Cutting a bit of metal in your warm winter ski jacket because it's cold and looking down to see a blackened hole through the fabric because you weren't paying attention! Bloody nuisance! To be fair, it could also be just plain stupidity! Doh!
@ColinG yeah, I know what you’re saying .... my mind keeps making promises that my body can’t keep ......... and I’m now having, let’s say, senior moments. Like, forgetting why I entered a room, or looking for my car keys ....... that are in my left hand ....... you got to love this adventure ...... don’t you? Cheers Pete
At least I'm not the only one! Searching for things in my hand - tick, forgetting why I've entered the room or opened the fridge - tick. My recent thing is using my power tools in some awkward twisted location because that's what I always did and waking up aching all over! I have a deck to put down but I've been putting it off because I'm not 100% sure I can pull it off like I once would have! Oh the joys - and the things they never warn you about. Getting on in life isn't all it's cracked up to be!
Just to be sure everyone understands, the hole in my jacket was made by the spray of sparks that I hadn't noticed, not the cutting disc itself. If it was the cutting disk I'd sign myself into a bloody home!
Well folks, I agree with the comments about getting old, past a certain age the edges certainly start to fray. I spent fifteen minutes today looking for a tape measure, it turned up in the fridge... As a sobering reminder, my very fit doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, isn’t overweight brother had a heart attack yesterday. He’s doing okay, getting stented tomorrow. He’s been pontificating about buying a new motor home for the past couple of years, I think he’ll be down the dealer as soon as he’s on his back legs. Conclusion? Get on with whatever it is you want to do, don’t procrastinate!!!
Hey @BigStevie that’s a cool measuring device you have there. Hope your brother makes a full recovery. What you said about procrastination. I fully agree. We’re not guaranteed 5 seconds in this life, so I aim to live my life with this in mind. I’ve have experienced how unfair life can be as I’m sure many other have also. Cheers Pete
Colin - stupidity is not age related neither is feeling cold, my wife is about the same age as me and whilst I feel comfortable lying on top of the bed with the windows open she feels cold and wants windows closed and heating on!
My wife and I are the exact opposite, she throws the covers off while I like to snuggle underneath. And David, the alternative is certainly less than attractive!!!
What's all this growing old business? I've a brain which thinks it is 21 and a body which is sixty going on eighty. The great thing is that I make the same mistakes I did when my body was twenty one, but the brain doesn't give a monkey's. What's not to like?
Hi there gents, I have to agree that getting old is getting old. I'm 61 and sometimes feel like I'm 95. I have my good days and bad days. I to still think the same way I did when I was in my 20's. I still go for long walks in the mountains and I still very much enjoy fishing and camping. I can still work circles around the younger punks but this could also be because the young punks have their cell phones glued to the side of their heads. OK, I guess it's not as bad as it could be, so I will do my best to grow old gracefully. Cheers, Norman
I read somewhere that you never feel older than 25 inside and that seems about right. I am 61 but I still think and behave the way I did when I was 25, at least for the most part. And although I know I should be careful as by body sometimes gives way, I still keep trying so yeah, I'm never giving up I guess! And best of all, like @R100 said, my brain doesn't give a monkeys! You guys are great to have as friends, whether it's round the corner or on a different continent!
I am externally 53 but probably about 19 in my head, I have the occasional ache and if i hurt myself it takes a bit longer to recover but i live a very full and interesting life and intend to do so into old age. I am lucky to still have both my parents but they are at an age where they need some help but that's ok considering the years that they cared for me but that does impact on my other commitments and I have needed to scale back my commitments to some of my hobbies and interests. Never really thought of my parents as old until about 18 months ago but both have been hospitalised for short periods and I have had to react to their increased needs, hopefully they will be around for a good while yet. This hobby is good for me and like Colin I have a few friends from around the world with a similar interest.
Im just poking 68 and my brain reckons I'm 25. If something doesn't hurt when I get up in the morning, I think I'm dead ........
I'll be 76 years old VERY soon... I don't think anymore, I THINK I forgot how to think! Forgetting where you put your keys or what hand you have them in are just minor brain farts. When you forget what those damn keys are for then you have something to worry about!
@BigStevie Lamps .... lamps ...... there’re the best fun you can have with your clothes on ....... Cheers Pete
I can relate. I recently hung a wall lamp on the wrong nail. Singed a brown spot on the ceiling. argh.... I have ran that lamp there 100 times, but on the next lower hook.
