I think this is an issue that will be a bother for more communities, rural and urban, as the baby boomer generation ages. This is a generation of people who are used to having good mobility to come and go at will who will begin to loose the ability to drive safely. Of course many of them will continue to drive far past that safety point because they will believe they have no other choice.
I to have a spouse who can drive and it is something that makes my life easier. I have also lived as an independent blind person for many years without such a spouse and am very aware of the hassle of getting larger items home from the store. Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Hodges To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:32 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car. For us, life is too short to be spending it without a vehicle. My wife would be gone two hours longer each day if she had to find other transportation to go to and from work. Also, waiting for a cab around here can take an hour or so going and the same returning. I'd rather pay the cost of vehicle ownership than to waste hour after hour waiting for transportation and I certainly wouldn't burden my friends or relatives for a rides. Life is just too short. We have a van so anything we buy, including sheets of plywood or drywall can easily be transported in any weather. If no one in the house is sighted or can't drive for some other reason, that's another story. But, if someone can drive, why spend valuable time looking for and waiting for a way to get somewhere. Do you think we could get a half dozen sheets of drywall on a public bus? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jim Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car. this is funny living with out a car is not an option out here were i live12 miles from the nearest town. jim in minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
