Friday, 27 April 2012

98 Years Young

The sweetest man came up to the counter the other day. He was escorted by his 50'ish son and together they were looking for liners for him to tuck in his underwear at night.
I walked over to the section with them and showed them the ones specifically made for men and he cringed at the size of them and said they were much too big. After looking at several different brands he and his son decided they should probably go off to the competitor because he knew they had them.
He was telling me his age (98) and how he felt it was annoying at the thought of having to tuck one of these in his underwear but he said like every thing else, things start to falter.  He had such beautiful eyes and a smile that could melt anyone's heart.
I didn't want to give up to easily and asked him if he could describe the packaging a bit to me and I could make an order for him and get them in the following day.
"Well", he said. "They have wings on them"!  It suddenly dawned on me that perhaps he's using Always with wings! We walked over to the feminine hygiene department and sure enough, there they were! He was tickled pink.  I mentioned that these were made for women but if they worked, why not?! He snickered and got a good kick out of that.
Just after he thanked me and started to leave, I noticed he left his cane hooked on the counter. I grabbed it and ran up to him to give it to him. He said to me while leering at his son. "I don't need this cane"! Then he said to me, "I use it to keep the old ladies off of me". I nearly died laughing! 
I love elderly people so much and nothing gives me more satisfaction than serving them and listening to their great stories.
I hope I live to be 98 years young too.



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