• 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    My great-grandmother just died this year at 100 years old. She was still driving after 90, and she was perfectly competent at it in the farm town where I grew up. Her daughter, on the other hand, is a horrible driver. I mean, shaky on the wheel, stabby on the pedals, and just looking everywhere but forward. I’d be amazed she hasn’t been involved in some horrible wreck except for the fact that she rarely leaves the house. Being 80 will do that to you, I suppose.

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    2 months ago

    Yes, but look at it this way: you’re safer in the car with them then outside the car while they drive.

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      2 months ago

      I live on the second floor… If that’s how I die, clearly it’s what the universe wanted.

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    2 months ago

    I was scared this was real.

    My grandfather had a near miss in his 70s, and gave up his license. He thought it was no longer worth the risk.

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    2 months ago

    Uber Black is “Luxury rides with professional driver.”

    “Professional” insinuates “paid”, so the other Uber drivers aren’t paid?

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    2 months ago

    Ahh, I thought it was saying you’d share the ride with a 95+, I’d really enjoy that XD

    Driver, not so much