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  Mark Mattson March 21, 2011 at 6:03pm

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  Select Italy August 24, 2010 at 7:55pm

  Hi dear Group Members.
  Are you a travel agent specialized in boomers?
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  Time: 2:00 PM CDT
  
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  Judy Wells August 18, 2010 at 12:58am

  Senior discounts? You betcha.
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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!