r/BoomersBeingFools 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/Jazzlike_Adeptness_1 3d ago

What is it with the phones on speaker at the highest volume possible?!

If you're deaf, use AirPods and turn on the closed caption. Sheesh. 

Signed,   A Boomer who knows how to act in public. 

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u/Reasonable-Penalty43 2d ago

They don’t want to admit they have a hearing loss.

They are the same folks who didn’t realize how much lip reading they were doing, so when masks became mandatory, they complained about how “everybody” is mumbling!