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| Thread ID: 150340 | 2021-12-13 00:38:00 | Driver licence renewal at age 75 - | decibel (11645) | PC World Chat |
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| 1482829 | 2021-12-13 08:48:00 | It's a wise man who knows when to quit. Having a SWMBO who can drive is a distinct asset. For those of us who are on our own for whatever reason, it is a case of wondering what else they can take off us before the bell tolls. They tell us that independence to get around is a privilege, not a right, even if we have worked a lifetime to maintain it. I bought a second hand mobility scooter a couple of months ago. Swore that I wouldn't ever ride one but it has made a big difference to my life. I chuck my camera in the bag and off I go to the park or ride on some of the many concrete cycle tracks around home. I still walk about half a Km around 6am first each day. Such is life. At the beginning of the year I could walk 4K no problems. Named my scooter "Mobi McMobiface" Ken :) :) Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1482830 | 2021-12-13 08:50:00 | I try to avoid drooling, leaves marks on my shirt and SWMBO growls at me. :) Ken Hey Kenj, she just got out of hospital...guess what, she's got - campylobacter!! No it wasn't food....... |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1482831 | 2021-12-13 08:50:00 | piroska, the Human Rights Commission would have had something to say about that. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1482832 | 2021-12-13 17:28:00 | I need to renew my licence in Jan, thankfully for now I don't need to worry about the age thing. With no licence living rurally would be very difficult. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1482833 | 2021-12-13 22:28:00 | I need to renew my licence in Jan, thankfully for now I don't need to worry about the age thing. With no licence living rurally would be very difficult. Living rurally, you may never get caught. |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 1482834 | 2021-12-13 22:50:00 | Kenj, at one stage of my working life I used to repair and build Mobility scooter and wheelchair controllers. They are fun to ride around in, although I did not do this except to check a faulty controller, a lot of people in the factory had their main job of just riding round on scooters and wheelchairs giving each unit a checkover for about 15 minutes each controller. They would ride around the car park and had to take the wheelchairs through a set of obstacles and driving routines to make sure they were up to scratch before export to the rest of the world, we were making/assembling hundreds a week so plenty of activity in the car park all day, including Saturday mornings, sometimes Sundays. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1482835 | 2021-12-13 23:41:00 | Living rurally, you may never get caught. Nah. The cops go rural for a spot of R & R and some easy pickings where the only place to pull over is in a drainage ditch. Then they can get you for that, too. [Failure to stop or careless use; take your pick.] Gotta keep the ticket count up some way. |
Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 1482836 | 2021-12-14 02:10:00 | piroska, the Human Rights Commission would have had something to say about that. Everyone referred me back to Health and Disability complaints who didn't give a ****. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1482837 | 2021-12-14 06:29:00 | Living rurally, you may never get caught. Haha I drive past both local cops houses to get home and one is my closest neighbour |
gary67 (56) | ||
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