Being older definitely has it's advantages. There's Medicare, Retirement, and sometimes a leisurely lifestyle. Who could forget the senior discount. We have unlimited wisdom; we've" been there done that" more times then we can remember. While being older has it's perks, it also comes with some pitfalls. We move slower then when we were 20 something, we loose a few inches in height and gain it in weight. We tend to forget things like where the car keys are or where our glasses are. We ALL have meaningful affairs with Arthur Rightis and Dr. Ben Gay. We use phrases like "when I was your age" or "back in the day" or "hot diggity dog or " a stones throw" and we love telling stories about our childhood where more than just a handful of us had to walk to a one room schoolhouse, every day up hill in the snow, and barefoot. We wear our age, like our grey hair, as a bade of courage. We earned it!
The BEST part of being older is that we no longer care about what people think of us and we have a certain amount of freedom with what we say and how we say it. Case in point: I'd not be betraying any secrets if I mentioned "SOLAR BEAR" a local business providing solar energy solutions. I looked them up online and my security program has big red blinking light next to their name---I'm not surprised. My Mom was excited to know that they would be able to install a solar water heater and shelled out more than a few clams for their services. One thing after another happened, missed appointments, wrong parts, you name it and she had to endure it. After 2 years of being around the bushes and countless broken promises, she finally gave up and demanded that they refund her. They naturally tried every trick in the book to not have to refund her money---any amount! She ended up making noises in the direction of law suits, lawyers, the Attorney General, etc. and they finally agreed to to $900 which wasn't nearly what she paid originally! There were some bumps along the way with even that but she finally got her check. She went to cash it and.............. you guessed it!
INSUFFICIENT FUNDSBack in the day I was a ballsy red head. Piss me or mine off and you'd pray for a speedy death. Now days though my mobility issues serious impede my serious nature. I mean how can I compete against a person or people who have youth and speed on their side? I will tell you this.... if all goes to plan and I get a "hova-round" type chair you'd better get the fuck out the way! I imagine it will be like the hilarious scene in Seinfeld where Constanza and an old man are chasing each other both in scooters! But I digress..... Mom got taken it seemed. Enough was enough! Through a friend she remembered about Barbara DeWall who is the check fraud knee breaker. Mother called Solar Bear told them they had until the end of business on Friday to make sure they had enough funds. If they didn't legal action would ensure and rather swiftly. I am happy to report she got her money! When asked why she was being so fussy her reply was " I'm old. I'm that much closer to heaven I got nothing to lose!"
Way to go Mom! Proud of ya and glad that at least for now, heaven can wait!
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