discounts

Grandparents of tweens are always challenged to come up with birthday gifts. This one is not only awesome it can be free. Kids get to put the pedal to the metal for nothing on their birthdays at Gokart Racing in Burlingmame. The only other requirement is that they are 12 and at least 4’10”.Up the […]

Are seniors cheaper? Not when it comes to grandchildren. But in just about every other category we love a good deal. One of the latest to pop up is a variation on those restaurant coupon books that used to jam our mailboxes. The latest, unsurprisingly, is on the internet and is called Blackboard Eats. You […]

Yes, seniors 65 and older get discounts on the new Clipper cards now being offered as a universal pass on Muni, BART, AC Transit and the Golden Gate Ferry. It appears to work like FastTrak with you linking your account to a credit card. Each transit system has its own separate discount amounts for us. […]

For outdoor activities that bring you down to earth check out the homey but thorough PickYourOwn website. It lists dozens of major farms across Northern California where you and your grandkids can harvest the cornucopia of crops now ripe for picking including blueberries, corn, tomatoes, plums, peaches, apricots and nectarines. For the Fall you’ll find […]

Here’s an outdoor activity where geezers don’t have to be intimidated by excessively fit youth. The ever inventive East Bay Regional Parks District offers kayaking for seniors on Lake Chabot July 25 and August 7. The waters are still, the lessons at  our leisurely pace. There’s even a discount for anyone over 62. Double kayaks […]

Senior outdoor activity discounts are available to sports fans on the ferries to Giant games at ATT Park. Except if you’re coming from Larkspur where they are $8 each way. Roundtrips from Alameda and Jack London for seniors 65+ are $15, from Vallejo $13. These (often) sunny, splashy  cruises are yet another way to make […]

Why this outdoor activity is so far off most geezer’s radar is a mystery. Safari West is a 400 acre African wildlife park outside of Calistoga 1 ½ hours from SF. What you are missing is 400 Serengeti-like acres populated by over 400 exotic mammals and birds – not just the usual giraffes, zebras and […]

Some of the biggest ticket items on SF’s cultural agenda are quietly slashing their prices. Geezers love these deals which frequently include coveted orchestra seats. The  SF Opera has $30 discounted tickets on sale at 11 am the day of the performance. Same with the SF Ballet though they stop selling them an hour prior […]