Airport adventure NYE!

Stephanie, who lives downstairs from Tom, had agreed to drive my little water droplet back to the garage at the Tom home after we got to the airport for our flight in the wee hours of the morning.  Tom drove.... Stephanie took the wheel after we got out and said our farewells.  Nothing happened!  Figured she must not know that the clutch had to be fully to the floor in order to start the car.... opened the door to tell her.  She managed that... killed the engine immediately... frantically moved the gear shift all over the place.... looked ashen.... so did I..... told me it had been a very long time since she had driven a stick shift.... averted my gaze and noticed the little Echo lurching off and away from DIA.....