its often more than a small pita, but i have learned when dh is away to keep
that grocery/errand list up to date, then when i get to the store i get
everything i can on the list... and i am so learning to shop on line, Lee
"W. Baker" > wrote in message
...
> Storrmmee > wrote:
> : having never driven, the one tip i can give you is to put back the money
> you
> : would have spent on having the car gas. tags, upkeep, parking... if you
> : figure out what this was for a month and put into the envelope you will
> find
> : hiring won't be quite as harsh on your heart, Lee
>
> I realize that and the bus trips from NYC as well as the hiring is not
> breaking me compared to total car costs. It is the hand-operated way of
> having to do things. No spur oof the moment trips or getting into town
> when you find you need something. Everything has to be planned and can
> necessitate several phone calls until you get someone who can help you,
> often not at the exact time you want. Of course, you have that all the
> time, I imagine. One learns to live with what is on hand, but sometimes
> it can get kind of not pleasant. I had been eatign fish most of the week,
> but wanted a meat meal for Friday night for the Sabbath. All I had was
> frankfurters, so that was my dinner, along with baked yellow squash, some
> avocado , tomato and olive salad(my invention-no recipe) and a low carb
> pumpernickel wrap cut in half to wrap the frianks. Not very festive.
> tonight, the same meal. tomorrow i wiill have an eggplant and will se if
> I have some jarred pasta sauce around, if not I have tomatoes so wil
> improvise with some onions, olives-you get the idea. I will leave Tuesday
> for a 4 1/2hr bus ride to NYC(Toonerville trolley that stops at every
> small town). and wil, probbaly take a PB&J(home meade bluberry sugarlees)
> as I have nothing else exxcept soem tuna which wets up the low carb wrap
> too much and, of course, no mayo in the house. You do it, but it takes
> abit of scramling.
>
> Wendy
>
> : "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
> : >> : >
> : >> : > Wendy-now without a lisence for the first time in close to 60
> : >> years:-(
> : >> : >
> : >> : >
> : >>
> : >> : well, he has been driving me around, Wendy........ but in very
> quiet
> : >>
> : >> : sorry to hear you have given up your license, that has to be very
> hard
> : >> : to do!
> : >>
> : >> : kate
> : >>
> : >> It's not bd in NYC where a car is an expensive nusience, but when I
> am up
> : >> in Margaretville it is a toweing nusience. I have to keep finding
> peoel
> : >> to hire to drive me or beg peole going close to my house to be wiling
> to
> : >> stop and pick me up. I tend to not get more than walking distance
> from
> : >> my
> : >> house most days. that is why I am splitting my time this summer
> between
> : >> the City and Margaretville. More htan a week alone gets to be a bit
> : >> much.
> : >>
> : >> Wendy
> : >
> : > We often don't realise how much we depend on our cars/licences. A new
> set
> : > of circumstances to get used to ;(
>
>