A Short Funny Story
Learning Not to Underestimate the Elderly
I once heard a funny story of a biker and his encounter with a little old lady. It happened in a town in the UK and would have been about the 1970s or ’80s at the time.
A biker was at the side of the road trying to fix his old Triumph motorcycle when an old lady came up to him.
“Do you want some help” — She said.
Looking over his shoulder, the biker could see this little old lady with blue rinse hair and her pull-along shopping buggy.
“Thanks, but I’m OK” — He replied while giving a chuckle.
The old lady eagerly watched as he worked away. A minute or two later she said;
“Are you sure you don’t want a hand with that?”
“I’m OK, I’ll get it fixed ”— He replied.
A few moments later, the old lady being a bit frustrated by his progress, pushed in and told him;
“Here, let me look at it”
The biker, dumbfounded and surprised, watched as she tinkered away. She worked away on the bike for a minute or two then said to him;
“Try starting it now”
He gave it a couple of kicks and the Old Triumph fired back into life. He stood there gobsmacked. The old lady smiled and said; “ I used to build these in the factory during the war.”






