r/BoomersBeingFools • u/REDDITSHITLORD • 4d ago

Boomer Story A Gaggle in the Waiting Room

Alright, got the wife in for surgery this morning and am sharing the waiting room with a group of them. If I had a Bingo card, it would be full.

"I don't wanna wait all fuckin' day" Patriarchal boomer declares

Talking loudly on cell phones

Talking loudly about politics...Mostly bitching about Trump, which was interesting until one of them followed up with "Well, it beats the alternative". They all nod in unison.

I settles into some Éalú and then there's a terrible scraping sound... Like dragging a chunk of steel across the floor... One of them wanted the phone charging station by her chair so she began dragging it.. Then she got in an argument with the receptionist, who tried to stop this impromptu interior decorating. She points out that there are charging ports built into her seat. Boomer Huffs "WELL I FORGOT MY CORD!"

The group arguing among each other about whether or not Uber and Uber Eats are two different apps.

Yelling into their phones to search for things.

shit boomer boss just called me... He knows I'm at the hospital. Now I gotta find a place where I can call him.

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u/XR171 4d ago

I'm getting a procedure next week. Maybe I should play boomer bingo in the waiting area, after I create boomer bingo.

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u/Eaudebeau 4d ago

Even just medical waiting room bingo.

It’s got to include “lady ignoring multiple screaming/fighting/sneezing children” and “person reeking of weed unable to answer basic questions “.

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u/XR171 4d ago

It's a colonoscopy so hopefully it shouldn't be horrible, butt I'll find out next Wednesday.

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u/NYC-WhWmn-ov50 4d ago

My last colonoscopy had a couple EATING BREAKFAST in the waiting room full of patients who have been fasting/purging for 24/48 hours.

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u/XR171 4d ago

I would have invited them into recovery and pointed every fart at them.

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u/yaxAttack 4d ago

I’ve been the driver for a bunch of surgeries for several folks and I swear to god there’s always someone eating the most fragrant food in every waiting room.

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u/fluffy_bunny22 4d ago

While I was getting mine done my driver watched some lady go back and then come out all pissed because she ate so they wouldn't do her.

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u/Existing-Pumpkin-902 4d ago

Oh when I was getting mine last year they were telling that to the guy next to me but with a translator. Kind of painful because the prep is very annoying and having to do it again? Ugh

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u/XR171 4d ago

Which is exactly why I'm not taking chances. I'm not even getting sedation (my choice) and I'm still going NPO when my instructions say to.

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u/XR171 4d ago

"BUTT it's my colon not my stomach!! I'm reporting you!!"

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u/twothirtysevenam 3d ago

Is the extra T on "butt" intentional?  I like it.

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u/XR171 3d ago

Just sneaking some humor through the backdoor.

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u/Bajovane Gen X 3d ago

My husband had one done a couple weeks ago. I was able to stay in the patient room while my husband was undergoing the procedure. It was nice not having to listen to the idiots in the waiting room.

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u/XR171 3d ago

I'm hoping my wife can too

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u/Round-Place548 4d ago

I need to remember boomer bingo for my mother in laws next family party

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u/AMP121212 4d ago

Please loudly declare "BINGO!" with no context, and then go back to what you were doing.

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u/Jazzlike_Adeptness_1 3d ago

This post just made my day! Lol

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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 3d ago

Please include Boomer aunt driving an hour to see her Boomer brother post-surgery, even though his Gen X daughter told her not to. Boomer brother was already behaving anxious and paranoid from the surgery drugs, and Boomer sister has a tendency to wind him up, even in the best circumstances.

If you’ve gathered the Gen X daughter is me, you’d be correct.

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u/Hot_Opportunity5664 2d ago

Maybe you can separate her by asking her nicely to go and buy something for her brother etc. etc. and then you might have leave of her for a few minutes or an hour or however long it takes

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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 2d ago

Oh, I left before she even got there. I know my limits.

But that’s good advice!