The last time I was in an Apple store I felt like I was in the bar scene from Star Wars. To say the clientele was diverse would be the understatement of the century. So go ahead and put me down as a GOF.
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What makes a GOF?
- Thread starter SoulReflection
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I'll have you know I've never done that in real life. It was figuratively. But it was meant to stress a point. Frustration on people who don't understand seniors or have pre-conceived notions about who older people are. Not all older people are always grumpy, but we are at times. Just like Grumpy Young People. Same same. You still haven't clarified if you were slamming me or being humorous.
I guess I am not there yet, because I had to look up what GOF meant in the post 
I thought it was
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF)
I thought it was Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF)
Im 52 and play in a Hardcore band
At our show last Friday, the guy at the door thought he'd let me know that Punk bands were playing that night
I told him, "yeah I know, I play in one of those bands"...….he looked a little surprised and didn't ask for the $5.00 cover
What is your band??
A few weeks ago, I was visiting relatives in New England and I ran into an old-timer with a Misfits tattoo that looked to be about 40 years old. He told me he still had a hardcore band going.
I think, as a GOF in training that your reaction would have been about 5 rungs too far up on the escalation ladder. Nothing about that situation deserved a call to a manager nor a refusal of goods.You're a lot kinder than I. I would have shoved the sub back at him asking for a refund, then given him (politely) a piece of my mind. Later I would have called to speak to his manager and ask if it's his policy to treat all seniors like dirt.
Although rarely discussed discrimination against seniors is universal. In any other culture than the Western, elders are held in high esteem and it's considered an honor to take care of one's parents in their twilight years. Elders are thought of as wise, and their advice is highly sought. Grandchildren are taught to exalt their grandparents.
But, hey, we live in the greatest country on earth so I'll take my knocks as I get 'em knowing I did my part to make this country a better place, as much of our generation did....
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Exactly what a GOF would do.You're a lot kinder than I. I would have shoved the sub back at him asking for a refund, then given him (politely) a piece of my mind. Later I would have called to speak to his manager and ask if it's his policy to treat all seniors like dirt.
Although rarely discussed discrimination against seniors is universal. In any other culture than the Western, elders are held in high esteem and it's considered an honor to take care of one's parents in their twilight years. Elders are thought of as wise, and their advice is highly sought. Grandchildren are taught to exalt their grandparents.
But, hey, we live in the greatest country on earth so I'll take my knocks as I get 'em knowing I did my part to make this country a better place, as much of our generation did....
Grumpy old F...er
...at least that is what I have discerned. Google will bring you to Guggenheim investments.
...at least that is what I have discerned. Google will bring you to Guggenheim investments.
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I'll be 62 next week. Most of the people I work with are 20 to 30 years younger than me. I've been working with teenagers for the past 15 years. The only comment I get about age is from people who are astonished that I'm that much older than they thought (usually early 40s). Great genes aside, I think you look how you act. The "act your age" line has some truth to it. If you act like a GOF you're gonna end up looking like a GOF and people are going to treat you like a GOF.
You guys wouldn't last here in the South. We say "sir" and "ma'am" to EVERYBODY. You could be 16 years old and get the same treatment.
My version of GOF is pretty tame. I do have less patience for nonsense. But I don't get mad about it. I simply state calmly that I'm not putting up with whatever the nonsense is. If that means I quit your band, hire another contractor, or leave your house, fine. I'm not saying YOU have to conform to my world view. I'm just not conforming to yours.
The single exception is traffic.... with a twist. Most people drive more slowly as they age. Traffic GOFs usually raise heck at fast drivers. I'm the opposite. GOFs in their stinking Toyota Prius(es) driving 40 in a 45 PISS ME OFF. If YOU have nowhere to be, fine. Wait until non-commuter hours to go there. If you're too old to handle the pressures of a four-way stop or a leading left, STAY HOME. You are unsafe to others and shouldn't have a license. I think profiling should come back with regard to traffic stops. Only this time, leave African Americans alone and pull over every single WHITE lady in a Buick or a Prius. Issue a field hand-eye coordination test. If you don't pass, your license gets shredded on the spot. Have your kids come pick you up.
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This.
I am fortunate so far to appear about 10 years younger than my current 51 years.
20 lbs weight lost and I could almost pull it off.
Acting like I am 19 in many other areas of my life helps with the impression that I am younger but has its downsides when not kept in check
Its a band called Last Option - West Coast Hardcore
Here's a couple of pics from our last show.......we're just a couple of older guys out there blowing the roof off the joint
And a little after party
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You folks look like you are a bunch of fun!Its is a band called Last Option - West Coast Hardcore
Here's a couple of pics from our last show.......we're just a couple of older guys out there blowing the roof off the joint
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And a little after party
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Love the front kick-drum head with band logo. Nice.
I can be a GOF, but I don't mind being old at all. I'm actually proud I made it this far (76) and am still in good health and can still get up and do a 4 hour gig. My GOF comes out when I have to endure someone being stupid, regardless of age.
Don't really know, and don't really care that much. I'm more or less the same guy I've always been - I've just been around for a lot longer than I used to.
When my wonderful wife was in her early '50's (now 63 as am I), she used to lie on the bed and say, in a sort of groaning voice, "oh, honey, I'm getting old!". And, being the dedicated, honest hubby that I am, I'd say, "no, honey, you are old." Here she is, hamming it up, on a visit to South Korea last year at the changing of the guard at some palace:
