Walmart Parking lot Encounter

With my pharmacy bag in one hand and leaning on my cane, I must have looked harmless enough, because an old man with stubble and sore eyes came up to me and said," " Mumps and chickenpox, we had them all. We survived them. None of this stuff."
I said politely," how are you, sir? " Yes, we did, until they came up with the vaccine."
"Do you think this is any worse?" he said.
I said, " yes, this virus is much deadlier."
"It is a government conspiracy," said the old woman who snuck up behind me.
" I think it"s a conspiracy to get rid of all us older people."

"I have a stent, says the old man, "and I had cancer two times,"
"There you go", I say, "you are a survivor." Just stay away from people for a while and wear a mask, like your wife here,."
I was assuming she was the wife.
They were shuffling along but stopped to look at me when I said:" and stop watching Fox news."

Lia and I got into my car, Lia said," the man called you a communist,"
Sure, I said, "but I'd rather be a communist than an idiot."

I don't know why random people pick on me. It has happened several times so far this year. I will have to learn to scowl.