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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 13:29 [#00360099]
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Take yesterday as an example....I drove to the Brecon Beacons in Wales, about an hours drive from where I live.....beautiful scenery, mountains and hills! There were lots of elderly people there...who didn't go and enjoy the scenery, they just sat in the car park with their decks chairs (facing their car) having their lunch!!!
Is this something that is just unique to the UK? I see it everywhere I go! I don't get it, you drive all the way somewhere and sit in the car.....what the hell!!
Another example....I've just come back from the beach.....there's old folk sat in their chairs again, next to their cars in the car park.....they don't even go on to the beach!!!
I find this very bizzare!!! Anyone else notice this?
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heptanary
from the place where nobody whants (Spain) on 2002-08-22 13:31 [#00360103]
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Their eyes should be donated for surgery and their souls closed in black tiny boxes.
Shitheads!!!
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-08-22 13:33 [#00360105]
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They're old dude. They aren't as strong as a young Jedi like you.
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Duble0Syx
from Columbus, OH (United States) on 2002-08-22 13:36 [#00360110]
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I think old people do that hear to. They do all kinds of wierd shit here...
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heptanary
from the place where nobody whants (Spain) on 2002-08-22 13:36 [#00360111]
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U need no strenght to face landscapes. U need brain, eyes n soul.
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 13:36 [#00360112]
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Yeah - but they might as well stay home! Some where even sat in the cars??? By the way Jonesy, this was the Knap I have just come back from....you know the car park I'm on about!
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-08-22 13:38 [#00360116]
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Yeah. Well if you go there in the evening you will see all the junior G-men in their max-powered up escorts smoking the draw. Watch out for them; they're dangerous.
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uzim
on 2002-08-22 13:49 [#00360127]
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maybe they're just having their lunch before they go see the landscape, in order not to litter it or not to have to bring their litter with them...
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uzim
on 2002-08-22 13:50 [#00360129]
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...or maybe they're not interested at all in seeing the landscape, but go there to annoy people by taking one more place in the car park.
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Spikee Dragon
from Newcastle (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-22 13:53 [#00360132]
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We all get old.
Not me, I'm going out with a bang when i'm 40.
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Monoid
from one source all things depend on 2002-08-22 14:03 [#00360140]
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Old people, stink, and they r fat, and useless
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Meho Krljic
from Beograd (Yugoslavia) on 2002-08-22 14:06 [#00360141]
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I stink and I'm useless too and I'm not even old or fat.
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 14:15 [#00360149]
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That's another thing......if I arrive late at the car park of my local beach....there's quite often no place to park because they've camped out in extra parking spaces!!
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 15:10 [#00360182]
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I hate coffin dodgers,i think they should all be put down at a certain age[70 maybe],they should not be allowed to drive either,as they are the worst drivers.you should be allowed to run them over if they cross the road, so slowly,not even looking where there going,only to turn round again when they see a car[it would be fucking quicker if they just continued].unless they actually do something good,or have done something good with their lifes.also they shouldnt be allowed to drag their nieces/nephews around crappy places[where all old folk go on bus tours]as its irritating,and a danger.hope i didnt offend anyone.:D
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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-08-22 15:42 [#00360210]
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"coffin dodgers" :D!!!
I love that term I wont forget that ;)
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 15:45 [#00360211]
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I also hate the way you see some of them driving around in flashy sports cars......driving them as slow as hell! I'm always stuck behind them.....and they're driving it like a tank....I get real angry! "Move it, gramps!!" I'd like to shout!!
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 15:47 [#00360212]
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:)why thankyou princo
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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-08-22 15:49 [#00360214]
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heh, Yeah... There so near the end of there lives... and yet they drive so slowly!!!
:S
Quite Puzzling.
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 15:51 [#00360216]
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exactly,as well as the slow ass old-women drivers,with over sized glasses only just peering over the steering wheel,you can literally walk faster than them.:D
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 15:52 [#00360218]
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They shouldn't be allowed to control vehicles which their frail bodies can't handle!
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BlatantEcho
from All over (United States) on 2002-08-22 15:53 [#00360219]
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do any of you people have grandparents??
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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-08-22 15:54 [#00360220]
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And their always wanting something for nothing....
It's "I'm Old! Gimmi, Gimmi, Gimmi!!" evvvvvvvvvvvverrrrrrrryyyyyyyydaaaay!
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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-08-22 15:56 [#00360222]
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Yep, both my mother and fathers side. :)
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-08-22 15:56 [#00360223]
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I was at a junction about three months ago in my g/f's home town when this old dear with thick glasses, peering over the wheel started going down the wrong side of the road. I just looked ahead and saw this old nuttah coming directly towards us. She scraped along the side of our car before stopping. Crazy bitch! I love 'em.
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 16:00 [#00360227]
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of course,and they are still alive,but most old folk live sad and pathetic lifes,which WILL never happen to me.I`ve worked in nursing homes as well[believe it or not]and its quite sad,they have no lifes.If you have parents,dont put them in a nursing home,thats my advice,they`ll never be happy.
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 16:03 [#00360231]
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I think people should have to take a driving test every 5 years once you are fifty! God help me!! ;)
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 16:04 [#00360233]
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hehe,ive seen crazy shit like that,they are a danger though,to themselves and others.take it there wasnt too much damage[they drive so slow it wouldnt be much of an impact :D].
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pomme de terre
from obscure body in the SK System on 2002-08-22 16:06 [#00360238]
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You guys are pretty harsh.
When I was a child, I loved toys.. transformers mostly. I can remember thinking that adults were so stupid for not being into toys. I made a promise to myself that I would always buy toys and play with them as I got older.
I don't play with toys anymore. I mean, there is a slinky on my desk but the fact is that when I was a child I had no way to prepare myself for for the mental changes in store.
Fact: In 7 years every cell in your body will be dead, gone and replaced with new cells. You will have an entirely different physical structure.
What I'm trying to say is that when you grow old, there is a good chance you will be pleased by these exact same things. Sitting in a lawn chair and eating your lunch facing your car in a parking lot may not make much sense now, but maybe 50 more years of life experience will make it clear.
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 16:10 [#00360242]
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I will NEVER sit and eat my lunch in a deck chair facing my car in a car park ever!! I've given my mates strict instructions to kill me, if ever I do such a thing!
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 16:15 [#00360245]
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And another thing....the few that venture down onto the beach, sit there buttoned up the neck in their clothes......massive hats......no change of getting a tan!
Man, you half expect them to turn up in radiation suits!
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 16:18 [#00360247]
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Have you ever noticed how they queue up for their pension at least 5 hours before the post offices open?
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 16:21 [#00360249]
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harsh?.........HARSH?and i thought i was being tame. I`ve also given strict instuctions to my friends to put me out my misery if i start going doolally when im old.
anyway in 50 years time they`ll be advances in medicine, we can clone fresh/younger bodies,flying cars,hoverboards/deck chairs etc.etc.
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 16:24 [#00360250]
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Replacement skeleton surgery! Hehehehe - good for another 60 years! (Made from titanium...)
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 16:25 [#00360251]
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thats the highlight of their week!!!!!:D
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 16:29 [#00360254]
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I don't want to be an old fart.....who sits in carparks having packed lunchs staring at my car, wearing trousers with waistbands around my armpits, whilst pissing my pants, without knowing it!
We've gotta do something people, hell at 30 I'm closer to this than most of you!! Come on guys...!!! Times running out!
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 16:33 [#00360256]
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*starts making a nice little prim and pretty packed lunch....cutting the crusts of the sandwiches.....Hmmmmm....this car park is mighty fine....nicer than the one we visited last week...it has nicer white markings!*
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 16:38 [#00360257]
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What do you propose we do?
We are a different generation so perhaps with this in mind things will be better,when we are like 80 or something will we still be listening to aphex[our golden oldies]or modern music then?theres a thought.
its either that or a killing spree,carmaggedden style or something.
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mccabe
from fuck knows .......I`m lost !!! on 2002-08-22 16:40 [#00360258]
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lol,oh isnt that cup of tea nice.........
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 19:11 [#00360406]
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lol!! Coming to the jumble sale next Saturday, dear boy?
Hehehehe
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jand
from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-22 19:30 [#00360421]
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I love old people....some of my best friends are over 70...and believe me, they are far hipper than you'd ever dream...
And I dunno about you but if I'd lived thru the abortion that was the 20th century then the simple act of sitting in a car, eating some sandwiches would be a refreshing act of revolutionary freedom...perhaps I overstate..I dunno..
These people have lived...I respect em in the way I'd like to be respected when I get old(er)....
Do Jedis not see beyond surface?...
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Jedi Chris
on 2002-08-22 19:36 [#00360425]
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As ever Jand, you are right.....please excuse my shallow attitude. I had not thought of it from that point of view!
*stands corrected*
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2002-08-22 22:03 [#00360546]
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I HATE walking home and having old people on their front step just staring at the fucking surroundings... and watching me... I just want to turn to them and throw a rock at their wrinkly faces.
How the fuck can that entertain them? When I'm old, I hope I still have a brain and will NOT be entertained by watching people walk and making them uncomfortable while I piss in my Depends.
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xlr
from Boston (United States) on 2002-08-23 04:44 [#00360921]
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Maybe it's because I've never really known my grandparents...or maybe because i've had a lot of bad experiences with elderly customers, but i have developed a prejudice against geriatrics.
I work in a coffee shop in the mall and we have a lot of old customers. In the mornings, before the stores open, old people like to go into the mall corridors and jog or walk or whatever at like 7 in the morning every day.
I've noticed that the number of impatient, rude customers is much higher with the old than with the young.
There are the nice sweet old people though, so they're not all bad.
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SwitchFrontside
on 2002-08-23 05:02 [#00360943]
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i just realy hate old people.... there is no explination why they cannot do simple things such as swipe their credit card !!!!... they give it to me to swipe !!! hahaha screw that as if i am going to do that ?, they are perfectly compitent at swiping the card but they think i am a but monkey or something ......
and why the hell do they stare so much ???.... if i go down the street wearing anything that isn't sold at a teeniebopper shop the stupid fucks will stare at me till i am too far away for them to see me .....
another point is rudeness.... for example if i am at work and the coffie machine is broken i kindly apoligize and say that it will be repaired as soon as possible.... then they HAVE to say something real stupid under their breath like "thats typical of you" or something like that as if it were my fault that some old cunt just like them couldn't work the machine and probably inserted the foam cup into the coin slot hoping for expresso to pop out....... oh well.... thats my bitching done for today ...
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MAGICNINJA
from G-ville of tha FL (United States) on 2002-08-23 06:12 [#00361004]
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I myself have been studying this problem for several months now. Based on my analysis, they do it to piss off people. These people become so pissed off that they can't even enjoy the time that they were supposed to, for example, enjoying landscape. They have much fun at social events telling their stories to each other.
You didn't hear this from me though, they vowed that they would take me on a world tour of fascinating landmarks and beaches while they didn't look at them if word got out. Have mercy.
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-08-23 08:10 [#00361071]
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Jand has a point. I think our generation will be less amiable as we get older because we've had it a fair bit easier. I mean, how many of us have been to fight in a war, or lose a partner in a war?
That said, I was walking into a charity shop the other day and held the door open for an old woman. However, she looked like she was going to go past the shop and so I let it go. She was at that distance where you are not expected to hold the door anyway. But when it closed she walked into it and had a look on her face of pure disgust. I felt like knicking her handbag. There are quite a few twisted, bitter old fuckers like this woman who are merely jealous of my youth and agrieved that they're going to die soon. My town is like a giant geriatric home so there's quite a few of them about.
But we can't generalise; there are cool old people who I love to listen to when they recount their experiences and then there are Mrs Sourface above.
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jand
from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-23 09:58 [#00361219]
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yeah, it's going to be interesting to see how our generations deal with getting older...we have been cossetted and take so much shit for granted; how the hell does such a youth obsessed culture deal with ageing?...I look around me at the moment & see the way we treat old people now & I know it's going to get worse rather than better...
My Grandmother spent her last few years dying in our house...she was my mothers mother and I'll never forget the diginity and love & the things my mum had to go thru as her mother went slowly senile & faded before us all...I think maybe experiencing such a close death that as a lad has affected my attitude immensely...
I was thinking about this on the bus this morning (cause I felt I'd been a bit harsh to good old Jedi Chris and I worry about things like that & wanted to post again)...old people I know are scared a lot of the time, it's tough enough having to deal with a body/mind that doesn't fit anymore & the thought of the end etc. I think that's the key to having a more sypathetic attitude, realising that fear drives a lot of their actions...
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Chri5py
from my Solarbear (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-23 10:03 [#00361229]
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Yea I think You're all being a bit harsh. Not every single old person sits on a deck chair. Many will laugh at those old people. They realise they're not strong enough to get onto the beach so they don't bother going, go gambling instead.
I can't wait till I'm old so I can shout at kids and hit them and get away with it. "He's just old and senile". "GIT ORF MA BINS!! GIT DAAN YOUR OWN END!"
great stuff
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manicminer
from Paris (France) on 2002-08-23 10:05 [#00361235]
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another term for old people: oxygen thieves
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Chri5py
from my Solarbear (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-23 10:23 [#00361258]
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human cunt-flaps (nice)
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