How to know when you are old (Part 6)

[burner]

I'm 83. Back in December of 2021 I passed away. I was gone for about half an hour before the EMTs paddled me twice to get the ticker fired up again. Spent the next week in the hospital and when they cut me loose they gave me 48hrs before checking out again.. Well here it is 3 yrs later and I'm still pissing folks off. The strange thing is I don't remember a damn thing other than what the kids have told me. About 5 weeks is missing out of my hard drive... Now the question is?? Am I a new 3 or an old 83??

 

[ex13F]

This about sums it up for me.

 

[bobski]

you know youre getting old when your x count goes down and other shooters pass you over to be on their team.

 

[Guv]

I'm 83. Back in December of 2021 I passed away. I was gone for about half an hour before the EMTs paddled me twice to get the ticker fired up again. Spent the next week in the hospital and when they cut me loose they gave me 48hrs before checking out again.. Well here it is 3 yrs later and I'm still pissing folks off. The strange thing is I don't remember a damn thing other than what the kids have told me. About 5 weeks is missing out off my hard drive... Now the question is?? Am I a new 3 or an old 83??

How about a like new 83 year old minus a month and a week

 

[md66948]

I realized how old I was when the kid living in my neighborhood was my surgeon cutting off my skin cancer. That was 24 years ago and he is still doing surgery on me.

 

[gnappi]

So many cues...

When well mannered younger folks call you sir, all of your friends are gone, you discover loose fit jeans, your doctor asks if you're in pain, learning that sildenafil is not a new type of gasoline, you just may fit your GF's bra, you're no longer the same height as what it says you are on your driver's license, fishing, and hunting licenses (In Florida) have been free for more than a decade, you wear a hat so the top of your head doesn't sunburn, asking for senior discounts is no longer embarrassing to you, and you marvel at the fact that the guy in the bathroom mirror is you.

 

[Don Lovel]

I'm 83. Back in December of 2021 I passed away. I was gone for about half an hour before the EMTs paddled me twice to get the ticker fired up again. Spent the next week in the hospital and when they cut me loose they gave me 48hrs before checking out again.. Well here it is 3 yrs later and I'm still pissing folks off. The strange thing is I don't remember a damn thing other than what the kids have told me. About 5 weeks is missing out off my hard drive... Now the question is?? Am I a new 3 or an old 83??

Profound Near Death Experience is written on the top my chart at Dr. Jon' Cox's office in Tulsa. August of 2021 I went into respiratory arrest at my house from asperating Plannedemic gack. Spent 12 days in St John Hospital in Tulsa and I was bad enough the 3rd night my wife who died in 2013 came to see me and told me it was not my time and to get my poop organized in so many words.
It caused me to have alot of strange dreams, body mechanical malfunctions and attitude adjustments. On top of that I maxxed out my tolerance for Prednisone fighting horrible sinus and ear infections also now I am really allergic to doxycycline antibiotics.
"What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"
I will be 72 July 26.

 

[sceva]

I knew I was getting old when I dropped my son off at high school and the girls going in looked like kids and I thought what a nice looking lady the mothers were.

 

[Guv]

Profound Near Death Experience is written on the top my chart at Dr. Jon' Cox's office in Tulsa. August of 2021 I went into respiratory arrest at my house from asperating Plannedemic gack. Spent 12 days in St John Hospital in Tulsa and I was bad enough the 3rd night my wife who died in 2013 came to see me and told me it was not my time and to get my poop organized in so many words.
It caused me to have alot of strange dreams, body mechanical malfunctions and attitude adjustments. On top of that I maxxed out my tolerance for Prednisone fighting horrible sinus and ear infections also now I am really allergic to doxycycline antibiotics.
"What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"
I will be 72 July 26.

Hang in there Don.

 

[Armybrat]

Am about to turn 80, but after reading some of these posts I suddenly feel young again.
Thanks fellas!

 

[Don Lovel]

Hang in there Don.

"You gotta be tough to live like this" old biker

"Tis but a scratch" Black Knight

"Send lawyers, guns & money" Warren Zevon

"If you cannot do adversity, don't gig"
Frank Zappa

 

[vito]

Even when you are old, I think the key to having a decent life is to stay as active as you can. By the time my grandfather was in his seventies he was already a very old man, sitting in his chair by the window and doing absolutely nothing day after day. Most days I take my two dogs out for a walk of just under an hour, and even if little else gets done that day I feel like I am still part of this world. And if after walking the dogs, and showering and putting on fresh clothes I go out for a ride on one of my two motorcycles, even if the ride is just for an hour, I feel like I've had a productive day. For good or bad, getting out of the house into the world is something I can't avoid even if I wanted to. Right now I am facing 5 days out of the next two weeks that I have doctor's appointments. Not the ideal social schedule but it does get me away from my easy chair so that has to be a good thing.

 

[dchmule]

I think my realization came in my late 60s when I decided I'd rather be in bed with my wife than sitting in a tree stand at 5AM. I still love my time in the woods but I'm a fair weather outdoorsman these last few years.

 

[jbenedetto2]

Memory is the Second thing to go.
I forget what the First is.

 

[vito]

You might not want to know.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Talking to Gramps the other day and discovered he was old. He's a month older than me.

I have lunch with an old friend, I forget if he's 82 or 83. I asked him recently if his wife has my phone number? He said, I don't think so, why? I responded with if you croak I don't want to be calling you for lunch and not knowing why you don't call back!

 

[jav]

Even when you are old, I think the key to having a decent life is to stay as active as you can. By the time my grandfather was in his seventies he was already a very old man, sitting in his chair by the window and doing absolutely nothing day after day. Most days I take my two dogs out for a walk of just under an hour, and even if little else gets done that day I feel like I am still part of this world. And if after walking the dogs, and showering and putting on fresh clothes I go out for a ride on one of my two motorcycles, even if the ride is just for an hour, I feel like I've had a productive day. For good or bad, getting out of the house into the world is something I can't avoid even if I wanted to. Right now I am facing 5 days out of the next two weeks that I have doctor's appointments. Not the ideal social schedule but it does get me away from my easy chair so that has to be a good thing.

Well said I think it's important to shower every day it's makes you feel fresh and walking the dog is always good we work out 3 days a week and the rest of the week walking dog . The key is keep moving . Have some hobby's .

 

[Silcott]

When I realized that was the oldest guy in our shop. Including my boss.

 

[foolslife]

When I realized I was old was when our 4th child's school principle was younger than me!

 

[coach]

When all your doctors and dentists are either retiring or dying. And the new ones are the age of your children.