We were sitting in our favorite chairs, sipping an adult beverage watching this slick dude break the bank on “Jeopardy” when the phone rang.

The phone flashed: “No Caller ID,” so I clicked it off. Usually, that is the end of it. But not this time. It rang again, and I clicked it off. Then it rang again. I stared at it, then decided to answer and give the caller (or robot) a piece of my mind.

“Hello,” I said.

“You rat ##@%**. Since when do you avoid my calls, Buster.” Or have you figured out another way to get a cheap column?

Of course, it was Ms. Pigette, the gentle Boothbay icon who stands on the side of the road on Route 27, holding up a mailbox across the street from Joan Rittall’s house. It is impossible to get on or off the peninsula without passing her post where she sees all and, usually, tells all.

My first question was personal. How did you acquire a cell phone?

“Never mind, sweetie. Everyone has a cell phone.” Then she started in. “I see Joe Biden finally got into the race for the Democratic party nomination for president. Swell. That is just what we need. Another refugee from St. Andrews Village running for president. What are people thinking?  So, now we have Uncle Bernie Sanders, at age 78, Donald Trump, age 72. And, now, Joe Biden, age 76 all running for president. OK. You do the math. If any of those three old dudes was elected, he would be sworn into office, presented the Boston Post Cane and a given lifetime supply of Depends,” she snapped.

Wait just a darn minute, I shot back. There are lots of folks that age who are just fine. They have the experience, they have wisdom, they have been through hard times and survived.

“Ya, Ya, Ya.” she snapped. “Look, they have all passed their sell-by date. When you live in an old house, you have old plumbing. Get it? Sorry, but at that age, lots of things don’t work as well as they once did, and no one, including you, wants to admit that.

“Several years ago, Biden had a brain aneurysm. Uncle Bernie gets so wound up on the stump he looks like he might just explode. As for the current president, if there is another poster child for a heart attack, I don’t know one.”

“They all say they are OK,” I said. “Besides, lots of people love Joe Biden. He has had a long career in the Senate, he was a great vice president. Bernie challenged Hillary Clinton and still has a big following, especially among young folks.

And, despite the Mueller Report, there are lots of folks who just love and support Mr. Trump.

“I’ll grant you that,” she said. “But, (and I knew there would be a but), a national political campaign is a demanding physical test. It is a killer. It wears down younger politicians who are in good shape, not to mention those on Social Security. And, God forbid, what would happen if we had a national emergency Look at President Obama. Look how he aged during his eight years in the White House. The presidency is a man (or woman) killing job.”

Granted, I said. So what should we do?

“Well, it is a puzzlement,” she answered. She thought for a moment then predicted the Republicans would not cross or challenge Mr. Trump unless he became a liability. “If he shows signs of vulnerability, look for some to jump ship. If that happens, look for the big money boys to flip to John Kasich, Mitch Daniels or any of the dozens of GOP possibles.

“As for the Democrats, they have a gaggle of younger candidates. They are all singing the same tune, promising goodies for all, free this and free that, with no clear plan to pay the tab,” she said.

If something happens to one of the big, er, old three, the front runners on both sides, then what do you think will happen, I asked her.

“Then watch out for a real public dumpster fire, an old fashioned political scrum of the first order. It will make the bloody players on the Game of Thrones look like the ladies at a church supper,” she said. As she paused for a moment to yell at a truck driver who swooped near her nose, I asked for her thoughts about a possible Trump impeachment.

“Nancy Pelosi (The Democratic Speaker of the House) is right,” she said. “The young Demo hotheads want to impeach him tomorrow, but the GOP Senate would not convict. And, a long impeachment battle would certainly split the country. The Speaker is old enough (79) to remember 1968, urban street riots, and Kent State.

“And, so do I.”