The Downside to Getting Old.

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

The common problems with becoming a geezer: The majority of your most loved relatives/friends have died and you're left wondering...how the hell am I still here?

I thought all those who've gone before me would outlast my undeserving ass...wtf?

I'm still here sucking up groceries and enjoying life even though I'm giving Methuselah a run for his money as an old bastard.

Still can do...ok, slower-ly, shooting, mowing, driving (and no, I don't dawdle in the fast lane when driving hither and yon like some old annoying fk) though hot young women are a thing of the past...crap. I remember having a beauty contestant girlfriend of 19 when I was 35...ah memories - she went on to become a lawyer...

Here's something else to think about...you're still above ground and while so start - giving away your possesions that would benefit loved ones/friends and then neighbors, cuz you're not taking it with you a-hole...I've been doing this for the last 5 years and have winnowed down a lot of my possessions - don't desperately hold onto things - give em away ya cheap bastid!

 

[Texasgordo]

I'm 38 and feels like I graduated high school last year. Seems like life went on fast forward after that.


I hope to make it to my 60s or 70s but that's not up to me. I'm just going to enjoy the ride as much as I can.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

TG,

Yes, enjoy the ride.

Time does go bye faster with every year.

I now have a Daughter in her mid 50's and adult Grandchildren...who I spoil - I guess that's an old fashioned term.

They're not entitled brats - they're deserving of Grandpa's largesse...ultimately I'll give them all, but they don't know it...and all is a fair amount...

 

[Axxe55]

The upside of getting old is, you're still alive and not dead!

My father has a saying, "Being able to crawl out of bed every morning, it's going to be a good day. Sure beats the alternative."

 

[Army 1911]

This getting old; there's no future in it.
Gordon Robichauex

 

[Fishkiller]

I am glad every day that I am vertical.

 

[oldag]

It's not what you think it will be when you're younger (less than 40). I've been pretty much blessed with good health, have a great family, good friends, happily retired with the cars and the house paid off, etc., etc. But in the last five to ten years, the thing that's been getting worse and worse, is many of my longtime friends and some relatives have passed away! Many of them a good bit younger than I am! At one point I kept a list but finally gave up on that! Parents and grandparents are all gone, cousins gone, etc. but now I'm the oldest one around. Sometimes it gets a little tough. Anyone in the same boat?

I can empathize. Not many friends left. Only two of my great old friends and one is in bad shape right now. Not much family.

But I know I will see them again.

 

[Army 1911]

I believe it was the poet Byron who said it is better to die young. That way people can mourn your passing longer.

 

[Charlie]

The common problems with becoming a geezer: The majority of your most loved relatives/friends have died and you're left wondering...how the hell am I still here?

I thought all those who've gone before me would outlast my undeserving ass...wtf?

I'm still here sucking up groceries and enjoying life even though I'm giving Methuselah a run for his money as an old bastard.

Still can do...ok, slower-ly, shooting, mowing, driving (and no, I don't dawdle in the fast lane when driving hither and yon like some old annoying fk) though hot young women are a thing of the past...crap. I remember having a beauty contestant girlfriend of 19 when I was 35...ah memories - she went on to become a lawyer...

Here's something else to think about...you're still above ground and while so start - giving away your possesions that would benefit loved ones/friends and then neighbors, cuz you're not taking it with you a-hole...I've been doing this for the last 5 years and have winnowed down a lot of my possessions - don't desperately hold onto things - give em away ya cheap bastid!

I've been doing the "giving away" thingy for at least 10 years or more. I'm keeping a list of which relatives want which guns, etc. when I check out.

 

[rotor]

At 77 I still have my mind (I think) but less of my body. Enjoy each day, limit yourself to one project a day, help your children and grandchildren the best you can to achieve the most education and future possible. I still am looking for good gun deals. We all know that this is not forever. Enjoy.

 

[Charlie]

"...not forever....?" Crap, nobody told me that!

 

[rotor]

"...not forever....?" Crap, nobody told me that!

Sorry to break the news. As long as I am not a gorked out nursing home cripple I am happy. Always felt that there should be a reset button built in and when you are not able to hit the reset .....

 

[popsgarland]

I'm 72, 73 in less than 2 months. The only relations I have left, that I ever see, are 2 nieces, 1 nephew and my grand-daughter. My son and only child passed on 3/29/2010 and left me my grand-daughter who is 18. There is no one to keep my name and family history going. My grand-daughters boyfriend told her that if they ever get married, that he will change his last name to hers so our family name will continue on.

 

[Charlie]

Upon retrospect, maybe they did mention the "not forever" thingy. But I forgot ............... !

 

[308nato]

Will turn 81 on the 12th of this month and the mind thinks it 40 but
the body says forget about it. LOL

 

[Coyote9]

71 and even with my bad ears ,I hear ya'll loud and clear!

 

[308nato]

Yep when I pull out the hearing aids at night I don't even here any thunder when storms come.

 

[Haystack]

An old Marine once said to me, "Getting old ain't for sissies." He has passed on now, but I still think of him. Many of my closest friends are no longer breathing air. But as long as I breath air, I will thank The Lord for another day.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Age ain’t got nothing to do with losing folks you trust, like, and/or respect. That’s life and I wouldn’t live it without those people in my life. Bittersweet, but as a Christian, I believe those folks and dogs will be with me for eternity.

 

[Dougw1515]

71 in one week. There is an up side to getting old. Lord willing I will not live to see the smoldering heap of shit this country is on track to becoming. My Mother is 93 and still chugging along. My Dad died at age 68 due to heart complications from being a prisoner of war in Japan for two years. It is my prayer that I do not live as long as my Mother has. I'm pretty sure that will not happen! Burned a lot of life up on the way to reaching 71 don't'cha know!!!!