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Just curious B2B, what age do you consider "old"?
Hi gang its me again. Been a busy day her in my world but I wanted to stop and take a moment to comment on how ing annoying old people are. Seems like a good portion of them have this inability to rationalize and listen to the younger folk.
Let me tell you a little story about this old jackass I work with.
Old dip : I can't afford my vehicle anymore and I'm gonna let it go back would you consider selling me your truck for cash and a few payments?
Me: Is it possible to trade your vehicle? What do you owe?
come to find out he's way upside down so trading won't work.
Me: Hows your credit otherwise have you considered purchasing something cheaper to make this work.
Old fella: I have great credit but can no longer afford this car since I'm old and working for pennies. ::long story about his life ensues for 20 minutes::
He's old so he thinks he has only a few years left and letting his car get repo'd isn't a concern of his. Which is fine by me but paying cash for some piece of truck or car is only going to make it more difficult on him later. He's too broken down to work on vehicles himself and he's considering these 2k and 3k junkers that'll probably stick him with repair after repair.
Me: Can you afford 200 dollar payments?
Old : Yeah I can do that you know anyone that will take payments.
Me: yeah I do listen up.
Me: Don't let the car go just yet. Instead of trying to buy a running piece of just take your good credit and go buy a cheap 7 or 8 thousand dollar car or truck from a dealership and cut your payments in half, make sure to get a 4 year warranty with it. Then let your current vehicle be repo'd. This way you have a good reliable vehicle with warranty and you won't be stuck with a piece of once your current ride gets picked up.
Old jackass: na I just want something cheap for cash and maybe a couple of years of payments...like from an individual.
Me: whatever you want guy its your dollar.
I told the old lady I worked with to tell him what I said so he doesn't end up ing himself over with some junker. Sure enough he listened to her because she's older. Dudes going to pick up a nice 04 Dakota sometime at lunch today. 59k miles 4 year warranty 6,800 bucks and he's already approved. Its like a 40 month loan. Way better off than some ride.
Going from a 680 dollar payment down to under 200 bucks. Not that I agree with the methods but there's no way for this guy to get out from underneath his current ride. Poor old fella only makes 900 a month working here plus his 400 in SS. I knew he was scraping by.
He then proceeded to thank the old lady in the office for helping him, bought her lunch and all kinds of . It kinda pissed me off because he knows damn well it was my idea in the first place.
Whats the deal with these guys refusing to listen to anyone but their own kind. This old er never listens to me I always have to tell the old lady co-worker to relay the info.
Let me know if these worthless stories are too long or if I need to make them longer.
Just curious B2B, what age do you consider "old"?
Old is over 50. Really old is over 60. Extremely old is over 70. Crypt Keeper status over 80.
I don't have a problem with old people. I've layed the pipe to a few "Silver Cats" in my day. I just don't understand why they refuse to be logical with the younger crowd.
Now, this is a good story! Funny, but true. I love freaking out youngsters, with my knowledge & experience. But damn, those old silver cats are some tuff nuts to crack!
Old people don't like to listen to younger people.
Did he end up hooking up with that old broad?
No she's married. I don't see that happening but you never know. Old folks bone too.
wow, that's funny, but true
I would walk by, laugh and say, you are gonna die soon
I will never understand the need that old folks have to tell their life story to anyone who will listen. When we employed this old crazy racist she'd find a reason to start rambling about her life at the drop of a ing hat. Man, firing her felt sooooo good.
Because for those people their only amusement is telling people about what they used to be able to do.
The elderly people I know are still active in hobbies and with their families; some are still happily working and harder than a lot of 20 somethings I know.
They are too busy talking to me about next week's plans to think about/ rehash what they did way back then.
I love:
Old people
babies
fat people
on the basis of that they are cute. They have a lot in common. I'm also fond of cute animals.
Just remember, B2B, you'll be "old" too someday. And probably worse than the ones you grouse about today.
, you already are.
I'm well aware of how old I am and that I too will be crispy some day. I'm not going to be so naive that I'm deaf to reality though. Thats my real . Its not all about the age but more of the at ude our older generation harbors against the younger crop.
ageist
Angel luv's old people friends are better then your old people friends.
My old ass can still whoop your whining little ass.
But can you keep from breaking a hip while doing it?
at B2B complaining about old people not taking his advice. Don't worry, it's just karma.
LOL
Now this is a funny thread. A young guy complaining that "old people" won't listen to good advise. A classic reversal of the stereotype.
B2B, it's not a "young" or "old" issue. Sometimes you just can't fix stupid no matter how good the advice is.
Old people are inherently stubborn. And on top of that they don't realize it 99% of the time.
I try to cut them some slack, but its hard when they rely on their experience to be a good barometer of judgment when in actuality they are obviously being stupid.
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