Bad Machinery by John Allison for February 25, 2020

Jack appears to be praying in panel 1; nice bit of subtle art.

Of course, in panel 5, he’s either having the worst day of his life, or one of the best. Hard to tell what he’s thinking there. :)

And just because Mildred has been taking driving lessons, doesn’t mean she’s actually GOOD at driving. (Except for the parallel parking, apparently.) But at least her “no accidents so far” is holding, despite a few close calls there. ;)

It’s good she’s mastered the essential skills.

Five minutes of pure terror! But the parallel park was spectacular.

The operation was a success! (But the patient died.)

Driving stunt scenes have more choreography rehearsal than an MGM musical. Most people’s real-life driving looks like the new drunk at a ballroom dancing competition.

What a gal! Save ME now. Mildred!

Technically perfect, the best kind of perfect.

That actually is pretty impressive parallel parking—heck of a lot better than what I could do (I suck at parking in general).

My grandfather drove a cab in NYC in the 1920s and 30s. He would admire Mildred’s skill.

Beep beep beep beep my car went beep beep beep now we’re doing a hundred and five as fast as we can go