Some more of the little things I will miss so much.

ROAD TRIPS:

Bette and I would go to the Naples Florida Sports Park every couple of years to attend the Swamp buggy races. It is real good old time Florida fun. Search under Swamp buggy races Naples or (I just found this) copy and paste the link below to see Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear driving a buggy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPt2ypKFVfo

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GETTING PLACES:

Bette and I have developed what I would call a series of unwritten rules of the road. Here are just a few.

When we were traveling we did not always say turn right or turn left. When driving there eventually would be the instruction to turn left then there would be the instruction to turn the “other left” when we turned the wrong way. We mostly said turn this way or turn that way. The direction turned was in relation to the driver so “this way” was the left side of the car - closest to the driver and “that way” was right the side – the side farther from the driver. So I guess if we ever went and drove in England it would be the opposite way.

Eating on the road the navigator would unwrap the hamburger or whatever then wraps it in a manner where the driver could eat it with one hand. The navigator keeps an eye on the food to take it and re-wrap it when the driver got down to the paper of the wrapper. And with an eye on the road be ready to take it from the driver should conditions warrant it.

If the driver wanted something to drink the signal was making a fist. Indicating grabbing an invisible bottle of water. The navigator would get the water open it and hand it to the driver.

We would monitor each other’s “mental status” as far as making sure the driver was not getting tired. The joke was that neither of us would drive more than two hours before switching, so to go out of state we would need a week’s vacation.

We would “back each other up” in traffic or at intersections in parking lots. The navigator would be a second set of eyes watching for things that would be in the driver’s blind spots. The driver would never rely on the navigator but it was nice knowing someone else was watching out for you should you miss something. This was most noticeable when driving the RV with its big blind spots.

I miss my life partner so much…