Am I really 70???

[Capt Steve]

Had the big "70" birthday a couple of days ago. I always said if I ever made it to 70 everything else would just be gravy... I survived 11 days in the hospital late last summer {Liver and Gaul bladder issues, GB is now gone along with the damned stones also had a large kidney stone which hopefully will never return}.

But other than that... Mrs Lincoln, how did you like the play?

Actually now that I am fully recovered I feel great. At 5' 9" and 185# {just like it has said on my drivers license for the last 20 years} I am in pretty decent shape. Just finished hauling and stacking a half cord of Alligator Juniper and yes, hardwoods are heavy. Had to make 2 trips with my Honda Ridgeline {1,477# of payload} as the rear end sag with the bed full looked a lot like it did with 1,500# of gravel in it a couple of weeks ago. I'm guessing the total weight to have been around 2,100#.

I still enjoy riding my Can Am Spyder and the Rzr SXS, we tow one or the other behind our 24' Class C motorhome for too much fun on the road. We eat well, stay active and I do enjoy a Bourbon and or Brandy from time to time... oh wait, just look at the time. Cheers!

 

[gmarshall99]

Hey you made it this far! Enjoy the rest of your life.

Another 70 year old.

 

[fiasconva]

When you consider the alternative 70 ain't bad. Enjoy!

 

[robvious]

Happy belated birthday

 

[Alk8944]

When you consider the alternative 70 ain't bad. Enjoy!

I wouldn't be too sure of that! [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_dMzucjEaw[/ame] If you are not a believer I feel sorry for you.

 

[Bajadoc]

You better slow down a little, you are acting like a 69 year old!

 

[SS336]

Am I really 70???
I said the same thing, 5 years ago.
Don't worry it's all downhill from here.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Bofus. Yeah, I know I'm older than you are, but I had no choice in that.

 

[Wrangler Rich]

I turned 72 last Friday, and said virtually the same thing to my wife this morning. "When my Grandpa was 72, he was an old man, I don't feel like an old man."

I still feel great and can do most everything that I want to.

Happy birthday and enjoy!

WR

 

[dasnake]

For me.......

It ain't such a big deal, I'll be 74 in a month and have more steel in me than I thought could be possible, but the head, body, digestive system all work fine I just wish someone would answer the bloody phone.

 

[Kitgun]

73 going on 50, ain't life grand

 

[Onomea]

I'll be 70 in another five months or so. It is hard to believe.

After a serious cancer scare a few years ago, I've been living a lot healthier. Eating better. Drinking less. Lost weight. (Just too fat nowadays. No longer obese.) Got a coupla — well, one and a half — new knees. Take long walks near daily.

I think I am healthier than I was ten years ago. Feel better, too. I'm enjoying life.

 

[Mule Packer]

Congratulations!! I'm 73 and, like you, I'm still fairly active. I still haul and stack my own firewood, unload a couple tons of hay every two months and feel pretty good for the most part. Oh sure, I have a few aches and pains that I inherited from my young and foolish days, but still able to do the things I enjoy. I have had to promise Ms. Judy, however, to stay off young colts and mules and leave the horse breaking to someone younger. Oh well, I guess I can't have all the fun.

 

[SMSgt]

Seventy is next month for me. I'm so glad it's going to be all downhill now. That uphill climb was getting tiresome.

 

[quikdraw67]

Congrats for still being on this side of the dirt.

 

[sheepdawg]

I just turned 67, a whippersnapper to y'all.

 

[hsguy]

As a song says, "how old would you be if you didn't know the day you were born?" Keep on keeping on. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc5AWImplfE[/ame]

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

"How old do you think you'd be if you didn't know how old you was?"
Satchell Paige. Sounds like you've overcome quite a bit.

 

[Capt Steve]

Would you believe 71?

Thanks to one and all for the kind thoughts.

Someone much wiser than me once noted that you are only as old as the woman you feel... that makes me 71.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

As the ranks thin and my friends fall on either side, I feel like I am in Pickett's charge, but the Almighty still has us here for some reason. May we stay around long enough to learn what that is.