On 4/1/2016 10:49 Cheryl wrote:

> On 1/3/2016 5:47 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:45:57 -0500, Brooklyn1
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>>> I write checks often. I don't like on-line banking.
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>> Are you one of these charming elderly people at the supermarket
>> checkout?
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>> Finding check: 2 mins
>> Realizing pen is needed for writing: 3 mins
>> Talking to checkout person: 1 mins
>> Finding pen between years old peppermints: 2 mins
>> Writing on check: 5 mins
>> Talking to checkout person: 2 mins
>> Checking if amount is correct: 3 mins
>> Saying goodbye: 2 mins
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>> It's alright. We all hope to get that old.
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> I tend to get a little impatient too, but what you described is only 20
> minutes out of my life but may have been a social and happy moment for
> someone elderly who might not get out much.

Yes, that's the right attitude

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Bruce