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erronis

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9. Most of the people I provide volunteer services to have had to give up their cars.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 08:50 PM

Jul 11

I've known probably 300-400 people with various reasons, primarily:
- age and loss of drivers licesnse
- physical disabilities - some have driven with in the past, but it gets harder over the years
- costs. Owning, insuring, maintaining

For the last few years I lived in a very rural part of Vermont - no public transportation and no taxi/uber/lyft. Just friends and helpful volunteers (who become friends.)

Recently I've lived in an area with very good regional transit (small town - quite rural). Many people have learned to depend on these small buses and other public transport.

I'll drive to help others but my days are numbered also. Costs, mental abilities, etc. Unfortunately my new home is around 6 miles from regional transit.

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I'm without an automobile for the first time in 63 yeas. Sold both my beloved 1999 Saturn and my Nissan [View all] sinkingfeeling Jul 11 OP

I would feel helpless without my car. riversedge Jul 11 #1

With a move like you're making, I'll bet you've really purged your belongings. There is a DUer Deuxcents Jul 11 #2

Yes, we had lunch back in January. sinkingfeeling Jul 11 #6

So good to hear that..don't want to pry into your personal space but..are you gonna be living near them? Deuxcents Jul 11 #12

Yep, Arenal isn't very big. sinkingfeeling Jul 11 #13

grocery shopping with out a car? goodbye costco lol msongs Jul 11 #3

no dcmfox Jul 11 #8

Have my Pricesmart card already, but it's in Liberia, about 90 minutes away. sinkingfeeling Jul 11 #14

My suggestion is to hold onto your drivers license until you get resettled FakeNoose Jul 11 #4

Costa Rica sounds nice Be The Light Jul 11 #5

feel the same dcmfox Jul 11 #7

Renewed my DL last month for 4 years. Costa Rica will exchange a current US license for one of theirs. sinkingfeeling Jul 11 #10

Most of the people I provide volunteer services to have had to give up their cars. erronis Jul 11 #9

I have not driven for 6 years. I've been making do with the bus system (first suburb west of Minneapolis) progree Jul 11 #11

That's pretty impressive! wolfie001 Jul 11 #15

Thanks 😊 progree Jul 12 #18

Do you walk on pavement? Sidewalk? Dirt path? mnhtnbb Jul 12 #16

I've given a lot of thought about a cart. I've held back because I don't want to drag it along on my progree Jul 12 #17

The Versa cart folds up mnhtnbb Jul 12 #19

Thanks! I'm impressed, definitely more than the amount of groceries I carry /nt progree Jul 12 #20