I went with my father in law yesterday to get his drivers license renewed. He has lost a lot of his sight in the last ten years and is gettihng really frail. When we were headed for the car I asked him if he wanted me to drive. He reached into his pocket an handed me the keys and said you know how to get places here better than I do so you go ahead and drive. That made me happy because he has a lot of trouble driving anyway---and he knows it.
We got to the drivers license division and got started in the process. The woman that was waiting on him really helped a lot. She worked with him so that he got through all the questions and she made sure he had the pen in the right place when he made his answers. I was really relieved by how easy she made it for him to get through the process. Just as I was about to walk out the door I went back and told her how much I appreciated her kindness and assistance.
He would never have let me help with that. It really sucks to get old but it beats the he#@ out of the alternative.
Some say the world will end with fire.
Others say with ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those that favor fire.
But if I had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate,
To say that for destruction ice,
Is also great and would suffice.
Robert Frost
"YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID" - Ron White
"Good things come to those who wait, but, only the things LEFT by those who hustle." - Unknown (at least by me)
"Life is wonderful, without it you are dead." - Hy "Pete" Peterson - Park City and Kenecott Miner
"Don't worry about those people in your past---there is a reason they are not in your present." - Unknown
"Life's tough - it's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary!" - Vince Lombardi
"If you aren’t living on the edge, you’re probably taking up too much space.” ~ Attributed to Jim Whittaker by Doug ‘Swani’ Swantner, Alaska Smokejumper and Air Attack Base Manager (Ret.)
Others say with ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those that favor fire.
But if I had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate,
To say that for destruction ice,
Is also great and would suffice.
Robert Frost
"YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID" - Ron White
"Good things come to those who wait, but, only the things LEFT by those who hustle." - Unknown (at least by me)
"Life is wonderful, without it you are dead." - Hy "Pete" Peterson - Park City and Kenecott Miner
"Don't worry about those people in your past---there is a reason they are not in your present." - Unknown
"Life's tough - it's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary!" - Vince Lombardi
"If you aren’t living on the edge, you’re probably taking up too much space.” ~ Attributed to Jim Whittaker by Doug ‘Swani’ Swantner, Alaska Smokejumper and Air Attack Base Manager (Ret.)
About Me
- Dee Ice Hole
- I am married and have seven children and twenty grandchildren. I retired January 1, 2010 after working 39+ years for the Forest Service...NEW CHAPTER IN MY LIFE HAS BEGUN!
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I was really hoping that they would not renew his license, but I guess that is not to be. Do you know how many years of a renewal he got? Last time he got an 8 year renewal. :0+
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