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Originally Posted by manaboutown
C'mon, GG, don't go all PC on us!
Frankly I find elderly descriptive, unobjectionable and neutral. I am now 74 years of age, ELDERLY, and proud of it. I am not in denial about being a senior citizen and am certainly not the man (nor the driver) I was at 35.
I also know a few folks whose lives have been destroyed by ELDERLY drivers!
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We have discussed this before on this forum. Who do you think are more dangerous drivers statistically? Over 80 or under 20?
I do not mind at all being elderly. These are the most fun filled years of my life with no deadlines and no burdens of worries about jobs or kids. I am married to my dream guy and enjoy sharing our home with our sweet daughter. I wish I could make this part of my life go on forever.
I don't think I am a fan of political correctness, but as my Aunt Jane would remind us, Don't be crude like oil. Be refined, like sugar. Not funny, just nostalgic and indicative of my Ohio upbringing. My father figure was a police officer and he was never anything but well spoken. Of course he was 6'4" which back in the forties and fifties was really tall. To me he was a giant. I expect a lot from the men in blue.