Capt. Charlie
Moderator Emeritus
I got this in an e-mail today, and it's so danged funny (and appropriate) that I had to post it here..... and no, I don't issue tickets based on bumper snickers .
WORKING PEOPLE FREQUENTLY ASK RETIRED PEOPLE WHAT THEY DO TO MAKE THEIR DAYS INTERESTING.
I WENT TO THE STORE THE OTHER DAY. I WAS ONLY IN THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT THERE WAS A CITY COP WRITING OUT A PARKING TICKET. I WENT UP TO HIM AND SAID, "COME ON, BUDDY, HOW ABOUT GIVING A SENIOR A BREAK?"
HE IGNORED ME AND CONTINUED WRITING THE TICKET. I CALLED HIM A NAME.
HE GLARED AT ME AND BEGAN WRITING ANOTHER TICKET FOR HAVING WORN
TIRES, SO I CALLED HIM A WORSE NAME. HE FINISHED THE SECOND TICKET
AND PUT IT ON THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE FIRST. THEN HE STARTED WRITING A
THIRD TICKET.
THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE MORE I ABUSED HIM THE MORE
TICKETS HE WROTE.
I DIDN'T CARE, THOUGH. MY CAR WAS PARKED AROUND THE CORNER AND THIS
ONE HAD A "HILLARY IN '08" BUMPER STICKER ON IT.
I TRY TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN EACH DAY NOW THAT I'M RETIRED. IT'S
IMPORTANT AT OUR AGE