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I frequently volunteer at a local nursing home. I'm currently working on pictures for a new brochure. After I finished pictures, one of the sweet ladies stopped me, with a beautiful little smile and her weathered little hand on my arm, and said "Are you a resident here, too?"
whimper...whine....
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Trouts don't live in ugly places
AAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you slugged her!
Speaking as someone who just got her first invitation to join AARP, OUCH!
Hey Betty, next time you go there, wrap up some Exlax in some decorative foil, and tell the old gal it's special chocolates "just for her." That oughta fix her!*G*
whack her with the butt of your 9 wt. That will teach her to mess with a Babe.
She probably went running back to her friend going, "I got one, I got one, you should have seen the look on her face"! Just plain mean. It's a game they play.
Could be worse... your answer could have been yes.
jed
The last time I visited a nursing home they tried to keep me.
Betty, I'll loan you my beanie hat with the visor and propeller. That will let them know you haven't grown up and don't intend to!
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LadyFisher, Publisher of
FAOL
Betty,
You stated that you "frequently" volunteer there. Maybe the ol' girl has a better memory than you may think & has seen you so many times that she thinks you're "in the in crowd".
I suggest wearing a red & white striped mini-skirt, carrying a lollipop!!
Mike
It really hurts when the waitress at the resturant, gives you the "Senior Citizen" discount, without asking!
Betty, reminds me of the first time a young waitress asked me if I wanted the Senior Discount. And I hand't even turned 40 yet!!
Crackleback
evil dave, they might have tried to keep you but they were gonna use you for a love slave!
I had the same thing happen Diane. I was supposed to meet a few guys and go fishing, but the arthritis said no. So I go to check my mail and there my membership application for AARP sat waiting for me. Not a good start to the day.
Mike
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There is no greater fan of flyfishing than the worm.
Patrick McManus
Maybe that explains it, I haven't met Grace.
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bubba_orvis
Growing older with Grace? Boy I sure hope my wife doesn't find out. She thinks I'm growing older with her.
Dave you got part of it right anyway. The slave part.
betty, i found out who the inconsiderate lady was and loosened the screws on her walker!
No grace here either, I'm getting old, but kicking and screaming all the way.
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LadyFisher, Publisher of
FAOL
FYI
For us "Mature Adults". On the first of the month in which you turn 65 Medicare kicks in, but of course we all know that! I was discussing a possible Medicare seminar with a friend (He also sells suplimental ins.). He mentioned that if you sign up for the "F" plan (pays what Medicare doesn't) within 6 months of "Plan B" it's a no questions asked done deal! I had less than a week to go!! Needless to say I signed up. Didn't want to go with the "Do you Smoke, Drink, Chase Women, etc forms.
P.S. It's cost is about a 3rd of what Medicare wants!!
Forgot!!
I still get asked for my drivers license to get Sr. discounts!!
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Cactus
Betty, Chock that one up to senility....hers I mean.... "No good deed goes unpunished", right?
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"Knowledge is knowing, wisdom is understanding"
[This message has been edited by backbeach (edited 26 February 2005).]
BH, that's not funny, not telling us the person
was blind... lol
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Spelling and Grammar not subject to judgement... http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif
[This message has been edited by Grubb (edited 26 February 2005).]
For what its worth , My wife is a care aid in an Retirement home of aprox 300 residents , a fair number of them are judged as confused for different reasons , some have altzhimers , some have had strokes . Many dont know why they are there in the first place . Sadly some of them are younger than 45 and there for their own safety . Most are just plain folks .
Oh, my! First I'm mistaken for one of the residents, then have the probability that I'm mistaken for a resident that may need self protection! I'm getting on there in years, but I think I'm looking damn good, all things considered, and am highly functioning at that! If up to me, I'll never grow up, much less old. I'll agree with LF...take me screaming and fighting, but with Grace? Hardly!! http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif PS...each of my facial lines are known as "character lines", not "wrinkles".
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Trouts don't live in ugly places
I got high fived by my boss at the grocery store, in the goodies was a couple of bottles of wine and the checkout chick asked me for ID, now the liquor age limit here is half my age
I don't mind getting old, its the feeling old that gets me.
jed
Hey Betty,
I refuse to grow up or old. I'm a "Toys-R-Us" kid! http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/biggrin.gif
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Eric "nighthawk"
I have a teeshirt with the following message on it.
"Growing up is Mandatory"
"Growing old is Optional"
Words to live by, I think.
Padron
mine says the oposite:
growing old is mandatory
growing up is optional.
Right, what D. Micus said. I was having a dislexic moment.
-Padron-
so, jo, the drinking age is 30 in new zealand???? http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
my wife replaced the bathroom mirror with a picture of some old guy.
Gardenfish...I'd do the same to her.