Senior Accomplishments

John F. Kennedy's Advice:
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

All my troubles wash away in the water,
said the long distance swimmer to her coach.

Don't forget to drink water and get sun.
You're basically a house-plant with complicated emotions.
(defined an unknown author).

The following content are digests from a few of my faithful readership.

The Firefighting Hero

One dark night in Dublin, a fire started inside the chemical plant. In the blink of an eye, it exploded into massive flames. The alarm went out to all the fire departments for miles around. When the firefighters arrived on the scene, the chemical company president rushed to the fireman in charge and said: All our secret formulas are in the vault in the centre of the plant. They must be saved! I will give 50,000 pounds to the fire department that brings them out intact!

But the roaring flames held the firefighters off. Soon more fire departments had to be called in, as the situation became desperate. As the firemen arrived, the president shouted out: that the offer was now 100,000 pounds to the fire station who could retrieve the company's secret files. But still, the firefighters could not get through.

From the distance, a lone siren was heard as another fire truck came into sight. It was the nearby rural township volunteer brigade, composed of old men over 65. To everyone's amazement, that little run-down fire engine, roared right past all the newer sleek engines that were parked outside the plant. Without even slowing down, it drove straight into the middle of the inferno.

Outside, the other firemen watched as the old-timers jumped off right in the middle of the fire ~ and fought it back on all sides. It was a performance and effort never seen before. Within a short time, the old-timers had extinguished the fire and had saved the secret formulas.

The grateful chemical company president announced that for such a superhuman feat, he was upping the reward to 200,000 pounds ~ and walked over to personally thank each of the brave firefighters.

The local TV station caught the” thank you” on film and asked the chief: What are you going to do with all that money? Well, said Paddy, the 70-year old chief, “The first thing we're going to do is fix the brakes on that bloody fire truck!

Where Should We Go for Our Birthday?

Four women share a birthday and always share it together. For their 40th birthday, they went to the Lakeview Restaurant, because the waiters are cute ~ and wear tight pants. For their 50th birthday, they again went to the Lakeview because the prices are reasonable ~ and it has a good wine list. For their 60th birthday, again it was the Lakeview ~ because it's quiet and has a nice view. To the Lakeview, again they went to celebrate their 70th birthdays ~ 'cause it was 'wheel-chair accessible.' For their 80th birthday, they go to the Lakeview Restaurant because they've never been there before!

Advice for Today from The Elderly

Receiving this today from one of my devoted readers ~ prompted me to create this writing.

I was in the McDonalds's drive-through this morning and the young lady behind me, leaned on her horn because I was taking too long to place my order. Take the high road (I thought to myself).

So when I got to the window I paid for her order along with my own. The cashier must have told her what I'd done...because when we moved up she leaned ...and waved to me...and mouthed Thank You, obviously embarrassed that I had repaid her rudeness with a kindness.

Arriving at the second window, I showed both receipts ~ and took her food too. Now, she has to go back to the end of the line ~ and start all over.

Don't Honk Your Horn at Old People!

Jodie Foster defined: Your path is your character , defining itself more and more every day ~ like a photograph coming into focus. We learn with pleasure ~ and never forget.

Author: Merle Baird-Kerr...written June 23, 2020
Comments always welcome: mbairdkerr@cogeco.ca