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Friday, April 22, 2022

There's better places to teach somebody how to drive, ya know

MELROSE, Mass. — Multiple headstones at a cemetery have been damaged after they were knocked over by a driver with a learner's permit, according to police in the Massachusetts city. 

Melrose police Chief Michael Lyle said the officers learned that the vehicle involved, an older model Range Rover, crashed into eight headstones in the cemetery and knocked eight of them over.

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I taught my little brother how to drive at Modesto's Butler's Camp, a seriously low rent trailer park.
My reasoning was I figured if he lost control of my truck and hit a trailer or two, damages would be maybe 500 bucks tops, and there was no danger of having the cops called seeing as half the residents had warrants and the other half were selling drugs.
Kevin was laughing about it years later saying it was kinda difficult for him to concentrate with me hollering "Shift, damn it, shift!" while clutching a 45 ACP in case somebody got stupid and tried to carjack us.