Re: Wrestling for the keys??
Have heard that expression before but not in relation to Germans: "You can always tell an alcoholic--but you can't tell him or her much...." I guess it's general enough to fit whoever you want to fill in the blank. Remember when 'ethnic jokes,' offensive as they were, were so popular? Some thought that substituting 'EPC' for a specific ('ethnic person of choice') made them acceptable. Yuck!
The problem with taking away the car keys is pretty endemic, though, sure, it must be more prevalent in a community like ours with its preponderance of old folk like me. I went through a period of blindness for three years (1989-92), and I know that I drove my car longer than I probably should have, even with amazing corrective lenses with a built-in telescope that were first available then from Corning and must be even better now. Living in a rural area made it even harder to give up driving. But even so I eventually had to come to terms with being a passenger (and discovered that I loved it!). Miraculous surgery in May of 1992 restored my eyesight and I went back to driving, hopefully more sensibly.
However, to this day I don't drive at night, not because I cannot but because somewhere along the way I learned to be smart about it. What I DID discover, however, is that I see well enough to drive a golf cart at night comfortably! What makes the difference? Mainly two things, one general and one specific to me: First, golf carts drive so much slower than cars; at a maximum of 19 mph I have found no problem seeing what I need to to get around safely. And second, though our cart has excellent halogen headlights, we had it retrofitted with an additional pair of lights close to the ground where they will not interfere with the drivers of carts going in the opposite direction AND they give me even better visibility than just the headlights alone. Anyone who is beginning to experience difficulty driving his or her cart at night should consider this relatively inexpensive and yet significantly important safety consideration of extra lights. I can offer specific details of who did it and how it was done if anyone is interested.
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