Hey, fellow geezers, your emails and notes sent to me for this column get funnier each week.
Here’s this week’s first gem, sent by good friends Linda and Steve. Linda writes, “At first my husband and I were hard-pressed to recall any embarrassing moments, but wouldn’t you know, something would happen. Steve, being retired, often helps with the laundry. This week, he folded the white stuff and put it away. Included in this heap of laundry were two V-necked white t-shirts, which we wear with sleep shorts during the summer, one a lady’s large and the other a men’s large. Well, this morning when we woke up, I realized my shirt was a bit big on me. So I took a good look at Steve, sitting there in his lady’s large shirt. He looked kind of cute with those puffy sleeves!”
I’ve received numerous notes from readers that include trying to use the TV remote to make a phone call and forgetting why you walked into a room, but this one goes a step further. A friend writes that she starting walking up the stairs, stopped partway up to try to remember why she was going upstairs, but then couldn’t remember if she was going up or down the stairs. Thank God we don’t have stairs in our home!
Finally, this one comes from everybody’s favorite Sun City resident, Larry Fik. First, some words about Larry. Once you meet him, you can’t help but like him and be amazed by him. He may be THE most fit guy in our community. He’s easily spotted either in the fitness center or riding his bike or walking or playing tennis or fighting crime. Once Larry’s met you, he remembers everything about you and makes you feel special. Here’s Larry’s contribution to this week’s column.
“Not too long ago, a group of us were in the locker room at Prairie Lodge getting ready for sauna, swimming, and a whirlpool workout routine. One of the guys I’ll call “K” likes his favorite seat in the sauna. On this day, he hurried ahead to take a shower and claim his favorite spot in the sauna. After taking a shower and heading for the sauna, I noticed a commotion in the pool/sauna area with the fitness desk monitor and several women. The fitness desk monitor saw me and called me over. He asked me if I knew “K” and wondered if the police should be called to investigate his lewd conduct. Just then, I noticed “K” scurrying from the sauna to the locker room in his “birthday suit.” I assured the fitness desk attendant that this was not a case for the police, and in his haste for his favorite perch, “K” just forgot to put on his swimwear. The fitness attendant then wrote up the incident as a ‘geezer moment.’”
Priceless, Larry.
Thanks for reading, keep sending those stories to me at greengeezer9@comcast.net
Sammy
