All the old people out during the day

[Walt34]

It might even be fun to talk to some of them and learn about the young person who still lives inside that scary old exterior.

Saw this T-shirt a while back and will buy it when I qualify to wear it:

"Inside every 80-year-old is an 18-year-old wondering what the hell happened"

 

[imoldernu]

Gettin' closer to 80... Don't see much difference.

OMG.. maybe I need new glasses!

 

[ls99]

Saw this T-shirt a while back and will buy it when I qualify to wear it:

"Inside every 80-year-old is an 18-year-old wondering what the hell happened"

I would call that a Lifetime Achievement.

 

[NW-Bound]

Saw this T-shirt a while back and will buy it when I qualify to wear it:

"Inside every 80-year-old is an 18-year-old wondering what the hell happened"

I still have a couple of years till 60, and already reminisce about my younger years. I do not regret anything, and just feel that life is too short. But don't we all?

I am aiming to enjoy more of what I have left.

 

[outdoorgirl02]

I know tons of people that are 30-something and are out and about during the day. Most still work full time or close to it, many earning $100k+ salaries.

One neighbor is a programmer and works from home for a silicon valley firm, and I see him out late into the morning and sometimes in the afternoon going out for a jog. He's able to volunteer at our kid's school whenever he wants (my kid is a classmate of his kid). I think he's full time, but very flexible.

Another friend in the neighborhood works from 10 to 7 pm at a firm on the edge of the neighborhood. So he's free in the mornings, and normally takes a late lunch around 2-3 pm so he's out walking to/from school to get his kid many days of the week. His commute is about 1-2 minutes (maybe 3 if he bikes) so popping home for lunch is no problem.

Another friend with six figure income works 12 hour rotating shifts and is off for 3 to 6 days at a time, so we'll hang out at my house in the middle of the week (when his wife is working). He's also not working during the day half the time (works at night often), so he probably goes grocery shopping and runs errands during the week in the middle of the day after a shift.

That same friend's wife (attorney, six figure income) works Monday through Thursday (officially) at an 80% schedule and takes Friday off (when she can).

Another friend working in the pharma factory doing QA/QC (biochem stuff) works Sun-Thurs and is off Fri and Saturday. We hang out occasionally on Fridays with him, his wife and kids and my kids.

Another friend in the neighborhood is law enforcement and rotates day shift and night shift. So he's free during the weekdays all day half of the time.

Another friend in the neighborhood works from home most of the time doing TV station stuff (graphics, coordination, programming).

Another friend in the neighborhood does shift work at the grocery store and is home during the week half of the time.

Many other friends/neighbors work from home or "work from home" (artists, musicians, architects, landlords) and are out and about during the day.

All of these people (save the 50-something year old architect) are 30- and 40-somethings.

Come to think of it, I don't really know that many people that have straight 9 to 5 type jobs (other than former coworkers when I worked at a 9 to 5 job). They obviously exist (see, for example, rush hours that occur every day around 7-8 am and again 5-6 pm). I may have also self-selected myself into friendships with non-traditional people.

Same here. Many friends are self employed, work at home, work in sales or do random contract work from home. It's nice that we can all hang out during the weekdays and we are all in our 30's-40's.

 

[ExFlyBoy5]

I don't notice too many elderly folks out and about but on Wednesday (senior discount day), it's straight crazy! Once retired, I will avoid doing any errands on Wednesday.

Sent from my mobile device so please excuse grammatical errors.

 

[aja8888]

It might even be fun to talk to some of them and learn about the young person who still lives inside that scary old exterior. Since there are so many old people where you go, there are bound to be a few outliers who can discuss something more exciting than grandkids and ailments

Amethyst

Some may even remember what they did yesterday and be able to find their way home too!

You may consider getting to know and understand a few of them real well because that probably is a mirror into your future.

 

[rodi]

Ok... When I first read the title of this thread I was thinking "Get off my lawn"!

Then I read through the thread - I actually agree with the pet peeve of folks older than me (and some younger than me) parking their shopping carts blocking aisles - especially at Costco.

I also stopped to think of friends of mine who are out and about during the day. I remembered a telling conversation with a friend. Every year we host a "7 fishes" Christmas Eve dinner party for our foodie friends. (It's an Italian thing.) Anyway - a friend was telling me where he procured the baby octopi for his octopus/fennel dish he brought. He mentioned going to Ranch 99 (a local Asian market)... I mentioned the HORRIBLE parking/traffic on weekends and evenings and he laughed - and said he forgot people go there during evenings/weekends. He still works - he's a very successful best selling author.... but as an author - he can set his own hours. That opened my eyes to another breed of folks - those that work - but don't work 9-5.

 

[eytonxav]

Why not get out just before the sun comes up and take your inventory when us old farts are running our 5 miles before breakfast?

Won't happen because those young farts want to get their beauty sleep

 

[W2R]

I don't notice too many elderly folks out and about but on Wednesday (senior discount day), it's straight crazy! Once retired, I will avoid doing any errands on Wednesday.

I am 66 and I do not know of even one single place that offers a Wednesday senior discount, much less a "senior discount day". No such thing exists AFAIK, at least not in my area. I wonder if you are shooting yourself in the foot by staying home on Wednesdays.

 

[aaronc879]

I actually agree with the pet peeve of folks older than me (and some younger than me) parking their shopping carts blocking aisles - especially at Costco.

It is inconsiderate but it's not that big of a deal. You just nicely say "excuse me". They will almost always move right away. If they make no effort to move their cart then you move their cart and move on with your day. Not a big deal.

 

[MRG]

It is inconsiderate but it's not that big of a deal. You just nicely say "excuse me". They will almost always move right away. If they make no effort to move their cart then you move their cart and move on with your day. Not a big deal.

+1

That's what I do. Most folks apologize immediately. The ones that don't when I help them clear the aisle most offer an apology. Some explain they're focused on the shelves and don't notice the aisle is blocked.

We're in the Midwest, maybe some other areas of the world might not be as considerate.

 

[Amethyst]

That would be my (long deceased, alas) parents. I got to watch their declines in great detail.

Amethyst

You may consider getting to know and understand a few of them real well because that probably is a mirror into your future.

 

[ExFlyBoy5]

I am 66 and I do not know of even one single place that offers a Wednesday senior discount, much less a "senior discount day". No such thing exists AFAIK, at least not in my area. I wonder if you are shooting yourself in the foot by staying home on Wednesdays.

In these parts (Atlanta), both Kroger and Publix offer 10% off to folks over 55 (maybe 60?) on Wednesday and because of this, many smaller Mom and Pop stores also piggy back on the discounts. Trust me...it's a MAD HOUSE around here on Wednesday mid-morning and early afternoons! And, although I will be retired soon, I won't be able to take advantage of said discounts for many more years!

 

[Rustic23]

Senior Discounts List| Discount for Seniors | Retired Brains

A search for Wednesday turns up 6.

 

[Bestwifeever]

Of course we are out in the daytime--there is a lot to get done before the senior early bird specials start at the restaurant!

Remember old people are invisible to the non-oldsters so if you can see us....

 

[W2R]

Senior Discounts List| Discount for Seniors | Retired Brains

A search for Wednesday turns up 6.

Out of many dozens, too! Also I only get 5, not 6 (Tuesday has 14). Four of those five are grocery store chains that do not exist here. The 5th is a clothing chain that doesn't exist here either. That is why I couldn't understand Fly-Boy5's "senior discount day" - - I just don't happen to live in his area.

 

[Amethyst]

Not quite...at 18 I was seeing cookie jars. It's when you start to be able to tell them apart that you know you have crossed that line...

Of course we are out in the daytime--there is a lot to get done before the senior early bird specials start at the restaurant!

Remember old people are invisible to the non-oldsters so if you can see us....

 

[Sarah in SC]

Of course we are out in the daytime--there is a lot to get done before the senior early bird specials start at the restaurant!

Remember old people are invisible to the non-oldsters so if you can see us....

I definitely can't see any of you! There are old people out there? Where?

 

[robnplunder]

Recently saw a video clip of thousands (if not tens of thousands) Chinese elderly people milling around in a park. They are all retired, having nothing to do than spend their time in a park with fellow retirees. I saw something similar in Korea in person while traveling about 10 years ago. I have never seen so many old people at one time in any place before. It was an eerie feeling. Perhaps, this would be the feeling I get if I decide to move to The Villages in FL.

Read a long article about Chinese aging population. Speaking of RE, their retirement age is 60 for men, and 50 for women. I wonder what they think of ER.org. They are all ER by US definition.

 

[Amethyst]

Makes me wonder how many of them you knocked down, walked right over, didn't even hear them screaming??

I definitely can't see any of you! There are old people out there? Where?

 

[Chuckanut]

Recently saw a video clip of thousands (if not tens of thousands) Chinese elderly people milling around in a park. They are all retired, having nothing to do than spend their time in a park with fellow retirees. I saw something similar in Korea in person while traveling about 10 years ago. I have never seen so many old people at one time in any place before.

I wonder if it's partly due to the much smaller apartments they have to live in? If I was stuck in a small 900 sq ft place with my in-laws, I would probably spend a lot of time anywhere but home. [emoji2]

 

[Bestwifeever]

I definitely can't see any of you! There are old people out there? Where?

Thank God you are still safe from us!

 

[Bestwifeever]

Not quite...at 18 I was seeing cookie jars. It's when you start to be able to tell them apart that you know you have crossed that line...

That's what we want you to think.

 

[aja8888]

With the medical advances in "new body parts" and the newer drugs on the market (Viagra, Cealis, etc), old people have a new place in life. That has resulted in the phrase "65 is the new 49"!