European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 b the stars and stripes monday March ,2, 1992 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i was interested in the letter from Vermont signed a keep age out of  its too bad the woman who wrote was humiliated when a clerk in a fast food place asked if she wanted the senior citizens discount. Most of the people who work in those places Are under 25, and to them anyone Over 50 seems ancient. No Way could they be expected to judge the age of a 54-year-old customer. Millions of people Are eager to join the american association of retired persons at 55 and use that membership As their identification which Ert titles them to All those wonderful Perks and discounts. Why not look at the positive Side of the aging process since there Isnit much any of us can do about it and its not so bad when one considers the alternative. F 71 in Larchmont and holding dear 71 that letter really flushed out the seniors. Its been a Long time since in be read such upbeat mail from thou Sands of correspondents who were proud to be in their 70s and 80s. Take a looks from Chino Calif Why would a 54-year-old woman be offended at being offered a seniors discount it makes no sense. In this area 55 is the age at which a person is qualified. I am a woman in my late 40s. My hair is Gray. To those kids who work behind the counter anyone with Gray hair is considered ancient. In a often asked if i want the today s crossword dear Abby dear Abby your reasons Why a woman would sit at a bar Stool instead of a table show that you have not gone out much As a single woman or you would know Why women prefer the bar Stool Over a table. As a professional career woman i can Tell you that most women prefer to sit at the bar because its easier to control a unwanted  a table affords too much Opportunity for someone to wander Over and sit Down uninvited making it difficult to extricate yourself from what could be the embarrassment of asking him to leave. Whereas while sitting at the bar you can swivel away placing your Back to the uninvited person and thus avoid conversation. The bartender is a single woman a Best protector. If she gives a few Eye signals to the bartender he will politely Tell the offending person a please done to bother the  a woman a viewpoint dear viewpoint read on for another Point of View dear Abby i take Issue with your response to the Chicago Man whose wife preferred sitting at the bar alone a or with her lady friends a rather than at a table. A lady sitting at a bar projects a different image than seniors discount. I Tell them a a in a not there quite yet but if you want to give me a discount ill take  Wethersfield Conn i disagree with those who believe salespeople should ask customers if they qualify for the seniors discount. Asking that question is the same As asking a woman a How is your pregnancy going a Only to be told a i am not pregnant in be put on a few pounds Over the  unless you re sure you re on Safe ground its Best to keep your Mouth shut. Hartford Conn i guess there is no Way you can please everybody. The woman who wrote was mad because a Young kid offered her the seniors discount and she was Only 54. Well in a a male who will be 70 in june and i have to show my id to get a discount because nobody believes me when i state my age. Philadelphia my husband and i Are both 49. I bought a couple of Gray wigs for a costume party last year and we decided to Wear them and see if we could get a seniors discount at the movies. It worked like a Charm and we be been doing it Ever since. Miami i work in a nationally known Chain drugstore behind the checkout counter. In be been Here a Long time and i know dozens of customers who come in to get their prescriptions filled. One old Turkey who is at least 65 happily accepts her seniors discount when she a alone but when she comes in with her Boyfriend she pays full Price. I  dare open my Mouth. C creator3 Syndicate one sitting at a table. It is understood that no invitation is required for any individual to occupy the adjacent seat at a bar. When a woman is seated at a table a stranger will not join her without an invitation. Abby Tell that Man his original a a vibes were Correct. If his wife goes to bars alone and does not want to be bothered she should sit at a table. Mrs. . Lichtenberg Poulsbo Wash. Dear Abby Why would a happily married woman want to go to a bar without her husband either she wants to make him jealous she a looking for someone else or she already has someone. I know. I was a bartender for 15 years. Lots of Hanky Panky in Texas dear Abby having been a happily married woman bartender with two children i beg to differ with a a a. In Chicago a who says a woman who sits at the bar unescorted is usually looking for company. When i go out without my husband i always sit at the bar because i know ill be bothered less by unwelcome company because of the bartenders presence. A bartender serves As a Buffer or protector for women who have stopped at a bar for nothing More than a quiet place to a people watch or who just want to relax and visit with a Friend. 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