I'm a truck driver. I prefer stick shifts. I used to live in Virginia. I love spending time with my mother. I like lentil pasta the most. I have a spouse.
I'm a married women. I have a daughter.  I'm retired. I drive a lot of trucks. I also have a manual truck. I know how to drive stick shift. I adore helping people. I love spending time with my husband. I love to make pasta. Pasta is my favorite food.
I finally learned how to drive stick!  That is good news.  Any plans to buy a vehicle with a manual transmission?  Maybe not personally but I might switch to a truck for my job that uses manual. I hear a rumor they'll pay you more if you drive the ones with manual transmission. The best thing a person can do for them selves is always acquire new skills.  Keeps the brain sharp, makes you look good to employers. Even if there is no extra cash in it today, there is tomorrow. I hear ya on that. A person should always be trying to improve themselves but I'll be the first to admit that sometimes it's easier and more appealing to just sit around doing nothing. I personally look good behind the wheel of a sports car.  If I sit on the couch I look like part of the couch. I'd like to think the same, but I'm not sure I look too great on anything. Least I'll be able to drive those fancy sports now if I ever get the opportunity. You could get a motorcycle.  They are all manual transmissions.  One thing I like to do in my retirement is ride to a place, have lunch and then ride home. I didn't think of that. I'd probably like being able to cruise around in a chopper ... or maybe I could get a sports bike since I hear they're faster and more maneuverable. What was the most difficult thing to learn, the clutch and how to go from stopped to moving, or the gear pattern on the stick? It was all pretty hard to grasp considering how easy automatic transmissions are to use. Did you have any trouble when you were learning? Not really, I had a good grasp of what to do.  There were a few uncoordinated stop and starts. Left foot do something.  Right hand move that.  If I am not in traffic then a manual is fun.