Old people and change

monkeysnapper

You always see old people in the post office in the mornings,

Is it possable that they dont only go there for their pension but to break notes for loose change so they can annoy the sh1yte out of busy retailers searching for the scraps.

Ive seen the same old people coming in day after day and they always seem to have loads of loose change. If they insist so much in finding 14 euros and 99 cent in 1s and 2cent coins then how do they have so much change every day.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

well when people are old they walk around kinda bent over.

they see all the change on the path and pick it up.

kneemos

Now that you mention it I have seen old people (Women)rummage around in what seems a bottomless pit of coins.Women are just as bad,they'll suddenly discover after packing everything away,oh I have to pay for this and go searching for thier purse.

9959

I thought old people hated change of any kind.

Milk & Honey

9959 wrote: »

I thought old people hated change of any kind.

That is why they are always trying to get rid of it.

anncoates

They do it to annoy you.

Which appears to be easy.

Sappa

Actually they're are smart the unload all their shrapnel on the retainers because it'ds a pain to lug around.

Lawrence1895

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

well when people are old they walk around kinda bent over.

they see all the change on the path and pick it up.

Thanks for reminding me, that I'm old

jester77

Yeah, it's so annoying. With the technology we have today I just don't understand why old people don't just pay for their groceries with their NFC enabled smart phones.

kneemos

jester77 wrote: »

Yeah, it's so annoying. With the technology we have today I just don't understand why old people don't just pay for their groceries with their NFC enabled smart phones.

Are you insinuating old people are too stupid to use smart phones?

starbelgrade

Some day you will be old and young people will find you annoying.

You will also smell of staleness & wee.

Pherekydes

Chuck Norris just told me he's going to punch this thread and kill anyone who posted derogatory stuff about old people in it.

Mr Benevolent

Pherekydes wrote: »

Chuck Norris just told me he's going to punch this thread and kill anyone who posted derogatory stuff about old people in it.

But Chuck Norris smells of wee too.

Shryke

kneemos wrote: »

Are you insinuating old people are too stupid to use smart phones?

He probably just means they can't afford them, y'know, what with the price of xboxes and converse and the latest iPad. Old people are all over that stuff.

Pherekydes

Confab wrote: »

But Chuck Norris smells of wee too.

A bit of respect! Before God said "Let there be light", Chuck Norris said "Let there be God."

ejmaztec

When we're all asleep in our beds, gangs of old people roam the streets and break into vending machines, that's why they have lots of change in the mornings.

Shryke

Pherekydes wrote: »

A bit of respect! Before God said "Let there be light", Chuck Norris said "Let there be God."

Wow guy. That's just...wow. I think you're on to something amazing. *douses self in petrol*

Truley

Maybe it's a throwback from the days when things could actually be bought with small coins. Also people had less money, were used to scraping together what coinage they had. Nowadays if I have twenty euro in collected copper coins I still think I'm broke :rolleyes:

Cee-Jay-Cee

Old people don't a whole lot to do each day so they've the time to count out all their pennies, whereas younger people couldn't be arsed and throw them in jars at home.

efb

Old people know the value of money- and have all the time they need.

Capt'n Midnight

I think you'll find that it's a hang over from when the government removed their LSD back in 1971.

BensonSlide

Statement hot off the press from the Irish Association of Older People.

Dear Boards.ie

We simply do not give a fuck what you think. This comes with age.

Regards,

Old People

sink_or_swim

it slightly annoys me how old people rarely ever prepare for the cost of what they buy while in shops , they arrive at the counter and seem genuinly amazed when the cashier expects a specific amount of money , q the oldie rooting through the bottom of thier purse for ten minutes while im there knowing im going to be late for wherever im heading

danslevent

Leave elderly people alone >:(

Furious_George

Hey mods please lock this disgraceful thread by a bunch of children who think they arr never going to grow old. Those pf you insulting the elderly are disgusting excuses of human beings

B0jangles

I'm so old, I can just about remember when Chuck Norris jokes were fresh and funny.

Pace2008

kneemos wrote: »

Now that you mention it I have seen old people (Women)rummage around in what seems a bottomless pit of coins.Women are just as bad,they'll suddenly discover after packing everything away,oh I have to pay for this and go searching for their purse.

I have always maintained that the world would be a better place if all retailers/services were split into two branches: one for old people and middle-aged women, and another for the rest of the population. There they would be free to spend 42 minutes getting a score from the ATM, blocking an whole supermarket aisle while looking for salt, or staring in bemusement at the bank teller when asked for their account number, while the rest of the world goes about their business in a more timely fashion.

sink_or_swim

Furious_George wrote: »

Hey mods please lock this disgraceful thread by a bunch of children who think they arr never going to grow old. Those pf you insulting the elderly are disgusting excuses of human beings

yes , the only time anyone should ever mention old people is when discussing how they built the country , paid 80 p in the pound , marched with martin luther king , stood against the church and gombeen FF policys

its a joke ffs , old people counting the pennys ( with a quee of ten behind them ) for the weekly shopping is funny cause its true

Capt'n Midnight

danslevent wrote: »

Leave elderly people alone >:(

Have the "don't leave old people alone at this time of year" ads started again ?

Furious_George

sink_or_swim wrote: »

yes , the only time anyone should ever mention old people is when discussing how they built the country , paid 80 p in the pound , marched with martin luther king , stood against the church and gombeen FF policys

its a joke ffs , old people counting the pennys ( with a quee of ten behind them ) for the weekly shopping is funny cause its true

Wtf are you sh1tting on about. How is sayn they smell stale and of wee funny.

vektarman

sink_or_swim wrote: »

it slightly annoys me how old people rarely ever prepare for the cost of what they buy while in shops , they arrive at the counter and seem genuinly amazed when the cashier expects a specific amount of money , q the oldie rooting through the bottom of thier purse for ten minutes while im there knowing im going to be late for wherever im heading

So leave earlier....

daisybelle2008

Furious_George wrote: »

Wtf are you sh1tting on about. How is sayn they smell stale and of wee funny.

Why so furious George?

Furious_George

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

Why so furious George?

I'm always furious Daisybelle.

Paulzx

Furious_George wrote: »

Wtf are you sh1tting on about. How is sayn they smell stale and of wee funny.

Maybe you should ask the guy who said it

Larianne

Having change in their pockets stops them from blowing away when the wind blows. But sometimes the change is too heavy so they have to off load some..