Enjoy.
The Oldtimer is pretty much what the name states. They have been around for a long time, sometimes too long, They cannot stay home because work is all they know or their wife does not want them in the house because they cannot sit still and drive everyone nuts. ( Mrs. Oldtimer, they drive us nuts too. Thank you. ) They are usually collecting a pension or 2 and don't really care about a job its just something to do to pass time and make a couple extra bucks to reno a cabin they may never use of replace the tires on their 04 Chrysler.
They are most easy to pick out by the way they walk. Slowly...... no matter what they are doing or how many people are behind them they walk slowly undaunted by polite coughs or the constant "excuse me could I get by here." frequently stopping to kick the dirt or pick something up they think might be a penny.
Sometimes well more often than not the clothes are a dead give away as well. For some reason the Oldtimer tends to enjoy wearing shirts with collars on them. I really have only found one reason for it so far. Often you will see the glasses case in the front pocket next two a row of pens that usually don't work and i think this may have something to do with it. They need pockets. They need them to put all that stuff they have no use for in. Nobody really knows what is in those pockets but they are full to the brim and you don't dare check for fear of the well used hankerchief that may be crusted in there.
Other obvious traits are where they sit when in the lunchroom. There are usually 3 spots you can find the Oldtimer: 1- Alone, 2-with another Oldtimer or 3- with a young kid. The ones that sit alone pretty much hate everyone. They are the Oldtimers you don't want to work with because they just bitch about everything and will yell at you for any reason including when there arthritis acts up. Also very prevelent to have loose dentures when they are talking excitedly and will blow their nose with the one thumb method practically anywhere.
The ones that sit with other Oldtimers are also ones you don't want to work with. These are the ones that sit and bitch about young people and how shit was so different when they were young, how easy things are now and other delusional statements that make them feel better. They may also tend to conspire against the younger generation with their Oldtimer buddies but never really act on it due to lack of energy or forgetfulness of what they were talking about.
Then there is the one who sits with the young kids. These are the ones that are the best. They can still snap and yell at you ( That is a right earned by all Oldtimers) but they are more like an old grandpa who you can play tricks on and will still laugh. They remember that they have a sense of humor. Of all the Oldtimers these are the ones that are the best. They tend to find humor in the younger generation that they work with laughing at the stupid pranks that are played and just pretty much enjoying someone with lots of life being around them.
Oldtimers of all sorts are difficult to work with if you do not have something for them to do all the time. In some ways they are like a puppy if they are not kept busy then you don't know what they are going to do and sometimes they pee on the floor. Well puppies do I don't know about Oldtimers but I am sure I will have an accident or two when I get up there as well. Anyway you have to keep them both busy or the cuteness will wear off fast and they get very annoying and difficult to work with. They will tend to do their own thing most the time and wander very easily and often for no apparent reason. We have yet to lose one so far but it is still a daily fear that one may just wander off too far and get on the wrong bus or something.
This is one persons view on Oldtimers coming soon are Newbies, Cash chasers, Out of towners, The Apprentice, and many more.
Cheers
hilarious:) You have such keen people watching skills:)
ReplyDelete