Two elderly women were sitting at a nearby table at a
restaurant this afternoon and I began to notice they were pointing at me and
whispering. This continued for close to a minute or so… pointing and whispering
and occasionally nodding, as if they knew something.
Finally, one of the women asked me, “Are you retired?”
I said, “No, I look a little bit older than my age, but I’m
not retired yet.”
The other woman said, “See? I told you!”
I smiled, chuckled a bit and nodded my head.
Then one of them said, “Just wait until you get on
Medicaid. It stinks!”
The other one said, “Yeah! I don’t like it!”
I nodded to indicate I heard her but she thought I was
nodding to agree that I did not like Medicaid, as well.
She said to her friend, “See? He doesn’t like it either.”
I quickly said, “No! No! I don’t know anything about it.
I just nodded to indicate that I heard you!”
They both looked at me suspiciously and that was the end
of our conversation.
I seem to attract these kinds fascinating and insightful interactions
everywhere I go.
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