the Life and Times of Miss Madison

All my life I have been dependent on others for rides. I've never liked bothering people if they can take me to church or any other places, but that is my life. When I was younger, much younger, I wasn't able to get my license at 16 or 17 because I didn't remind my father for the money for my permit---yes, I forgot and I guess it was my duty to remind him. I am only saying this because I am sure you would think so.  As I got older, I had opportunities. I got my permit and asked people other than my father to teach me how to drive--they did, but each of them cut short so I never made it as far as taking the test. I used to have a bicycle, but I got tired of fixing flats that it wasn't worth keeping so I junked it and it turned out to be another man's treasure. I was believing for bigger and better transportation, but it hasn't happened yet so I continued to depend on people for rides. Not only that, but I took the bus more often than I like. You may have seen m...

            Living life with no mode of transportation makes life hard when we want to go somewhere. Bus fare is a dollar one way and because of the many stops, it will take a while to get to get where you need to, even harder is when that bus runs every hour. There used to be a time when they all ran every half hour and we had seven buses! But our economy had changed for the worst and the county couldn’t afford to have six buses run every half hour. Perhaps, if the buses could revert back to the old way, it wouldn’t be a big deal.           It is a big deal. No one in my family has a license to drive a car. My mother, because of age, has given up driving long time ago and my sister and I had instructors who were either harsh or just plain give up on us—we never made it as far as taking the driving test. As a result, we have become dependent on taking the bus or asking for rides. ...