"Hi, John."
"Hey."
"Nice bag. You were in the Corp?"
"Yeah, a little place called Vietnam. Sixty-eight."
"No kidding? I was in the Air Force. Sixty-nine. Things were a little easier for us."
"I can't argue with that. Say, have you started receiving the retirement checks?"
"I sure have. Aren't those something?"
"Can't beat the benefits."
"No, sure can't."