r/BoomersBeingFools

I live in a rural farmland area in alabama. No neighbors within 100 yards in any direction.

Sitting in my living room enjoying the evening and a random boomer woman pulls into my drive way and starts honking her horn. Never seen this woman in my life. I grab a robe and head outside thinking she's in distress or something. I get to her car and she asks me if I will GIVE HER MY NEIGHBORS BARN. this barn is a good 100 yards away from my property, clearly on someone's corn farm.

Not my barn obviously, as it's on the other side of a wooded area from my manicured property.

I tell her it's not mine, she offers to have her husband come pick it up since "you're not using it"

It's not mine I explain again.

She gets mad at me and DRIVES THROUGH MY YARD to turn around and peels out into the road.

TLDR; she

A: pulled into a strangers yard and honks like she's at a full service gas station from the 50s

B: demands i GIVE her a $15,000 barn for free

C: gets pissed and leaves ruts in my yard when I explain it cannot help her

So my grandma is 79 years old and has always been the standard modern Republican even before Trump came along .An actress named Hayden Pennitier suddenly died the other day and my grandma was very upset about it as she liked her work in Nashville,Bring it on 3 and Remember the titans.

She even posted a (now deleted) fb post paying tribute to her...until she read an article about her earlier today,stating that Hayden was bi-sexual.

She then started going on other post on fb and X that were mourning Hayden and leaving disgusting homophobic comments about her and pretty much saying that she was happy that another "pervert lesbian" died.She doesn't believe that being bi is a real thing as she only heard about it "a few years ago"

She proudly proclaimed she will never watch another show with Hayden in it again

I am so over this nonsense

I have a story about my Indonesian boomer dad, who is always incredibly proud of himself and convinced he knows everything. He keeps constantly repeating to me that taking a photo together with a partner’s family is a massive loss and a shameful act. His logic? He always says that if things don't work out and we break up, the girl is considered 'used goods,' but it's perfectly fine for the boy just because he's a boy.

Honestly, I just want to ask: 'used goods'? What loss is he even talking about? Why do they always focus on the damage to their own egos? I don't see myself as 'damaged' or 'used' at all. At the end of the day, it's literally just a digital picture that can be deleted or a physical photo that can be torn up at any time. Why are boomer parents so incredibly narrow-minded?

I had to go to the DMV the other day and at least in my region, they are all appointment only. No walk ins, there isn’t an option at all for it. Even if you don’t know that ahead of time, there are multiple giant signs about it outside and inside as you walk in. Having an appointment doesn’t save you from waiting though.

I showed up on time, took my number, sat and waited. There were only two windows operating at that time so it was going kinda slow. In walk this boomer couple, man and woman. They by bypass every sign and the kiosk you need to sign in at and walk straight up to the counter, an empty window with no one there no less.

After several minutes one of the two people behind the counter goes over and asks what they need. Boomer man is silent, his wife speaks for him.

Boomer wife: he needs to renew his drivers license

Clerk: I’m sorry but we’re by appointment only now and we’re all booked up today

BW: scoffs and makes “I don’t know what to do” noises

Clerk: when does his license expire?

BW: in October

(It’s the middle of August)

Clerk: ok you can make an appointment and come back to have that taken care of.

BW: do you have anything on Monday?

(Today is Friday)

Clerk: let me check the schedule. The next available appointment is next Wednesday.

BW: well we don’t have his calendar so I don’t know if that will work.

Clerk: you can check availability when you make an appointment online

BW: we don’t *do* the Internet

Clerk: -hands them a piece of paper- you can call this number to make an appointment

BW: isn’t there an office in -next town over-?

Clerk: yes that office is open, but they are also by appointment only

BW: did the one in -yet another town- close or are they still there?

Clerk: they are still open, but every office is by appointment only

BW: I guess we’ll have to come back then

They leave, boomer man looks defeated, boomer wife is exasperated even though it was her wasting literally everyone else’s time. Gotta hand it to the clerk though who looked like she was also nearly boomer aged, she was patient as a saint. I just seriously don’t even know how they survive out in the wild anymore.

Sitting at the bloodlab, me and the partner gets told we're the last two to have our blood drawn, for blood values.

Boomer walks in and gets told the location is shut for now.

Boomer: "No it’s not, i wont leave untill i've had mine drawn"

Walks on and sits down with a huff in the very crowded waiting room.

The waiting room slowly gets emptier,

People talk about how the location has been open for several hours.

Boomer "i dont care, i wont leave until my blood has been drawn. It is my right, I have to be drawn, I have other stuff to do also, I have not eaten, and I won't go home"

Partner rolls her eyes, looks at me and shakes no, knowing i would argue.

There is three left, partner gets to have her blood drawn.

After she is done, boomer gets up,

Boomer: "I waited for a long time it is my turn now."

Partner refuses to step aside, looks at me and says "come, your turn"

Boomer starts screaming, about how hes tired, about how he has waited for a very long time and how he has the right to go now because he is old, and has more to do to wait.

"Then you can come the day after the next, and can you do all that stuff you have to do now." I say.

Boomer shoots me a look and starts shouting, and starts insulting my partner.

Boomer storms to her and tries to pus past her.

Lab worker has also already walked closer, and tells the Bommer he wont draw his blood.

Boomer grabs his phone and starts calling the cops, loudly proclaiming that he is denied his Rights.

Ends up throwing his phone to the wall breaking it.

Security has also already showed up.

Boomer is nearly screaming now, complaining about how long he has waited, and he want to just go in quickly, uses slurs to refer to my partner and me.

When he storms closet to my partner he makes the biggest mistake ever, he tries to go through her before security can stop him. (They were at a distance keeping an eye on the situation.

When he tries to shove her to the side, she punches.

Boomer uses more slurs, and screams someone has to call the police for assault, followed by more slurs.

Security grabs the guy and they drag him screaming

, swearing and threatening to the exit.

Eventually police shows up, and arrests boomer.

My Best friend stayed at a nice hotel with a breakfast buffet this weekend.

An 80 yr old Karen pulled the cover off at the steam table. Much to her dismay, they had (the horror) sausage again!
She & her friend made a loud display of their unhappiness, stating they were told there’d be bacon! They don’t want sausage again! Where’s the bacon? The entire dining room heard.

As she turns to leave the line, her dress was quite sheer. My friend asks, WHY is an 80 yr old wearing a G-string?!! Hell if I know!

My mother is the classic boomer narcissist. Problem is that she's uneducated. She never went to university, or college. She's done nothing. She acts like she's a lawyer or doctor, or whatever. She reads an article and BOOM! She's an expert. If you listened to her, she's quite literally the smartest person....in the world...nay, universe.

How do y'all handle this? It's exhausting. I've just restored to going silent when she starts espousing something she read. Any suggestions?

My elderly MIL used to live with us, and I used to assist with her health care and financial management. She moved out to a fancy independent living facility two years ago, but she hasn’t gotten good at the “independent” part yet. She’ll forget or muddle things her doctors tell her, and then go find her information on … YouTube. Recent gems:

1. I spent an hour on the phone and a zoom call explaining how the ad she saw for a “miracle device that measures blood sugar without a blood sample” was a complete fake. “But how can an ad on the tv be fake?”

2. She’s had major digestive issues, and both her doctors and I have told her to eat lighter, simpler food. But “some
   Doctor” on YouTube said the secret to health and weightloss is “eat protein first, then fat, and carbs last.” So she went to a restaurant and got a giant breakfast. Ate a three egg omelet and bacon first, then put butter on her toast and ate the buttered part first. Protein, fat, and carbs in that order, right? “I can’t understand why I feel so sick, the doctor said this would be ok!”

Drives me nuts.

The majority of my unsavory boomer interactions happen at the weekly farmers market where I am a vendor. It is an outdoor market so you can't close the doors till opening time. That means they wander around while vendors are trying to set up. I could probably post every week about stupid shit they say.

Two gems from this week:

"Why aren't there labels on your stuff?" Dude... there are you just need to look at the front of the table. Also get out of my personal space behind the table.

"How can you even call this a market or even a farmers market? There are 5 tables and no produce this is ridiculous" Maam, the market doesn't open for 2 hours. The 5 of us here are here because our stands take forever to set up. Come back in 2 hours and you will see 45 different vendors, live music, and a bbq.

This just happened to me at a CVS and I am still baffled by the lack of self awareness some of these old people have.

While I'm at CVS, I pick up, among other things, some of my adhd meds. Boomer sees me pick them up, and while I'm getting some over the counter antifungals (yeast infection) while I'm there, he says: "Why do you kids always take the easy way out with medication?" Or something along those lines.
I look up at this man's face, and then down into his basket. And in the basket are... back pain meds...

Now, I'm not usually one to make assumptions, nor am I very confrontational most of the time, but I decided to take a stand, even if it was small.

I ask, in the most innocent voice I can make, "who are the back pain meds for, then?"

Cue the Boomer realizing that judging others can go both ways, and his face turns red. He walks away, and I go about my business.

Sorry it's not too juicy, but it's the story I have.

I’m a teacher. A Boomer staff member presented a “generational” training to our school. The point was to consider what children need from teachers now given they are being raised on tech algorithms. Which is a worthwhile topic.

However, she went through each generation and gave a brief description of each. She referred to Gen X as growing up “pretty spoiled” and “having a lot of stuff that Boomers never had.”

I nearly choked on my water. Of course, a Boomer would perceive Gen X as having something they didn’t. They define everyone by their “stuff.” They want all of it. If Gen X had a lot of crap, it’s because their Boomer parents bought a lot of crap. The same parents who then turned around and said “oh, look how I spoiled my kids, those lucky little shits.”

Attention. Gen X was IGNORED by Boomers. Whether we played outside in the dirt or with the toys our parents begrudgingly tossed at us so they could keep up with the Jones-es, we were practically non-existent to them. That’s called NEGLECT, lady. There was absolutely nothing spoiled about us.

This particular boomer is my retired neighbor. He likes watching the deer and animals in our neighborhood.

We also have CWD (cronic wasting disease) in our deer population and have a baiting/feeding ban.

He's been dumping bags of corn directly on the ground and leaving it because he likes to watch the deer.

Now we also have a rodent problem, with an extensive system of tunnels that are eroding our embankments and causing actual property loss at the back of several homes.

I've seen our neighbor between my house and this boomers with traps out too.

My husband and I approached the boomer neighbor and asked if he would be agreeable to move the corn off the ground, as we're having issues with rodent.

This guy starts telling me he "lived in this neighborhood 25 years, and he" talked to ordinance ", not even sure wtf that means, we don't have city ordinance against feeding, it's DNR.

I DID interrupt him, because he wasn't answering my question.. So he thought the best corse of action was to swear at my husband and myself.

Like, I was only asking him to move the grain up, not even stop. But because he's "been here 25 years" he's ENTITLED to cause rodent problems and possibly cause the deer he claims to like, get sick or hit by cars.

Absolutely ridiculous..

My first ever first hand boomer encounter, incredible!

I'm in the car park of a store getting ready to properly park my vehicle, there's a free space and person is gesturing for me to back up into it. Great!

Not for boomer though, boomer who can clearly see that I am reversing my vehicle decides to literally just stand behind of it looking around in a daze like a spell was put on her. I beep to let her know to move and boy was that the wrong thing to do. Boomer goes into hysterics at me shouting WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING YOUNG LADY!! I told her No, *you* should watch where you are going and she started going on about how pedestrians have right of way and she's going to report me to the council. 'I THOUGHT YOU WERE PARKING!!!' you just didn't lady!! She muttered under her breathe dropping the F bomb and calling me an idiot and stormed off into the store.

Legally pedestrians do have right of way I admit and a vehicle should watch but it's beyond me why you would stand there for like 2 minutes Infront of a vehicle clearly reversing and then get mad at them for it.

Was waiting in the lounge sitting next to the table offering cold cuts salami ham and other snacks. Each offering has a unique pair of tongs and most people grab a plate and serve themselves with them. Except Bob. Bob is around 70 years old and wearing shorts and a crumpled shirt. I was minding my own business and noticed he grabbed some salami bits with his bare hands and stuffed them
In his mouth. That annoyed me but he walked away quickly. But Bob needed more salami so he comes back and starts grabbing them again with his bare hands and some Serrano ham as well. Thats when I walked up to him
And handed him a pair of tongs
And told him in a nice way: “Can you please use this? Don’t use your bare hands to grab the food
Please” he turned around and stared at me while munching his cold cuts and said “ Are you the buffet police or what?” I replied:
“ you already did it twice, just because you dress like an 8 year old boy means you can behave as one, be respectful” Ive never seen anybody turn red so fast, he yells “ Debbie we are leaving! NOW!” And they both grab their stuff and head for the exit. I felt bad for the lady because she gave me the “ I am so sorry” look
As she passed by. The lounge employees had to throw away a lot of food because of idiot Bob. I am glad I had a chance to piss him off.

On Wednesday night after we saw Spider-man a boomer walked up to the counter and asked the probably 19 year kid if he liked the new Spider-Man. The kid said yeah. The guy told him he needs to learn to speak fucking English and engage customers better. My wife and I were dumbfounded.

Today I was at my local record store. I go weekly and know the owner well. I was flipping through records in the new arrivals vintage section when I felt a tap on my shoulder. This boomer goes, “I want to look at those.”

I was so surprised all l could say was, “cool. Wait your fucking turn.” He then stood literally a foot from
Me for five minutes while I finished.

Seriously are those people all just mentally unraveling at the speed of light?

Recently I was on a layover at the Philly airport. A big storm came through and a huge number of flights were cancelled. Hundreds of people are stranded, no hotel rooms available, everyone tired and frustrated. Not the worst travel experience of my life but annoying nonetheless. I am in line with the rest of the hoards for the customer service to see what is going on. Near the front of the line is a Boomer Lady sitting at a bench looking as sad as the rest of us. Then, a cop rolls by helping a few people and she suddenly screams as though she is being murdered, “HELP! Help me, please GOD! They are torturing me, HEEEELP!” She started crying and said she was disabled, unable to walk, and needed to use the lady’s room but they wouldn’t help her. The cop said he would come back as soon as he helped the other disabled people he was transporting.

Another person in line and I offer to help get her to a restroom and she declined. We said it wouldn’t be a big deal and her demeanor suddenly changed. The crying stops and she gives us a wry smile and says, “I’m just hamming it up so they help me faster.” Aaaaand there it was. The next half an hour was her cry-screaming at anyone and everyone. She was disabled and unable to walk and about to die and her family was going to sue because they were MURDERING her. At one point she was asked a question that might get her to a hotel, then a miracle happen and she jumps up and can easily run up to the counter to scream at and threaten the lady helping her. It was honestly the most disgusting display of selfishness and manipulation I have ever seen in my life. How do people become something so horrifying?

I was early for a doctors appointment last week. This was the first time seeing this doctor. Checked in at the desk and sat down in the huge waiting area. There were about 6 other patients in the waiting room. All of them boomers, including me.

The TV was on Fox of course. Didn’t thrill me but I just wanted to read on my kindle and mind my own business. Every single one of them had the volume up on their phones! One made a phone call on full volume so we could hear all about her surgery plans with someone who was deaf and needed to repeat everything she said several times! The others were all listening to god knows what and freely commenting the whole time.

What is with that? Why would you want your business shouted out to complete strangers in a waiting room? I asked the receptionist to schedule my next visit when they had a younger crowd! She laughed and said she gets it!