look out!

Pete said to his co-workers that he was going to leave work early today. His wife had been in a car accident and he was going home to cope with things. His co-worker, Virginia, said he should just leave immediately. She was concerned. Pete assured her that no one had been injured and that the car was just banged up. She said, oh good, and wondered out loud if I'd been involved in an accident with someone from , you know, the nearby retirement community, hah! Pete joined in the laughter and offered that, yes, someone from Rossmoor had hit my car. I often wonder how our older drivers manage. I can hardly make the lightning quick decisions required to get on to the freeway, navigate the school streets, avoid pedestrians near BART at interesections with four stop signs. It's dizzying. Today, an older driver may have sealed the drivers' license question: should I stop driving now? He simply did not see me (in front of him in the next lane over) and he turned in to me. I feel really badly for him. We'll all be there eventually. I just hope someone tells me to stop driving before I get in an accident. and I hope that Mr. **** is being comforted over at his house in Rossmoor.