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Crabby Old Lady

Honoring Elders During Older Americans Month

May 8, 2012 | Crabby Old Lady

ITEM: The public transportation agency in Portland, Oregon, TriMet, avoids using the word “old” with a hokey euphemism Crabby Old Lady had not heard before moving here. As they explain on their website:

“‘Honored Citizen’ is how TriMet identifies seniors age 65 or older, people on Medicare and people with mental or physical disabilities. Honored Citizens receive reduced fares and priority seating on buses and trains.”

What a crock. Empty phrases like “honored citizen” are what give political correctness (and in this case, elders), a bad name.

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Crabby Old Lady on Awareness Junk

February 9, 2012 | Crabby Old Lady

You could say that Crabby Old Lady is on a tear this week, what might be called a bitch roll. First Komen, then White House communication and today, awareness junk – the ribbons, car magnets, wristbands and other trinkets that…

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Crabby Old Lady and the White House

February 7, 2012 | Crabby Old Lady

Here we go again. Remember when Crabby Old Lady told you about a letter emailed from her house to the White House? And then, a few days later, the pro forma reply that bore not a single reference to the…

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Crabby Old Lady on Komen/Planned Parenthood

February 6, 2012 | Crabby Old Lady

The first thing Crabby Old Lady did last week when she read about Susan G. Komen For the Cure withdrawing their grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings was send a donation to Planned Parenthood. Apparently, she was not…

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Crabby Old Lady’s Customer Service Success

January 11, 2012 | Crabby Old Lady

Last week, Crabby Old Lady’s internet and television provider, Comcast, sent a letter with a big bold telephone number and headline asking, Are You Getting the Best Value? In November, when the company raised her monthly fee again (as they…

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It’s All Iowa’s Fault

January 2, 2012 | Crabby Old Lady

The Iowa Republican Caucuses, being held tomorrow, are giving Crabby Old Lady heartburn. What a rotten, miserable event for the first big thing of a brand new year. Crabby can no longer recall a time when, natural disasters aside, Iowa…

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Air Travel and Elders

July 7, 2011 | Crabby Old Lady

ATTENTION AIRLINES: If you insist on reducing the width of the aisle on the plane to 14 inches, it is not discriminatory to require your flight attendants’ backsides to be narrower than 18 or 20 inches. The attendant of the…

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Crabby Old Lady’s Annoying Day

June 3, 2011 | Crabby Old Lady

It started in the early morning as Crabby Old Lady was brushing her hair. Although she has been trying to ignore it, there is no denying that the top of her head is looking remarkably like a balding man’s bad…

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