Ziggy by Tom Wilson & Tom II for August 13, 2023

I was at Denny’s with my dad when I realized that the 55 senior discount could apply to me! :(

And then you have Lowe’s, where I bought about 800 pounds of topsoil, struggling with those flatbed carts. No offer of help… the young cashier was busy complaining with her young co-worker about her job.

And then for sure when they asked you if you were sure you wanted the green bananas!

When I struggle to do things I used to do with ease, like getting out of bed in the morning.

For some reason I never ask for, nor accept a “senior’s discount”. Maybe I am refusing to admit that I am not a “young chic” anymore.

I got my first set of bifocals last year. Should have gotten them five years ago but I couldn’t afford them. But what REALLY showed me that I was old was when women stood aside to let me get on the bus FIRST. Granted, I was carrying a lot of stuff, but come on!!! :P :P :P. (I’m 51, BTW).

No grocery stores in my area would “embarrass” a patron like that anymore. I’m lucky if there’s even a checkout person on duty.

They won’t offer that at Walmart; the forklifts have a weight limit.

On the other “end”, I remember refusing the movie theater’s under-12 discount when I was 15.

I realized I was getting old at age 25 when a kid at the grocery store called me “Ma’am”.

At a fast food place:

Clerk: Would you like the senior discount, sir?

Me: I’m not old enough for the senior discount. I look like this because I used to eat at places like this 5 days a week.