Continued

More on how to tell if you are an old coot. Notice that I keep this clean, so as not to lose my ‘G’ rating.

If you drive on the freeway with your turn signal constantly on - you might be an old coot.

If you have ever gone to the grocery for a loaf of bread and come home with ten bags of groceries and no bread - you might be an old coot.

If your spouse gets new hearing aids and can everything better except you - you might be an old coot.

If you wake up in the middle of the night, get dressed and have breakfast and wonder what’s wrong with your clocks - you might be an old coot.

If you know all the doctors and staff by their first names at one or more hospitals and three or more clinics - you might be an old coot.

If your family and friends can quote verbatim the stories you tell - you might be an old coot.

If you wear plaid bell bottom pants - you might be an old coot.

If you are male and have almost no hair, but have a ponytail - you might be an old coot.

If you stand and stare into the refrigerator and wonder why you opened the door - you might be an old coot.

If you have blue hair and wonder why teenagers have a darker shade of blue than you do - you might be an old coot.

If you have ever used ‘white out’ correction fluid on your computer screen - you might be an old coot.

If you have ever refused to do something you didn’t want to because you are old - that’s the advantage of being an old coot.

PMO
©2014