Without a driving licence, having lost it seven months ago to a medical decision that erred on the side of caution, life as we knew it is IMPOSSIBLE !
Everything is dependent on lifts from our family or public transport and I HATE being dependent on anyone !
HATE IT !
HATE having to ask !
HATE having to be humble !
HATE PEOPLE !
HATE being old and completely anonymous !
HATE WAITING !
Now last week I was told by my Consultant's secretary to expect good news from The DVLA this week after my Consultant personally telephoned their medical staff and hopefully stuck a rocket up their collective behinds but so far NOTHING because they move at no pace whatsoever and either don't know or simply don't care how disrupted peoples lives can become without a car !
So planning a few days away becomes a monumental feat of planning by my wife who has had to spend hours checking timetables in order to get us over for a break in SW Scotland, a hundred and thirty miles or two and three quarter hours from home by car but six hours by public transport with at least four changes and several waits and very few public toilets and if there are any...CLEAN ones !
She's got a cold that's even worse than Manflu and the weather forecast said ZERO DEGREES tonight and heavy rain for a day and then one day of sun before we'd have to travel back to BABYSIT !
SEE THEY DON'T MIND ASKING !
I'm glad that we haven't gone as I HATE the cold and HATE the rain and am quite happy to wait until things warm up a bit but didn't like to say as I'm not the one who makes decisions despite getting told occasionally that I SHOULD 'Man Up' by the decision maker !
