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The topic of clutter has filled our discussion space for several days!
I'd like to ask about a new topic: Transportation.
How do we deal with cars and travel as we age?
What do we do as our perception and reaction times diminish?
Do we reorganize our lives to travel less?
Do we find alternative transportation services?
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My husband and I went down to one car a couple of years before he passed away, getting rid of a camper trailer, the truck to pull it, and a second small car. We worked that out ok.
As long as I’m able to drive, I’ll keep that remaining car, and am glad that I’m able to give several friends rides who don’t see well anymore.
On a very happy note, my daughter and I just booked a bus tour with a local tour company, to see and enjoy mountain scenery again, took out travel insurance, just in case … Longer trips are out for me what driving is concerned. Probably couldn’t handle them mentally anymore either.
An elderly person I know is learning and getting quite good at taking Uber transportation when needed.
Of course money can be a problem. And figuring out our bus system would be not exactly easy, for me for sure.
So I’m doing ok for right now, but feel for other elderly who have real transportation problems.
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Hi Ed - Great topic! May I suggest that you post this as a new discussion in the Aging Well group?
I would love to hear how others manage and I'm sure we'll have a lively discussion.
Sue