Getting old

[Carry Pine]

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[Bob38S]

These friends live around here!!!!!


A group of seniors were sitting around talking about all their ailments.
"My arms have gotten so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee," said one.
"Yes, I know," said another. "My cataracts are so bad; I can't even see my coffee."
"I couldn't even mark an "X" at election time, my hands are so crippled," volunteered a third.
"I can't turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck," said a fourth, to which several nodded weakly in agreement.
"My blood pressure pills make me so dizzy!" exclaimed another
"I forget where I am, and where I'm going," said another.
"I guess that's the price we pay for getting old," winced an old man as he slowly shook his head.
The others nodded in agreement.

"Well, count your Blessings," said a woman cheerfully - - "thank God we can all still drive."

[Carry Pine]

Bob,

I see it all when I go shopping during the week in non-peak times. Scary stuff! U turns over double lines, stopping on a corner to let someone out of the car and a problem for bike riders is opening the drivers door and walking around the car to get something out of the boot (leaving door open saying 'hit me', 'hit me'.

CP

[Bob38S]

CP, I know what you mean, many oldies can manage the functions of driving but they tend to have tunnel vision and what I see as a bubble syndrome ie they are only aware of their own immediate environment - the older they are the smaller the bubble seems to be.

Rather than putting some sort of age limit on drivers, perhaps some sort of reaction test where they are put into situations which require evaluation and decision making. I guess I'm making a case for some sort of simulator. It will never happen, of course, time and costs would be prohibitive.

[chambezio]

I was waiting for wife one day in the car park of a shopping centre. An old bloke walked/shuffled past and was heading for his car. When he got to it, he flung the drivers door open, through his walking stick into the back seat then turned to put his back to the car. He was hanging on to the door as he "fell" back into the drivers seat, then used his arms to lift each leg into the car. I was horrified!! How much movement did his legs have to operate the brakes if he needed to stop in a hurry?
When driving around town (Tamworth) on the three lane highway leading in to the town centre it is very common to have the car in front put his blinker on a the same instant they put their foot on the brake to left from the middle lane. I reckon that they think they are driving in a paddock and notice a sheep that needs attention.

[rrich]

There are some areas here where if you see a car with its turn signal on, you can assume that they bought it that way.

[Tonyz]

CP, I know what you mean, many oldies can manage the functions of driving but they tend to have tunnel vision and what I see as a bubble syndrome ie they are only aware of their own immediate environment - the older they are the smaller the bubble seems to be.



You cannot put just senior folk in this catagory, too many young whipper snapper nongs fit the same boat.

[KBs PensNmore]

You cannot put just senior folk in this catagory, too many young whipper snapper nongs fit the same boat.


What I hate about young whipper snapper nongs, is that you hear them coming down the street, 5 mins before you can see them!!!!!!

[Bob38S]

What I hate about young whipper snapper nongs, is that you hear them coming down the street, 5 mins before you can see them!!!!!!

Boom, Boom, Boom. Ad nauseum