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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My therapist says she can't get her elderly clients to change their appointment if a younger, working person needs to move theirs due to work or family responsibilities.  The old folks say "I can't come at 11:30, that's when I eat my sandwich" or "that's when I cut my toenails" (the last one might be humor).[/quote]

LOL.  That's a fascinating anecdote.  Here's my little example -- My aunt (still a great driver at 70) said she could not take my mom (age 75) to the airport (5 miles away) at 7:00 pm one evening because "that's when I take a shower."[/quote]

Meh, I don't expect anyone to drive me to the airport and I would much rather take uber than have a 70 year old drive me or anyone. I just don't expect people to be my chauffeur. Everyone said my parents were still great drivers in their 70s. Uh, no they weren't.[/quote]

Gee.  Most of the 70 year old people that I know are fine to drive.  70 is not old unless you have some major health/mental issues.[/quote]

Some people could never really drive safely, no matter their age - this is not something that "improves" as they get older.  MIL should hav given up her license 40 years ago.  In fact, I don't even think she started drvingin until she got married, so maybe she should have foregone it altogether, given her past driving "skills". [/quote]

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