Getting older is certainly no picnic and it seems there are more and more doctor appointments as we start rapidly falling apart or so it seems. It’s also weird that a few years back Bill joined a Blue Cross Blue Shield health group policy at work and everyone dropped out but him because they said they couldn’t afford it. Now he is looking for individual coverage because they raised it 100 dollars a week, over 900 dollars a month is a bit much.

He decided against retiring at 62 even though he would love to and since he makes too much he can’t get insurance through the Veterans, but if he did retire then they would help him, but he says he couldn’t survive on the amount Social Security would pay him. If he works til 65 then he would get a lot more and still be able to work all he wants to and it wouldn’t effect his Social Security plus he would then be eligible for medicare.

He really needs the coverage for his eyes, Wednesday is another eye  laser procedure for Bill only this time it will be the left eye. Up til now the pressure in the right eye has been the worse and he has had at least 4 procedures that I know of and maybe 1 before me. He has a cataract forming on the left eye, but they said it wasn’t bad enough yet to remove so they will laser holes to reduce the pressure and then go from there.

He gets so disgusted and worried that someday he will lose his eyesight and be limited in the things he will be able to do. I’m quite sure that would also bother me so it’s easy to empathize. He really doesn’t look forward to much other than having the time , good weather and eyesight to enjoy his motorcycles. He misses the 2 wheeler and has been talking about getting a Harley Davidson Crossbones.

If I manage to master the gears on my cheap practice Suzuki then we will sell it and my Scooter and get a Honda Rebel which are great investments and don’t lose their value. I like the way the Rebel looks, it really appeals to me and it’s a small bike which will suit me just fine. I seriously would have doubts about anything bigger especially to start I would like a spring loaded seat like the Crossbones though.