In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
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Originally posted by Brenda:
I have been finding that being unable to drive as I get a little older is sucking. Because I am now limited in what at times I can do for myself.
Man... I'm sorry about that Brenda. In the future I'm really going to have to figure out if I can get down by my brother or if I can get him up by me. At the moment he can ride on his e-bike and get things he'd need if my old man couldn't do it for him anymore, but with age that's probably not going to be a possibility anymore for him.
Have you considered an e-bike? It really gives him a lot of freedom he never had in his life before.
And with gas prices what they are today it's the first time I've ever heard him say he's happy he can't drive a car.
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Yeah, you right. I've heard people down in the lobby arguing over stuff and I just don't want to get involved in whatever it is. I just mind my own business. If I see someone I will say hello and maybe talk about the weather or some such thing but that is it.
Yeah. I get that.
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My hands need a break. I was stressing them out and they need a rest and a stretch in a different way.
My back does too. I don't really have the ideal setup for sitting around for hours and working on the project. I keep needing to get up and move around.
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I always have a pen and paper on me when I go out, so I can maybe grab a cup of coffee and do some writing.
Nice.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
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Originally posted by Brenda:
I have been finding that being unable to drive as I get a little older is sucking. Because I am now limited in what at times I can do for myself.
Man... I'm sorry about that Brenda. In the future I'm really going to have to figure out if I can get down by my brother or if I can get him up by me. At the moment he can ride on his e-bike and get things he'd need if my old man couldn't do it for him anymore, but with age that's probably not going to be a possibility anymore for him.
Have you considered an e-bike? It really gives him a lot of freedom he never had in his life before.
And with gas prices what they are today it's the first time I've ever heard him say he's happy he can't drive a car.Quote:
Yeah, you right. I've heard people down in the lobby arguing over stuff and I just don't want to get involved in whatever it is. I just mind my own business. If I see someone I will say hello and maybe talk about the weather or some such thing but that is it.
Yeah. I get that.Quote:
My hands need a break. I was stressing them out and they need a rest and a stretch in a different way.
My back does too. I don't really have the ideal setup for sitting around for hours and working on the project. I keep needing to get up and move around.Quote:
I always have a pen and paper on me when I go out, so I can maybe grab a cup of coffee and do some writing.
Nice.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
An e-bike might suit some of my needs but with other things that I want that are far heavier than groceries. It wouldn't.
That's the thing about a car. Someone at mah jong said to me oh you are still young enough to learn to drive. But in my case there is a safety thing now. My reflexes aren't that good any more and if my seizure meds were to stop working and I cause an accident.
Exactly. Not a good thing to take sides in apartment building squabbles.
I've been there with my back too. I can stop typing every so often and stretch my fingers and hands so I'm not doing too much damage.
Yeah, learned that with this first book and working on ideas for my second.
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Laundry day then my walk.
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Here in CA if you've had a seizure in the past few years you're prohibited from getting a driver's license. I don't know if auras count, but if you lose awareness for any length of time that can be dangerous.
Do they have driving services there, BRENDA? Here they have something called Dial-a-Ride. It's a bit restricted in that you have to schedule it ahead of time and it's a shared ride, but that might reduce the number of walks you have to take, especially in bad weather.
AFA getting heavy things... that's a tough one. I'm sure you don't like to impose on your friends. If you order some things new, like appliances or furniture, they deliver and (in the case of appliances) install. Maybe for some things like small pieces of furniture (chairs and such) you can have them deliver? It will cost $$$ tho. At some point, if we live long enough, we will all face not being able to drive.
My grandma lived to a ripe old age of 93 w/o ever driving. But then, she had three children living nearby.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Here in CA if you've had a seizure in the past few years you're prohibited from getting a driver's license. I don't know if auras count, but if you lose awareness for any length of time that can be dangerous.
Do they have driving services there, BRENDA? Here they have something called Dial-a-Ride. It's a bit restricted in that you have to schedule it ahead of time and it's a shared ride, but that might reduce the number of walks you have to take, especially in bad weather.
AFA getting heavy things... that's a tough one. I'm sure you don't like to impose on your friends. If you order some things new, like appliances or furniture, they deliver and (in the case of appliances) install. Maybe for some things like small pieces of furniture (chairs and such) you can have them deliver? It will cost $$$ tho. At some point, if we live long enough, we will all face not being able to drive.
My grandma lived to a ripe old age of 93 w/o ever driving. But then, she had three children living nearby.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
I'm sure that in BC there are specific rules around driving with a seizure disorder or I know there were. That's my thing with my seizures, I just stop for a period of time. So, yeah driving not a good thing for me.
There is service called HANDY DART but you have to have a form filled out by your doctor and there is a certain criteria on that.
You have a good point and true too on the money for delivery fees.
I know people like that now. They don't drive anymore and they have children living close that can help them.
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Well, laundry completed and my walk in. No rain for right now but it is coming. Also go to the library to pick up the new "The Munsters" movie. I will enjoy it over the weekend.
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HANDY DART there sounds like Dial-a-Ride here. There's a form that needs to be filled out by a Dr here, too.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
HANDY DART there sounds like Dial-a-Ride here. There's a form that needs to be filled out by a Dr here, too.
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If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
I guessed that from what you described to me. HANDY DART you have to book a few days a head of time too.
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Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
I have been finding that being unable to drive as I get a little older is sucking. Because I am now limited in what at times I can do for myself.
Man... I'm sorry about that Brenda. In the future I'm really going to have to figure out if I can get down by my brother or if I can get him up by me. At the moment he can ride on his e-bike and get things he'd need if my old man couldn't do it for him anymore, but with age that's probably not going to be a possibility anymore for him.
Have you considered an e-bike? It really gives him a lot of freedom he never had in his life before.
And with gas prices what they are today it's the first time I've ever heard him say he's happy he can't drive a car.Quote:
Yeah, you right. I've heard people down in the lobby arguing over stuff and I just don't want to get involved in whatever it is. I just mind my own business. If I see someone I will say hello and maybe talk about the weather or some such thing but that is it.
Yeah. I get that.Quote:
My hands need a break. I was stressing them out and they need a rest and a stretch in a different way.
My back does too. I don't really have the ideal setup for sitting around for hours and working on the project. I keep needing to get up and move around.Quote:
I always have a pen and paper on me when I go out, so I can maybe grab a cup of coffee and do some writing.
Nice.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
An e-bike might suit some of my needs but with other things that I want that are far heavier than groceries. It wouldn't.
That's the thing about a car. Someone at mah jong said to me oh you are still young enough to learn to drive. But in my case there is a safety thing now. My reflexes aren't that good any more and if my seizure meds were to stop working and I cause an accident.
Exactly. Not a good thing to take sides in apartment building squabbles.
I've been there with my back too. I can stop typing every so often and stretch my fingers and hands so I'm not doing too much damage.
Yeah, learned that with this first book and working on ideas for my second.
My brother absolutely adores his e-bike. It's his pride and joy. I've never seen him take such good care of something he owned before in my life.
It's by a brand called Aventon, I believe. This thing has a battery that will take him something like 30 miles round trip if he didn't pedal at all, but you can pedal on it too and extend the life of the battery.
I'd imagine that you could probably even get some sort of "wagon" to attach to the back of it to haul bigger things if you wanted to. I'm going to guess that you're probably 100lbs less than he is, so right there you'd have 100lbs of extra carrying capacity.
This time he didn't mess around with a piece of junk toy that was more like a glorified Power Wheel. This thing is closer to a small street legal electric motorcycle. I think he might have paid somewhere around $1,500 for it.
I'm so glad I pushed my dad into allowing him to buy it. He was strongly against the idea. But the amount of freedom and personal agency it's given him since he got it is astounding. And now that he lives in a reasonably smaller town that has everything within a reasonable distance from his place, there's really nothing he can't do with his bike that he could have done with a car. The only time that isn't true is when the weather is really bad.
I know the price is high, but I do think it's something you may want to consider, Brenda.
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lol... yeah. Nothing with this project has gone smooth. Lots of research today keeping much progress from being made, but I think I'm finally getting ahead of it.
I was hoping to have it finished by tomorrow night, but I think I'll probably need a few more days.
Oh well..
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