Pretty dangerous, but pretty cool anyway - I've known several old ladies (and gents) like that, and they all were great persons. In almost every case something terrible would happen, eventually, usually because the fell, broke some bone and had to go through living hell until they managed to get help. However, as someone who likes being one of the last of the independents himself, I could always relate to why they thought it's worth it, why they said (this is an actual quote, even if only one of them worded it that way): "If you exchange freedom for security you'll always get ripped off." Still I've never known how to feel about their fates; guess I'll find out when I'm old myself.
I'm happy to live alone even knowing it'll probably end in something bad eventually. (Although technology is rapidly replacing the functions of a roommate.)
plymayer at 3:47AM, Aug. 23, 2023
Sounds nice to me. Lonely perhaps.
usedbooks at 9:33AM, Aug. 23, 2023
Peaceful. :)
PaulEberhardt at 6:52AM, Aug. 22, 2023
Pretty dangerous, but pretty cool anyway - I've known several old ladies (and gents) like that, and they all were great persons. In almost every case something terrible would happen, eventually, usually because the fell, broke some bone and had to go through living hell until they managed to get help. However, as someone who likes being one of the last of the independents himself, I could always relate to why they thought it's worth it, why they said (this is an actual quote, even if only one of them worded it that way): "If you exchange freedom for security you'll always get ripped off." Still I've never known how to feel about their fates; guess I'll find out when I'm old myself.
usedbooks at 11:10AM, Aug. 22, 2023
I'm happy to live alone even knowing it'll probably end in something bad eventually. (Although technology is rapidly replacing the functions of a roommate.)