Respect Thy Elderly
Monday, September 12th, 2011I just pulled up to O’Reily’s Auto Parts in Springfield, OH when I noticed this charming elderly lady getting out of her car. I asked her, “Good afternoon Ma’am. How is your day going?”
She replied, “I am doing good. Thank you for asking.”
I held the door for her so she could enter the store and then I made my way to the car cleaning products. I was on the search for some dashboard cleaning supplies. It was not a second later when I heard one of the store clerks ask this elderly lady, “What do ya need?”
The next thing I heard was this elderly woman saying, “Excuse ME! I am a WOMAN and you DO NOT acknowledge a woman like that. That is something you say to a man. You would address a woman like this: “Good afternoon Ma’am. What can I help you with today?”
She was going ballistic on this store clerk. Then he started to laugh at her. I was annoyed at that. She didn’t give any care in the world. This AWESOME old lady gave it to him straight from home even after he started laughing. I was proud of her! At first, when I heard him say this, I thought he was talking to me. No big deal, at least I thought it wasn’t. Boy oh boy! This is a rough ride for him. After he realized that she was not joking, he cleaned up his act and helped her in a more professional manner.
Let this be a lesson for some of you out there. Some woman are big on the respect issue. Trust me. I learned something that day too. I learned that Some woman don’t ever loose that edge. I couldn’t imagine how she was in her younger years.

