More than a decade and a half ago, I was lucky enough to meet Heloise. She was in her late eighties at the time, and as fiesty as anything.
One day, she accidentally locked herself out of her house. Noticing that one of the upstiars windows was partially open, she went and got a ladder, put it up against the side of the house and started climbing up. About this time, a police car drove by. Noticing an elderly lady climbing up a ladder, they stopped, and one of the officers called out "Hey Lady, what are you doing?". Not missing a beat, Heloise yelled "What do you think I'm doing, I'm eloping!" and proceeded to climb up and in the window.
Another time, Heloise was walking out of the grocery store, carrying bags of groceries, and a teenage boy ran by, knocking into her and almost knocking her over. Heloise dropped the bags she was carrying, grabbed the kid by the scruff of his neck, and gave him a boot in the rear, saying "You need to respect your elders!"
Life Lesson: Growing older does not mean losing your spunk.
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