Monday, September 26, 2005

I LOVE SENIORS

WORKING PEOPLE FREQUENTLY ASK RETIRED PEOPLE WHAT THEY DO TO MAKE THEIR DAYS INTERESTING.I WENT TO THE STORE THE OTHER DAY. I WAS ONLY IN THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES.WHEN I CAME OUT THERE WAS A CITY COP WRITING OUT A PARKING TICKET. I WENT UP TO HIM AND SAID, "COME ON, BUDDY, HOW ABOUT GIVING A SENIOR A BREAK?"HE IGNORED ME AND CONTINUED WRITING THE TICKET.I CALLED HIM A NAME.HE GLARED AT ME AND WROTE ANOTHER TICKET FOR HAVING WORN TIRES.SO I CALLED HIM A WORSE NAME. HE FINISHED THE SECOND TICKET AND PUT IT ON THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE FIRST.THEN HE STARTED WRITING A THIRD.THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE MORE I ABUSED HIM THE MORE TICKETS HE WROTE.I DIDN'T CARE. MY CAR WAS PARKED AROUND THE CORNER AND THIS ONE HAD A "HILLARY IN '08" BUMPER STICKER ON IT.I TRY TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN EACH DAY NOW THAT I'M RETIRED... IT'S IMPORTANT AT OUR AGE.