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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI'm Officially A Senior Citizen Today!
But, since Medicare starts the first day of the month of one's birthday, was I officially a senior on the first?
I don't feel older than yesterday, though.
Ruby Zee
(170 posts)I'm officially a senior citizen tomorrow!
ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)We were born a day apart. I was born about 6:30pm. We might be only a few hours apart!
walkingman
(7,627 posts)enjoy - times flies!!!
Ocelot II
(115,732 posts)KT2000
(20,583 posts)You are a senior citizen the first day you start reading about Medicare online and in their big book. I advise people to get started on that one year before they are eligible. On your birthday, you just hope you have it all figured out. Celebrate!!
ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)Our insurance guy is great.
He texted me in March that he'd pull together options then call me in June. He did exactly that.
By the 2nd week of June, everything was in place.
We even had it set up so that at 11:59:59pm on August 31, my personal healthcare policy would expire.
There was literally 1 second between policies!
So, on September 1, I wasn't sweating a thing.
That guy is so attentive & helpful.
Diamond_Dog
(32,005 posts)Mine was the 12th and I set up my Medicare just like you.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,742 posts)Party time.
piddyprints
(14,643 posts)Me too!
Happy Birthday! 🎁🎂🎈
Freddie
(9,267 posts)Lots of us here! Happy Birthday!
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Fla Dem
(23,690 posts)As I've told many of my family and friends, you're only a day older than you were yesterday.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)I don't mind boomer, geezer, old fart, grey hair, gramps.
But "elderly"? I hate the implication of frailty, no matter how close to the truth.
Now, let's discuss ailments ...
tblue37
(65,403 posts)write a story about me being involved in an accident or some such thing.
I am old, but somehow don't feel "elderly."
Skittles
(153,169 posts)eligible for booster shot!
ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)...I meant to go to CVS for flu & shingles shot today.
Glad you brought that up. I'll go tomorrow.
Thanks!
Skittles
(153,169 posts)but that's just me (I've had them both)
and I think you need to put 28 days between them and a booster
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)I hope you love being a senior.
ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)About 3 years now.
I didn't really celebrate. I only care about prime number bdays.
I know, I know. Pretty geeky.
niyad
(113,336 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)I can do the algebra, but feels like cheating.
And, in your example, it adds to 71. That's already a prime number!
But, for this year I suppose I could do 5^2 + 29 +11.
Too late though. Yesterday's gone. (Thanks to Lindsay Buckingham)
niyad
(113,336 posts)my friends are weird like that. (Do you think we need more hobbies?)
ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)But, there's numbers involved there, so not sure that counts.
I actually extract cube roots in my head when driving around. Or I determine yield on a randomly chosen rate of return over 10 - 30 years, picking 5 of those at random. (Me: "Let's do 7.27% over 11, 16, 21, 25 & 29 years.)
My wife thinks I'm nuts.
niyad
(113,336 posts)annoying puke politicians. . Hmm. They all involve numbers. Yeah, really need more hobbies.
634-5789
(4,175 posts)livetohike
(22,145 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Treefrog
(4,170 posts)And so many places have discounts for anyone over 55, so that made me happier than when I turned 18 lol!
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)Happy birthday, my friend!
niyad
(113,336 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,444 posts)underpants
(182,826 posts)Moving up to the gold tees?
ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts)I'm still hitting it 230, so I can still hit driver/5-8 iron on most par 4s.
When I regularly start needing a 5 wood on the second shot of a 4, I'll know it's time.