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Entertainment > Humor > Golden Years
 

Golden Years

My neighbor was out working in his yard,
when he was startled by a late model car,
that came crashing through his hedge
and ended up on his front lawn.....

He rushed to help the elderly driver out and sat her on a lawn chair.

"My goodness" ......he exclaimed:
"You appear quite elderly, to be driving!!"....

"Well, yes I am !!!.." she replied proudly.
"I'll be 97 next month, & I am now old enough
that I don’t even need a license anymore!!....
The last time I went to my doctor he examined me,
and asked if I had a driving licence.
I told him yes and handed it to him.
He took his scissors out of his drawer, cut the licence
into pieces and threw them in the waste basket.
"You won’t be needing this anymore !!" he said.

"So I thanked him and left !!.."



posted on June 16, 2012 8:23 PM ()

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Yes, troublesome when people are driving and have lost their abilities. (Not there yet.) Ed once scolded an elderly woman in a parking lot when she asked him for help. She couldn't get her key out of the ignition because she was in "park". Ed told her she shouldn't be driving.
comment by tealstar on June 18, 2012 2:33 PM ()
Well, heck, that could happen to even 50 year-olds!
reply by troutbend on June 18, 2012 3:09 PM ()
I'd be mad if someone cut my drivers license, even if I was too old to drive.
comment by kristilyn3 on June 18, 2012 6:40 AM ()
Well, it IS a joke, so probably in real life the situation is a little more sensitive.
reply by troutbend on June 18, 2012 3:10 PM ()
My friend's father who lives in FL just turned 90. He received a glider trip (the plane, not the furniture) as a present and loved it. He had to renew his driver's license this year. The new one is good for 6 years. He will be 96 when he needs to be tested again. I need to take the road test in two years (75) and then every year after that in IL.
comment by boots586 on June 17, 2012 2:28 PM ()
Six years seems a long time to go between eye testing after a certain age. Here in Colorado I think it said that over 60 we can't renew online, have to go in to the DMV office.
reply by troutbend on June 18, 2012 3:12 PM ()
have not got there yet.Maybe someday soon.
comment by fredo on June 17, 2012 1:03 PM ()
You are the Energizer bunny of Epsom.
reply by troutbend on June 18, 2012 3:14 PM ()
comment by marta on June 17, 2012 8:46 AM ()
I can hear how gleeful she felt about it. The eternal optimist. I think I know some people like that who seem to make a habit of misunderstanding.
reply by troutbend on June 18, 2012 3:16 PM ()
This is funny. I see them sedately driving around all the time and get
annoyed when people don't want to ride with me. However, my Dr. suggested
to Ted that he let me do all the driving since he gets lost sometimes.
comment by elderjane on June 17, 2012 6:54 AM ()
Mr. YouKnow's dad (88) pulls out in front of traffic in second gear from a full stop, goes lurching along trying to the the engine to catch up with the transmission. He refuses to give up his standard shift but that would be a start.
reply by troutbend on June 18, 2012 3:14 PM ()
comment by jondude on June 17, 2012 6:41 AM ()
This struck a chord with me because the other day a friend was telling me she met a couple of older ladies for lunch, and one of them is 97. I had to ask her if they all drove there in their separate cars.
reply by troutbend on June 17, 2012 6:44 AM ()
After having has so many birds as pets I am not surprised what they can do with their bodies let alone with their necks especially when they are cleaning their feathers!!
comment by greatmartin on June 16, 2012 8:34 PM ()
It must have been fun having those birds, I would never get tired of seeing what they'd do next.
reply by troutbend on June 17, 2012 6:06 AM ()

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