Feeling old today

[vito]

I needed salt for my water softener so I bought 8 40 pound bags at Costco. Hauling them from my car in the garage, into the house, down 16 steps to my lower level, and pouring six of them into the softener totally wore me out. Next time I think I should carry them in more than a single trip! (Just kidding) Even carried one bag at a time was a real chore for me. By the time I was done I felt like I had done a hard workout of my shoulders and breathing pretty hard. Maybe its time to take my 27 year old son up on his offer of taking care of this chore for me. Being 78 sometimes its hard to ignore the signs of aging.

 

[Jeepnik]

Vito, before you hurt yourself look into a service that will deliver the salt and put it in the brine tank. It's not the weight of the bags it's those stairs that scare me.

 

[gjgalligan]

I just back up to the doorwall to my walkout basement and carry my salt in to the equipment room. At 70 I'm not sure how many years I will be able to do that. I usually buy the 50# bags.

 

[Fox Mike]

We buy the same size but put it on the porch, open it and put it in buckets so we only carry 20 pounds at a time. More up and down but it doesn't wear us out.

 

[AzShooter1]

Invest in a cheap two-hander so you can roll your heavy packages to where you need them. Even going down stairs is possible if you take your time.

I understand how you believe you are getting older. After a number of operations this year I can no life anything over 8 pounds. I use my hand cart more often than ever.

 

[Mobuck]

I'm feeling pretty sore today. Older Grandson is here for a week to 'help' me so yesterday we were changing pickup tires. I had a new set of re-caps and 4 empty rims for the farm pickup waiting on strong(er) arms to lift them onto and off the tire changer. Got 3 of those done and realized I was short on tire balancing beads. By then it was noon so after a bit of lunch we returned to the task and began removing old tires from another set of rims so those could be cleaned, painted, and ready for re-use. By the time that was finished all the Grandkids took off for a swimming party leaving Son and I to work on fence and attend to puppy issues. About the time I was ready to fold up and stop for supper, Son decided we had enough time to load up the parts of a new bale stabber I'd been working on, drive to his place, and tack weld all the structural parts together for a test fit before the kids got home from the pool party. Surprisingly, we did get that done so when the kids got back to Son's house, we loaded the now too heavy for a one man lift steel framework into his pickup and hauled it back to my house for a test fit. The fit was good so loaded the frame back in his pickup and he dropped myself and Grandson at my house on the way out. Oh forgot to mention my day had started early-- I was up @ 2AM when the neighbor's dog treed a cat under the gas BBQ grill.

 

[vito]

I just back up to the doorwall to my walkout basement and carry my salt in to the equipment room. At 70 I'm not sure how many years I will be able to do that. I usually buy the 50# bags.

The brand I bought was specifically because it came in 40 pound bags instead of 50. Made it a bit easier. But I think I might call the local Culligan guy since they will do the carrying and putting it into the tank. I just hope I can get them for that service without having to endure nonstop sales pitches to buy their machine as well.

 

[RSIno1]

Invest in a cheap two-hander so you can roll your heavy packages to where you need them. ....
After a number of operations this year I can no life anything over 8 pounds. I use my hand cart more often than ever.

My back surgeon lowered mine to 15 lbs. I bought a generator that is 200 lbs. I just kinda tipped the box out of the car and onto a cart - gravity is your friend.

 

[Selena]

I needed salt for my water softener so I bought 8 40 pound bags at Costco. Hauling them from my car in the garage, into the house, down 16 steps to my lower level, and pouring six of them into the softener totally wore me out. Next time I think I should carry them in more than a single trip! (Just kidding) Even carried one bag at a time was a real chore for me. By the time I was done I felt like I had done a hard workout of my shoulders and breathing pretty hard. Maybe its time to take my 27 year old son up on his offer of taking care of this chore for me. Being 78 sometimes its hard to ignore the signs of aging.

Vito, you have a son willing to help. You are very lucky and need to allow him the privilege. While exercise is important at any age, he needs to return the good care you gave him when he was a child. Before you get all macho on me... Yes you are fully capable of doing it... You have also paid enough dues you don't have to prove it!.

 

[Jeepnik]

I'm slow to learn. But after my heart surgery I learned that there are things you once could do you can't now. What was this terrible difficult task you ask. I tried to opened a two liter bottle of soda. That was really dumb before the sternum had a chance to heal. On the plus side it kept me from trying all sorts of other stupid stuff until I healed up.

My point is it is very hard for folks who have worked all their lives and are used to doing whatever needs to be done to ask for help. But sometimes we must. Sucks I know, but there it is.