Grievances

Man, I am so ready for a drivers license and freedom. I can't wait until I turn eighteen. Not having a license is such a hindrance. I have all of my goals planned out and I know everything I want and want to do, except I can't fulfill any of those goals or do anything I need to do until I have those freedoms. It's really depressing. I want a job. Once I get a steady job, I can then have some money to pay for gas, insurance, and a gym membership. With my license and my car that I've already bought, I can then drive to the gym after school to work out instead of using the inadequate weight bench I have now without a spotter. The weight bench I have right now I got in a yard sale for about $20, and it's literally small. Some people would call a full-sized weight bench small because it doesn't have all of the features, but this is just small because of the proportions of the seats and the sizes of the weights. I had to specifically modify the bar so I could put on as many of the weights as possible, and those are only good for toning training and not mass muscle gaining training, which I'm aiming for. The set is so small that the bar is bent because of the weight I have on it, and it's really hardly any weight at all.
Anyways, with my license I could just haul that piece of crap to the dump/ metal recycling place and attend the gym instead. I could also drive wherever I want to hang out with friends instead of always relying on my parents, which is extremely unreliable because they're always doing something.
I could make a list of things I need for engineering projects I'm working on and go to the store and buy them, instead of waiting and forgetting about them.
I could also stay after school and go early to school for extra-curricular activities. I want to play sports, but I can't because I don't have a ride. If I had my license, I could pay for all of my equipment I need for that sport and I could go to the practices. I could also join various school clubs and come before school for them.
Overall, my license would grant me so many freedoms. But, I still have exactly eight months to go until I can have it and all of the freedoms that come with it. Stupid laws. I think it would've been more appropriate for the legislature to have the law saying that you have to be 15.5 years old to get a permit. Instead of it saying you have to be 16.5 years old to get a license, however, I think it would've been more appropriate and fairer if they said you must wait one year after you recieve your permit to recieve your license. Then, I could drive in January rather than wait a year and a half until June 5. I don't think it's exactly fair to make a whole group of teenagers wait 6 months longer than the entire population.