OK a Short Rant About Age
Jun 5, 2019 08:24:32 #
wjones8637 wrote:
First of all I believe at 69 I am somewhere near t... (show quote)
I,m in my 70,s and I can't remember what you just said.I wonder what the average age of hoggers is. Maybe we should change the name to OFF! Old Farts forum
Jun 5, 2019 08:24:53 #
Jun 5, 2019 08:44:07 #
One of the greatest shocks in my life was when the guy in the coffee shop gave me a senior discount - that I hadn't asked for!!
Jun 5, 2019 09:27:51 #
dancers wrote:
69 ....middle aged? you know anyone who is 138???? I am in my 80s
I said "middle of the pack", UHH members not "middle aged".
Jun 5, 2019 09:34:31 #
I will be joining you at age 69 the first week in August. Misery is when you ask for a senior discount and they don't "card" you.
Jun 5, 2019 10:08:28 #
camshot
Loc: Peterborough ontario Canada
Hell, I'm 87 next October. Don't listen to the Doctors, they'll make you sick. My knees are working fine, play darts 4 times a week, go dancing each Saturday night, after our group has a great meal. I exorcize a little, but stay active. Don't get overweight, smoke, drink too much (I love a beer) and you'll make it.
Keep a great outlook on life, be satisfied with what you have.
Keep a great outlook on life, be satisfied with what you have.
Jun 5, 2019 10:22:36 #
I'll be 77 in September and aside from hearing loss, vision problems, a heart murmur, and extremely painful lower back, I'm in great shape.
Jun 5, 2019 10:28:07 #
Jun 5, 2019 10:32:39 #
Bunko.T wrote:
I have philosophy: In old age we have much wisdom. But no one gives a S....t, because the younger gen's know everything now, & don't ask.
Yeah, just like we knew it all also when we were their age. And dont deny it, you know its so!😉
Jun 5, 2019 10:39:10 #
I'm 66. I remember my grandfather at 66. I am NOT his 66. He shuffled as he walked, could do light work in the garden. In the past few months, I have installed doors, light fixtures, and other projects. Yesterday I had a routine appointment, the Dr. said, "Fu*k, we are doing good!" (He's a year older than I am--his son is half my age and I'm in better shape). "He asked, what's on the agenda for the rest of the day?" I told him, "Waking the dog 2 miles, powerwash some siding and trim in prep to paint, then cut a slot across my driveway for the invisible fence I'm going to install for my dog." Today, I'm using a pick to cut a trench across the lower level driveway for the fence wire to be strung...before I go to a sales appointment. Yep, still working.
No, my 66 is not my grandfather's 66. Even after a heart attack (mild, stent put in), quadruple bypass surgery, and nearly succumbing to sepsis after being infected with Necrotizing Fasciitis.
No, my 66 is not my grandfather's 66. Even after a heart attack (mild, stent put in), quadruple bypass surgery, and nearly succumbing to sepsis after being infected with Necrotizing Fasciitis.
Jun 5, 2019 10:39:46 #
wjones8637 wrote:
First of all I believe at 69 I am somewhere near t... (show quote)
I was a railroad mechanic by trade, when things didn’t work we fixed them.
As I aged I started suffering with major joint pain so in my 60’s I had a complete overhaul, before that I had never seen the inside of an operating room.
My list of surgeries:
1- carpal tunnel left and right.
2- total right hip replacement
3- left and right knee total replacement, both on same day!
4- total left hip replacement.
5- left eye cataract surgery.
6- right eye cataract surgery.
I have no regrets and I feel and get around like a young man again! I’ll be 74 in August, I play golf without a cart and work out at the gym.
Why live in pain when you can have it fixed! Good luck if you decide to go my route.
Jun 5, 2019 10:58:13 #
69!!! you are a youngster, Bill, I am hurdling toward 77 very fast, I don't feel old, my body says differently.
Jun 5, 2019 11:03:38 #
I don't think about age. In some ways, I have been 40 years old ever since I was 4 years old. In other ways, I will be 18 forever, even if I live to 200.
Jun 5, 2019 11:08:56 #
Keen wrote:
I don't think about age. In some ways, I have been 40 years old ever since I was 4 years old. In other ways, I will be 18 forever, even if I live to 200.
Great philosophy!
Jun 5, 2019 11:42:40 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Virgil wrote:
At your age, "69" is about all that is left!
I had to think about that one! Funny though.
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