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re: Signs Of Getting Old
Posted on 2/19/15 at 3:42 pm to SCwTiger
Posted on 2/19/15 at 3:42 pm to SCwTiger
Going to bed at night with only the screen door hook latched and the attic fan sucking in air like a 747 turbine.
Dad falling asleep in the recliner with either Johnny Carson, The Braves on Superstation or Benson or Barney Miller on the TV.
A big night out with the family was dinner at Bonanza or Ponderosa followed by a drive-in movie.
Spending 9/10ths of my waking hours outside and only coming inside to eat or explain why somebody's parents said they saw me and my friends riding bikes 3 miles from my house before I was 10.
Four kids and two parents sharing one bathroom.
Eating supper as a family most every night.
Every kid had a Big Wheel and we mastered them like we were Jeff Gordon in that Pepsi commercial. Downhill , hand brake spin out contests were the norm.
Neighborhood ball games in whoevers yard. Whiffle ball, baseball with a tennis ball or a tape ball, cup ball, etc.. Just as long as there was a round object, something to swing at it and makeshift bases.
Dad falling asleep in the recliner with either Johnny Carson, The Braves on Superstation or Benson or Barney Miller on the TV.
A big night out with the family was dinner at Bonanza or Ponderosa followed by a drive-in movie.
Spending 9/10ths of my waking hours outside and only coming inside to eat or explain why somebody's parents said they saw me and my friends riding bikes 3 miles from my house before I was 10.
Four kids and two parents sharing one bathroom.
Eating supper as a family most every night.
Every kid had a Big Wheel and we mastered them like we were Jeff Gordon in that Pepsi commercial. Downhill , hand brake spin out contests were the norm.
Neighborhood ball games in whoevers yard. Whiffle ball, baseball with a tennis ball or a tape ball, cup ball, etc.. Just as long as there was a round object, something to swing at it and makeshift bases.
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 3:45 pm to Dick Leverage
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Barney Miller on the TV.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:02 pm to Old Sarge
Bozo the clown
Only clown I like
Only clown I like
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:06 pm to pioneerbasketball
How much were college football game tickets pre 95?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:34 pm to pioneerbasketball
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You used a rotary phone.
Never used one.
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Vcr tapes
Used those though.
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Kids born in 2002 would be teenagers
OK, now I feel old.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:37 pm to pioneerbasketball
The kicker for me was when I started dealing with former classmates with teenagers or with kids born after I graduated HS.
Taking longer to recover from a tough workout.
When you start to prefer a beer on a patio vs. a crowded arse bar on a Friday night.
Taking longer to recover from a tough workout.
When you start to prefer a beer on a patio vs. a crowded arse bar on a Friday night.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:38 pm to BluegrassBelle
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When you start to prefer a beer on a patio vs. a crowded arse bar on a Friday night.
I haven't reached this point yet, but it's harder to recover after a wild night.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:41 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Taking longer to recover from a tough workout.
Or from bball for me
Yes, I know I shouldn't even be playing these days, but ball is life
My days of being able to play for 4 hours then get up and run for PT the next day are long over.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:06 pm to Pavoloco83
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You drove a 98 Tacoma amirite?
Nope back then it was a 68 and 73 chevy pick ups
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:01 pm to SCwTiger
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Wait til you're 43 young buck
I'm seriously old enough to be your father.
Still - it goes by really fast.
Your body is what gets old ... not your mind. It's sorta cruel in a way but it is what it is.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:42 pm to pioneerbasketball
Yes I am. No sign needed
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:57 pm to BluegrassBelle
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The kicker for me was when I started dealing with former classmates with teenagers or with kids born after I graduated HS.
Very strange teaching/dealing with my high school/lifelong friends' now high school age kids. They're used to calling me by my first name and shared with their buddies some of me and their parents's past hijinks. Tough position to be in for a former goofball.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:26 am to pioneerbasketball
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Posted on 2/20/15 at 5:58 am to Dick Leverage
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Dad falling asleep in the recliner with either Johnny Carson, The Braves on Superstation or Benson or Barney Miller on the TV.
I remember watching Network TV at night when it went off at 1:00M.
Thats right. TV went off
Posted on 2/20/15 at 6:46 am to LanierSpots
The national anthem played just before it went off?
Posted on 2/20/15 at 3:29 pm to BluegrassBelle
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When you start to prefer a beer on a patio vs. a crowded arse bar on a Friday night.
This. And not just prefer, but think going out to a crowded bar sounds like a real drag.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 6:02 pm to Dick Leverage
You got me!
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Going to bed at night with only the screen door hook latched and the attic fan sucking in air like a 747 turbine.
This post was edited on 2/20/15 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:29 pm to pioneerbasketball
I just yelled at some kids to get off of my lawn.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 11:01 pm to pioneerbasketball
Losing hair
Posted on 2/22/15 at 11:06 pm to Aux Arc
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going out to a crowded bar sounds like a real drag
Honestly, I was never much for the bar scene.
But then I'm kind of an old soul in that regard
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