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OT: driving schools
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paula
2006-06-28 05:49:03 UTC
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Looking for recommendations for driving schools.
AMA and young drivers have huge waiting lists so they are out. HAve no info on
others other then the phone book. Any personal experience etc. welcome.
thanks in advance
Vito
2006-06-29 00:23:53 UTC
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It depends what you are looking for. If you want to learn how to drive, I
cannot recommend anyone. But if you have driven a lot with the beginner
licence and just want to take a driving school to pay lower insurance in the
future, you can try the Calgary Driving School (if they are still in
business).

I know someone who took their course last year. The quality of the car had a
lot to wish for... and the instructions were also poor on some occasions.
But the person had already a few thousands km under their belt so didn't
really care about the school.
Eat Dirt
2006-06-29 03:27:54 UTC
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Post by paula
Looking for recommendations for driving schools.
AMA and young drivers have huge waiting lists so they are out. HAve no info on
others other then the phone book. Any personal experience etc. welcome.
thanks in advance
Avoid Chinook Driving school (or whatever they're called) as their
instructors will yell at you once they lose patience with you. Not
personal experience, just something that happened to someone I know.

Sorry I can't recommend who to go to, just who to avoid.
Incognito
2006-06-29 05:03:44 UTC
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So, what happened? Did they put him/her in the middle and all started
yelling at him at the same time? Or did they just took turns? For the
whole lot to be branded with the same label, something serious is
happening down there!
Post by Eat Dirt
Post by paula
Looking for recommendations for driving schools.
AMA and young drivers have huge waiting lists so they are out. HAve no info on
others other then the phone book. Any personal experience etc. welcome.
thanks in advance
Avoid Chinook Driving school (or whatever they're called) as their
instructors will yell at you once they lose patience with you. Not
personal experience, just something that happened to someone I know.
Sorry I can't recommend who to go to, just who to avoid.
K
2006-06-29 16:08:07 UTC
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Post by Incognito
So, what happened? Did they put him/her in the middle and all started
yelling at him at the same time? Or did they just took turns? For the
whole lot to be branded with the same label, something serious is
happening down there!
If one instructor is yelling, it's indicitive of a corporate culture that allows yelling at the clients. So there is reason to think that more than one instructor yells, and if not, at least that a certain instructor probably yells a lot. But more than likely, more than one of them yells, because they know they can get away with it.

I wouldn't recommend "A" Driving School, BTW, unless you just want an insurance reduction. My instruction was useless. And the driver instructor kept trying to get me to just go for coffee during my paid instructional time. Not very professional.

K
Incognito
2006-06-29 22:11:54 UTC
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Post by K
Post by Incognito
So, what happened? Did they put him/her in the middle and all started
yelling at him at the same time? Or did they just took turns? For the
whole lot to be branded with the same label, something serious is
happening down there!
If one instructor is yelling, it's indicitive of a corporate culture that allows yelling at the clients. So there is reason to think that more than one instructor yells, and if not, at least that a certain instructor probably yells a lot. But more than likely, more than one of them yells, because they know they can get away with it.
Stupidest thing I heard today. But I guess the day isn't over yet.
Colin B.
2006-06-29 23:39:11 UTC
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Post by Incognito
Post by K
Post by Incognito
So, what happened? Did they put him/her in the middle and all started
yelling at him at the same time? Or did they just took turns? For the
whole lot to be branded with the same label, something serious is
happening down there!
If one instructor is yelling, it's indicitive of a corporate culture that allows yelling at the clients. So there is reason to think that more than one instructor yells, and if not, at least that a certain instructor probably yells a lot. But more than likely, more than one of them yells, because they know they can get away with it.
Stupidest thing I heard today. But I guess the day isn't over yet.
Put it in simpler terms, and it makes sense.

If one guy yells at his students and hasn't got his ass fired, then the
company doesn't deserve your business.
Geoff
2006-06-30 00:39:04 UTC
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Another question would be what did this person do to get yelled at? A bad
driver is just a weapon on the road!
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Post by Colin B.
Post by Incognito
Post by K
Post by Incognito
So, what happened? Did they put him/her in the middle and all started
yelling at him at the same time? Or did they just took turns? For the
whole lot to be branded with the same label, something serious is
happening down there!
If one instructor is yelling, it's indicitive of a corporate culture that
allows yelling at the clients. So there is reason to think that more than
one instructor yells, and if not, at least that a certain instructor
probably yells a lot. But more than likely, more than one of them yells,
because they know they can get away with it.
Stupidest thing I heard today. But I guess the day isn't over yet.
Put it in simpler terms, and it makes sense.
If one guy yells at his students and hasn't got his ass fired, then the
company doesn't deserve your business.
Incognito
2006-06-30 01:32:43 UTC
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 23:39:11 GMT, "Colin B."
Post by Colin B.
Post by Incognito
Post by K
Post by Incognito
So, what happened? Did they put him/her in the middle and all started
yelling at him at the same time? Or did they just took turns? For the
whole lot to be branded with the same label, something serious is
happening down there!
If one instructor is yelling, it's indicitive of a corporate culture that allows yelling at the clients. So there is reason to think that more than one instructor yells, and if not, at least that a certain instructor probably yells a lot. But more than likely, more than one of them yells, because they know they can get away with it.
Stupidest thing I heard today. But I guess the day isn't over yet.
Put it in simpler terms, and it makes sense.
If one guy yells at his students and hasn't got his ass fired, then the
company doesn't deserve your business.
This isn't was I'm contesting. It was the original comment that
stated, don't go there because their instructors yell at the students.

Just like you can get a bad haircut or bad service from a rude
waitress, you can get bad instruction. The difference, is that in this
case it's an individual, not the business itself. Yes, someone who
does not work for the best interest of the company can get fired. But
this isn't the point. The point is that you cannot paint everyone with
the same brush.

As to whether the company deserves your business after a bad
experience, it's totally up to you. You can recommend that a business
not be frequented because of a bad experience, which is totaly
different from saying, don't go there because every employee is
associated with a bad experience.

As I said, the day wasn't over. Still isn't.
amable
2013-03-07 10:53:42 UTC
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K
2006-06-30 05:53:19 UTC
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Post by Incognito
Stupidest thing I heard today. But I guess the day isn't over yet.
Not my fault you're too stupid to understand.

Have a nice day.

K
Incognito
2006-06-30 16:53:14 UTC
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Post by K
Post by Incognito
Stupidest thing I heard today. But I guess the day isn't over yet.
Not my fault you're too stupid to understand.
Have a nice day.
K
Great comeback! You sound like a man(?) who thinks he's being witty.
Well, you're half right. Have you stopped beating your mother yet?
(Ask the more experienced users what that means, I doubt that you'll
make the connection on your own.)
K
2006-06-30 17:32:52 UTC
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Post by Incognito
Great comeback! You sound like a man(?) who thinks he's being witty.
Well, you're half right. Have you stopped beating your mother yet?
a) it's so old that only an idiot wouldn't get it. And only an idiot would think that it brings something fresh to an insult.

b) it actually has nothing to do with what I said; you've got a problem with flawed logic. Nice try, though.
Post by Incognito
(Ask the more experienced users what that means, I doubt that you'll
make the connection on your own.)
Oooooh, what a burn! I wish I had insults like that in junior high. I bet all the thirteen-year-olds burst into tears when you use it on them.

K
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