bgavin Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Yesterday I was watering the plants out front when a car full of teenage girls passed by and honked me up. I was thinking I was still "all that" until one hung out the window, waved and yelled, "Hi Grampa"
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 2 hours ago, bgavin said: Yesterday I was watering the plants out front when a car full of teenage girls passed by and honked me up. I was thinking I was still "all that" until one hung out the window, waved and yelled, "Hi Grampa" Now THAT is funny!!!!
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Wait... YOUR grandaughter, right??? I say that is the ultimate high five!!!
bgavin Posted June 9, 2021 Author Posted June 9, 2021 Yep. #1 just graduated HS this week is now officially out of HS. She has a soccer scholarship to a Christian college here, starting in the fall, but it is party time for the summer. Her younger sister is taking her first trip to the range next week with Grampa. So, I'm still "all that" in some ways now...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 That's good for the ego,then. Kids just usually ask how old I am, I just tell'em "Twice as old as dirt".
Pat Riot Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 I would have just smiled and waved as anything you might reply back probably just wouldn’t be appropriate… ”Hi girls. Thanks! Come by any time.” “Woohoo!” ”Hey Ladies…thanks for noticing.” ”Wow, you girls sure are cute. Ready for summer?” All these comments with or without the right facial or body language would make you look like a dirty old man…
Trailrider #896 Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 said: That's good for the ego,then. Kids just usually ask how old I am, I just tell'em "Twice as old as dirt". I'd tell them just look at my avatar!
watab kid Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 im not even getting that any more , but then what the hell would you do with a teenage girl these days ? all headaches [ i did raise one already]
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 I still got it, too, but now they have shots for it.
Blackwater 53393 Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 My oldest grandson, (20) told me last Saturday, that he’s amazed that I’ll be talking to someone and just rolling along in the local vernacular and dialect and then suddenly when I am making my point, I’ll sound like a professor using words and structure that reveal my real level of education and knowledge. Very gratifying! The real ego booster is being past Social Security age and performing with my band on college campuses. Even recently, during breaks or after the show, some cute little co-ed will come up and propositions me!!! It’s enough to scare hell out of ya’!! It also makes you smile inside for a while!!
Tequila Shooter Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 Age is relative: compared to a mountain I’m a baby, compared to a head of lettuce I should’ve been thrown away a long time ago.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 I always get these young girls calling me "honey", I think alright man I'm still pretty cool!!! Then I figured out that a lot of young girls call ALL old guys "Honey"
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 I'm young for this forum, but I have noticed EVERYONE, whether they are in the military or not, has begun addressing me as "sir." I believe that's a function of the grey hair.
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said: I'm young for this forum, but I have noticed EVERYONE, whether they are in the military or not, has begun addressing me as "sir." I believe that's a function of the grey hair. I don't have any grey hair. I'm prematurely blonde.
bgavin Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 I was taught that response MANY years ago when I was a fresh face at IBM. Many of those in my office were ex-Navy. I learned that reply, and a propensity for strong coffee, along with many other things from them.
bgavin Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: The real ego booster is being past Social Security age and performing with my band on college campuses. Even recently, during breaks or after the show, some cute little co-ed will come up and propositions me!!! Indeed... I had to leave my last band when both our parents went to Cancer City and Dementiaville. I haven't played a note for nearly 7 years.. far too long a dry spell.
Alpo Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 50 minutes ago, bgavin said: I was taught that response MANY years ago when I was a fresh face at IBM. What response? Sir? I was taught that when I was learning how to talk.
Grumpy Old Man Posted June 10, 2021 Posted June 10, 2021 Kylie. my 6 year old granddaughter asked me how I got so old.
watab kid Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: I don't have any grey hair. I'm prematurely blonde. i went from black to white , i skipped over that gray phase , maybe God wanted me to stand up to the current trend
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 7:57 AM, Blackwater 53393 said: The real ego booster is being past Social Security age and performing with my band on college campuses. Even recently, during breaks or after the show, some cute little co-ed will come up and propositions me!!! She was probably looking for a Sugar Daddy! You must look like you have a lot of money!!
Blackwater 53393 Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: She was probably looking for a Sugar Daddy! You must look like you have a lot of money!! In worn out jeans, scuffed up old brogans, and a T-shirt, there’s no looking like money! I ain’t purty, by some accounts anyway, so it must be the voice and maybe the smooth, debonair personality!!
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