He was widowed and in his 80's. A delightful guy.
At his 2nd appointment he brought a pie for the staff. The office girls were flattered. They invited him back to the break room to have a piece with them. He chatted with them for a while, then left.
At every visit after that he brought a pie, and each time got invited back to share it with them. It was nothing more than casual chatting and a little flirting. Pleasant older gentleman, surrounded for 15-30 minutes by several considerably younger women.
When I'm in my 80's, I want to remember the pie trick.
Screw being 80, I already use the pie trick now. (Well, a variant anyway. In which I park my car beside a school, open the door and wave lollipops at little girls passing by. It makes me feel...young again. Cough.)
ReplyDeleteGood for him :-) , and respect to the young ladies .
ReplyDeleteIf you cut out the middle part of the pie, it looks like a CT scan.
ReplyDeleteShame, I doubt it works on the men :(
ReplyDeleteEvery Friday morning I stop at the Bakery and bring in muffins or crumb cake to the office. It is simply a way of saying thanks and have a nice weekend. They laugh and say I get my fruit from blueberry muffins.
ReplyDeleteBut Dr. G, I almost sensed something more to your story. The title memories, hope your friend is still bringing pies.
That, or become the publisher for Playboy since Hef will be near 120?
ReplyDeleteAngry Medic...now days that can get you arrested!
ReplyDeleteI used to bring doughnuts to my philosophy class in college once a week. I got an A.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice treat for all!
ReplyDeleteI have a particularly soft spot for 'little ol' men'. I wouldn't even need the pie as enticement, I'd want to bake him pie, and fuss over him, because there's just nothing more precious to me than a little old dude. I guess it's daddy-issues. :)
ReplyDeletehow true how true!
ReplyDeleteI always bring baked goods to poker night. It's a big winner with the boys ;)
ReplyDeletennnn nooooo noo, don't go for ice cream with warm apple pie, bad for teeth. or, what the ... with a full denture anything is possible, sorry, plausible.
ReplyDeletePharmacy Chick: I...WHAT? You mean...baiting little kids with lollipops is illegal these days? Jesus, why do people not tell me these things?!
ReplyDeleteYou can start a little earlier than that — say, early 60s.
ReplyDeleteGH
I've often thought that elderly folks go to the doctor as a social event. Sometimes it may be the only other human contact they get at that age. :(
ReplyDeleteGrumpy:
ReplyDeleteMy unit has a pie/cake/cookie/petit fours guy.
He works part time in a bakery and we get all the mistakes.
No problem...we take them! Great for a sugar high at 230PM!
waah.
ReplyDeletemy dad , just short of 80, died two ago this week. he was a pie (and girl)guy.
hope he gets a hug with the pie.