Enforced walking

I've done a bit more walking than usual lately because I've damaged my elbow and been unable to drive. It's taught me over again that a lot of things we feel we have to do by car can be done on foot. Example: I wanted to visit Whitburn Windmill at Heritage Open Days so I had to make an afternoon of it, approximately an hour's walk each way but perfectly do-able. Ok it helps that I'm not working either, so I have a bit more time to spend walking to the shops etc etc but in the great scheme of things I could walk more in my daily life. Other life lessons? 1) Thank goodness Asda delivers cat food - I can walk for miles but can't carry! 2) I stopped driving when I needed two hands to get the car into first and to put on the handbrake. It seems that not everyone else did. Be careful who you accept lifts from! On a medical note: elbow improving, so the walking idyll will end soon.