There is an old lady in our park who is 98 or 99 years of age. I really did not expect to see her this year. She used to drive herself down but after several scrapes on the side of her car, someone in her northern life decided she should no longer drive herself to Texas from Minnesota. So the past few years her grandson has driven her down, stuck around for about a week and left her here. She no longer has a drivers license. In fact, she cannot see very well having one very bad cataract and another almost as bad. In the past, she has had kind-hearted people in the park to take care of her. That is not easy to do as she has a habit of being demanding, unfair and disagreeable. This year she does not happen to have 'good help'. So she hired a local handyman to fix her car, put a new battery in it so she can drive to the mailbox and the garbage. Yesterday was her first excursion and she made it without getting or giving any injuries to any thing or any body. It was the talk of the park and many people were watching her every move and trying to stay out of her path. There have been complaints filed with management and I am anxious to see if anything gets done and if so what.
Update: I only have observation to tell me the results. Her car has been moved and where it is parked would have taken skills she does not possess. She is sporting a new hairdo and was seen as a passenger in a car. So my guess is she has been grounded by management but has found someone to take her where she wants to go...for a fee...for now. Only one of many soap operas in a park for the retired.
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