Strange Senior Stories
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CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota-
Growing up, my sister and I had one particular long term babysitter who watched us for nearly 10 years. During that time period she was a roll model and a bad influence all wrapped in one. There was one thing in particular that… Continue Reading

1976 Lincoln Mark IV

LAUDERHILL, Florida -
It was a Thursday, April Fools Day, 1976 and Barbara Cosgrove was driving her beautiful, three day old Lincoln Mark IV over the Brooklyn Bridge. At the time the bridge was being painted, and about 200 feet above, a tarp hung that… Continue Reading

Black Handbag

NORTHAMPTON, England-
It was a beautiful morning in Northampton when six men rolled up on motor scooters to the Michael Jones Jeweller, located in the Grosvenor Centre. Each man wore a helmet to conceal his identity. Three of the men remained on the getaway scooters,… Continue Reading

ralph needs help

GROVEPORT, Ohio-
I find it sad when elderly people have a hard time in life and even sadder when others take advantage of them, or even worse hurt them. And I can’t help but feel really bad for this old timer………Poor Ralph Needs (yes Needs).… Continue Reading

put your hands up

COCOA, Florida -
It has to be one of the worst nightmare situations a person can face. In this particular case it happened to an elderly couple in Florida. 77-year-old Arnold Morris and his 72-year-old wife Patricia had to endure what was undoubtedly the most… Continue Reading

BERLIN, German-
Some would say there is nothing worse than annoying neighbors, and believe me I’ve had my fair share of them. Unfortunately though, annoying neighbors come in all shapes and sizes as far as the things they do. And after you move into a… Continue Reading

MARGATE, FL -

An elderly South Florida man, we’ll call Jack, has always been a very sweet and caring man. For his entire marriage, Jack has always taken the best possible care he could of his beloved wife, who we’ll call Margaret. On this particular… Continue Reading

 
GREENDALE, Wis.—
It was a normal Sunday for Betty Borowski and all she wanted to do was go to the market for a few groceries. But the 91-year-old had no idea she was in for an exciting couple of days. When Betty could not… Continue Reading

ZURICH, Switzerland —
God bless her. An elderly woman woke up early one Thursday morning to the scary sight of her television set on fire. She desperately called the fire department and they rushed to her aid, hoping they would make it before her house… Continue Reading