Going for breakfast at a local Dennis restaurant I asked the waitress for a senior’s special. I was ready to produce my driver’s license but she gladly took my order without any question. On a packed skytrain one day a young woman asked if I wanted to take her seat. I politely thanked her and said no (hmmn, wonder why, I thought). Then in the office one of the girls suddenly asked me if I already have grandchildren. That’s it - I asked my wife do I really look that old now? With a half frown and half smirk she quipped “why, do you think you look young?” Staring at the mirror I mumbled “I have a few lines here and there and my top is vanishing but I don’t feel I aged that much.” She said something that I didn’t quite catch so I asked what she said. She came close and blurted to my ear - “you’re old and you’re deaf and you’re now very annoying!”
People seem impressed when I tell them we’ve been in Canada for more than two decades. Well, I’m not. I still have that feeling of not really being deep-rooted in this place, although when I look at pictures of our early years here in Canada I gasped on how young we really were (and how thick my top was) when we first arrived. It’s becoming difficult to accept the fact that we did age that much. A few memory lapses and following the caption on TV rather than watching the program may be signs of getting old but I have to admit I still feel young inside, huh? Don’t believe me? Read on! Some fifteen-year old girlfriends decided to meet for dinner. They discussed where to eat and finally agreed on McDonald’s next to the Crab Trap Restaurant because they only had $6.50 between them.
Ten years later, the same girlfriends, now 25-year-olds, discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally they agreed to meet at the Crab Trap Restaurant because beer was cheap, the band was good, there were lots of cute guys and the waiters wore tight pants and had nice buns. Twenty five years later, the same girlfriends, now in their 50’s, discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally they agreed to meet at the Crab Trap Restaurant because they had an Early Bird Special, there wouldn’t be many whiny little kids, it had windows which opened (in case of hot flashes) and fish was good for their cholesterol.
Fifteen years later, the same girlfriends, now 65-year-olds, discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally they agreed to meet at the Crab Trap Restaurant because they had a Tuesday Seniors Special, the lighting was good, the food wasn’t too spicy and it was handicapped accessible. Twenty years later, the same girlfriends, now 85-year-olds, discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally they agreed to meet at the Crab Trap Restaurant because they’d never been there before.
