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THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY!

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old ladyWe Must Stop This Immediately!

Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper .  Groceries are heavier .  And, everything is farther away.  Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long   our street had become!

 

old ladyAnd, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones.  They speak in whispers all the time!  If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face!  What do they think I am, a lip reader?

 

old ladyI also think they are much younger than I was at the same age.  On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am.  I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me.

 

 

old lady

I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection. Well, REALLY NOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!

 

old ladyAnother thing, everyone drives so fast these days!  You're risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them.  All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.

 

old ladyClothing manufacturers are less civilized these days.  Why else would they suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20?  Do they think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank.  Do they think I actually 'believe' the number I see on that dial?  HA!  I would never let myself weigh that much!  Just who do these people think they're fooling?

 

old ladyI'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on - but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number in there!

 

All I can do is pass along this warning:
WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!

Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities.

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www.MaryWarren.com

 

PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because something has happened to my computer's fonts - they are smaller than they once were.

 

 

 

Nannette Turner
eXp Realty LLC - Lynchburg, VA
Online Marketing Home Ownership Advocate Specialis

I think it has something to do withthe housing crisis?  Do you think?  LOL!  Or maybe is it George Bushes fault.  Heck he gets blamed for every thing.

Aug 06, 2008 09:36 PM
Stanton Homes
Stanton Homes - New Home Builder - Raleigh, NC
Design/Build Custom Home Builder in North Carolina

Love it - especially the last line!  Thanks for the laugh.

Aug 06, 2008 10:10 PM
William Collins
ERA Queen City Realty - Scotch Plains, NJ
Property and Asset Management

Mary,

Thanks for the post. You know how the newspapers have their cartoonists? Well I think ActiveRain just got a corner on the market with your post. Thanks again for the effortless smiles this morning.

Aug 06, 2008 10:43 PM
Polly Briley
RE/MAX On The Water - Boone, NC

I want to know when did sleep start beating up my body? It used to be when I went to bed I woke up nice and refreshed. Now when I move to get out of bed, place my feet on the floor, oy the pain, the pain. My feet, my legs, my back, my shoulders.

Who (or what) is coming in to my room at night and doing such dastardly things to my body as I sleep? I would call the police but my phone is all the way across the room and oy, my feet, my legs, my back my shoulders.

 

Polly

Aug 06, 2008 11:52 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Great Mary.  You forgot a few. 

What about the 20 something behind the counter that ignores you standing there and continues to wait on the 20 and 30 somethings who just arrived.  At what age do we become invisible?? 

You're right.  At least we can laugh at ourselves. 

Aug 07, 2008 12:04 AM
Mike Saunders
Retired - Athens, GA

Mary - I thoroughly enjoyed this this morning. Thanks.

Aug 07, 2008 12:36 AM
Charlottesville Solutions
Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

Very funny!!! lol

But I had trouble reading that font, it was a little small :-)

your friend in Charlottesville!

Aug 07, 2008 12:47 AM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Mary, too funny for words. Ha! Ha! Thanks for making my day.

Aug 07, 2008 01:24 AM
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Mary, Thanks.  I am still laughing.  Funny, I notice it getting hotter in New Jersey too!:) 

Aug 07, 2008 05:24 AM
Christina Ethridge
The North Idaho Dream Team powered by SKE Realty Group - Coeur d'Alene, ID

Ok that was just HILARIOUS!!  I loved it.  I'm still laughing . . .

Aug 07, 2008 10:58 AM
Jennifer Ricco
JohnHart Real Estate - Santa Clarita, CA

Mary, thanks for the sense of humor we need more of it ;) And if you offended anyone they need to lighten up! BTW out here in LA everyone whispers all the time.. I need to take lip reading classes.. lol

Aug 07, 2008 11:24 AM
Patty Carroll
Vancouver, WA

Mary, this was very cute. And it does seem so true lately for me as well.

Aug 08, 2008 05:59 AM
The Somers Team
The Somers Team at KW Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
Delivering Real Estate Happiness

Mary, that was certainly good for a laugh... I have been in serious mode tonight catching up on blogging and the like and watching financial news... is nice to take a step back, smile and laugh.  Thank you !

Philadelphia Real Estate

Aug 08, 2008 03:51 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

One of your best ones Mary, great stuff!!

Aug 08, 2008 04:49 PM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL
Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices

Getting there, a lot of fun... for others, watching us. We are often the last to notice and acknowledge that.

Aug 08, 2008 04:56 PM
Karen Anne Stone
New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Real Estate

Mary:  I love the floor length robe with the pink ribbon.  Ok... so where can I get one.  Winter's coming... LOL.

Aug 08, 2008 05:18 PM
Gary White~Grand Rapids Home Selling Pro Call: 616-821-9375
Flexit Realty "Flexible Home Selling Solutions" - Grand Rapids, MI
Real Estate Services You can Trust!

Mary, what a great way to start the weekend off with a funny post like this one.  Thanks for sharing and making my day.

Aug 09, 2008 02:56 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Mary, Priceless and a great sense of humor. Thanks for the font size.... now that's how I remember the print, when it was large enough for me to read it. Lately everything has gotten so small..

Aug 11, 2008 02:45 PM
Kristina Pratt
St. Louis' Illinois Suburbs - RE/MAX Preferred Partners - Edwardsville, IL
REALTOR - SFR - GoshenRealtyGroup.com

lol... that was great Mary.  I've forwarded it on to my Dad.  He turns 60 in September, and we can't get him to get his eyes examined for the life of us.  Too funny.  Thanks for sharing.

Aug 11, 2008 03:54 PM
Tracy Santrock
Santrock Realty Group Inc. , - Cary, NC
Raleigh - Cary Broker

Cute and funny post...I've been working w/55+ and I found a cute youtube video regarding accidents by seniors...but didn't want to put the link in here..

Aug 20, 2008 01:32 AM