We all have heard about and had our concerns about the dangers of people driving long past the time they should have found a permanent parking space. We also have heard the protests of those people when their driving privileges are threatened. There is a South Park episode parodying the senior citizens’ right to continue driving. It was pretty funny actually. Unfortunately for the town, Kenny wasn’t the only one “those bastards” killed.
After my harrowing experience with mom behind the wheel yesterday, I decided she had probably had enough. But I didn’t want to be the one to tell her. We already had an appointment with her regular MD scheduled for early this morning. I thought, brilliant! Mom’s hard of hearing. I’ll just whisper to the doctor that I think she needs to stop driving and he can be the bearer of bad news. My plan went well until the old doctor shouted at my mother “YOUR DAUGHTER THINKS YOU SHOULD STOP DRIVING.”
Her response? A non-committal mumbling “maybe so”. That’s all he needed to hear. She is now using long term parking. Funny, although clearly disappointed, I think she was actually relieved. She even enthusiastically talked about learning how to ride the bus! You go, Mom!! You rock!!
It is now a running event that mom (that would be me) has to “wait for the monkeys” at the end of almost every movie. If you haven’t seen the “monkeys” at the end of Ironman, you didn’t wait! If you waited for the monkeys at the end of The Incredible Hulk, you wasted a good 10 minutes of your valuable time. The monkey scene is tacked on to the last scene before the credits. If I’ve only saved one person the excruciating pain of sitting through another set of credits almost as long as the movie, I’ve done my Boy Scout (or Girl Scout) duty. I think I’ll take up knitting. . .
