On the Road Again

[MisterBeale]

Sorry for your loss.
Take care of yourself and be safe on the way back.

 

[jknowgood]

My condolences Care4all

We don't agree on much, but sorry about your loss.

 

[Care4all]

I can see that. They were blessed.

They were blessed and they really loved each other!!! They truly became one...! She was 19 and dad was 22 when they married...

Dad was stationed overseas, her older brother owned a construction company who dad hired to do a job on base....her brother spoke English and so did she even though they were Italian born because they were educated. My father and her brother became close friends and my uncle invited dad over for Sunday dinner to meet my grandparents and have a good meal instead of the mess hall...

My dad met his friend's baby sister....mom.

And cupids arrow struck immediately....he had Sunday dinner there every week thereafter...

Mom's brother caught spinal meningitis and died at 25...no cure or treatment back then...

Shortly after that dad was being transfered back to the States, and even though my grandparents were in mourning for losing their son, they allowed her marriage to dad before dad transfered back to the States...she got her citizenship 5 years later, and then got my grandparents to come here....

...which they did not want to do because they owned several businesses....which they ended up selling and came here because mom was their only child left... my grandparents were an intricate part of our family which was awesome for my sis and me! They spoiled us!

Mom and dad were the strict ones!

 

[Carl in Michigan]

They were blessed and they really loved each other!!! They truly became one...!

That's why I said his death was expected. It's actually a beautiful tribute to what marriage should be. They are both happier now. It's the people left behind that grieve
I felt it when my parents left this world. Part of me left with each of them

 

[Care4all]

Sorry for your loss.
Take care of yourself and be safe on the way back.

Thanks! And.....

From your mouth to God's ears!

So far the trip has been really good! Hardly any traffic at all and no near death experiences yet....which has happened on the last 6 trips here or going back home....we nearly died via 8wheeler and by the grace of God were saved....and I'm serious!!!

I think the less autos on the road probably has to do with the price of gasoline....it's costing a lot more to go home in gas than it did to go down to Florida in December!

We made it to Virginia today.

Tomorrow is a biggy...through DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York City and Connecticut where we will stay the night.....!

 

[Lumpy 1]

I've made that drive once only from South Carolina to Washington DC. It was a pleasant drive with good food along the way as I recall it. The rest looks not so pleasant for the driver.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

On my way back home to Maine.....from Florida.

We left this afternoon and we are now in Santee South Carolina.

We've been in FL since the beginning of Dec cuz my mom died....15 days later my dad died...it has been a very sorrowful time. My parents left their house to me...we're keeping both homes and Maine will be our summer home, spring, summer, fall home and Florida home our winter home...unless we decide to make Florida our primary residence and become Floridians again...we are still in shock from the deaths of both my parents...and just haven't decided yet...plus their estate has not been settled yet...that will give us a better idea on what to do....can we even afford to keep both?

We may disagree but I'm sorry for your loss

 

[Concerned American]

On my way back home to Maine.....from Florida.

We left this afternoon and we are now in Santee South Carolina.

We've been in FL since the beginning of Dec cuz my mom died....15 days later my dad died...it has been a very sorrowful time. My parents left their house to me...we're keeping both homes and Maine will be our summer home, spring, summer, fall home and Florida home our winter home...unless we decide to make Florida our primary residence and become Floridians again...we are still in shock from the deaths of both my parents...and just haven't decided yet...plus their estate has not been settled yet...that will give us a better idea on what to do....can we even afford to keep both?

So sorry for your loss.

 

[MisterBeale]

So far the trip has been really good! Hardly any traffic at all and no near death experiences yet....which has happened on the last 6 trips here or going back home....we nearly died via 8wheeler and by the grace of God were saved....and I'm serious!!!

My folks are in their early 80s, and in still pretty good health.

However. . . as much of an awesome driver that dad is, the last few years they went down to Florida, other numbskulls demolished their travel trailer by slamming into it. Two years IN A ROW! Once by some yahoo that was not paying attention as he merged onto the highway, and once by a ninety year old that was not paying attention at a four way stop.

After that, they decide to forgo going down. Not so much because they didn't think they could do the trip or haul their rig down, but because my dad has always been a hard and stubborn man, who believes that even when you get into an accident because of another's carelessness, it means your defensive driving is not up to par, and regardless of the law, you are still at fault. He concluded that he could no longer drive defensively while towing a huge RV.

But the good news is, just this year they found a solution after not going down there for two years. They bought a cheap manufactured/trailer that is just going to stay on the lot down in Florida, and pay the lot rent for the seven months they are not down there. While not an ideal solution, staying in the warm sun and continuing to golf a few times a week really is probably the only thing that is keeping them active, youngish, and alive.

Again, so sorry for your loss, and not looking forward to the inevitability of aging parents that eventually comes to us all on my end.

 

[Ringo]

My condolences.

As it turned out, I wasn’t able to attend the funerals of any of my loved ones—neither my grandparents nor my parents. I was always very far away during those times. I don’t know whether to be glad about that or sad… Last year, the last member of the older generation passed away—my uncle’s wife (she was a child during the war and remembered the germans in her village). I’m next, finally.