Why it really sucks to get old
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MOONDAWG
US Veteran
Another old Southern Axiom goes...
"The quickest way to get a man to do something is to tell him he's too old to do it."
What don't hurt, don't work...
"The quickest way to get a man to do something is to tell him he's too old to do it."
What don't hurt, don't work...
Cdog
Member
At age 55 by S&W Forum standards I'm still wet behind the ears. I had my 2nd cervical spine surgery 1 week ago, my 1st was in 2008.
My new surgeon told me "this recovery won't be anything like your 1st."
Let me attest to his accuracy!
The pain in my left arms has already diminished significantly, but my neck, throat and shoulders feel just like someone's been inside there with power tools.
A couple of months back I had to have my gut exorcised "gallbladder removal."
Yea, at 55 getting older ain't looking too good...
I'll never retire. I owe, I owe, and you know the rest.
My new surgeon told me "this recovery won't be anything like your 1st."
Let me attest to his accuracy!
The pain in my left arms has already diminished significantly, but my neck, throat and shoulders feel just like someone's been inside there with power tools.
A couple of months back I had to have my gut exorcised "gallbladder removal."
Yea, at 55 getting older ain't looking too good...
I'll never retire. I owe, I owe, and you know the rest.
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At 67 I have arthritis, replaced left knee, and just spent the last 2 weeks removing an aluminum patio roof and replacing it with a wood framed plywood and shingles roof. The bad news is that it took 2 days to shingle a 12' long X 22' wide roof. But I'm the only guy in my peer group nailing shingles.
When this silliness is over, I'm going to the range.
When this silliness is over, I'm going to the range.
Pointblank2U
US Veteran
Aging is part of life, but it doesn't bother me. Don't eat junk like a kid and exercise regularly and you will have half the battle won already. I enjoy the freedom and the fact that I no longer need to compete or worry about being "cool" for lack of a better description. Keep active and be positive and you'll be fine. If you still smoke, stop.
I DON'T MIND GETTING OLD, I DON'T WANT TO HURT!
I will be 84 shortly, still ride motorcycle (Cruiser type) regularly
and cut down tall trees with a chain saw.
My mother was a 3 pound preemie baby born during a winter
storm in a Homesteaders house with sod roof on the North Dakota/Canadian border. They put her in an egg incubator and
diapers made of men's handkerchiefs.
Mom passed away within 3 months of her 99th birthday.
You can eat energy bars and jog but can't outrun your genes.
Billy
I will be 84 shortly, still ride motorcycle (Cruiser type) regularly
and cut down tall trees with a chain saw.
My mother was a 3 pound preemie baby born during a winter
storm in a Homesteaders house with sod roof on the North Dakota/Canadian border. They put her in an egg incubator and
diapers made of men's handkerchiefs.
Mom passed away within 3 months of her 99th birthday.
You can eat energy bars and jog but can't outrun your genes.
Billy
Each individual is composed of a unique wiring system
( DNA ) what might be hilariously funny to one is not to
another, I worked a case with another Detective from England,
when he was laughing at something, I was not and vice versa.
I have a Jeep Wrangler with a soft top and factory dark windows, when in a parking lot and have my door window
down, invariably someone will walk close to the Jeep,
without warning my big Rottweiler ( removed the rear seat, she has it all )will let out a roar like the Metro- Goldwyn Lion, the pedestrian will jump then cower not knowing the direction of an immediate savage attack, that strikes my funny bone like nothing else, I hope
nobody gets close with a weak heart or weak bladder.
The wife says I am bad. ��
Billy
( DNA ) what might be hilariously funny to one is not to
another, I worked a case with another Detective from England,
when he was laughing at something, I was not and vice versa.
I have a Jeep Wrangler with a soft top and factory dark windows, when in a parking lot and have my door window
down, invariably someone will walk close to the Jeep,
without warning my big Rottweiler ( removed the rear seat, she has it all )will let out a roar like the Metro- Goldwyn Lion, the pedestrian will jump then cower not knowing the direction of an immediate savage attack, that strikes my funny bone like nothing else, I hope
nobody gets close with a weak heart or weak bladder.
The wife says I am bad. ��
Billy
As your an "LOL GUY", just maybe your not that old?
Seriously, to come into the thread and selectively say to the OP, "you need to exercise" is sort of hovering over the situation of getting old, as being discussed. Personally speaking, I do exercise, as my body allows me and certainly we all see those who cannot get around wally world w/o a scoot but as you cannot "see" us how can you suggest the OP is a non exerciser?
Using myself as the e.g., I currently use a 3# weight for two of my PT routines toward a full tear shoulder surgery recovery. The guy with the #3 weight had his "day in the sun" long ago and I did in fact exercise back then with the big weights toward FB, BB, a track field events. I was pretty good at that stuff, now I just want to take a hike with my grand kids and I'm good.
Yoga, pilates and McKenzie works great for aged bodies!
mg357
Absent Comrade
Folks as many of you know I had a fight with cancer and their were times I thought it was going to take my life.
So their was a chance I would never be able to grow old.
so please count your blessings everyday is a gift.
None of us is promised tomorrow.
So their was a chance I would never be able to grow old.
so please count your blessings everyday is a gift.
None of us is promised tomorrow.
Frizzman
US Veteran
With the serious injuries and illnesses I've had, I'm rather surprised that I have made it to my age. My father died at age sixty three and I've made it past that. I have lots of aches and pains but I'm used to that so it doesn't really upset me...The older I get, the less I care and seem to be more satisfied with less. A day of feeling ok and nothing bad happening is good enough for me. My body will deteriorate and I will die eventually but that comes to us all and the only choice is to try to fight it or just accept it. So, I enjoy what I can and let the rest go. Age has brought me more peace and I like that. I don't have any choice about getting older but I do about how I look at it. I would not want to have to go through all the stuff that I had to deal with in my younger years. Surprisingly, I think I'm happier than I was in my twenties, thirties and forties.
The doc who cared for my Dad, who died too young, told me, if I made it to 50 (not common in my line), to treat every day like a treasure. My Dad is long gone, the doc made it to his 90's - maybe he should have given more wisdom to the patients.
No wife or kids to dump on, I do my own laundry. When I pee the sheets, it is my own problem.
When I see a cute girl (i'm a Lupron for life guy), I'm more likely to notice that her bra strap would work better canted 3 degrees to the left than what it is holding up.
But cute girl next door invited me for Cinco Di Mayo patio party, so I must not be dead, or am, and made it to heaven.
No wife or kids to dump on, I do my own laundry. When I pee the sheets, it is my own problem.
When I see a cute girl (i'm a Lupron for life guy), I'm more likely to notice that her bra strap would work better canted 3 degrees to the left than what it is holding up.
But cute girl next door invited me for Cinco Di Mayo patio party, so I must not be dead, or am, and made it to heaven.
I learned this lesson as a young police officer responding on a minor larceny call years ago. The complainant turned out to be a retired cop getting on in years and really wanted to talk w/a "real" cop. I stayed and had coffee w/him (my supervisor wasn't too happy initially, it was a busy night) and realized he was still a young cop caught in an aging body. Now I'm there . . . . .
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Sailor29
Member
Still better than being in this generation now that feels that they are owed something, want everything handed to them, knows it all, and is ultra sensitive to everything.
Smoke A Fatty It's More Gooder For You !
I have friends with a cigar store connection - the best stuff out there, but the company fires smokers, so only after I retire (wait, that is July?)
carpriver
US Veteran
I am 67, just had back surgery and a post surgery infection. I have had pain since February. before the surgery is was on a diet of oxycodone. The pain is behind me and the infection appears to be gone. Now I just have get my strength back. Being in pain takes away so much of your life. couldn't sleep, walk, sit, run or dance. Of course I couldn't dance before the surgery. I am looking forward to yard work and putting in the garden.
I saw this on Facebook yesterday. You know your old when it takes longer to rest up after a job then did to do it
I saw this on Facebook yesterday. You know your old when it takes longer to rest up after a job then did to do it
DWFAN
US Veteran
I don't know if I'm OLD yet. I'm 67. Sure this and that hurts but I took a full swing at life. The mind still thinks all that old **** will still hold up. Ya OK. Getting old ain't for sissies. Your body is going to remind you every time you thought you were Superman.
DW
DW
Bkreutz
US Veteran
You know you're old when middle aged guys (and gals) call you "Sir". I used to say, "Don't call me that, I work for a living!" but I can't even say that anymore (I'll put up with it as long as they don't start saluting. )
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