Is it located where it'll interfere with your capability to see what's going on as you drive? More importantly ... do they give tickets quite freely in your area when your car is in such a condition? They tend to around here if the crack is where it interferes with the driver's vision. They take a dim view of multiple cracking in one area, to cause larger obstruction of view, also. One problem when driving with a crack near one's line of sight is that when the sun is in certain positions, you'll have a glare coming at you from one, possibly some locations at the crack. Glad you didn't get cracked head - now - that would be a problem! I developed a problem while driving, today - steam coming from around motor while stopped at a traffic light, drove a few blocks to friend's place, checked - small stream of radiator coolant coming from a location at the front of the motor. Water pump?? Yikes!! Filled a number of wine bottles, poured the contents of about one into the rad, feared that I might not make the several miles to the garage ... with about an hour to make it. Heater was throwing more than usual heat - but no red light. When I didn't have another car crawling up my tailpipe (it was near rush hour, at about 4:15) turned off the engine to coast downhill. Driving by my former home, gratified that I needed to add only a tiny amount of water and I borrowed the super's phone to call the garage, asking them to maybe delay closing had I not arrived ... ... and made it in about the usual amount of time to the garage ... with about a half hour till closing. Aged rad hose had expanded, got weak, blew a small hole. Usually when they blow, one loses pretty well all of the coolant all at one crack, so I counted myself lucky. They shortened the hose to cut out the hole, replaced it to get me home tonight and have ordered a new hose to come tomorrow. So ... ... I have about a dozen of my friend's large wine bottles from which to dump the water on arrival home ... I'd thought to do it here at the library, before dark, but didn't want the water to freeze on the parking lot, to add undesirable black ice ... so I'll do it at home, in the dark. Need to do it soon ... for friz water in a dozen wine bottles makes a mess in the car (and one can't get a dime each when returning broken ones). Sorry to go off-topic on/highjack your story, pawsitive thinker. ole joyful

Thanks guys for your replies. Getting away helps when my usual pursuits don't. Woolaroc is a historical museum, Indians, pioneers, lots of bronze sculptures. One thing I will always remember is a statue of a woman holding a baby and a rifle, a toddler hanging on to her skirts, her husband dead at her feet. Sounds horrible, but very touching. I think we have to be grateful for their bravery and their search for freedom. I am looking forward to visiting it again.

I love visiting Knossos. It is awe inspiring. But I wasn't there that day, I did not know that there was a royal visit. In fact, I did not know about the new baby and the impending marriage until very recently. It is not something that I take much interest in. I loved Mariannese's story. The only time I have had any contact with the royal family, was many years ago when I took my daughter, who was then 4 years old, to the Derby in June. This is held every year at the historical racecourse at Epsom. It is a big, festive event with a fair and sideshows as well as the flat racing. I took my daughter to the fair first, which she loved. She also loved rolling down a grassy bank, over and over again. When she tired of that, we slowly wandered along the side of the racecourse, taking in all of the crowds and the party atmosphere. I had bought a picnic with us, which I carried in a Woolworth's carrier bag and my daughter walked hand in hand with me whilst eating a chocolate ice-cream. Without noticing where we were going, we found ourselves inside the Royal Enclosure. Why we were not stopped from entering, I don't know. I gradually realised that the crowds had thinned out and all of the men were wearing morning suits with silk top hats and all of the ladies were in flowery summer dresses with big hats. Before we had a chance to escape, the security men, (who were also wearing morning suits) opened a pathway for the Queen, Prince Philip and the Queen Mother, who were walking back from the parade ring after seeing their horse saddled. The Queen walked past me, just a few feet away, her glance taking in my tatty blue Levi's, the Woolworth's carrier bag, my daughter's grass stained summer dress and her heavily, chocolate smeared face. Not a flicker of surprise crossed her face as she walked past me but the Queen Mother, following a few feet behind, looked straight at us and gave us a broad grin. After they passed, we left the royal enclosure, without a word from anyone. That is the only contact I have ever had with the Royal Family. Daisy Epsom Derby

Many communities have drop boxes, usually in a public safety building. After they passed away I took all my parents' medications and OTCs to the secure drop box at our police station. When I clean out our medicine chests I drop them off, a couple of times a year. I either remove the labels or use the blocking sharpie they have at the drop box to remove identifying information.