[Nebraska-students] Driving

Thu Jul 21 01:53:13 UTC 2011

Alli,

I get it.  Believe me I get it.  The whole thing for meis that I live five
minutes away from my friends and they'll not give me rides anywhere.  I've
thought about hiring a driver, but I live way out in WestOmaha.  As much as
I love my family, it's hard to be able to get where I need/want too.  it
highly limits the job search I can say that.  This is why I miss Colorado
and the trains.  Besides, it's hard only having 2 cars needing to go three
ways and then theres me where it feels like I'm last on the list of people
to go places.  Also, one benifit to havinga car is that sometimes I just
want to go for a drive on my ownand have my music playing whenever I turn it
on.  But your right I really want to get a car when it comes out.

Rachael

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> Hey guys
> I have a question for you.  I'm bored, and a little angry I guess you could
> say.  I absolutely -hate- not being able to get in a car and go where I want
> to go when I want to go somewhere.  My brother got a car last week so it got
> me thinking, it's so dang unfair that sighted people can drive and we can't.
>  I feel like I'm being punished for something that I can't do anything about
> and it's not my fault either.  I mean, sure, I live on a bus route, but the
> bus doesn't run late enough or it's just a big pain in the butt because I
> have to transfer to get to where I want/need to go or catch a ride with
> someone.  And I can't afford a cab.  It's not like I was stupid and got a
> DUI so that's why I don't have a license, it's because I'm blind.  When are
> we going to get cars that -we- can drive?  People that know me know that if
> I could I would've gotten my license the day I turned 16.  Car = freedom.  I
> feel like I have to inconvenience other people to get where I need to go.
>  I'm so sick of it!  One time I would like to be able to drive where I want
> to go, have the radio on the station I want it on, and just go just once.
>  Is that too much to ask?  I'm almost 21, so for five long years I've had to
> wait for other people to take me places or wait for a time when they could
> take me, or catch a bus.  It's getting to the point where it's beyond old
> and annoying.  The day a car comes out that blind people can drive on the
> roads, I'm getting one.
> How do you guys deal with this?    Does anyone else feel this way (like
> we're being punished for something we didn't do or have control over, or
> like they're saying "everyone -except- blind people can get a license and
> drive a car," I can't think of the word right now that I'm looking for)?  I
> told my mom I just wanted to be able to drive where I wanted to go when I
> wanted to go there and she said "well, you can hire a driver." and I
> thought, "no, I want to be able to drive, not have someone else take me
> where I wanna go, that's pretty much what I have now."
>
> Thanks for reading that big long thing.  I feel so much better now.
>
> This night is sparkling don't you let it goI'm wonderstruck blushing all
> the way homeI'll spend forever wondering if you knewI was enchanted to meet
> youThis night is flawless don't you let it goI'm wonderstruck dancing around
> all aloneI'll spend forever wondering if you knewI was enchanted to meet you
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