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Omaha Steve

(106,401 posts)
Thu Apr 24, 2025, 07:00 PM Apr 2025

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 Apr 2025 #1
Congrats! JoseBalow Apr 2025 #2
is this prophesy? : ret5hd Apr 2025 #3
Rec AKwannabe Apr 2025 #32
Congratulations & thank you for sharing. nt delisen Apr 2025 #4
What a day!!! Tesha Apr 2025 #5
Fantastic! LoisB Apr 2025 #6
Congrats, Steve! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #7
Good for you! Picaro Apr 2025 #8
Well done! You're such a useful DUer! You certainly deserved to have the tornado go somewhere else. planetc Apr 2025 #9
"It's been a day." - indeed! You are a model to most of us. Hope and perseverance and hard work. erronis Apr 2025 #10
Excellent news on your driving . So scary about the hail and tornado niyad Apr 2025 #11
Very happy for you! godsentme Apr 2025 #12
Congratulations on the test! FemDemERA Apr 2025 #13
Congratulations! Thanks for the advice about preparing. livetohike Apr 2025 #14
Congratulations and thanks so much for sharing your good news! littlemissmartypants Apr 2025 #15
Congratulations! markodochartaigh Apr 2025 #16
Congratulations! love_katz Apr 2025 #17
The most important thing is that you passed the test -- and that you and your family are safe. Having said that . . wordstroken Apr 2025 #18
Whew- home safe! Yay-The independence of no restrictions KitFox Apr 2025 #19
wow! Best thing I've read all day! stillcool Apr 2025 #20
Congrats Steve, I'm thrilled for you. JMCKUSICK Apr 2025 #21
Good for you! 70sEraVet Apr 2025 #22
Way to go, Steve!!! hamsterjill Apr 2025 #23
Way to Go Steve!!! Be The Light Apr 2025 #24
Wow, I've really glad you passed and did so well on the test FakeNoose Apr 2025 #25
Wow! Way to go !!!! Karadeniz Apr 2025 #26
Congrats. I know complete independence relies on a car. surfered Apr 2025 #27
Congrats!! Chicagogrl1 Apr 2025 #28
Awesome! Thanks for the AARP course tip TommyT139 Apr 2025 #29
I sent my certificate to my insurance agent Omaha Steve Apr 2025 #48
Very good news 👍 c-rational Apr 2025 #30
... AKwannabe Apr 2025 #31
Oh good for you - aced it with flying colors. magicarpet Apr 2025 #33
Good for you!!! Carry on with your life!!!! Fla Dem Apr 2025 #34
Great news! Grumpy Old Guy Apr 2025 #35
Congrats, Omaha Steve!!! calimary Apr 2025 #36
That is fantastic! Woo hoo!!! liberalla Apr 2025 #37
What a day - a little of everything.. Permanut Apr 2025 #38
That's great!!! beveeheart Apr 2025 #39
congratulations OS, yes, you did!! peacebuzzard Apr 2025 #40
Great news indeed OS Maj. Dude Apr 2025 #41
You are amazing! duhneece Apr 2025 #42
Great News! HeartsCanHope Apr 2025 #43
Yes!! Congratulations. 58Sunliner Apr 2025 #44
CONGRATULATIONS! MLAA Apr 2025 #45
Yaaaaaay! Congratulations! highplainsdem Apr 2025 #46
So happy for you! Dorothy V Apr 2025 #47
Yay! So happy for you, Omaha Steve! Dem2theMax Apr 25 #49
So delighted for your good news, OS. summer_in_TX Apr 25 #50
Good going Figarosmom Apr 25 #51
So happy for you catrose Apr 25 #52
Congrats Old Crank Apr 25 #53
Hugs Clouds Passing Apr 25 #54
Good news IbogaProject Apr 25 #55
I'm not required to go back for a recheck Omaha Steve Apr 25 #59
Awesome IbogaProject Apr 25 #64
Woohoo! iluvtennis Apr 25 #56
what a day you had! it sounds so stressful and exhausting. i'm glad orleans Apr 25 #57
Praise Be and congratulations! 1WorldHope Apr 25 #58
Yessssss! MontanaMama Apr 25 #60
I was impressed with the DPS here in TX - TBF Apr 25 #61
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing. UniqueUserName Apr 25 #62
I knew you had it! Congrats! Evolve Dammit Apr 25 #63
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