How did I do this?

Question

Suddenly being over 60 is costing people time and money? Does this mean my debit card isn't as good as theirs, is the money I earned thru the years not any good any more? Is my standing in line with the masses taking up additional time. Can anyone define this??

Answer 1

i look at the flip side -- since i am 67 and for tax purposes pay more income tax %%% wise into the tax system than 65% of the work force -- yes even my ss is taxed 15% -- so as long and i am still paying for the services i will be takin up space,

Answer 2

Yes sir, I guess you're worthless! Same as me and all others of our age group. We became a debt to society. We provided all that they have today and improved their ways of living for the better, but now we are draining society because it is we who need the help and no one considers us to be those that should receive any extra largesse. We fought the wars, we improved our families lives through hard work and depriving ourselves of fun and relaxation so they could have the finer things in life, but we are now worthless and superficial and have to be thrown out with yesterday's trash. We have gotten old. The young don't want to be reminded that some day they too will get old and when it happens to them, they will wonder why every hand is turned against them like they have turned against us. Just my opinion.

Answer 3

I am not sure what you want defined but my explanation for this is that we live in a society that worships youth and abhors anything that is not youthful. We seniors are a constant reminder, maybe subliminally, that youth does not last forever and that all things fade in time. We seniors are treated as if we are in the way by our society as a collective defense mechanism to help society as a whole deal with a very uncomfortable, perhaps even frightening, reality....aging and eventually death.

Answer 4

when I was a young adult in the sixties .I too was in a hurry, and most seniors were tougher than I. I saw them as people who survived WW2 .Now on the shy side of 60 I haven't slowed down one bit. I live in a collage town, the kids I see are pretty polite.Of course I'm 6'4" and weigh 220 lbs.,that may intimidate them. I was at the hardware store loadng 80lb bags of concrete on my cart and a 19 year old male employee came running over to help.He couldn't even budge the bag ! I thanked him or his concern and continued to load cart myself. I felt pretty good .

Answer 5

Well, I am 56, so nearing the big 60, and really I don't look my age BUT I believe you get what you expect and demand in life.

When I find people not giving me the service I need, I call them out on it! "Excuse me Miss........I'm a long time customer and I have cash, perhaps your boss would rather accept it?"

Yeah........I'm from Jersey and can be beotch, people don't cross me..........I get even. It's that Italian revenge thing!

Rise up seniors! It's time to get mad as h*ll and not take it anymore!

Answer 6

I have to agree with Jersey Girl, don't take it from them.
Make them bring you a chair to sit in in line, to heck with those people. It's called customer service and they should hold up their end of the deal.
You have paid your dues, and they should cater to you or find another job. They can take their uneducated butts back to the job fair.
I realize that somedays you just don't feel well, your in pain and you just don't want to deal with it. So when you get a good day, go back in there and give them hell:~)

Answer 7

I agree with red dog. I wish that Americans would adopt the same thinking as they do in other countries, China, Japan, Africa. Growing up, I always had a grandma in the same house with me, I idolized both of them, couldn't wait to come home and have Nana or Gramma there. It is a pity that younger people think that they are to good, too busy, too uncaring, too much chasing the almight dollar to be courteous to their elders

Answer 8

I agree with Sage and Wally. Our society caters too much to young people and not enough to the needs of the elderly.
We are shoved aside in favor of youth and beauty. We are treated as cast offs in a youth-oriented society. Something
should be done. In many cultures, the elderly are revered,
and they should be here too.

Answer 9

I am 60, i get the same (shitty) service i got when I was 50.
Now i have to bark at more places because of new services like cell phones.

Answer 10

My senior complex is right next to a large grocery/dept. store. They do a huge business with us. One day my daughter-in-law took her father shopping there. He is 92. He wasn't moving fast enough for the checker and she made a very rude comment. His daughter, who is a person who avoids conflict and is considered the peace maker in her large family, told the checker that she should have respect for her customers especially since a big percentage of them are older. I was very happy that she told her this. That checker is no longer at this particular store.