Posted by noa on March 17, 2003, at 16:28:53
In reply to Re: i am 22 and feel 90 yrs old, posted by syringachalet on March 16, 2003, at 5:04:41
OK, syringe, your pig post wins my "daily unexpected chuckle post" prize!
Growing up, I had a neighbor(sans pig, though) who was around 80 when we moved in, who got dressed in her little blue suit and matching little blue pillbox hat, and pumps with 2 inch heals, tasteful purse in hand, and walked about 1 mile in each direction to go shopping, run errands, get her hair done, etc. It was a steep uphill walk on the way to the commercial area, too. She also mowed front and back lawns with a hand mower, weeded the garden, shoveled her own walks, etc.etc. Didn't slow down much, except her hearing went over the years, until she died in her late 90's not from age, but because a stupid truck driver ran her over when he was backing blindly up the street because he had forgotten something when making deliveries. My younger brother, only sib still living there at the time, was rather traumatized by it and still talks about it sometimes, 20 years later.
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