Act Your Age

Faye Fox

Faye Fox

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Does acting your age, apply to seniors? Let's investigate.

I am 75 on my 76th trip around the sun. What behavior is typical of a 75 year old?

1. Being short tempered and easily aggravated . Check

2. Experiencing loss of bladder control. Check

3. Aches and pains from doing minor chores. Check

4. Paying less attention to how you dress. Check

5. Forgetting important things. Check

6. Saying what you want without regard for others. Check

7. Forgetting to look at your list of to do things. Check

8. Knowing all your doctors and pharmacist on a first name basis. Check

9. Looking at your doctors and seeing Duggie Hauser. Check

10. Losing the ability to fart safely in public. Check

Is your behavior age appropriate?
 
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I don’t think the list is exclusive to seniors. #1, #4, #6, and #10. I have firsthand knowledge that those were not seniors behaving this way at Walmart this morning.

My husband and I was out and about early this morning so we stopped by Walmart in search of bananas and apples.

#1. A young boy manager was screaming at a customer because the customer was hollering at a store clerk for not helping her on the self-check out machine. The store clerk was assisting another customer at the time. The same customer was also hollering at her wheel chair companion because she wasn’t bagging the items incorrectly. It got rather loud in the store. Boy manager threatened to kick her out of the store. Customer stated she was going to leave a bad review on Walmart.com.:ROFLMAO:

#4. Lots of pajama and slipper people at Walmart this morning.

#6. Refer back to #1.

#10. Husband and I were walking down a isle and turned to each other; wrinkled our nose, which is code for" Pee-Yoo! You smell that? Or did you fart”?🥹 :LOL: 😷Apparently we walked in the wind of the person in front of us because we did not fart.
 
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Krystal Shay said:
I don’t think the list is exclusive to seniors. #1, #4, #6, and #10. I have firsthand knowledge that those were not seniors behaving this way at Walmart this morning.

My husband and I was out and about early this morning so we stopped by Walmart in search of bananas and apples.

#1. A young boy manager was screaming at a customer because the customer was hollering at a store clerk for not helping her on the self-check out machine. The store clerk was assisting another customer at the time. The same customer was also hollering at her wheel chair companion because she wasn’t bagging the items correctly. It got rather loud in the store. Boy manager threatened to kick her out of the store. Customer stated she was going to leave a bad review on Walmart.com.:ROFLMAO:

#4. Lots of pajama and slipper people at Walmart this morning.

#6. Refer back to #1.

#10. Husband and I were walking down a isle and turned to each other; wrinkled our nose, which is code for" Pee-Yoo! You smell that? Or did you fart”?🥹 :LOL: 😷Apparently we walked in the wind of the person in front of us because we did not fart.
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Wow, braving Wal Mart! That is something I don't do and haven't for years. I don't have the stomach for it.

When I get older and don't shower as often and get slack on other hygienic maneuvers, I am moving to the coast so no one will know where the dead fish smell is coming from. 🥹 :ROFLMAO:
 
  1. My wife might disagree, but I don't think so.
  2. No loss of control yet, but the urge to use the bathroom has taken on a bit more urgency. It's not something I can put off for an hour or so.
  3. Yeah, sometimes.
  4. As compared to when I was in high school, yes, but I thought it had more to do with the fact that I no longer wear a uniform.
  5. I can't remember.
  6. I kind of always did that, though.
  7. I don't make lists; my wife does.
  8. My doctor, three doctors ago, comes over for coffee sometimes, or we meet in a restaurant, but the others aren't there long enough for me to even remember their last names.
  9. Not so much my doctors, but I got a ticket once from a cop who I think was on his lunch hour from the 11th grade.
  10. Thus far, that hasn't often been a problem. There have been concerns, however.
 
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Faye Fox said:
Wow, braving Wal Mart! That is something I don't do and haven't for years. I don't have the stomach for it.
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I really hate going into Walmart too! I have done grocery pickup in the past and that was great but sometimes, more than not, the personal shoppers would give me dented cans or half torn open items. When I do have to go into walmart, I'm moving at warp speed to get out of there.🏃‍♀️

I try to go to Kroger most of the time, but there are some things I can't get there.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
I guess I'm the odd man out as far as Walmart goes. We live close to at least 4 Walmart stores and they are all clean and well stocked. I love going there to look at stuff, especially the garden center, groceries, and home store. I can usually find good "knock-around" shorts for a good price, too.
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I have only one Walmart and it is always full of people with unruly kids and a real mess with stuff thrown on the floor. A few poorly dressed people, but the PJ crowd is usually early morning. The worst thing about it is all the cons that hang out in the lot and pray on old folks, usually women by themselves. Just about every scam in the book goes on there, even in broad daylight.

The last time I was there, some guy was trying to shake me down, saying I almost ran over him. He wanted a hundred dollars and he wouldn't call the cops. I got out my cell and called the cops, reporting a con man shaking down old folks. He took off. Years ago, one of the old greeters was mugged for reporting a theft. One of the checkers had a scam going with a couple of friends.

The people they hire would be rejected by Barnham and Bailey for being too freaky. Pink and blue hair, man buns (hair), and nose rings with buggers hanging, and tattooed faces.

In times past, I have seen some young gals on the heavy side, dressed in bodycon dresses that hid nothing. I had rather see them in baggy PJ's. :cautious:
 
The WM in town is smaller but well stocked. You see everything from Granny with a holster over a house dress to 1990 suits and costume jewelry. As long as the store is clean and folks are clean I am fine. Ink has long gone main stream so has hair color. Not all of it get applied correctly but I recall a person with bama bangs died turquoise, fake ink, high heels, turquoise nails and banana pants.
 
Faye Fox said:
4. Paying less attention to how you dress. Check
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In 1999, right after my wife and I tied our fake knot, she came in and asked me if I wanted to go out and about for some reason. I was wearing sweats, and a grubby t-shirt, and both were not my idea of "public apparel", so I said to give me a minute and I would change. She asked me why, and said "This is Humboldt County, California's number one spot for Dirty Hippies... Nobody cares how you dress."

So I stopped being so particular about appearances. While I still wear sweats and t-shirts all the time, I pride myself on being clean when I go out in public.

Edit: Oopsy...
 
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Unless absolutely necessary, we no longer go into Wal Mart. Heck, we don't even do any more shopping online and then a pick-up. Nowadays, my wife, and sometimes myself, will look at the Expiration Date on items we buy. At Wal Mart, the Pickers pull the first item they see and don't look at Expiration Dates. We've got some items that expired the same week we bought them and picked them up. We pay a little more, but just do all of our grocery shopping at Vons or Alberson's.

As far as smoking goes, I can always tell a very heavy smoker, when they walk by me.

This really, really makes my wife and I happy...............when someone tells us, "You sure don't look 78 (wife) and 76 (me)". We end up telling them, "We both color our hair! Just For Men on my mustache and temples and my wife uses Clairol Hair Color on her hair". I will also take off my baseball cap or cowboy hat and say "And, I've got a full head of hair!".
 
When I go shopping, I always try to park in the row of parking spaces closest to the front door. That way when I leave the store, if I forget where I parked as long as I am within about 50 feet or so from the car I can press the Panic button on my car key and it reminds me where I parked. And I always carry my ID just in case I forget my name or address.
 
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