I ordered off the senior menu

[Rain Man]

I'm in a Perkins while on the road, and I'm watching my calories. They have a 55+ menu that is the same food with a better calorie count, and I ordered my meal from it. It's the first senior discount I've ever received and the first senior meal I've ever ordered.

How did this happen to me?

[DeepPurple]

What's nice is going to the fast food restaurants and asking for a senior drink. Taco Bell use to be free, most places charge anywhere from 50 cents to a dollar. Bob Evans has a 55+ section on their menu, but I think it's really just smaller portions for a smaller price.

I started playing golf again when I turned 59 and I found most golf courses where lived gave a nice discount. Where I live now, everyone is a senior, so it's no big deal.

[Randallflagg]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Do you have dinner at 3pm?

About 5 years ago, we invited the kids over for a Friday night dinner - told them to show up around 4-4:30 and we'd shoot the shit for a while.

Wife's idea - she sat the table and took the night's before leftovers and made it up to look like dinner was on the table. Well, the kids arrived about 4PM and there we were, sitting at the table and telling them, "C'mon sit down! Don't want dinner to get cold"..........

The looks on their faces was priceless....they still give us shit about it to this day.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Do you have dinner at 3pm?

I had to eat early because the Matlock reruns start at 5:00.

[Naptown Chief]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I had to eat early because the Matlock reruns start at 5:00.

Is that before or after Murder She Wrote?

[displacedinMN]

On Saturday nights...Do you watch Lawrence Welk at 6pm?

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

On Saturday nights...Do you watch Lawrence Welk at 6pm?

No no no, welk comes on after antiques road show. You whippersnappers have a lot to learn!

[jerryaldini]

Consumer cellular? Granpad? Onstar?

[DeepPurple]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

On Saturday nights...Do you watch Lawrence Welk at 6pm?

When I was 18, I got a summer job as an elevator operator at a 7 story hotel. The old style with a cage door you had to look through to see the floor numbers and a handle to go up and down.

It was in downtown St. Petersburg and everyone lived there fulltime, no one checked in and no one checked out unless they were carried out. Every evening they would all come down to watch Lawrence Welk together in the lobby. Afterwards they would all have to go up to their rooms, and that was the end of the evening for me. This is it.

[Naptown Chief]

Originally Posted by DeepPurple

When I was 18, I got a summer job as an elevator operator at a 7 story hotel. The old style with a cage door you had to look through to see the floor numbers and a handle to go up and down.

It was in downtown St. Petersburg and everyone lived there fulltime, no one checked in and no one checked out unless they were carried out. Every evening they would all come down to watch Lawrence Welk together in the lobby. Afterwards they would all have to go up to their rooms, and that was the end of the evening for me. This is it.

Jesus. Was this before or after the prohibition?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DeepPurple

When I was 18, I got a summer job as an elevator operator at a 7 story hotel. The old style with a cage door you had to look through to see the floor numbers and a handle to go up and down.

It was in downtown St. Petersburg and everyone lived there fulltime, no one checked in and no one checked out unless they were carried out. Every evening they would all come down to watch Lawrence Welk together in the lobby. Afterwards they would all have to go up to their rooms, and that was the end of the evening for me. This is it.

That sounds like a more active social life than I have now. Sign me up!

[Flying High D]

Originally Posted by DeepPurple

When I was 18, I got a summer job as an elevator operator at a 7 story hotel. The old style with a cage door you had to look through to see the floor numbers and a handle to go up and down.

It was in downtown St. Petersburg and everyone lived there fulltime, no one checked in and no one checked out unless they were carried out. Every evening they would all come down to watch Lawrence Welk together in the lobby. Afterwards they would all have to go up to their rooms, and that was the end of the evening for me. This is it.

They probably just did it for the elevator ride.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by Flachief58

No no no, welk comes on after antiques road show. You whippersnappers have a lot to learn!

Iowa Public Television used to play Welk at 6pm on Saturday nights. One of the few shows my Grandmother NEVER MISSED. This was 40 years ago. I thought there were reruns on Metv or AntennaTV somewhere.

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

Iowa Public Television used to play Welk at 6pm on Saturday nights. One of the few shows my Grandmother NEVER MISSED. This was 40 years ago. I thought there were reruns on Metv or AntennaTV somewhere.

It was the same in KS. We had 3 channels that came in pretty clear so PBS was a staple in our house

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Randallflagg

About 5 years ago, we invited the kids over for a Friday night dinner - told them to show up around 4-4:30 and we'd shoot the shit for a while.

Wife's idea - she sat the table and took the night's before leftovers and made it up to look like dinner was on the table. Well, the kids arrived about 4PM and there we were, sitting at the table and telling them, "C'mon sit down! Don't want dinner to get cold"..........

The looks on their faces was priceless....they still give us shit about it to this day.

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I had to eat early because the Matlock reruns start at 5:00.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

Iowa Public Television used to play Welk at 6pm on Saturday nights. One of the few shows my Grandmother NEVER MISSED. This was 40 years ago. I thought there were reruns on Metv or AntennaTV somewhere.

Originally Posted by Flachief58

It was the same in KS. We had 3 channels that came in pretty clear so PBS was a staple in our house

My grandma pioneered the 'celebrity hall pass' for Tom Netherton. Way back in the day we even got her VIP passes for when he came through in concert. Got a signed picture together and a kiss on the cheek.