OT A thread for the brave...

Yoj wrote:

American Association of Retired Persons. Membership gets you great
discounts.

If I may complain for just a moment... I was at first really pleased to
learn that I could get a decently priced health insurance plan through
AARP. But when I spoke to the AARP folks, I discovered that they're only
allowed to sell this one really cr*ppy plan to Californians. That's not
AARP's fault - it's this state's insurance commissioner's doing - but
that was a huge disappointment. I don't have health insurance right now,
so I was thrilled to be eligible for coverage. WHY DO THEY DO THIS???
People in other states can get all sorts of great insurance plans. What's
the deal with California? Do you know anything about this, Joy?

We now return you to the more general age-related discussion.

Joyce

Enfilade wrote:
I'm a relative newcomer here so....dare I ask...how old are the folks
on here, for those who want to share? Be as specific or general as
you please....

47

...and...how old do you think I am...

--Fil

21?
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

In article ,
itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Sherry doesn't look her age. I'd have had her pegged for around 40,
except that we'd both posted our relative ages in the past. Her hubby
is also young for his age and has a great sense of humor.

Pammy hon. I love you like a sister, but let's be honest. IT WAS DARK. My
DH
does look young, till he takes his ballcap off and shows his "donut
haircut."

Sherry

Ahem. Those are not bald spots. They are solar energy panels for luuuve
machines.

Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:
On 26 Nov 2004 07:08:09 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Sweetie, those little chickies at McDonalds think anyone over the
age of 35 qualifies for the senior citizens discount. I think you
look pretty young for some one who's about my age (49).

Pam S.


Yes, we're the same age! 1955 was a very good year. :-) I won't be
50 till April. How about you?

Sherry

'Nother '55er here (July). No one at McDonald's has yet offered me
the senior citizens discount, but I'm expecting it any time now . . .

Ginger-lyn

My long-lost, John, is 58. It still surprises him when he's offered a
senior citizen's discount. Well no wonder... he acts like he's 12 sometimes
We stopped at a liquor store en route to Houston (man, it's hard to find
a "wet" town in Arkansas!) and the woman said to him it's 10% off for
seniors. He looked at me, shocked, and I nudged him... Might as well get
something out of getting older!

Along the same lines (and grinning very broadly, she adds) *I* was asked to
show proof of being 21 last month. Wooo hooo!

Jill

Howard Berkowitz wrote:
In article ,
itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Sherry doesn't look her age. I'd have had her pegged for around 40,
except that we'd both posted our relative ages in the past. Her
hubby is also young for his age and has a great sense of humor.

Pammy hon. I love you like a sister, but let's be honest. IT WAS
DARK. My DH
does look young, till he takes his ballcap off and shows his "donut
haircut."

Sherry

Ahem. Those are not bald spots. They are solar energy panels for
luuuve machines.

LOL! John has one great big solar panel! (heheh)

Jill

In article , "jmcquown"
wrote:

Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:
On 26 Nov 2004 07:08:09 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Sweetie, those little chickies at McDonalds think anyone over the
age of 35 qualifies for the senior citizens discount. I think you
look pretty young for some one who's about my age (49).

Pam S.


Yes, we're the same age! 1955 was a very good year. :-) I won't be
50 till April. How about you?

Sherry

'Nother '55er here (July). No one at McDonald's has yet offered me
the senior citizens discount, but I'm expecting it any time now . . .

Ginger-lyn

My long-lost, John, is 58. It still surprises him when he's offered a
senior citizen's discount. Well no wonder... he acts like he's 12
sometimes
We stopped at a liquor store en route to Houston (man, it's hard to
find
a "wet" town in Arkansas!) and the woman said to him it's 10% off for
seniors. He looked at me, shocked, and I nudged him... Might as well
get
something out of getting older!

Along the same lines (and grinning very broadly, she adds) *I* was asked
to
show proof of being 21 last month. Wooo hooo!

My classic experience was in a hospital room at Georgetown, waiting for
an angioplasty. One of the Jesuit chaplains wandered in, introduced
himself, and inquired "Is this your wife and daughter?"

Ex #2 (then active #2) replied, "no, I'm the wife and this is the
ex-wife." (No, #1 is not old enough to be #2's mother).

It was the only time that I've seen a Jesuit at a loss for words. As he
quickly made an exit, #2 commented to #1, rather longingly looking at
the departing back, "We Catholics, Camille, refer to such as Father
What-a-Waste."

wrote in message
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Yoj wrote:

American Association of Retired Persons. Membership gets you great
discounts.

If I may complain for just a moment... I was at first really pleased
to
learn that I could get a decently priced health insurance plan through
AARP. But when I spoke to the AARP folks, I discovered that they're
only
allowed to sell this one really cr*ppy plan to Californians. That's
not
AARP's fault - it's this state's insurance commissioner's doing - but
that was a huge disappointment. I don't have health insurance right
now,
so I was thrilled to be eligible for coverage. WHY DO THEY DO THIS???
People in other states can get all sorts of great insurance plans.
What's
the deal with California? Do you know anything about this, Joy?

We now return you to the more general age-related discussion.

Joyce

I don't know anything about it, even though I live in California. I'm
on Medicare. The insurance I have through my last employer before I
retired is not supplemental insurance. They figure what they would have
paid, then see what Medicare pays. If Medicare pays less than they
would, they pay the difference. I think they've paid out something like
$4.57 since I went on Medicare. However, I keep it because of the great
prescription plan. If I order my prescriptions by mail I can get a
three month supply for $8 - $4 if it's generic.

However, my mother has had the AARP supplemental insurance for years.
She lives in Alaska now, but she had it for several years in California,
and thinks it's wonderful. If you aren't on Medicare yet, the plan
would be different.

I do have my car insured through AARP, and I'm very happy with that.

Joy

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:41:16 GMT, wrote:

Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:

'Nother '55er here (July). No one at McDonald's has yet offered me
the senior citizens discount, but I'm expecting it any time now . . .

LOL. About 3 weeks after I turned 50 (in Sept.), I received my first
issue of AARP, like clockwork.

Joyce

(AARP: Associated... A-something mumble mumble... Retired Persons)

Hehe -- yep, I'm waiting for mine to appear next year . . .

Ginger-lyn

(Ginger-lyn Summer) had some very interesting
things to say about OT A thread for the brave...:

LOL. About 3 weeks after I turned 50 (in Sept.), I received my first
issue of AARP, like clockwork.
(AARP: Associated... A-something mumble mumble... Retired Persons)
Hehe -- yep, I'm waiting for mine to appear next year . . .

I got mail from them when I was 30. :-)

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

(Enfilade) wrote:

Ok folks, I confess: I recently turned 27.

That makes sense, since that would have meant that The Transformers
was popular when you were the appropriate age to play with them and
watch the TV show.