all said and done

Well, in 6 days, I went from never touching a motorcycle to getting my license. Today I took the written test at the DMV and passed. Yippee! So, dont you all feel safe now that you know it has taken me only 6 days to do this? yeah me too.

I learned something today.......experience far outweighs written comprehension.
So, as I mentioned earlier, I went to the DMV today to take my written motorcycle test. In filling out the paperwork ( and much to my surprise, the clerk was very friendly) The clerk asks me if I have taken the written test for driving a motor vehicle within the past 12 months. Of course I hadn't and she tells me that I will need to take half the test again, and gives me a handbook, and says you "might want to brush through this".
Being that it's DMV, I figured I at least have an hour or so to read up on the latest "rules of the road", but oh no, not today. No sooner did I finish signing my name on the application, did she say, ok, go to window 20 and they will take your picture and then you can start your test. EEEKs I thought. so on my walk around to window 20 from window 14, I rapidly thumb through the handbook looking for ANYTHING slightly unfamiliar.
This might prove to be an embarassing day, I might get my motorcycle permit, but fail the regular test.
Then what do I do I thought...I've had my license, and been driving for 20 years, and now it might go away? How would I get home? Would I have to break the law? Because I am certainly not going to leave my car there.
Rest assured, the test had not really changed since 1984 when I last took it, and the same stupid questions are still there.

So, with a sigh of relief I am finally legal, and can ride my motorcycle that I havent gotten just yet.