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OLD GUYS LIKE ME50 AND UP
96harley
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Saturday I made the 20 year mark on the department. I have no plans of retiring but being within two months of turning 54 I started noticing some things so here goes guys.
I noticed lately I have trouble lining up my sights; old eyes.
During deer season my left knee ached and swelled up; old joints.
I cleared and burned brush Sat. and my elbow hurt. I think it's that tennis thing even though I don't play tennis; old joints again.
I leave one room, walk into the next to pick up something and then forget why I went into the other room to begin with.
I find myself saying, "What" or "Could you repeat that please?":
old ears and a lot of shooting.
There's other parts that don't fuction like they used to so I'll leave it at that.
Well, I wondered if I was alone with these woes. I know some of you more seasoned guys are going to say, "Harley, you're just a pup wait'll you're..........." and that's kind but the fact is we started getting older the day we were born. Getting older; just another chapter in this book of life. A chapter in which we all take an active part in good health and in bad.
"Save the Whalers, they need jobs too."
I noticed lately I have trouble lining up my sights; old eyes.
During deer season my left knee ached and swelled up; old joints.
I cleared and burned brush Sat. and my elbow hurt. I think it's that tennis thing even though I don't play tennis; old joints again.
I leave one room, walk into the next to pick up something and then forget why I went into the other room to begin with.
I find myself saying, "What" or "Could you repeat that please?":
old ears and a lot of shooting.
There's other parts that don't fuction like they used to so I'll leave it at that.
Well, I wondered if I was alone with these woes. I know some of you more seasoned guys are going to say, "Harley, you're just a pup wait'll you're..........." and that's kind but the fact is we started getting older the day we were born. Getting older; just another chapter in this book of life. A chapter in which we all take an active part in good health and in bad.
"Save the Whalers, they need jobs too."
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! On joining the Club 54.
I have been a member since June 2004.
About those symptoms you talk about, I don't have a clue, I already forgot. My left knee doesn't hurt anymore, two years ago I traded it for a new one.
Viagra is the new "recreational drug", mostly young kids use that, don't need it. We on Club 54 have staying power, I think that's what they call it...[:D][:D][:D][8D][8D]
I turned the big 5-0 in November.My eyes started goin' when I turned 40,I've been plagued w/the gout for years,but have that under control.
Saturday a week ago,for no apparent reason,my lower back started hurtin' a bit and only got worse throughout the week.It's better now,but still there.Been usin' a hot pad every night for a week and beginin' to think I should buy some stock in ALEVE.All the joints in my left hand have been achin' the last few days,maybe it's this damp weather we've been havin' lately.My digestive system must be out of wack or somethin' 'cause the daily routine ain't like it used to be.
My hearin's been goin south little by little for years now(too many years in this noisy ol' body shop maybe).
And to think I'm just half way there.[:D]
BW
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
2-barrel
"I aspire to inspire before I expire"
www.texasminutemen.org
your CRS will!!! just get worse.
regards
metco
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If you wake up breathing thats a good sign.
It it still hurts to move thats also a good sign.
Another bald, half blind, wrinkled up, deaf, bad back, bad legs, overweight, grumpy senior sexy citizen.
But hey my teeth are still good.
Life is good, if you dont wake up dead first!
Walte
1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
3. No one expects you to run into a burning building.
4. People call at 9 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There's nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat dinner at 4 p.m.
9. You might live without sex (but not without glasses).
10. You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.
11. You get into a heated argument about pension plans.
12. You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
13. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
14. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into
the room.
15. You sing along with the elevator music.
16. Your eyes won't get much worse.
17. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay
off.
18. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the National
Weather Service.
19. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't
remember them either.
20. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
21. You can't remember who posted this.
"I aspire to inspire before I expire"
www.texasminutemen.org
I'm only 47 and I already have most of those problems ...
It's not so much my eyes are bad, its just my arms are too short
My left knee and both feet have been bothering me for at least 5 years
The forgetting thing has been going on for at least 5 years ...
... but now I'll get up in the middle of the night and forget why I got up.
The list is getting longer ... but I don't want to remind myself about it.
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... If you don't, you'll find any excuse.
? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
....................
Whenever I see a cow eat grass, I am reminded that "This too shall pass."............ Baxter Black
No aching joints yet.No need for the Viagra yet.The soon to be wife is only 43 She KEEPS ME YOUNG[:D] and best of all she likes to shoot![:D]
Retired Air Force Msgt--NRA Life Member since 1971
I am hoping I can hold together for another 10 years to increase my retirement a few more points.
You guys have heard this. I look at things a lot like the following story on different situations. I only relate the following in the same context it was related to me so bear with me.
A young bull and an old bull stood on a hill. Below them in a pasture were several good looking cows. (You have to picture this from the bull's point of view, thus good looking cows.)
The young bull says, "Hey look at all them cows, let's run down there and breed one."
The old bull responds, "No, let's walk down there and breed em all."
Kinda of true in another respect as well. When we get older most of us start to let our big head do most of the thinking. Saves us a lot of grief.
"Save the Whalers, they need jobs too."
Lord Lowrider the Loquacious.
Member:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets
She was only a fisherman's daughter,
But when she saw my rod she reeled.
Self defence is an ablsolute and natural right. Keep your powder dry! J. Rau, Alaska
A very elderly gentleman, (mid nineties) very well
dressed, hair well groomed, great looking suit,
flower in his lapel, smelling slightly of a good after
shave, presenting a well looked after image, walks
into an upscale cocktail lounge. Seated at the bar is
an elderly looking lady, (mid eighties). The
gentleman walks over, sits along side of her, orders a
drink, takes a sip, turns to her and says, "So tell
me, do I come here often?
An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems
for a number of years. He went to the doctor and
the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of
hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear
100%. The elderly gentleman went back in a
month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your
hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased
that you can hear again."
The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my
family yet. I just sit around and listen to the
conversations. I've changed my will three times!
Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center
were sitting on a bench under a tree when one
turns to the other and says . . . "Slim, I'm 83 years
old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know
you' re about my age. How do you feel?"
Slim says, "I feel just like a new-born baby."
"Really!? Like a new-born baby!?"
"Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my
pants.
An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's
house, and after eating, the wives left the table and
went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were
talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a
new restaurant and it was really great. I would
recommend it very highly."
The other man said, "What is the name of the
restaurant?"
The first man thought and thought and finally said,
"What is the name of that flower you give to
someone you love? You know... the one that's red
and has thorns."
"Do you mean a rose?"
"Yes, that's the one," replied the man. He then
turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose, what's
the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"
Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for
patients being discharged. However, while working
as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman--
already dressed and sitting on the bed with a
suitcase at his feet--who insisted he didn't need my
help to leave the hospital. After a chat about rules
being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the
elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife
was meeting him.
"I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs in the
bathroom changing out of her hospital gown."
[:D]
If I knew then, what I know now.........
You are soon to be part of the "I used to" club.
I used to......roam the hills all day hunting.
I used to......walk all the way around the lake fishing.
I used to......ski.
I used to......run 5 miles a day.
I used to......jog.
I used to......walk 5 miles a day.
I used to......walk to the store.
I used to......go up and down the stairs with no problem.
I used to......go up and down the stairs.
This getting old business SUCKS.
Better than the alternative?
Well, some days are better than others.
Hope you make the next 10 without and major problems.
The gene pool needs chlorine.
I'm 53 and feel it most times, sometimes not. When I do the weights and the treadmill I feel a lot better/younger. But you gotta keep doing it.
Couple of years ago I did, the past 2 I didn't. Maybe I'll start again, but its boring.
Now I make that sound whenever I have to bend down or get up. You know, UHHHMMMMMMPPPPPPHHHHH!
But I hang out with Joe and he's pushing 80. He ain't in much more worst shape then I fell I'm in. So I keep pushin.
F.
Life is a journey fear no one, Respect Everyone
But to be back to my days to be 50 or 60 when I rode dirt motorcycles I
would give a lot. Must admit, after 75 one sure slows down. "They" say
that for each decade of life, one more thing goes wrong with the body.
Hate to think about the comming decade. Really dont need any more ailments. See you and Elane friday for a home cooked Chinese eggroll
and Chinese dinner made by us. I am still the second best
Chinese cook on the east coast. Even made Chinese barbarqued deer ribs.
Now thats unusual.
Be one with your gun.
1. specs
2. aleve
3. make lists, just remember where you leave them...
4. learn to read lips
5. just remember that you may not be as good as you once were, but you are as good once as you ever was....[8D]
I am really bad at carrying them around with me.
SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com the best gun auction site on the Net! Email gpd035@sbcglobal.net
And this has come to pass,not to stay.
I retired at the old age of 43 (1998). The only thing I didn't do was follow some sage old advise, "Don't retire until everything (house, etc.) is paid for"! I went back to work two years ago. Things are looking like I may not be there much longer. But, we can make it now without the money from this job.
As for the aches and pains, been having them since early 30's. Too many foolish things when I was younger. One example: moving a steel cranked 427 Chevy engine (complete except for intake and carb) off a pickup bed and toting it to a stand. As I get older, the pains are getting worse (back, legs, feet ALL OVER). When I get out of bed, or get up from sitting, it's like the old Rice Crispies commercial, Snap, Crackle, Pop. Can't take strong meds because of kidney problems. So, as the old song goes, "just roll with it".[:D] Somedays it is hard to do! But, I look at others I know that are in worse shape than me, and am thankful my pain is not worse than it is.
I will be 50 in March.
Lifetime shooter - please speak louder.
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"Don't send flowers when I die. Send money now so I can buy more guns and ammo."
PJ
quote:Originally posted by nunn
Welcome to the club!
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If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA Endowment Member, AF&AM, Shriner Life Member, A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois "Chicago Chapter" Founding Member & Board Member