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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.
I got pulled over for speeding on my 75th birthday on the way to my birthday party. The California Highway Patrolman looked at my license, said "Have a Happy Birthday, thank you for your service and SLOW IT DOWN!"
Some will die in hot pursuit
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
My favorite uncle was uncle Joe, he was my mothers youngest brother. Right out of high school he enlisted in the Navy because he wanted to learn radio, radar, etc. He was stationed on the USS Yorktown. On Christmas day, 1941 it was going through the Panama Canal to the Pacific. He was at the Battle of Midway but survived. He never talked about the war much. After the battle he never served on a warship again, he was either fixing up the planes and ships that were shot to hell or he was an electronics instructor.
My pop turned 80 last October, and can still outwork most men in their 30s and 40's. He scares me sometimes, as hard as he works. The man is physically fit and very active. Lived most of his life, since he was 18, with only one eye. Oakie
Not sure what years my grandfather served on the Yorktown. I know he was not on the first Yorktown, that was sunk on June 7th. When he passed away, there were only two of his shipmates from The USS Cabot, that were still alive. Both attended his funeral, as well as three guys from the Yorktown. He use to go to the reunions they held, in Las Vegas, every year. At his service, one of his shipmates walked over to me and said, You must be Oakie, Your grandfather talked about you all the time, at the reunions. I had to walk away to hide my emotions. I never knew this. I never knew he was proud of me, as he never said that to any of us kids. The only stories he ever told us kids, were the funny stories, not his battles or losing friends.
Some will die in hot pursuit
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 43 on Thanksgiving. I think I'm a little smarter than I used to be π. Maybe. I dream about Rolling Blocks, Studebaker's and Border Collies...
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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.
To a dyslexic, I'm 16.
I'll be 43 in a month or so.
67 and still looking for projects to do when I'm older and have more spare time.
83 this summer. Just don't tell the ladies. I've been lying for decades.
And double green stamps on a fillup!
I know what you mean. Semper Fi.
I got pulled over for speeding on my 75th birthday on the way to my birthday party. The California Highway Patrolman looked at my license, said "Have a Happy Birthday, thank you for your service and SLOW IT DOWN!"
I'll be turning 67 in another few weeks. My oldest son will hit 49 in May. I got an early start on reproduction! π
I figure all the time ahead will be time gifted, as all the roads traveled getting here have been pretty rough on my keester!
I'll hit 74 in April
Mr Perfect my son is older than you
I'm 79. Two years ago I had to give CPR to a young-un, & brought him back. Not sure how much longer my knees will hold up.
Neal
77 last November. Two years ago, they started replacing parts on me. First, it was knees, then lenses, I'm afraid to ask what's next!
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A lot of people are.
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
My favorite uncle was uncle Joe, he was my mothers youngest brother. Right out of high school he enlisted in the Navy because he wanted to learn radio, radar, etc. He was stationed on the USS Yorktown. On Christmas day, 1941 it was going through the Panama Canal to the Pacific. He was at the Battle of Midway but survived. He never talked about the war much. After the battle he never served on a warship again, he was either fixing up the planes and ships that were shot to hell or he was an electronics instructor.
My pop turned 80 last October, and can still outwork most men in their 30s and 40's. He scares me sometimes, as hard as he works. The man is physically fit and very active. Lived most of his life, since he was 18, with only one eye. Oakie
I thought you guys were all older than me at 68.
Not sure what years my grandfather served on the Yorktown. I know he was not on the first Yorktown, that was sunk on June 7th. When he passed away, there were only two of his shipmates from The USS Cabot, that were still alive. Both attended his funeral, as well as three guys from the Yorktown. He use to go to the reunions they held, in Las Vegas, every year. At his service, one of his shipmates walked over to me and said, You must be Oakie, Your grandfather talked about you all the time, at the reunions. I had to walk away to hide my emotions. I never knew this. I never knew he was proud of me, as he never said that to any of us kids. The only stories he ever told us kids, were the funny stories, not his battles or losing friends.
73 the third Sunday of this coming March... Dammmm time goes by really fast nowadays
Pre-war (81).
Friends don't tell friends 1983 was forty years ago
I hit my allotted three-score and ten last month.
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I appreciate the thought......but in '67 I was involved in a severe farm accident.
But.......in 1969 I DID show up at the Selective Service board. Thank you for YOUR service.
I will be 62 this coming July. πΊ
I'll be 69 in April.
But how old will you be?
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
Just think. If all of us put our ages together we would have a couple thousand years of experience! π²
I'm five years older than my bride. She stopped having birthdays so long ago I don't know how old I am, but we both collect Social Security.
............not old enough, but I'm gaining on it ! (still workin')
100 - 28 =.................you mathematicians can figure it out π
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
I just went past 79 this month!!!!!!!
JIM...................................
We could form the GB "Old Geezer's" Platoon. (Maybe two.)
We'd be the best armed geriatrics, out there.
Old enough to sleep by myself..
π
Apparently I'm the youngest one here. I'll be 39 in March.
I turned 43 on Thanksgiving. I think I'm a little smarter than I used to be π. Maybe. I dream about Rolling Blocks, Studebaker's and Border Collies...
"Independence Now, Independence Forever."
John Adams
And many more. You are one of my favorite members.
David has always been a kind, Gentle soul on the forums. I got to speak with him one time on the phone. Super nice guy. One of my favorite too.