Being in the midst of recovery from major orthopedic surgery, and having my regular doc tell me that he is concerned that I might have blockage in my carotid artery, I hardly need other reminders of my increasing age. But this morning I had an odd, and maybe amusing thing happen. The background image on my laptop changes everytime I use this computer, selecting photos seemingly at random from the ones stored on the laptop. Today I opened the laptop and the photo was a group family photo taken just a few years back at the outdoor wedding of my oldest son, his second marriage, and my very first thought upon viewing this somewhat familiar photo was "who is that old fat man on the far right of the group?". And of course, that "old man" is me. I look in the mirror every morning when I shave, but I guess I really don't see myself. It takes a photo to remind me that I am getting really old. But at 82, at least I am not yet dead.
Amusing reminder of aging
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Threespears
Buckeye
Remember
The Camara puts on 20 pounds… so I have been told
The Camara puts on 20 pounds… so I have been told
But a Camero can take off 20 years.
I just set up my passport photo. Geeeeeez it is amazing how much my glasses make me look better. lol
Just got my new DD 3208 (Retired Military) card I was amazed that you can get that many wrinkles in one photo.
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Yaworski
Hawkeye
LOL! I know the feeling and I'm nowhere near 82.
bobski
Hunter
the big joke growing up was old guys going out to shop forgetting to put on pants. i thought geeesh how can someone do that?
well....i got as far as the front door with keys in my hands the other day. i opened the door and the cold breeze made me look.
well....i got as far as the front door with keys in my hands the other day. i opened the door and the cold breeze made me look.
I took this pic this morning. I don't recognize myself anymore.
I was actually looking at myself last week in the mirror and realized I don't look like I remember....
no joke, I actually really looked and thought who is that guy?
no joke, I actually really looked and thought who is that guy?
bobski
Hunter
i hate when my guns that are older than me, look better than me.
coachk64
Single-Sixer
I don't know what all you guys are talking about. I'm only 61 (probably one of the younger guys here) and the only thing I've noticed is that as I get older I seem to be getting taller. Because it hurts more when I fall and takes longer to get back up.....Getting taller is the only explanation that makes any sense.
John Andrews
Bearcat
protoolman
Service-Sixer
Me and my wife are ticked off no one questions it when we ask for the senior citizen discount. I guess in the 20 year old counter persons eyes 60 is the same as 90!
stonebuster
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I went to the eye doctor today and the young lady kept saying things like watch your step, honey, follow me, honey. I told my wife the person WE see in the mirror isn't the person other people see when they look at us. An amusing reminder of my age happened a few years ago when I when I went to Dunkin' Donuts. When I walked in a knockout young woman with waist long blond hair and tight jeans standing in line made eye contact with me and gave me a big smile. That made me feel pretty good about myself. When I walked by her again when I left she gave me another big smile. Now I was feeling really good. When I got in my truck and looked in the rear view mirror I realized why she'd been smiling. I had toothpaste in the corner of my mouth. BummerA few weeks ago I was headed into the store following a well dressed young pretty woman.
She stopped at the entrance and turned around to hold the door open FOR ME.
THAT makes you feel old.
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Oddly, the man I see in the mirror isn't the same as the one who appears in pictures taken recently. We had to update pictures for the ATF application and the ones I sent don't look anything like me. 
stonebuster
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When I was driving a commercial truck I got stopped for inspection by a NY state trooper and gave him my CDL. He looked at it and said, "this isn't you!". I said DMV took it & it's a poor picture. He eventually let me go but reluctantly.Oddly, the man I see in the mirror isn't the same as the one who appears in pictures taken recently. We had to update pictures for the ATF application and the ones I sent don't look anything like me.
OP
When my Dad died he was 63. I was 33 at the time and thought that, well, he was an old man. When I was 63 it didn't feel very old (I stayed on my job until I was 70), but now, looking back, I really feel that 63 is not old at all. In truth, making it to a really old age is a privilege that is afforded to few, and despite the problems it brings should be appreciated by those who get there. Life is better than the oblivion which follows.
When i go into my doctors office they always ask how i am feeling. Its a standard question so my response is always “not bad for an 80 year old bag of mobile compost”. The big takeaway is that I am still moving!
Yaworski
Hawkeye
I remember when my father went to his 40th high school reunion. I thought "Forty years! That's a long time." My 50th is this year and it doesn't seem that long ago.
Went for a nuclear stress test and an echo cardiogram just to "check" the system. The dr. told me: "Everything is normal for a man your age (81)." I told the young lady dr.: "Somehow, that doesn't make me feel HEALTHY doc".
J.
J.
Gravity is also getting stronger, just check your scale.
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Armybrat
Hunter
In my mind I’m still 14….
In reality 67 years later….
In reality 67 years later….
Last summer was my 55 year class reunion. Some of the folks had weathered pretty well, some hadn't aged so well, and some hadn't made it at all.
I reckon I was somewhere in the middle of the pack and holding. Not sure what the others thought about me and really don't care.
I reckon I was somewhere in the middle of the pack and holding. Not sure what the others thought about me and really don't care.
Teflon97116
Single-Sixer
I stayed at a friend's deluxe mountain condo once and took a lonnng hot shower after a day on the slopes. Stepping out to dry off in a steamy bathroom, I glanced at the foggy full-wall mirror and was momentarily startled. "Dad! What are you doing here?"
Yaworski
Hawkeye
Not too many years ago, a PYT at work saw a picture of me from forty years ago. She exclaimed, "My god! You were good looking." Thanks.
OP
Sometimes comments similar to that can be more than painful. A few years back my then new daughter in law was looking at some old albums of photos that I had taken and asked me about a particular young woman in one of the photos. She said "Who is this? She really is a beautiful woman!". I asked her to keep her voice down. It was a photo of my wife, who is still beautiful in my eyes but no longer really looks like the woman in that old photo. Talk about reminders of aging.
Yaworski
Hawkeye
I think that women are more hurt than men by comments like that.
jerrydcolt45
Bearcat
Its a young mind trapped in an old worn out body! The mind says i can do it, and the body say dont you dare.
