How old are you guys???
Oakie
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I think I asked this a few years back???? I will be 60 this September 7th. I'm truly amazed by some of your knowledge of firearms and History, Especially Mr. P.
I use to love sitting on the floor, listening to my Grandfather talk about WWII and all the places he has seen and the things he did on the aircraft carries, he was station on. My Grandfather, Joseph Romano, served on the USS Cabot, CV28 and the USS Yorktown. He served combat duty aboard the Yorktown. He was a machinist mate III class. God I miss his stories and the man. He once fell overboard and was picked up by a destroyer, the USS Rich. The men of the Destroyer, gave him a bamboo framed picture, 3 feet by 18", of the USS rich. I donated it last year to the Naval Museum in Washington DC. It hangs there with his name and my name as a donor, on it. This is my grandfather. In the bottom picture, he is in the lower left. He was also an immigrant from Sicily, in 1930. As soon as he was old enough, he joined the US Navy. Oakie
PS, I also didn't find out until I donated the picture, that my grandfather had many awards. He never talked about this to any of us. The navy sent his award ribbons to my mom this past fall. I got them all framed for her. Someday, they will be mine to cherish forever.
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Ah, so you're just a kid, eh😉🤣
Well if you are only 60 you ought to stop calling others "Kid", ya youngster! LOL I'll be 64 in a couple of weeks...
Mentally, I am 30. Physically, I will be 68 in a few months. Every year that discrepancy becomes more and more of a problem. Hence, the reason for Judy's rule of no ladders or power tools when she isn't home. I guess she thinks I won't bounce as well as I used to and that most body parts should remain attached. Sheesh! How can a guy have any fun?😀 Bob
Beat you all so far I'm 73
75 here, going on 100. My brain thinks I am only 18 sometimes.
Would love to be 60 again, just turning 70.
Sometimes spry 76
Couple of years older than the last time you asked! 81 to be exact.
I'm guessing I'm on the low end here age wise, 42.
Old enough to remember 15 cent gas
Crossed the 60 mark a couple of years ago.
I have been assured by my wife that eventually I will grow up.
Brad Steele
I turn 76 in three weeks.
Let me be the first to wish you Happy Birthday sir. I hope you are making some progress on the aches and pains front and can enjoy your birthday. Bob
I got you by a couple of months....Kid !!
1st nice family history to keep and pass on
In March I turn 66
and like a lot of you, my mind still thinks I am ball park of 30 yrs old
however my body over rides such thoughts as soon I get into a project
I realize my mind over loaded my butt
thoughts of what I once could do easy are shattered.
will add my wife may have been right when she use to say ad hurt my feelings hows all the old guys doing on GB 😥
I will hit the half century mark mid year.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
47 here.
45 here…. With almost 20 of those on the GB forums.
My odometer tuned over 40,006,000,000 miles last month.
Ain't no wonder I feel worn out most of the time.
Like Bobjudy I turn 68 in April . Sherry also forbids me to climb ,do roof work etc .I already know that i no longer bounce but crash and burn
53 here.
Man, you're due for a rebuild ........................
I can't remember🤔
I turn 76 March 2nd
Oh, and let me be the second to wish you a happy birthday Mr. Rocky
Well, I hope that doesn't happen.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I turned 76 Jan. 8th. Me and Elvis, the cool guys!!😁
I've said before, I'm plenty-nine. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
I turned 73 about two weeks ago..........although, in the Summer of '67, I almost didn't make it to 18.
bullshot. Had a few rebuilds. pacemaker, stints, watchman. still kicking.
61, my age and the year of my birth.
I'll be 63 the first part of July and I have been assured by my wife that I'd damn sure better grow up!
73 in April, feel like I’m going on 21.
As they say, never slow down never grow old.
Yeah 😓, I agree with what's being said. I'm starting to feel my age at 67. When I do certain jobs, my wife is right there, ready to "dial" 9-1-1.
85 last Oct. Am I the winner?
It won't happen !!!!! Better come up with another plan 🙃
When I was young,an old guy much smarter than me said that we are like a gate hinge,if we stop moving we will rust to the point of being useless.I am 70 now and try to stay busy.
Same.
I'll be 84 in May. The way I figure it I'm near old enough that most of you guys could be my kids. I was a tough hombre until I turned seventy, since then I've had a few replacement parts. I realize my limits, I can only walk about twenty minutes in WalMart, but I can still go all day at a gun show. You have to have priorities.
Turned 62 last fall and retired from 41 years of Navy/Civil service the same month. I learned a new word....."Spuddle" which roughly means to look extremely busy without accomplishing anything. Seems to be appropriate for what I have been doing lately.