What do old ladies talk about?

 There were five of us at my delayed birthday lunch.  As it turned out, all of us had not met at least one other person there before, but that didn't stop the chatter.  What do you think we talked about?  Grandchildren, knitting patterns or the latest TV drama.  Wrong.

Computing.  Not how difficult the technology is but the fact that two of the guests had taught the subject. 

Inflation.  There was a chorus of agreement when one lady declared she had paid a 17% mortgage when she was young.  There's not much that's new by the time you hit eighty.

Political Correctness.  We all agreed that it was a good thing that sexual and physical abuse was no longer swept under the carpet.  However we also agreed that we had been thrilled to bits to receive a woof whistle in our youth. 

S-E-X.  Yes we all knew about it although I can't say how many of us were still in practice.  But it was a surprise to discover how much we were not told when young.  Turns out that it was not only Victorian maidens who went to their wedding night with no idea what would happen.

That was just the highlights and the bits I heard.  Now next time you notice a little old lady in the supermarket, sitting opposite you on the train or even in your family what will you see?  Will you see beyond the wrinkled face and the gray hair?  Will you see a fully functioning brain crammed with knowledge and experience or just a burnt out husk?  Its up to you but you could be missing out on a lot if you still think that the old are passed it and have nothing to offer.