The Pretty Little Hippie Chicks Are Grandmas Now.

[MineralMan]

147. I think the first time I heard the term "hippie chicks"

used by a member of the previous generation was in 1970. My wife and I, both of us 20-something "dope-smoking hippies," were living in a little rented house in small-town California. Our septic tank backed up, so we called our landlord, who gave us the name of a septic tank pumping service. We called, and a man in his late 50s or early 60s showed up with his pumping truck. I had agreed to dig above the septic tank to expose its lid, so there was a huge hole in the front yard.

So, my wife and I, along with the septic tank guy, were all standing around the hole, looking. The guy pulled off the lid, exposing the contents of the tank. Neither of us had ever seen such a thing, and the septic tank guy was describing, in far too much detail, what we were looking at. In the meantime, the guy, wearing big rubber gloves that looked as though they had never been washed, was smoking a cigarette, making me wonder if a person developed immunity to whatever noxious microorganisms were in there.

"So, girlie," he said, "You one of those loose-titty hippie chicks?"

Both of us simply dissolved into uncontrollable laughter at that question. Eventually, my wife said, "Yeah, I guess I am." For some reason, she took no offense from his question - just humor. After that, we watched the whole process of having our septic tank pumped.