Grr!! reality vs. perception vs. desires?
04-01-09, 09:38 AM
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Grr!! reality vs. perception vs. desires?
Grr!! reality vs. perception vs. desires?
Two days ago, the roof guy who came to collect the final payment remarked to my wife and myself, "I replaced the roof of some folks down the street who are even more elderly than you are."
Today, I ordered a bunch of stuff at McDonald's for breakfast, one thing after another without a pause or mistake, and the lady standing next to me looked at me and stated, "Well, I guess you don't have Alzheimer's."
One more time and someone gets a broken nose!
Two days ago, the roof guy who came to collect the final payment remarked to my wife and myself, "I replaced the roof of some folks down the street who are even more elderly than you are."
Today, I ordered a bunch of stuff at McDonald's for breakfast, one thing after another without a pause or mistake, and the lady standing next to me looked at me and stated, "Well, I guess you don't have Alzheimer's."
One more time and someone gets a broken nose!
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Probably 'cos you look so spry
(Recent thread reference, well intended and with great admiration)
(Recent thread reference, well intended and with great admiration)
04-01-09, 09:53 AM
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He's feisty too!
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So DnvrFox, did you get 35 year shingles or 25 year shingles?
04-01-09, 10:02 AM
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As regards the roof, it cost me $700 and the insurance company $13,000. I've never had to pay to have a roofing job in CO. The hail and insurance take care of that. BTW, it was a 30 year shingle.
About 300 homes in our neighborhood get new roofs from a storm last July. None of us knew until one neighbor discovered damage.
About 300 homes in our neighborhood get new roofs from a storm last July. None of us knew until one neighbor discovered damage.
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So, what was the McDonalds order?
Cos, if it was 'three double big mac meals for me, cheese on two but not the third, double McFlurry, extra fries with two of them but not the third, and two apple pies but only one a la mode, and whatever my companions are having', then no wonder the onlookers admired your memory
I know, I know, just teasing - It was a seasonal salad and a cup of green tea??
Cos, if it was 'three double big mac meals for me, cheese on two but not the third, double McFlurry, extra fries with two of them but not the third, and two apple pies but only one a la mode, and whatever my companions are having', then no wonder the onlookers admired your memory
I know, I know, just teasing - It was a seasonal salad and a cup of green tea??
04-01-09, 11:13 AM
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So, what was the McDonalds order?
Cos, if it was 'three double big mac meals for me, cheese on two but not the third, double McFlurry, extra fries with two of them but not the third, and two apple pies but only one a la mode, and whatever my companions are having', then no wonder the onlookers admired your memory
I know, I know, just teasing - It was a seasonal salad and a cup of green tea??
Cos, if it was 'three double big mac meals for me, cheese on two but not the third, double McFlurry, extra fries with two of them but not the third, and two apple pies but only one a la mode, and whatever my companions are having', then no wonder the onlookers admired your memory
I know, I know, just teasing - It was a seasonal salad and a cup of green tea??
2 sausage/egg mcmuffins without the sausage
1 yogurt parfait
1 milk
1 senior coffee (for the wife)
2 water cups
2 hash browns
2 jellies
04-01-09, 11:31 AM
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That is impressive Denver. The only reason I know what I had for breakfast this morning is that I nearly always eat the same thing.
04-01-09, 12:06 PM
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Mess with Dnvr and you're messing with the entire black star corps...you think the AARP is powerful...you ain't smelled our farts yet!
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04-01-09, 12:12 PM
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Why would you order a sausage/egg mcmuffin without the sausage, isn't that just a plain eggmcmuffin?
I haven't been to Mickey D's since my kids realised that the food stinks.
On another note, we went to IHOP this morning, the age for the "senior" menu is 55, that's right FIFTY F@$^*#% FIVE That's only 2 1/2 years away.
I haven't been to Mickey D's since my kids realised that the food stinks.
On another note, we went to IHOP this morning, the age for the "senior" menu is 55, that's right FIFTY F@$^*#% FIVE That's only 2 1/2 years away.
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Why would you order a sausage/egg mcmuffin without the sausage, isn't that just a plain eggmcmuffin?
I haven't been to Mickey D's since my kids realised that the food stinks.
On another note, we went to IHOP this morning, the age for the "senior" menu is 55, that's right FIFTY F@$^*#% FIVE That's only 2 1/2 years away.
I haven't been to Mickey D's since my kids realised that the food stinks.
On another note, we went to IHOP this morning, the age for the "senior" menu is 55, that's right FIFTY F@$^*#% FIVE That's only 2 1/2 years away.
Sausage McMuffin w/egg (or without egg) - $1.00
Egg McMuffin (Canadian Bacon included) - about $2.29
It's all in the marketing, I guess.
The sausage is all grease, so we skip it.
That's why!
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A whole new layer of authority to kick against.
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Don't make me hurt you, old man. I have jackboots now...and a really tight black uniform.
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btw, i consistently get senior discounts down here if i don't shave or bathe for a few days and wear a wrinkled shirt
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