Oh my goodness Lola, way to go. It continues to amaze me (although why I don't know) how people can sit and stare at something like that and not get off their butts. Geez Louise!

Lola, I can't believe someone didn't film the scene and place it on youtube.

jabber, I recall our pediatriciam teaching a class at our church. He was a delightful man. He said to remember that you should never have to raise your voice when settling a battle. I've always remembered that. Haven't always been able to live by it, but it certainly lowered my tone of voice many times.

Anne, I don't blame you for speaking up. It's called survival and keeping people honest!

Yep, Dancer and MamaRed. Sometimes, one has just got to give a belter. LOL!

Yep. It was hilarious enough to be on YouTube, Dotsie.

Well, being considered by most of the worlds population to be one of the >ELDERLY< oh my how awful!!! Because they also think they can say and do anything to us and we will take it and move along quietly! Thats the same reason every time a new scam pops up it is tried first on us so called old folks...

Well let me tell you something, my mother who will be 89 in April will shout down the biggest man in the place if aggrivated. I learned from her and do exactly the same thing. We may look like sweet, demure, old girls but steer clear with any bulls//t, because we can give a whole lot better than we'll get.

I don't take crap from anyone, man or woman, old or young. I AM ALWAYS POLITE and SMILING just don't cross me or you'll see this flower turn into a stinging thistle.

I learned along time ago that if you don't stick up for yourself, no one else will either.

How true. The elderly is the last frontier of having a voice.
So first let's stay informed, be healthy, keep on learning, and know diverse range of people personally. Otherwise we can't even properly articulate our position by not even being aware of core issues.

I suppose I'm the same on line as I am in person. I'm presently involved in a battle with the local power company and in fact just presented to our community association a summary of my last 7 months of correspondence. Now they're putting me in charge. The problem is the power goes out all the time in our part of the neighborhood.

As far as stores and companies go, I've watched my daughter do what she saw me do, which is, to call and lodge a complaint. Most recently I canceled our newspaper subscription because the quality had sunk so low. I patronize locally owned mom and pop stores where they know me and I know them and try to avoid the chains anymore.

its always better done with a smile as people get so confused it gives me the upper hand to RUN....after i had my say

I'm hoping our generation will change the voice of the elderly. I think we're already changing the voice of midlife. Boomers can only tackle one life stage at a time.

DJ, we've been talking about canceling our paper too. There's nothing to it. Everyone's online these days. Times are a changin'. However, I'm happy with the Sun right now becasue they are hanging Dad's paper on his door so he doesn't have to go out and bend over to get it. I was so grateful they would do it, and without any complaints. They couldn't have been nicer. The paper is so important to him. He's not online. So the Sun is good for something! I think they're bending over backwards to keep customers.

I cancelled my newspapers long ago. I can click Las Vegas on the computer or Tim Buck Two for that matter and get all the latest news for FREE!

YOu know what else galls me...I am guilty of this too or rather I use to be. When someone asks your age and you tell them and they say, "oh my girl, you don't look your age at all!" Is that suppose to be a compliment? Whats wrong with our ages? We earned every year of them. I proudly tell my age and low and behold anyone saying that to me now. You should see their faces when I come back with, "and whats wrong with being 68????"

Sometimes I listen and don't say anything at all, but when I speak, I'm outspoken and to the point. Which doesn't mean I can't ramble and have fun -- because I do. But when I have something to say, very few people are confused about my intent.

The main difference between online and in person is that I'm more laid back online. Slightly.