how about vents about oldz?

[StrawberryBlondie]

There's an old guy in my neighborhood that goes for walks with a bath towel wrapped around his waist.

[msmerymac]

Apparently, at some point they don't make glasses any longer that can actually correct your vision. That makes me feel great about the 50k miles per year my dad drives for work, and the 300 mile trips my stepfather makes monthly to visit us.

[MixedBerryJam]

This wouldn't count at an old people's facility, I don't think, but my mom had a Life Alert bracelet that calls 911 for you. Great, she lived alone and was very frail. She NEVER pressed the damn button. She'd call me to come over so I could be there when she pressed the button. This happened more than once.

[MixedBerryJam]

Sept 8, 2015 16:04:08 GMT -5 bowies said:

The "email this story" function on news sites. I received 5 different ones on school zoning for a city we don't live in.

My father has been known to print articles off the internet and snail mail them to us.

[skwcm80]

Sept 8, 2015 16:08:20 GMT -5 @slayerkate said:

The Oldz act like they own Costco and have no problem cutting you off, or almost running you over, blocking whole isles to get free samples, and take no notice of you staring at them or even hear you if you say excuse me.

This happened to me this past weekend. I was so mad, I wanted free samples too.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Sept 8, 2015 19:17:24 GMT -5 @koko said:

I don't think my mom counts as an old (she's 64) but she invites herself along to things all the time. I'll be like "H and I are going to the movies" and she'll be like "Oh I want to come!"

Or she'll tell us to invite my brother.

IF I WANTED EITHER OF YOU TO COME WITH, I WOULD HAVE ASKED.

My parents do this, too!

People, we did not invite you along to the apple orchard!

[oscarnerdjulief]

My grandma commented on my weight loss, saying that now I had less of a "fat face."

I didn't retort a la Arnold Horschack, "up your nose with a rubber hose," but it was tempting. LOL

[oscarnerdjulief]

Another one, sorry for the consecutive posts.

We went to eat with my ILs Saturday, and they couldn't figure out their SUV's heating and cooling system. They had the backseat heat on instead of the air conditioning in 90 degree temps for about 10 minutes before they figured it out.

While FIL was fiddling with it, he drove onto the wrong road, one that he probably had driven on about a million times.

[ttt]

My MIL once visited us and got a cold while she was here, but she was convinced that it was because she's allergic to our cats and now refuses to come visit. Never mind that she had visited many times before and not had problems. She also visited her sister who has a dog and complained about her allergies 6 weeks after returning. I am fairly certain the dog was not still affecting you from 1200 miles away, six weeks later.

[krisandgrace]

Sept 8, 2015 18:07:50 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

There's an old guy in my neighborhood that goes for walks with a bath towel wrapped around his waist.

I'm slightly afraid that might be my father. He has been known to go out and get the mail this way.

[terpsfan]

Sept 8, 2015 16:08:20 GMT -5 @slayerkate said:

The Oldz act like they own Costco and have no problem cutting you off, or almost running you over, blocking whole isles to get free samples, and take no notice of you staring at them or even hear you if you say excuse me.

Asian oldz at the local Asian supermarket. The worst.

[jln]

Sept 8, 2015 16:26:46 GMT -5 Alyssa said:

Sept 8, 2015 16:13:44 GMT -5 mominatrix said:

My mom absolutely refuses to join facebook, then pisses and moans that she doesn't see enough pictures of the kids.

Want to see pictures of the kids? Join facebook. Otherwise, it's when I remember to send you pics.

My mom also refuses to join because she thinks predators will find her through her profile and break into her home.  She honestly said that.  I've told her all about privacy settings, but she doesn't trust me or FB for that matter.

So I finally gave up and just told her my PW so she can log in as me on her computer to see pictures of her grandkids.

For years my grandmother refused to get internet service because she didn't want to "catch a virus".  She finally caved and did, now I get emails in 72 point font in bright blue lettering. 

[jln]

My 89 year old grandfather had to go without driving his Prius an hour each way to golf. His drivers license expired and he had to wait to get new glasses. Once he went back to the DMV they issued him a new license with a 5 year expiration. He will be 94 when it expires. Watch out California.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Sept 8, 2015 21:05:26 GMT -5 krisandgrace said:

Sept 8, 2015 18:07:50 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

There's an old guy in my neighborhood that goes for walks with a bath towel wrapped around his waist.

I'm slightly afraid that might be my father. He has been known to go out and get the mail this way.

If your dad is in Minnesota, we should talk.