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stroppy*cow · ‎01-12-2013

Following a stay in hospital with a back problem, MIL was told that she must not drive for 6 weeks.

She phoned this morning wanting "him indoors" to drive the 30 miles to her house, to take her to fill her car up with petrol.

I dared to ask why - she can't drive to the garage herself because she's not allowed to drive.

So if she's not allowed to drive why does she need petrol in the car.

I am then told that she's been driving round the village, and the car now only has a quarter of a tank of petrol, and she doesn't like it getting any lower.

I pointed out that if she isn't allowed to drive, but is doing so she is invalidating her insurance.

I was then told that the six weeks prohibition has now expired and she CAN drive.

So if she is allowed to drive why can't she drive to the petrol station?

I am obviously missing something blindingly obvious here.

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chickengrandma-2008 · ‎01-12-2013

I hope I don't get like that. I must say my son as well as my daughter will do anything for us but they both live very close by. I babysit for them. I was at son's house for three hours yesterday at a minutes notice, helping him prepare for a dinner party, so it's pretty much give and take at the moment. He's not married though, perhaps if he was he wouldn't have so much time.

bitsnknots · ‎02-12-2013

@bitsnknots wrote:
I had a grandmother like that CB and the other one wasn't much better. I can't honestly say that I got on well with either of my grandmothers. Now my grandfathers were a different matter. They were both gentlemen. One died when I was six and I can still remember him. My other grandfather died when I was 8 and he was fun to be with.

What I meant to say was that I never got on with either of my grandmothers. Problem was I was watching TV as I typed that.

merc1_clocks · ‎02-12-2013

@chickengrandma-2008 wrote:
I hope I don't get like that. I must say my son as well as my daughter will do anything for us but they both live very close by. I babysit for them. I was at son's house for three hours yesterday at a minutes notice, helping him prepare for a dinner party, so it's pretty much give and take at the moment. He's not married though, perhaps if he was he wouldn't have so much time.

Well CG, you know there is ' she who cannot be named ' just waiting to take him off your hands

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