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It's Official - I'm Old...
mateomasfeo
Member Posts: 27,143
My 50th birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks. The big 5-0.
I hadn't really thought much about the milestone until I went to the mailbox today. There in the box was the Grim Reaper staring at me without emotion.
AARP sent me an application form, as I am now eligible![B)] As DWS might say, "Dire news indeed!" The old folks club is ready to make me a member.
After getting over the initial slug to the gut, my cheap side kicked in and I began to wonder if I should join.
Any of you fellers members? What do I get for $12.50 per year? Is it worth it?
Hurry up and answer before I forget I asked the question...
I hadn't really thought much about the milestone until I went to the mailbox today. There in the box was the Grim Reaper staring at me without emotion.
AARP sent me an application form, as I am now eligible![B)] As DWS might say, "Dire news indeed!" The old folks club is ready to make me a member.
After getting over the initial slug to the gut, my cheap side kicked in and I began to wonder if I should join.
Any of you fellers members? What do I get for $12.50 per year? Is it worth it?
Hurry up and answer before I forget I asked the question...
Comments
I believe you can get some decent discounts through AARP, but I couldn't accept their views as an organization, so for me joining wasn't going to happen.
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
your ugly too[:)]
couple of weeks huh? what day?
Enjoy it Counselor - you earned it! Congrats!
My 50th birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks. The big 5-0.
I hadn't really thought much about the milestone until I went to the mailbox today. There in the box was the Grim Reaper staring at me without emotion.
AARP sent me an application form, as I am now eligible![B)] As DWS might say, "Dire news indeed!" The old folks club is ready to make me a member.
After getting over the initial slug to the gut, my cheap side kicked in and I began to wonder if I should join.
Any of you fellers members? What do I get for $12.50 per year? Is it worth it?
Hurry up and answer before I forget I asked the question...
I guess I'll be getting one too in a few weeks...I will hit the half century mark on the 27th of July. Where the heck did the past fifty years go??????
50's nothin!
...couple of weeks huh? what day?
July 10.
I have ALWAYS been feo ugly...
For more than a decade, AARP has supported federal measures to control the
availability of handguns because of their frequent use in the commission of
violent crime. Handguns continue to present a serious threat to citizens of
all ages. In 1993, over 13,000 people were killed with handguns. At least $1
billion is spent annually on medical costs associated with the treatment of
individuals who have been shot.
The prevalence of violence in some neighborhoods has resulted in many older
persons becoming virtual prisoners in their homes. Increasingly,
individuals living in the inner city are suffering the loss of children and
grandchildren who are the victims of violent crimes and senseless shootings.
Further, the lack of restrictions on handgun sales in certain states enables
gun runners to purchase guns that they can then resell in states with more
restrictive laws. This lack of uniformity among the states significantly
undermines their ability to control handgun availability.
Increased criminal activity involving automatic and semiautomatic weapons
persuaded AARP in 1989 to expand its earlier gun control policy to include
these weapons. This policy now reads as follows:
"The federal government must continue to control the availability of
handguns and semiautomatic and automatic weapons because of their frequent
use in the commission of violent crimes. The expiration date for the
requirement for a five-day waiting period in the Brady Bill should be
eliminated. The assault weapons ban should not be repealed."
AARP supported both the Brady bill, passed in November 1993, and the assault
weapons ban, which was included in the 1994 crime bill. The Brady Bill
institutes a waiting period of five business days for all handgun purchases,
providing time to check the purchaser's background. The bill also raises
licensing fees for gun dealers and requires that police be notified of any
multiple gun purchases. However, the waiting period provision expires after
five years, to be replaced with a nationwide "instant-check" system that
will screen out felons through the use of computerized criminal records.
The ban on assault weapons outlaws for 10 years the manufacture and
possession of 19 assault weapons, as well as copycat models and
semiautomatic guns with two or more characteristics associated with assault
weapons. The measure also bans ammunition-feeding devices that hold more
than 10 rounds. AARP would oppose any proposal to repeal the ban on assault
weapons or weaken the Brady bill.
To assure that AARP policy is consistent with member views, the Association
has polled its members on this issue. The results indicate that AARP
members strongly support stricter gun control measures. A majority of those
responding felt that, in general, the federal government should be "doing
more" in the area of gun control.
When asked about specific options, our members gave the following responses:
? 82 percent strongly favored a federal law which controls the sale of guns,
such as by making all persons register all gun purchases;
? 79 percent strongly favored a law requiring a license to carry any gun
outside the home;
? 73 percent strongly favored a law requiring a two-week waiting period
before buying a gun to permit time for a background check;
? 67 percent favored a law which would require a person to obtain a police
permit before buying a gun (44 percent strongly favored this option).
Each of the first three options was opposed by no more than ten percent of
those responding to the survey. In addition, the survey results are
comparable to other surveys of the population at large. In view of this
level of support, AARP reaffirmed its policy on gun control.
Overall, AARP always tries to ensure that policy positions presented before
the Congress, Executive Branch, and state legislatures express the views and
priorities of a majority of our members. Our policy development process is
designed to ensure that the views of our members are solicited and taken
into account. For more information about this process, please visit AARP
Webplace at:
http://www.aarp.org/legipoly/html.
Thank you for contacting AARP.
Betty
AARP Member Service
What do I get for $12.50 per year?
An opportunity to save a buck here and there on this and that, but mostly you're paying for a lobby to get our lawmakers to outlaw those evil guns.
If we could only get everybody in America over the age of fifty to join AARP, Washington would have to listen to us. We could even outlaw black powder guns and Sarah Brady could finally take a well deserved rest.
...but mostly you're paying for a lobby to get our lawmakers to outlaw those evil guns...
I think I'll write them a thank you note and decline...
With a toast with Ensure and a Centrum Silver chaser.
Ouch!
Now if we could get every gun owner over 50 in the US to join...
You're just a kid yet.
Have fun !!!!
Thanks---Peabo
NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.
old you are, its how old you feel.
I feel like I'm 90
I responded with a letter asking why they took such a political position.
Never did get a response.
Once I join can I use the little electric cart at Lowe's?
Only if wearing either velcro tennis shoes or slip on Hush Puppies.
Damm cradle robber[}:)][:D]
Don
I've declined several time and it doesn't seem to matter, but don't worry ... they will get more aggressive as time goes by. Yesterday I received a new membership card and a "bill" for my dues ... as usual, I shred-ed the application/bill stuck it back in their prepaid envelope along with the card and let them pay the postage back home.
? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
50?! you wife can't be over 30![:p]...
Damm cradle robber[}:)][:D]
Don
I'll tell her you said so GIZ she will love that!
She is 37 and wearin' me out!!!
quote:Originally posted by kimberkid
... AARP has been after me for at least 10 years and my Mrs makes fun of me every time ...
My wife has been making fun of me since I got home. Now she just looks at me and begins to chuckle. She keeps leaving it in places where I will see it. Next to my dinner plate, under the remote.
Real funny girl...
So how you gonna celebrate this one?
I am gonna go down to the Super Market and sack my own groceries...
Mateo, haven't you heard? 50 is the new 40![8D]
Yeah, and 55 is the new 80. Hurry up and enjoy yourself while you can.
My 50th birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks. The big 5-0.
Shucks Matty, you're still wet behind the ears![;)]
Enjoy young man, enjoy![:D]
I could be wrong about that.
She keeps leaving it in places where I will see it. Next to my dinner plate, under the remote.
As long as she doesn't leave it next to the pillow. [:0]
quote:Originally posted by dongizmo
50?! you wife can't be over 30![:p]...
Damm cradle robber[}:)][:D]
Don
I'll tell her you said so GIZ she will love that!
She is 37 and wearin' me out!!!
quote:Originally posted by kimberkid
... AARP has been after me for at least 10 years and my Mrs makes fun of me every time ...
My wife has been making fun of me since I got home. Now she just looks at me and begins to chuckle. She keeps leaving it in places where I will see it. Next to my dinner plate, under the remote.
Real funny girl...
Get even! Put a rubber band around the spray nozzle on the sink and make sure it's pointed at her when she turns on the water. FUNNY AS HELL!