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I've sure gotten old.
I've had 2 By-pass surgeries. A hip replacement, new knees.
Fought prostate cancer, and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts.
Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation, hardly feel my hands and feet anymore.
Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92.
Have lost all my friends.
But..... Thank God, I still have my Florida driver's license!
I've sure gotten old.
I've had 2 By-pass surgeries. A hip replacement, new knees.
Fought prostate cancer, and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts.
Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation, hardly feel my hands and feet anymore.
Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92.
Have lost all my friends.
But..... Thank God, I still have my Florida driver's license!
That isn't funny. It's real, and it's terrifying.
I don't know what it is about the intersection of Dunn and Clyde Morris that attracts these "can't-go-faster-than-25mph" folks. I assume it's the Volusia Health Care place right there, but either way, it makes me want to shoot out a whole lot of tires. And drive really fast around the gimped out car.
They infuriate me. I always get stuck behind Mr. Magoo when I'm late for a flight, or a test. Why. Why are they allowed to drive.
That isn't funny. It's real, and it's terrifying.
I don't know what it is about the intersection of Dunn and Clyde Morris that attracts these "can't-go-faster-than-25mph" folks. I assume it's the Volusia Health Care place right there, but either way, it makes me want to shoot out a whole lot of tires. And drive really fast around the gimped out car.
They infuriate me. I always get stuck behind Mr. Magoo when I'm late for a flight, or a test. Why. Why are they allowed to drive.
my mother IM'd me that thing from the safety of north carolina.
my mother IM'd me that thing from the safety of north carolina.
eccentric4
2004.02.29, 0726
Being that I hail from northwest Ohio (yay), I have the honor of living near Michigan drivers. Now, Florida drivers are bad, because it's a melting pot of all the different states' driving laws, which are brought here by people from different states with different driving laws. However, in Michigan, there's one rule of the road. Speed. For a Michigander, it doesn't matter if you're driving across the street or across the state (Michigan or elsewhere), you HAVE TO DO IT AT THE FASTEST SPEED POSSIBLE! The troopers in Michigan have all but given up on speeders, and I wish they'd invest in some Camaro's like Florida has done. Personally, given the choice between slow-mo-Magoo and Mr. Speed, I'd take slow-mo-Magoo, simply because I feel safer behind someone slow, than the a$$hole coming up behind me at 120+, then riding my bumper.
Oh, and when you see those old people that pass you on 95, that have Florida tags...I've got $20 that says they're from Michigan originally.
[Don't think I can't stand the slow-mo-Magoo driver, I can't! It's horrible, and I'd vote for the "Anyone over XX age must take a drivers re-evaluation and reaction-time test every 2 years or so" law. I think it's something that seriously needs to be considered. When I'm old, I'd rather prove my worth with the test than be out on the road with someone who can't see the stop sign nor the car ahead of them, or with the reaction time of a coffee cup.]
eccentric4
2004.02.29, 0726
Being that I hail from northwest Ohio (yay), I have the honor of living near Michigan drivers. Now, Florida drivers are bad, because it's a melting pot of all the different states' driving laws, which are brought here by people from different states with different driving laws. However, in Michigan, there's one rule of the road. Speed. For a Michigander, it doesn't matter if you're driving across the street or across the state (Michigan or elsewhere), you HAVE TO DO IT AT THE FASTEST SPEED POSSIBLE! The troopers in Michigan have all but given up on speeders, and I wish they'd invest in some Camaro's like Florida has done. Personally, given the choice between slow-mo-Magoo and Mr. Speed, I'd take slow-mo-Magoo, simply because I feel safer behind someone slow, than the a$$hole coming up behind me at 120+, then riding my bumper.
Oh, and when you see those old people that pass you on 95, that have Florida tags...I've got $20 that says they're from Michigan originally.
[Don't think I can't stand the slow-mo-Magoo driver, I can't! It's horrible, and I'd vote for the "Anyone over XX age must take a drivers re-evaluation and reaction-time test every 2 years or so" law. I think it's something that seriously needs to be considered. When I'm old, I'd rather prove my worth with the test than be out on the road with someone who can't see the stop sign nor the car ahead of them, or with the reaction time of a coffee cup.]
eccentric4
2004.03.21, 0617
Now this may not concern old people, it more concerns Florida drivers. Why the hell must a Floridian turn on his brights at night when you're riding your bike? And it's not a quick flash, it's ON UNTIL THEY PASS YOU!! What the hell? Don't they realize that with those bright lights they have effectively demolished what little nightvision I had, and now, all I can see is that damn bright light, and I might veer off the road and not know it till I hit a tree!! Not finding an answer to this question, I have resorted to giveng these idiotic drivers the deuce...or if it's really bright...the double deuce. Can anyone fill me in on this?
eccentric4
2004.03.21, 0617
Now this may not concern old people, it more concerns Florida drivers. Why the hell must a Floridian turn on his brights at night when you're riding your bike? And it's not a quick flash, it's ON UNTIL THEY PASS YOU!! What the hell? Don't they realize that with those bright lights they have effectively demolished what little nightvision I had, and now, all I can see is that damn bright light, and I might veer off the road and not know it till I hit a tree!! Not finding an answer to this question, I have resorted to giveng these idiotic drivers the deuce...or if it's really bright...the double deuce. Can anyone fill me in on this?
SierraHotel
2004.03.22, 1458
In Florida there are only a five catagories of drivers, idiots, assholes, snow birds, old people, and the rest of us.
The people that piss me off the most are the kind that drive side by side 5 miles below the speed limit. I mean shit I have to get where I am going but you assholes can't decide who's passing whom.
SierraHotel
2004.03.22, 1458
In Florida there are only a five catagories of drivers, idiots, assholes, snow birds, old people, and the rest of us.
The people that piss me off the most are the kind that drive side by side 5 miles below the speed limit. I mean shit I have to get where I am going but you assholes can't decide who's passing whom.
or if it's really bright...the double deuce.
erm... if you're riding a bike, isn't that more dangerous than just losing your night vision?
or if it's really bright...the double deuce.
erm... if you're riding a bike, isn't that more dangerous than just losing your night vision?
eccentric4
2004.03.23, 0410
It depends...I am traveling at a speed of 14+mph, and my balance is quite superb, I'm on the other side of the road...and that's only if the light is REALLY REALLY bright. Either way, it's fun...I like riding with no hands... :lol:
eccentric4
2004.03.23, 0410
It depends...I am traveling at a speed of 14+mph, and my balance is quite superb, I'm on the other side of the road...and that's only if the light is REALLY REALLY bright. Either way, it's fun...I like riding with no hands... :lol:
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