MADISON, ALABAMA
7,26,25
The OFM did some careful looking at his future lifestyle with things going as they are. It is bright but definitely not like we had planned for the next decade. Our life expectancy is about ten more years. We will be 79 in a couple of weeks. But the health situation is expected to keep me in some sort of assisted living until I KICK THE BUCKET during my late eighties. So what does that mean? Time is short and I better hurry up with living. We can expect to be in assisted living for the full time of this 9-10 years due to not being allowed to have a drivers license again. OK now We know the game ahead of us now. At this time I am in the process of being tested by two different doctors to see what a decent guess about my life forward will likely be like. The good news is I likely will be in good enough health to still do traveling if I do not have to drive.
It is nice to get some decently accurate information so I can get a good idea of what to expect and act on the information. Is it what I hope for Absolutely Not. But it is workable and look out America is soon going to have a other old fart running the roads even if he is required to be a passenger only. More on this story as it develops.
Life isn't always what we expect, but sometimes the unexpected is a new adventure that brings us great joy. Here is to many more years of (new to you) travel and having too much fun!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you were still here Barney, on June 25 I thought you had signed off for the last time, and I just now found out you're still around !
ReplyDeleteGlad you're still here Barney, and adapting to your new lifestyle. I know it must be difficult for someone used to living the freewheeling, devil-may-care lifestyle that you lived in the past to have to get used to staying in one place, but it sounds like you're finding ways to make it work.
Keep on having fun.
Tom
Tom it is a sorry second choice but without a drivers liscense traveling nearly anywhere is impossible.
DeleteIt's good to have a plan!
ReplyDeleteI've never taken a long train ride but I have taken a long Greyhound bus ride, there was a lot of different things to see on the bus trip!
When I think about life "after I lose my licence" my first thought always to go an electric assisted bike. As my balance gets poorer I think of a trike... I have seen a trike (on the bike trails in Clearwater, FL) with the dual wheels on the front, they were not widely spaced either (8-10" apart) , they allowed the bike to stand by itself and did leave enough room on the walkway for others.
Just thoughts.. Good luck!
Thank you Rob. I am familiar with and tried out just about all bike types and I feel every one of them should be tried out.
ReplyDeleteI've traveled on buses and trains and have no complaints! It's been a while though. The USA is solo driver vehicle friendly. But nowadays, there's uber, etc as well as old time taxis, so it's possible. A friend of mine has lost his driving ability due to blindness, and finds the uber etc methods interesting for trips up to 50 miles. He hasn't tried farther; I think it would be expensive! He's used trains and buses for longer expeditions, as well as planes.
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Thank you for the information. I appreciate it.
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