tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post3285169863496960303..comments2024-03-28T09:59:35.584-05:00Comments on Phannie and Mae: It's Official: I'm a Geezer!Mike Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053039844141113175noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-81955408390572272022012-06-01T00:07:22.722-05:002012-06-01T00:07:22.722-05:00Glad to have you back, Butterbean. And yes, I got...Glad to have you back, Butterbean. And yes, I got a bunch of hits from being mentioned by Incomparable Al.Mike Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053039844141113175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-26187967651313648132012-05-31T16:38:01.830-05:002012-05-31T16:38:01.830-05:00Howdy Cowtown Mike,
How many hits did you get from...Howdy Cowtown Mike,<br />How many hits did you get from being on THE BAYFIELD BUNCH BLOG SHOW?? Agreat many I'm sure, including mine; I don't know why, but I 'dropped' you a while back and just now thought about you!! I'm in Coleman county, Texas.. Good blog about 'geezerisms';I've been a geezer a lot longer than you and BB Al have..No TV, no cell phone, no iPad or iNothing, no credit cards,no cash, no sense!!<br />Just live out here, breathe CLEAN AIR, SEE THE STARS at night; LIFE IS GOOD!!!<br />If I had to go back to the POISONPLEX I think I'd just fall over dead!!! Be careful of the Arlington Red-Light Ignorers!! (They didn't STOP for'em in Mexico either)butterbean carpenternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-71866541697949692162012-05-30T12:38:08.912-05:002012-05-30T12:38:08.912-05:00Enjoyed the blog very much and all the comments, t...Enjoyed the blog very much and all the comments, too...made me long for the old "homestyle cooking" from scratch! Surprised the heck out of me with the 7% number...It's kind of sad that we are losing the wonderful, healthy lifestyles we grew up with. Guess that fact makes me a geezer, too, besides my age. :-)Jeannie and Eldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664198861231288915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-57714327570178580432012-05-30T08:05:17.623-05:002012-05-30T08:05:17.623-05:00Great post! I grew up in Arkansas on a farm but u...Great post! I grew up in Arkansas on a farm but unlike you remember loving the vegetables from the garden, wishing I could grow the same kind of garden here in Montana, not happening! Cash or even checks do seem to be a thing of the past anymore.Janna and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591282756244454689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-66693929496001835382012-05-30T07:47:33.378-05:002012-05-30T07:47:33.378-05:00Great blog post. So very true. I remember walking...Great blog post. So very true. I remember walking in the door home from school and the wonderful smell of homemade stew all made from homegrown beef and produce. It was delicious! I have never been able to reproduce that stew. I couldn't wait to leave the rural areas but now I am drawn back. Canada embraced the debit system early and we often realize we haven't carried cash in our wallets for a long time. When we travel in the U.S. we have to get in the habit of again carrying cash as we often come across campgrounds that only accept cash. Hard to admit but we too are becoming Geezers!Rvlifeonwheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612541769165919729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-73023390635632409182012-05-30T06:01:21.679-05:002012-05-30T06:01:21.679-05:00An awesome posting. I too can relate to every item...An awesome posting. I too can relate to every item there. Still trying to0 get caught up no, i-pad, or i-phone yet, but I can still get by.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-17401428360631974312012-05-29T21:08:11.758-05:002012-05-29T21:08:11.758-05:00High tech geezers rule the world!!!
I know...it t...High tech geezers rule the world!!!<br /><br />I know...it takes one to know one!Gordon Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073881581277360145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-91501350313298781232012-05-29T19:36:47.508-05:002012-05-29T19:36:47.508-05:00Strange things happen to us as we age. Not to many...Strange things happen to us as we age. Not to many years ago I remembering arguing with the old guys in the office to get a facsimile machine installed. Now I think faxes are old school. And are the "getting started" directions getting more involved or am I getting dumber.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016073653349776611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-82695485922812513052012-05-29T19:18:48.392-05:002012-05-29T19:18:48.392-05:00Great post...I can relate to your examples very we...Great post...I can relate to your examples very well. The problem with using plastic is that we often spend much more than we would using cash. I am guilty of this because I like the convenience of not having to go to the bank when I want to buy something. If I did, I probably wouldn't buy it!Kevin and Tracy (a.k.a. kcgaz)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240341668683950383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-73797368495491849702012-05-29T12:31:53.311-05:002012-05-29T12:31:53.311-05:00Mike, Mike, Mike, you geezer you, this is such a w...Mike, Mike, Mike, you geezer you, this is such a well written and thought out blog. I enjoyed every word.<br /><br />I consider myself a geezer since I joined AARP at the age of 50, that was, yep, just about ten years ago. Not everyone considers me a geezer, though, still have to pay full price at the movies until I'm 62. Can't get Social Security yet, so I guess I'm not fully invited to the geezer club yet. I'm in geezer limbo land.<br /><br />Susan<br />http://travelbug-susan.blogspot.comTravelBug-Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-82578949644235600802012-05-29T12:00:37.668-05:002012-05-29T12:00:37.668-05:00I decided I was officially a geezer when I was abl...I decided I was officially a geezer when I was able to use the senior menu in a restaurant the first time. I am not ashamed of my geezerism though: although I am an "older" woman, I can still toss all the younger fit men in my judo group, I can still solve a hard math equation that my son has trouble with, and I can recall cool things from WAY back that amaze my offspring. I intend to continue aging with confidence and grace.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430528621508310871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-27478210618872322302012-05-29T09:39:05.323-05:002012-05-29T09:39:05.323-05:00Great post - and certainly struck close to home. ...Great post - and certainly struck close to home. I admit to using my credit card for almost everything. Not that I don't like cash but you don't get any "points" for using cash and I like my rewards:)) I'm not surprised at the young lady's startled response to your transaction. Perhaps her dilemma was how to make change. Have you ever noticed how the clerks nowadays, of any age, cannot count back change? They only give you what their machines tell them to give you and without that information, they would be totally lost.Donna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161069942110860372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-24940781767821863442012-05-29T08:42:56.412-05:002012-05-29T08:42:56.412-05:00this has to be the best post I have read in a long...this has to be the best post I have read in a long time!!!!..so funny and oh so very true!!!..although I have to admit we very rarely carry cash...usually debit or credit cards for us..it seems if you have $20 it just disappears very quickly??Sue and Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436889944386917688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-57529021650081740572012-05-29T07:45:55.725-05:002012-05-29T07:45:55.725-05:00What a great post. Only 7% are cash transactions? ...What a great post. Only 7% are cash transactions? That just seems incredible to me until I stop to think that my hubby uses his bank card for almost everything he buys. And we have become my parents - Dad always made sure Mom had a $20 bill in her purse "just in case". Well, guess what I carry in my purse. And I too miss my Mom's cooking. No matter how closely I follow what she had written down, it doesn't taste the same.Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-41890197279507776752012-05-29T04:27:30.514-05:002012-05-29T04:27:30.514-05:00Well, I'm happy say that, when I was a young...Well, I'm happy say that, when I was a young snot, I quite enjoyed my Mother's cooking. Couldn't get enough of it. There are still some things she made that I'd like to replicate, but she never really used recipes. That can make it kinda tough.<br />I'd even sit with my parents and watch Lawrence Welk, even though it really wasn't my first choice.<br />I also use cash. Especially here in Austria. If it's a big purchase we might use our credit card, but any money that we would take out of our Austrian bank account would only have to be replaced to pay the bills (from our Canadian bank account). So there's no point using a bank card, and I have a couple of them.<br />Besides, it seems to me that using a bank card at the check-out seems to take a quite a bit longer than just using cash. <br />Not sure what's up with Sweden though, but good luck to them.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612782136487369362.post-40655138954552520372012-05-29T04:15:34.520-05:002012-05-29T04:15:34.520-05:00I was able to identify with every Geezerism you fe...I was able to identify with every Geezerism you felt, right from start to finish. How in the heck did all this Geezeritus stuff happen to us anyway?? Sneaked right up on us it did!!Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.com