SENIORS

OKAY OKAY! - I know I'm going to fry for this but here it goes.

Seniors have all day to run their errands.

They do take longer to do things, I realize this, and i also realize that I too will be there one day too (god willing)

-BUT!

Why do seniors wait until the noon hour to go grocery shopping or go for a drive around town? THEY HAVE ALL FREAKING DAY to do this!
Working people have 1hour for lunch, within this time lunch needs to be eatin, a possible washroom break taken, groceries to grab, pharmacy etc...then race back to work. Why does Old Lady Smith wait for this precious hour to go buy Cat food, 2 slices of ham and a bag of licorace allsorts. Then - Then proceed to catch up on the latest gossip with the check-out clerk in the 12 item or less checkout, and then proceed to take 15 minutes to leave the parking lot.

AAAAARRRRRrrrrgggghhhhh!

thank you, I feel better.

Sorry you had a rough lunch hour!!!

After a while you really do begin to think they do some things on purpose, in this case im not so sure though, dont ever go golfin you might end up killin someone

I know very well about this! They take longer to get ready, to find their purse/wallet, to find the keys, to open the garage door, to get in the car, to start the car and back it out. By then, it's NOON!

OR..they have to wait for someone to give them a ride to town!

One day....these words will bite you in the...backside!

I often take one of our senior residents out for weekly shopping. She ALWAYS says she just has a few articles to pick up, but it never really changes anything. She calls a couple of days in advance, asks for me to pick her up at 9:30, we do some errands, spend an hour at the grocery store, stop for a bite to eat to retain her energy and home again. It's now 1:30 pm. She's exhausted. It's a big day for her. So, if you are in line, please try to show some patience. At 89 years of age, she's entitled to take her time. I hope at that age I'm still living in my own house, do my own cooking, pay my own bills and be able to carry on intelligent conversations. She is a sweetie. If she saw you in line with only a couple of articles, she would wave you on ahead of her with a comment such as "You are probably in a hurry and I've all the time in the world." Granted, not all seniors are like her but she's my inspiration!

We often go out shopping at 11am and have lunch after it breaks up the day

COMAX: Sorry you were held up. I know how frustrating it can be to be delayed when Time is a precious commodity. It's okay to vent. We all need to do that at one point or another!

I am getting VERY familiar with the ways of senior-seniors. I go to my mother's every day with a full supper and enough for the next lunch.

For me, it's a very humbling, patience-building commitment and responsibility. After having been in a lively, young, active, creative, intellectually-stimulating and demanding school setting all my life, it has been pretty difficult for me.

But I have learned to bite my lip and slow down and do this service work which is not always pleasant or enjoyable, especially with "family," not strangers. There is a great deal of "water under the bridge" and issues and attitudes that spill out at the worst of times. At the best of times, it's a wonderful dedication and a privilege.

One must learn to be "self-effacing" and more humble....looking totally to the needs of another fragile and needy human being. And put your own wishes, wants and needs aside for that period of time.
A life's lesson for me....probably an important one. But I surely struggle with this.

Seniors are definatley set in their ways , they have had many years to perfect the way they shop, pack their groceries, put their money in their wallets. I know that seniors may take longer but sometimes the lady at the checkout might be the only person they talk to that day. A daily or weekly outing is one thing that they have to look forward to as they should. It keeps them active and involved in their own lives. I think if they are too slow for you , you need to take a deep breath and relax as your blood pressure was probably at a dangerous level and if you keep that up you will have a stroke and someone will be ticked off at you when you are shopping and moving too slow...and then the circle continues

I'm with beatrice on this one.......Seniors are seniors.....and at some point if we're lucky everyone reaches that age. In the meantime patience and tolerance....not to mention respect should be shown toward our seniors. What goes around comes around. So people should just chill out and go with the flow. BTW there aren't a lot of seniors around from 7pm til 11am in the 24 hour grocery store I shop at...so consider other options if it bothers you that much.

beatrice wrote:

Seniors are definatley set in their ways , they have had many years to perfect the way they shop, pack their groceries, put their money in their wallets. I know that seniors may take longer but sometimes the lady at the checkout might be the only person they talk to that day. A daily or weekly outing is one thing that they have to look forward to as they should. It keeps them active and involved in their own lives. I think if they are too slow for you , you need to take a deep breath and relax as your blood pressure was probably at a dangerous level and if you keep that up you will have a stroke and someone will be ticked off at you when you are shopping and moving too slow...and then the circle continues

Cking.. I greatly admire what you are doing for your mother. Not an easy task and something that is always on your mind whether it be heath issues, food prepartion or medication. My mother died at 48 and I spent her last two years doing just what you are doing now for your mother. Not once have I ever regretted giving up the time and I worked full time as well. My dad passed away at 77. Very different circumstances but I did what I could. Life is not a bowl of cherries every day.

Perks of reaching or being over 60 and heading towards 70!

01. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

02. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.


03. No one expects you to run--anywhere.

04. People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you?


05. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

06. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.


07. Things you buy now won't wear out.

08. You can eat supper at 4 pm.

09. You can live without sex but not your glasses.

10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who

walks into the room.

13. You sing along with elevator music.

14. Your eyes won't get much worse.

15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.

16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.

18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.

OMG too Funny!!!!

Never a truer word spoken thro' false teeth. Very funny!!

Retired2 wrote:

Perks of reaching or being over 60 and heading towards 70!

01. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

02. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.


03. No one expects you to run--anywhere.

04. People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you?


05. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

06. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.


07. Things you buy now won't wear out.

08. You can eat supper at 4 pm.

09. You can live without sex but not your glasses.

10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who

walks into the room.

13. You sing along with elevator music.

14. Your eyes won't get much worse.

15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.

16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.

18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.

OK, here's a question for everyone. Just who is a Senior? Someone over 55, 60, 65 or 70? From time to time I see "Senior Discount" but they never seem to state the age! (either that or I need stronger glasses)

It depends where you live. I believe, "technically", it's 65 in Ontario (perhaps all of Canada). A friend in Las Vegas turned 55 a few years ago and he said he was now considered a senior.

I say "technically", because there is a connotation of looking, and acting, really old when you're a senior. That doesn't really apply to many people in their late 60's (or maybe that's just my perspective as someone who is getting closer to that age). I believe the senior discounts are simply because of the standard retirement age being 65, so some of those people now look for discounts and retailers are willing to accomodate.

I think it's funny when my dad, who is in his 80's, gets carded at the Mandarin to make sure he's over 65.