Signs you are getting older
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The shoe sales guy says "you will probably like the New Balance" and leads you to them.
Last night 81 year old Nancy Pelosi was getting
undressed and ready for bed. A peeping Tom
looked in her bedroom window. He took one
short glimpse and pulled down the blinds.
undressed and ready for bed. A peeping Tom
looked in her bedroom window. He took one
short glimpse and pulled down the blinds.
Please tell me you were wearing something like these when you were cutting down those trees.
Nope.
Like I say, this entire process, all 18 or so months of it...every "dangerous" cut I made was made methodically. I'm too damn old to make a stupid mistake. Many of the cuts I made I'd study all angles, some for 15 or so minutes just to make ONE cut - just making sure they didn't come back at me, miss my shed/cabin/house, wouldn't "barber chair" on me, etc. I learned how to notch and back cut, how to plunge cut, how to use a wedge, how not to jam up the bar/chain, how to undercut, about compression and tension...
Lots of "if I make the cut THERE, what happens" type studying.
Only real problem this summer was the terrain - I had almost a full year with a chain saw in my hand by then. The tree closest to my cabin, I studied Youtube videos galore from professionals about how to directionally cut a leaning tree. Ironically, it still fell towards the cabin somewhat (vines didn't allow it to shift quite the way I wanted), but I got just enough movement to where not one branch hit it (but it came REALLY close).
Thankfully, the hard trees are done, the biggest trees are done. My home and cabin are now free and clear of future messes. Still got more work to do, but for 2021, I'm done (I think anyway).
One of the guys that I work out with at the gym asked me what I know about Viagra.
“Your wife seems to appreciate it.”
Have to admit that this one hurt a little bit,.. Not the New Balance thing because I don't really care for them,.. but the fact that this guy's new kicks look exactly like his old kicks hit really close to home,.. Dammit!
Signs of getting older: I have worn the same type & wash of jeans for years and years......and when I buy more, I buy multiples (of the same).
Last week, Iowa Senator Charles Grassley called the
Incontinence Hotline. They asked: "Can you please
hold for a few minutes?" The 89 year old Grassley
replied: "It Depends".
Incontinence Hotline. They asked: "Can you please
hold for a few minutes?" The 89 year old Grassley
replied: "It Depends".
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A co-worker of mine that recently retires at 72 years old buy's 3 pairs of shoes at a time. Every pair the exact same ones that he likes just incase they quit making them. He's a funny dude.
You know your getting old when you read through this thread and know the Collins road hyvee has been gone for a long while now
What in the hell brand/kind of shoes does he buy? I feel like I'm missing out.
There is nothing wrong with this. Years of trial and error and you've figured out what works for you.
Brand Loyalty
The latest one for me is sleep times. I am up at 6 AM now about no matter what. I was a night owl for many years. Now I am 11 PM-6AM sleep like clockwork.
Damn,.. that's almost like a public admission of senility.
When you have lost the ability to spot the creepy old guy at the bar.
Old school New Balance like in the picture above. He's a goofy dude.
checks notes and my posts in this thread... I already own several pairs of those.
I was flipping through some junk mail today and I didn’t rashly throw away the flier about hearing aid services without glancing at it.
I would add starting to get AARP membership letters, and not rashly throwing them away without first wondering if I am already eligible at 48...
It’s funny - my teens love the 70s and 80s stuff.
My daughter knows more 80s lyrics than I do.
My wife (no pic) turned 50 in December of 2021. I signed her up for AARP without her knowledge. She was not happy. It was a lot of fun for me, though. It brought back memories of college.....signing up friends and roommates for Columbia House and seeing the look on their face(s) when the Ace of Base CD showed up at their doorstep.
My son is now a big fan of Siouxsie and the Banshees.
That makes me happy. And old.
A guy who used to work for the same company as me was very straight-laced and annoyingly snobbish about it. He clearly looked down on the rest of us heathens.
So one day one of our salesmen signed him up for the mailing list at Big Al’s in Peoria. Neither he nor his wife were amused.
Not gonna lie- I see the cover of the AARP mag and 75% of the topics are pertinent and interesting to me. 😳
