 hours and you must pass a test with a 70% score or better. Many take the class to get minor tickets dismissed.
This time we discovered the perfect place to take defensive driving - the Golden Corral! (Jon, you'd love this.) We have a Golden Corral around the corner from us and a DD class is held twice a month. Six hours to watch Goofy cartoons, eat, listen to lectures, eat, share driving stories, eat - you get the idea. Thus the title - One way to Waist a Saturday.
Actually, only the lunch was included in the fee. But they supplied us with juice and rolls in the morning. (I have to admit that I scarfed some bacon several times as I walked past the buffet during breaks.) My lunch was big enough to satisfy me for the rest of the day. I even got tired of the deserts.
Mom and I each got 100% on the final exam.
We volunteered at the college on Friday night and were asked to come back again tonight. We like working there.
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Hi Uncle Clyde. This is Jennifer. I've recently entered the blogging world and I just love reading our families blogs and catching up on everyone's goings on. I just heard the news about Leanna. How scary that must have been. I'm glad she's alright. I'm attempting to get the whole family (or most of them) to be bloggers too so we can all correspond with eachother and keep ourselves up to date. I'm doubtful though. Tell Aunt Anne and Leanna I said "Hi".
Dad-it's true that others have made fun, but you have had the most practice :) Jakson and I spent some time looking at your picture at the top of the blog. I said, "Where's GRANDPA?" AND HE POINted tO YOU!! Hooray!! Sorry about the craZY UP AND DOWN LETTERS-JAKSON is helping my TYPE BY HITTING THE CAPS LOCK key over and ovER. IT HAS A COOL LIGHT ON IT THAT HE LIKES. I read this post to Zak, he said that he was sure mom was disappointed that it wasn't a buffet breakfast since she loves breakfast-he thought that it was funny that you still snuck some food-maybe mom will still feel like she has a kid at home after all :)
Holy Cow that's amazing. Do you think that the discount would apply all the way in Utah. If so, I can think of an efficient (financially and food...ily) way to spend some of our time in Houston later next month...
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