A Song For Us Old Timers

[snubbyfan]

Got me thinkin', would I like to be 18 again? Not really.
By the time I was in my thirties, I was moving wherever the wind was blowing me. I was active and in great shape. A long term relationship back then was a whole 2 weeks. Hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing and roller blading. And the women, sometimes 3 or 4 a week, sometimes 2 at a time. Did I enjoy myself? Why yes, yes I did. Would I want to go back and do it again? No, once was enough.
Now I'm older and I have a degenerative peripheral motor nerve condition. I'm also married to a wonderful woman and have a nice cozy house in the mountains of West Virginia.
Yeah the neuropathy sucks but I'm very happy with my life just the way it is. I feel like a fortunate man indeed.

 

[joeintexas]

I wouldn't want to be 18 again, not in todays world, I just wouldn't fit in I don't think. Aside from the aches and pains of todays age I really don't feel that much different than I did then, Mentally I guess I am still 18! Physically I am indeed 64, a bit overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a darn sight more knowledgable! Throw in some of the best music ever recorded that happened in our time and I'm good with that.

 

[arjay]

I'd take that body in a flash and not pursue a few paths that I did lol

 

[feralmerril]

Can I keep everything I got and my social security? Wait a minute. That would create a few problems. I would be 18 and my wife theresa would be 1!

 

[CAPops]

Felt 18 for a few minutes yesterday when my nephew put me behind the wheel of his new 6 speed, 426 hp Camero. All the aches and pains went away.

 

[labworm]

I would pass up the kidney stones, gout, wrecks, hemorrhoids, 16 hour workdays, some costly women, some real tight situations, wrong stuff I bought and never used, numerous gambling trips where I lost, avoid all sorts of injurys, etc.
Many times I have thought hard about all this, but have come to the conclusion had I avoided them it probley would have left me open for worse things to have happened to me.

Had no idea you were a member of the "Kidney Stone Passers Club of America " a very courageous group of us are members.

 

[feralmerril]

18? I was working in a foundry doing dirty bull work. If there is a dirtier job I dont know what it would be. You could only see the whites of our eyes. Guys working 15 feet away looked like a hallucination of someone walking around in hell. For the area and era it paid okay. Know what its like in hot muggy wisconsin in august a 100 degrees and pouring metal? I would have to think that opportunity over for awhile.