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maxsolomon

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22. 86, actually.

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:47 PM

17 hrs ago

4 years younger than my dad who drives every day.

He sideswiped some mailboxes at night, and we did a full dementia assessment including a road test. He passed.

He just doesn't drive at night.

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