Oh Snappers!

Andrew came in for his test this week bright eyed and bushy tailed.  All of his 18 years were anxious to get a driver's license.  He told me as we were leaving the parking lot that - "I had a baby 5 months ago, on the 5th."  I wanted to respond, "Gee, I bet that really hurt.  You look in great shape now" but I was good.

Andrew tells me that he works a seasonal job and that his mother is his manager.

Later on we were taking a right hand turn and Andrew choose the wrong lane to turn into, prompting him to say - "Oh snappers!"  I laughed and repeated - "Oh snappers?"  Andrew responded,   "I know I just made a mistake and a lady at work told me that I would fail if I swore on my test.  She said that she failed her test because she asked if she could smoke".

"And you believed her? You're not supposed to smoke while on a road test but no one is going to fail someone just for asking".  "Well, she was an old lady and I trusted her".  I came back, "Define old".  Andrew replied, "About 30, maybe 35".

Laughing again I asked Andrew, "How old do you think I am?"  "Oh, maybe 40, 45".

"Andrew, I have 21 grandchildren", to which he responds, "My mother is 39 and she is a great grandmother".

"That's interesting" I say, but then Andrew catches himself and clarifies, "Oh, my brother has a baby and then me, so I guess she is a grandmother and not a great grandmother".

Oh snappers.  Another enlightening test.