Tag: Generation

  • How Thick Are Other People

    My daughter and I went through the McDonald’s driveway window and I gave the cashier a £5 note.
    Our total was £4.25, so I also handed her 25p.
    She said, ‘you gave me too much money.’
    I said, ‘Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a pound coin back.’
    She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
    I did so, and he handed me back the 25p, and said ‘We’re sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.’
    The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75p in change.
    Do not confuse the people at MacD’s.

    We had to have the garage door repaired.
    The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a ‘large’ enough motor on the opener.
    I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
    He shook his head and said, ‘You need a 1/4 horsepower.’
    I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, ‘NOOO, it’s not. Four is larger than two.’
    We haven’t used that repairman since…

    I live in a semi rural area.
    We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.
    The reason: ‘Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don’t think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.’

    IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.
    My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
    She asked the person behind the counter for ‘minimal lettuce.’
    He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.

    I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
    ‘Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?’
    To which I replied, ‘If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?’
    He smiled knowingly and nodded, ‘That’s why we ask.’

    The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it’s safe to cross the street.
    I was crossing with an ‘intellectually challenged’ co-worker of mine.
    She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
    I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
    Appalled, she responded, ‘what on earth are blind people doing driving?!’
    She is a government employee…..

    When my husband and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
    service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
    We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
    As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
    ‘Hey,’ I announced to the technician, ‘its open!’
    His reply, ‘I know. I already did that side.’

    STAY ALERT!
    They walk among us, they breed, and they vote…….

  • Have Expectations Changed For Our Children

    I’m wondering if expectations of children have changed for the next generation? When I was little holidays were at Pontins or Haven , new toys were for birthday and Christmas, summer was parks or woods or beach, clothes were second hand and passed through siblings.

    Expectation were low and everyone was happy. We were content with an hours worth of children’s tv shows, a handheld pac man game was the best thing ever.

    Playing in the street with an old ball, hours upon hours of Kerby or bull dog home, bike rides and den building, may be a dip in the river or a visit to a friend’s house, we were never really alone, friends would come knocking and adventures were had.

     Now it seems almost like we are expected to keep up with the Jones’s for the next generation. Children want more and more, they need to be constantly doing something or going somewhere, advertising is aimed at them and they expect the latest and best of everything. We would have to shop with our parents and not to moan not handed an iPad or a phone to keep us amused

    Of course we don’t have to give into this, but I don’t remember my parents or grandparents feeling all this pressure!

    May be I’m wrong and our parents did have pressure to be make us happy, but I feel I grew up grateful and thankful for all that I had.

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  • People Born between 1940-1980 Are The Blessed Ones

    A youngster asked his father : How did you people live before with:

    No access to technology

    No aeroplanes

    No internet

    No computers

    No dramas

    No TVs

    No cars

    No mobile phones?

    Dad replied :

    “Just like how your generation live today”:

    No prayers

    No compassion

    No honor

    No respect

    No character

    No shame

    No modesty

    No time planning

    No sports

    No reading

    We, the people who were born between 1940-1980 are the blessed ones. Our life is a living proof:

    👉 While playing and riding bicycles, we never wore helmets.

    👉 After school, we played until dusk. We never watched TV.

    👉 We played with real friends , not internet friends.

    👉 If we ever felt thirsty, we drank tap water not bottled water.

    👉 We never got ill although we used to share the same glass of juice with four friends.

    👉 We never gained weight although we used to eat a lot of rice everyday.

    👉 Nothing happened to our feet despite roaming bare-feet.

    👉 our mother and father never used any supplements to keep us healthy.

    👉 We used to create our own toys and play with them.

    👉 Our parents were not rich. They gave us love, not worldly materials.

    👉 We never had mobile phones, DVDs, play station, XBox, video games, personal computers, internet chat – but we had real friends.

    👉 We visited our friend’s home uninvited and enjoyed food with them.

    👉 unlike your world we had Relatives who lived close by so family time and ties were enjoyed together.

    👉 We may have been in black and white photos but you can find colourful memories in those photos.

    👉 We are a unique and the most understanding generation, because *we are the last generation who listened to their parents*. *Also , the first who have had to listen to their children.* and we are the ones who are still smarter and helping you how to use the technology that never exist while we were your age!!!

    We are a LIMITED edition! So you better:

    Enjoy us.

    Learn from us.

    Treasure us.

    Before we disappear from Earth and your lives…

    Love everything and everyone ❤❤