Pickles by Brian Crane for March 12, 2023

Because night lights use power and cost money, which is hard to come by for the Social Security set.

If it is the same color as the toothbrush charging light, he might mistake her for the door to the bathroom.

they need BLADDER SNOOZE BUTTONS

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Don’t want no accidental bumping in the bedroom

My wife and I don’t have a problem with each other. But as for our dog that is a different matter. She will sleep during the night on her bed, in the hallway, in front of a doorway—you name it. We always have to be aware where she is. We do have a nightlight in the bathroom. Neither one of us can afford to trip and fall.

Opal has a “Glow On”!

No! Earl might think you have “passed over” and come back to haunt him!

Pocket flashlights, anyone?

It has been some time since there was a new strip. Has Crane retired?

In our younger days, that happened to my wife and I. I was waiting for her to come out of the bathroom so I could go in. The lights were off. She came out, I got out of bed and headed to the bathroom. She, however, did not go straight to the bed as I expected but crossed the room to close the blinds. We impacted. We both saw stars. That happened over 30 years ago and even today, in the dark we will announce where we are if we’re up and moving at the same time.

I hope this storyline runs all week

The ghost of Christmas past

Neighbors have so many outside lights that, even with our blinds and drapes closed, there is never a danger of a collision anywhere in our home at night – except for the occasion toe-chair leg reunion.

Things that go BUMP in the night……. Sounds romantic to ME.

Aaaah! Youth! Now it’s who can get to the bathroom first…I suggest a nightlight.

Doing it wrong.. once one is back in bed the other leaves. A very simple, time tested solution.

Like the prophylactic scene from Skin Deep

Two passing ships in the night…kind of….

Laughed out loud at this and it’s truth

It’s racy alright, the race of the Bladder Grand Prix.

They are at an age where practicality rates above other considerations.

Ah now Opal we know what you really mean when you say "little problem ".

I recall a Garfield Sunday strip where Jon was glow-in-the-dark boxer shorts, much to Garfield’s — who originally describing sounds at night — surprise.

Opal and Earl, two ships passing during the wee hours; how romantic.

A hundred years ago, in my youth I had one pair of chonies with a glow-in-the dark paisley motif. I had no idea how “glow-y” they were until one night shift at the hospital, a patient noted she could see me as soon as I entered her room. Stupid white uniforms!

Opal is a problem solver. Earl is a good source of problems.

A perfect match.

I keep a nightlight in my bathroom to keep from bumping into things and to save on the hydro bill. I recently learned that using my nightlight is increasing my quality of sleep. I don’t like bright lights as a rule, at night especially, and; “Light exposure before or during bedtime can make it difficult to fall and stay asleep because your brain won’t make enough sleep-inducing melatonin. Even if you do manage to fall asleep with lights on in your bedroom, you may not get enough rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.”

That’s really bad! Us old folks deserve our own bathroom, demand it…

That could be a little eerie, meeting a floating night gown in the middle of the night.

Practical, hopefully.

As a fairly new ‘commenter’ but long-time reader, I find it fascinating and sometimes hilarious to read all the conversation sparked by a comic strip. We’re really a community here aren’t we? Love it! (Oh, and to weigh in as a new senior [who’s still 20 in his mind], I’m firmly in the camp of needing darkness and fan noise to sleep though oddly, I have no problem taking a mid-day nap and falling asleep despite the sunlight!)

Get him some glow-in-the-dark bed pants!

I have to comment, too funny, only for hubby and I different bathroom’s and I go more often then he does.

Opal glowing in the dark? Earl will think he is seeing a ghost.

That was funny and true..lolol

good one, Brian.