MIL takes offence from door salesman.

Haven’t heard that word floozy for years. ?

My grandmother and grandfather used to lunch regularly at a local restaurant where they became friendly with another couple. After they both lost their partners, the gentleman would walk her back to her home as it was on the way to his own. One day she saw him waiting the other side of the road to walk her to the restaurant. She climbed into a field behind her flat and walked around to avoid meeting him.
When asked why, she replied that she ”did not want the neighbours talking!
Personally, I would be delighted if the neighbours are talking about me when I get to 94.

The man and son always address them selves as travellers but have been in our small town for over 10 years. The price they charge is cheaper than any other gardener, they clean everywhere up and ask if MIL wants anything else taken away. Never been pushy and are very polite. Unfortunately it was dad who came and asked this year not the son. We were in town this morning and DH saw dad again he apologized for upsetting MIL. DH asked if he would mind sending son, he's coming on Tuesday. She's happy now but hope the neighbors don't see all these men coming to her door.

When my Mum passed away I phoned her gentleman friend of many years to tell him, he told me he had always had a soft spot for her and wished they had married as they could have been very happy together. I thought that was lovely

A traveller collects odds and ends I no longer need every so often. I am always most impressed by his good manners. One day he brought his wife and told me he wanted me to see he was a respectably married man! OH! I've just realised you might think I was flirting with him!!! NOOO! He just wanted me to know he was a good man.

I think the good Gypsies and Travellers have such a hard time trying to be accepted and respected. When I was a child, my father used to let the same family of Gypsies stay for a week or so on the edge of a field of the farm. They were a delight. Their Trailers (caravans) were impeccably clean as the ladies cleaned every surface of them every day. One day in the rain my father used the tractor to pull their Trailer up the bank. It was an old open-top tractor. A woman from the nearby new estate walked by and said "I don't know why you are helping those dirty people to stay here." My dad said, "Madam, I would rather eat my dinner from the floor of one of their caravans than from the dining table of your house."
I think I was about 6 years old.

Standing in a queue the other day (when on holiday) I asked the man (similar age to me) next to me a question connected to what we were queueing for. He answered then flirted with me a little. At 71 I found it innocent, friendly and very pleasant. It made me feel good - can't deny it.

Ha!Ha!Haaaaaa!

Good for her - that'll teach him to get patronising and oily with the customers.

(Would he have dished out a likewise 'compliment' to a male client?)

This made me chuckle.

I am a Member of a Meet Up group, one of the other male members flirts with all the ladies, most of us respond by flirting back, all good fun

My experience was that the wife of a guy, who came to carry out a series of repairs to my property at weekends, although he had a regular job but needed extra money, thought he was having an 'affair' with me. The guy was young enough to be my grandson. I would give him a coffee and occasionally a slice of cake and we would chat and he would tell me about his family. Wife, I learned, wanted to know why he was taking so long to carry out these repairs and she would phone asking when was he coming home. Must say it gave me a boost.

In a similar vein, DD was asked by two men ( one after the other) if she was ‘working’ as she waited in the city centre for a friend.This was years ago btw and she said to them ‘no, am still at school’ ( ah,the innocence) she related this to me as she was pleased they thought her old enough to be at work and not a schoolgirl, she was about 14 at the time ( though tall for her age.)

I think the travellor made a mistake by asking her to give him a price!?
It should have been him telling her, the customer, what his price was for the gardening job.

Love this gave me such a laugh this morning, thank you.

Love it Nanawind really made me chuckle. What a spirited lady, good on her.

Indeed Nanwind mum and dad went within 6 months of each oth er 90 and 92 Dad first and I can just hear mum saying you’re not going anywhere without me She was a strong lady had had no schooling but ended up teaching A level she was deaf through me giving her measles when I was a toddler Dad was a trooper and never did anything without her He even gave up listening to music as he didn’t think it was fair if she couldn’t hear it I love them to bits

I'm so sorry Bluebell just remember the good times.

I no longer have Mum Nanawind but that still makes me smile, bless her the change was so Hyacinth Bouquet x

My MIL broke her hip last year and she was talking to the surgeon and anethatist, we were about to leave when the surgeon asked her if she wanted to give DH or me a kiss goodbye her reply was who did he think she was Theresa May or that Angela Merkel they are always kissing other men sometimes on both cheeks, flooseys.
I would like to think when I'm your mothers age Bluebell I still have it as that's what she has.

My mum at nearly 90 and with dementia was taken into Aand E with a suspected broken hip ( it wasn’t) she was trying hard to slide down the bed and escape over the bottom end I kept having to try and get her back into a comfortable lying position not hanging over the edge Each time she would get so cross with me and have a right go at me to leave her alone a real tirade including swear words in the middle of the ladtest one the doctor walked in, her whole persona changed she beamed at him I swear she fluttered her eyelids and with a big smile said ‘Hello doctor’

Nanawind, well at least she still thinks she's still " Got It" and good for her! Made me chuckle.

My FIL died 10 years ago but she has always been straight laced. (Even though she was pregnant before she married but doesn't think we know).
But we still love her.

I think these are those "reasonable ages" when we are allowed to flirt to our heart`s content..........if there is a response, better still........we need more of these stories to uplift and bring smiles to our faces......so thank you Nanawind.

I like a flirt myself ..........it makes everyone feel better I think............because after a certain age I think it safe to say ....we are not exactly looking for commitment!!

Thank you Nanawind I really needed something to give DH a 'lift' and this was just right. It made him have a good laugh.

It is sad that it wasn't taken in the spirit it was given but perhaps widowhood is still a bit raw. Time isn't necessarily an indicator of the feelings and there is a measure of protection in just knowing that you have your DH standing with you even metaphorically. The horrid realisation that he is no longer there can take you unawares and you get that 'tsunami' of feelings. She probably needs a hug whether she realises it or not.

As for me I always join in and flirt because it is just a bit of fun, I know full well how it is meant and the guys are just being nice and kind. Who would I be kidding anyway!?

Oh I love this! My stepmom is 86 and is so lovely that men of all ages flirt with her. She enjoys the attention- who wouldn’t!!!! ?

??? That’s the trouble, isn’t it? In our heads we still sometimes think that we’re of flooseyable age, we forget our RL age!

That made me smile!