Comments on: #848 Old folks who sit on their porch and wave at you when you walk by

By: wendywithaurora

wendywithaurora — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:26:38 +0000

it’s up!!

By: 1000 Awesome Things - Evan's Blog

1000 Awesome Things - Evan's Blog — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:45:12 +0000

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By: wendywithaurora

wendywithaurora — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:05:31 +0000

As long as I can hear children playing and birds singing, I’ll be happy as a meadow lark, on a porch swing would be my thing…that is when I am sitting.

By: kitti tobin steiner

kitti tobin steiner — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:52:48 +0000

yeah. thats awesome.

By: Kyla

Kyla — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:13:03 +0000

When i was a kid there was an old guy who sat in his living room waving to all the kids who walked by on their way to school.
Forgot all about that until I read this post!

By: SaltyTreats

SaltyTreats — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:55:53 +0000

We had one guy that used to stand out by the road with his arm in a bale of clothes. For some reason he had this pile of clothes that was tied into a bale and he’d stick his arm in there (security I guess). With the other hand he’d wave at the speeding cars rushing past. Sometimes he’d fall over if the cars got too close.
There was an old man across the street. I was working on my house and he’d sit on his porch looking out. I’d wave to him but I never got a reaction. The old man would just sit there staring like he was blind. Then one day I got mad and cursed at things for awhile. Sometime later I climbed down the ladder, my back facing the old man. When I got to the bottom of the ladder and turned I almost stepped on him. Without a sound he had crossed the busy road and positioned himself at the bottom of my ladder. I screamed because I hadn’t seen him move. He’d just kind of “appeared”.

Well, he’s gone to his reward now, him and his chickens. The new neighbor I’ve only met once. Hell, he might be the fifth new neighbor. They all look the same since the old guy passed.

By: The Alligatorman

The Alligatorman — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:15:29 +0000

We don’t have the nice kind around here. We have the crazy, half-stoned old guys.

By: Arlene

Arlene — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:16:06 +0000

There are some seriously grumpy codgers out there, men AND women… and my aunt – in her 70′s – is one of them. Epically miserable. Sonically miserable. Think Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino only with boobs. She’s even rascist like he was… and is there anything uglier than that?! I call her The Old Battleaxe… but of course I’m too wimpy to say it to her face. But generally speaking older people are so much more mellow and warm and kind and friendly. They are like little kids in reverse, there’s an innocence and warmth that comes back… and the slowness! They are mellow and in no hurry… exactly like toddlers. They are exploring and reflecting and relaxing. It’s inspiring. I think older people are seriously underrated and underappreciated.

We were in a food court and a senior citizen East Indian man sat beside us. His face was so warm and kind it just warmed my heart. He couldn’t speak English but he was beaming at our cute kids for half the lunch, you could tell he thought they were so funny. To me that is amazing to be that happy and warm… to not know the language would terrify me. I’d be holed up with my language tapes learning, learning, learning and refusing to come out til I did. Meanwhile this man just radiated love and warmth. It was the coolest, rarest, awesomest thing.

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Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:07:00 +0000

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By: marc

marc — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:17:27 +0000

YOU could die first and problem would be solved! we all want to live… sorry! :)