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  Diana Rowe August 18, 2010 at 12:52am

  Ah, therein lies the rub. I'm a baby boomer and a grandma, and I'm still surprised that my daughters are older than me. ;-) But I agree that my pet peeve is that everyone (said in general) assumes that baby boomer = old with no mobility. I'm just a young grandmom enjoying my grandkids. If I get a discount along the way, well, hello and thank you very much! P.S. I am the Traveling Grandmom blogger at TravelingMom.com if you want to read about my adventures there. Twitter @dianarowe Have a great day!
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  Donna Hull August 18, 2010 at 12:47am

  Allan, some states require all adults to be carded. What's really bad is when the waiter or clerk apologizes for having to ask you. As if to say, "Yes, I know you're really old but the law made me check your age." :-)
  
  I take the discounts and don't worry one bit about it. I'm going to celebrate where I am in life no matter what ages that happens to be.
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  Maureen Blevins August 18, 2010 at 12:22am

  Yep - we always have to come back down!
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  Allan Lynch August 17, 2010 at 7:34pm

  It's an odd world. I went to a trendy little alternative nightclub with a business colleague and one of his employees and was carded!! I didn't understand what the guy at the door was asking. He had to repeat it several times. When I told a friend in the UK, he wrote back, 'You must have been over the #$@!ing moon!'
  
  Two months later in Wales I qualified for a discounted train ticket.
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  Maureen Blevins August 17, 2010 at 6:48pm

  I take the discounts when I can get 'em even though it grates. What grates even more is when they take my word for it - they could have the decency to ask for id! (it would at least make me feel better).
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  Northeast News August 17, 2010 at 6:47pm

  To rephrase Donna Hull's pertinent point, boomers are not even old enough to get most senior discounts.
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  Maureen Blevins August 17, 2010 at 6:27pm

  Have to agree with Donna, but also know how lucky we are to be blessed with good health! My age is a surprise to me - I'm 62 and hate saying it because I can hardly believe it and because it does peg you in some ways in peoples minds. Anyway, my first trip abroad is this week - Wales and Kenya here I come!
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  Judy Wells August 16, 2010 at 11:08pm

  Adriana and Donna -
  
  Love both of your sites and would like for you take a look at mine - http://www.travelonthelevel.blogspot.com designed for anyone who prefers to travel with less strenuous walking and fewer stairs, or just wants to know what to expect. I'm a bit above the Boomer group, having been born the year we got into WWII, so I know what's coming (thank your lucky stars for joint replacements!). Trade links?
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  Donna Hull August 16, 2010 at 10:16pm

  Hi Adriane,
  
  One of my peeves is when the media confuses the term boomers and seniors. Most of us are not decrepit, don't wear Depends and are not ready for assisted living. The youngest boomer is 46, while the oldest clocks out at 64. While there are a number of boomers in that age segment who have health difficulties associated with aging, there's also a large number of us who still run businesses, travel the world and pursue adventure. However, as the boomers age, there's going to be a great need for travel designed with seniors in mind.
  
  I specialize in writing about active travel for baby boomers at My Itchy Travel Feet, The Baby Boomer's Guide to Travel. Feel free to contact me.
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  Adriane Berg August 16, 2010 at 8:38pm

  Dear Fellow Members
  I am creating a report that will be sent to travel experts, architects, designers and hotels and more about boomer requirements for travel. See www.AgelessTraveler.com. I will cover everything from being able to see the menu, to traveling with an older parent, to politeness and anti-ageism of staff. I would welcome any pet peeves, any solutions, any good or poor experiences you can contribute. I am a New York Timeds Age Boom Fellow and also a consultant to hotels,CVBs etc. I think it is time that the industry prepared for boomer travelers. This report is as a result of an artilce BOOMER ROOMER I wrote for Hotel Design Magazine and a speaking presentation at Transform, this summer, a conference on universal design. I learned through my work that the industry is still not up to speed to welcome us, but they will listen.
  Please share your thoughts.

  http://www.AgelessTraveler.com/