Re: Watch out for those trains!
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- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:10:10 -0700
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:36:33 -0400, "Evelyn Ruut"
<evelyn.ruut@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Olly Mensch" <Oldie69@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I drove practically all my life, without exaggeration. It was simply
part of living!!
However - the last car I had was a 1985 Pontiac, - a great car, which
served me well for several years; I did not put a lot of mileage on it.
When I sold my house, the Pontiac had 98,000 miles on it - but was in
great shape;totally reliable - sort of!!
BUT - and this is a big but - it had started to rust underneath - and my
mechanic old me the rust was spreading. When I moved from Cape Cod, MA
to Boston, MA - alas - I had to leave the Pontiac behind, since my
mechanic told me, it would die!!!
At the time I moved, I was already 87 years old, and decided I could not
afford to buy another car, and it would be too expensive for me to keep
up.
N ot having a car is the biggest void in my life I have ever experienced
- barring none...:-) It is horrendous - and I am not exaggerating;
those are my feelings.
Olly
Hi Olly,
I can believe it. I love being able to just get in and go, and can't
imagine what it will be like when I can't do that anymore. But that day
comes for many of us and it may come one day for me too.
I believe you said you live in a city area, and there is always public
transportation. Where I live there is just no other option but a car.
I have lived without a car for 27 years. Good public transportation
will get you around -- but it doesn't solve the problem of shopping
for and bringing home groceries or other large items. In New York
City every place had home delivery service -- supermarkets, my laundry
had pick up and delivery, and countless other businesses as well.
Here in San Diego I live close to a supermarket and use the basket of
my trike to bring groceries home. NYC had better public transport
than San Diego but this city's system is livable for me. New York
City also is really a city of smaller neighborhoods and within a
few blocks most people find all the basic shopping and services they
need. There are few large shopping centers as there are in most
cities. Since so many do not own cars, the city is arranged to
accomodate them. Owning a car there is a big nuisance unless you are
well off and can pay at least a couple hundred a month to garage it.
I don't think Olly feels comfortable or safe being out and about on
her own with lots of walking and standing.
.
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