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Welcome to The Club v3.3 Summer 2023

A Magazine for 55+ Like No Other! Welcome to The Club features timeless articles and anecdotes including many from the archives of Daytripping Magazine. It's online at www.welcometotheclub.ca and is also distributed free in Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario.

A Magazine for 55+ Like No Other!
Welcome to The Club features timeless articles and anecdotes including many from the archives of Daytripping Magazine. It's online at www.welcometotheclub.ca and is also distributed free in Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario.

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<strong>Welcome</strong> <strong>to</strong> ...<br />

THE <strong>Club</strong><br />

Don’t let old age get you down - it’s <strong>to</strong>o hard <strong>to</strong> get back up!<br />

<strong>Welcome</strong> <strong>to</strong> ...<br />

<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />

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& anecdotes<br />

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<strong>Welcome</strong> <strong>to</strong> ...<br />

THE<br />

CLUB<br />

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We also welcome your ideas,<br />

comments or questions.<br />

By Brian A. Keelan, Sarnia<br />

Flowers for Ethyl<br />

Ethyl <strong>to</strong>ld her husband George<br />

that one of the things she<br />

regretted about their 60 years<br />

of marriage was the fact that he<br />

never bought her flowers.<br />

George said, “To tell you the<br />

truth sweetheart, I never knew<br />

you sold flowers.”<br />

Senior dental issues<br />

As they are getting in<strong>to</strong> bed,<br />

80-year-old Archie asks his wife,<br />

“Did you brush your teeth, dear?”<br />

She looks at him and smiles,<br />

“Yes, I did, sweetheart, and just<br />

<strong>to</strong> show what a nice guy I am,<br />

while I was at it, I brushed yours<br />

<strong>to</strong>o.”<br />

Losing it?<br />

Seventy-nine-year-old Syd wakes up one morning and can’t find his hearing<br />

aid. Frustrated because he has <strong>to</strong> buy a new one, Syd goes <strong>to</strong> see his audiologist.<br />

<strong>The</strong> audiologist examines him, sees something in the ear, takes his tweezers<br />

and pulls it out. <strong>The</strong>n he tells Syd, “It’s a supposi<strong>to</strong>ry!”<br />

Syd immediately pulls out his cell phone and calls his wife, “Hey, Ethyl,” he<br />

says, “Guess where I put my hearing aid?”<br />

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Don’t ask and don’t ever tell<br />

Now that they are retired, Fred and Ethyl are discussing all aspects of their<br />

future. “What will you do if I die before you do?” Fred asks.<br />

After some thought, Ethyl said that she’d probably look for a house-sharing<br />

situation with three other single or widowed women who might be a little<br />

younger than herself since she is so active for her age.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n Ethyl asked Fred, “What will you do if I die first?”<br />

With a lecherous smile, Fred replied, “Probably the same thing.”<br />

Eating crow<br />

While on a road trip, an elderly couple s<strong>to</strong>pped at a roadside restaurant for<br />

lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant and resumed their trip.<br />

<strong>The</strong> elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, but she didn’t<br />

miss them until after they had been driving for about twenty minutes. By then,<br />

<strong>to</strong> add <strong>to</strong> the aggravation, they had <strong>to</strong> travel quite a distance before they<br />

could find a place <strong>to</strong> turn around in order <strong>to</strong> return <strong>to</strong> the restaurant <strong>to</strong> retrieve<br />

her glasses.<br />

All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grouchy old man.<br />

He fussed and complained and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire<br />

return drive. <strong>The</strong> more he chided her, the more agitated he became; he just<br />

wouldn’t let up for even one minute. To her relief, they finally arrived back at<br />

the restaurant.<br />

As the woman got out of the car and hurried inside <strong>to</strong> retrieve her glasses, the<br />

old geezer yelled after her, “While you’re in there, would you mind grabbing<br />

my hat and my credit card?”<br />

Geriatric surgery<br />

Sydney was on the operating table awaiting surgery. His son Melvin, a<br />

renowned cardiac surgeon, would perform the operation.<br />

As he was about <strong>to</strong> get the anesthesia, Sydney asked <strong>to</strong> speak <strong>to</strong> his son.<br />

Sydney says, “Yes, Dad, what is it?”<br />

Sydney said, “Don’t be nervous, my son. Just do your best and remember…<br />

if it doesn’t go well… if by chance something should happen <strong>to</strong> me, your<br />

mother is going <strong>to</strong> come and live with you and your wife... forever!”<br />

Memory loss<br />

Max goes <strong>to</strong> his doc<strong>to</strong>r and tells him, “Doc, I’m having a real problem with<br />

my memory. It’s getting worse every day.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> doc<strong>to</strong>r says, “Max, you’re seventy-five years old. It’s perfectly normal<br />

for a guy your age <strong>to</strong> forget a few things. How long has it been since you first<br />

noticed the problem?”<br />

Max says, “Problem? What problem?”<br />

Brian’s book can be found at Book Keeper in Sarnia<br />

P A G E 10<br />

“I’ll be back.” -<strong>The</strong> Termina<strong>to</strong>r, 1984

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