Gee, thanks ~ I think...............

[Bob Wright]

I bought new insurance coverage yesterday, and went to the office to fill out all the paperwork and pay the money. The agent was a young lady, thirty nine years old, divorced and mother of a twelve year old son. She was very nice and, well, talkative.

At one point she was telling me of an incident and made the following statement:

"...............He was an older gentleman - not as old as you - and.............."


You know, the older I get, seems like the more I have to look back on.


Bob Wright

 

[Pat-inCO]

Seems she will have another job by this time next year. :roll:

As to the remembering things . . . I have been told my memory is not
as good as it was, but I sure remember a whole lot of things I'd rather
not remember. :roll:

:D . :wink: . :D

 

[bogus bill]

You know you are getting there when they offer to carry out your groceries. I am older than my mother in law. Almost seventeen years older than my wife. Thats why I moved to Utah.

 

[Ordguy]

Never thought about how old I am until the first time I asked for the Senior discount price :roll:

 

[wwb]

I was always taught to respect my elders.... these days, however, they're getting damn hard to find.

 

[pisgah]

The one I always get is the checkout girl asking hesitantly, "Sir, are you eligible for the Senior discount?" I always answer, "God bless you, child! Yes, I am!"

 

[GP100]

"...............He was an older gentleman - not as old as you - and.............."


Bob Wright

To me, that was just damned rude.. Probably why she's divorced.. All mouth, no brains..

 

[blackhawknj]

I upset people when they find out how old I am.
"Are you a veteran ?
"Yes."
"Did you see action ?"
"Cuban Campaign 1898."

 

[blume357]

I realized I was old when it dawned on me that most of the older people I have for customers are actually younger than me..... in fact most of my young customers (these are homeowners) weren't born when I started my business.

 

[bogus bill]

My daughter asked me if we had color TV when I was a kid. I told her we didn't even have black and white. I was about eleven when I seen my first TV and that was in a store window. To really watch one was at a neighbors house when I was twelve or thirteen. There was about 8 or 9 of us watching a boxing match. I was born old.

 

[gasbag]

Every morning I go into the bathroom and there is this wrinkled up old fart in the mirror staring back at me.
I have no clue who the heck he is or how he got into my bathroom.

 

[#1rugerman]

My my memory is getting a bit shaky, when someone called me Mr. Wright and I look around to see where my Dad is (he died in 1981) then I realize they are talking to me.

 

[sfhogman]

It finally happened.
Without asking, a restaurant included a senior discount on my bill.
Same restaurant, same evening, a tiny little kid asked me if I was a grandpa.
I told him no, but it wasn't for lack of trying...his Mom just grinned....

Jeff

 

[Goldstar225]

I had a sobering realization recently. We have newly hired officers in my department whose parents had not yet born when I first went into the military. And I'm only 60.

 

[Jeepnik]

We hired a middle aged man recently. I'm old enough to be his father. In fact, I'm old enough to be the father of all but one employee. How the heck did this happen?

 

[SAJohn]

My last name is has an "ot" ending which makes the t silent (French). A young cashier was trying to pronounce my name. I told her the t was silent as in Brigitte Bardot. She asked me who that was.

 

[mistermills357]

I am almost 62, and a 39 year old is like a kid to me; so its a double edged sword, because I don't mind comparing them to kids.

 

[RoninPA]

I had a young man come into the shop to transfer a shotgun he bought on line. Did all the paperwork and when I was checking it I told him I have been retired from the military longer than he has been alive (Oct 6, 2017 I will have been retired from the USAF for 20 years). Do I feel old, nope. I feel I can pass on the knowledge I have gained through the years. For example:

I'm pretty fortunate in that during my USAF career I worked with all the branches of the military at some point in time and got to know a bit about how they do things. This helps because I have a lot of ROTC cadets from Penn State who are customers of mine and many, especially when they are getting ready to graduate, ask me for advice on what to do as brand spanking new 2nd LT (or Ensign). I tell them to listen to their superiors and especially listen to their NCO's. Also tell them that getting a good mentor in their career field will really help, be it a senior officer and/or a good Senior NCO (the senior officer will steer you along your career path and the Senior NCO will help instill the common sense you need to do the job.)

 

[roarindan51]

I was kinda hitting on a pretty young blonde haired brown eyed gal at a convenience store.... took my sails right outta the wind when she said "" you remind me of my Grandfather"

 

[toysoldier]

I graduated from scrub tech school in 1977. Children I helped deliver by C-section have grandchildren. I've assisted on procedures that aren't even taught in medical school anymore. Following several retirements, I am now the "old man" in surgery. Come December, I pass the baton to a younger man and begin to enjoy retirement---I hope.