The getting older doesn't really suck thread
 

I've been thinking about this topic lately and a couple of my posts today have reffered to age so now I'm thinking about it more. I know there are a lot more middle aged people around here than many of us realize and I'm curious about some of your thoughts if you fit into the category.

I'm 42. Like every damn kid I thought this age was light years away when I was in my 20's. I hated turning 30 because it felt like I was officially losing my "youth." However turning 40 didn't bother me nearly as much. By then then I guess I had more perspective... and perspective I've discovered means everything.

I have some gray in my hair and beard now and I used to hear people say it makes you looks distinguished. I thought that was a nice way of saying you're starting to look old. You know what? It does actually make you look distinguished. However that may be that perspective thing coming into play I realize.

At work I'm the immediate supervisor for 6 people... all younger... and they call me the father figure of the station and look to me for leadership and direction that in my younger days I wasn't nearly as equipped to provide. Rather than that making me feel old though it makes me feel good. I didn't expect that. It might help that I can still party with them if I want and am invited too heh.

My chosen career does keep me young naturally so I do have that going for me... which is nice (Carl the groundskeeper).

No crows feet yet... a little pudge but that's what happens when you drink beer and plenty of younger folks have it a lot worse than me... I don't have aches and pains and I feel real good most of the time. If I don't it's usually my own fault.

So this getting older thing isn't so damn bad. Not at all. I wouldn't trade the things I've learned from experience and the persepctive I've gained with age and the calm and cool I've achieved though living through some things with youth again any day. I don't remember who said it but one of my favorite quotes is "youth is wasted on the young."

I'm growing older gracefully I'm proud to say and it kind of rocks.

Any of you other old timers care to chime in?

The satisfaction of telling people to get off your lawn can only be replicated in the moving pictures.

Ask Bugeater.

It is infinitely better than the alternative.

Eternal youth?

Thanks for the keen insight... sigh.

Heh.

2/20/69
Im a mason & own my own biz. It keeps me in pretty good shape.
Have a lil whippersnapper that works for me. 22 I think he is. Anyways he had been kinda running his mouth the last few weeks calling me an old man, gramps ect.
So he comes to work on day,few weeks back, & says he wants a dollar raise.
I ask him if he has ever played king of the sand pile. He says no.
Well its easy kid. All you have to do is get me off that 16ton sand pile & you get your raise.
I tossed him around like a rag doll for 5 minutes.
I gave him his raise for effort. Cause he sure didnt get me off the sand pile.

I appreciate the thought of when people truly value where they are at in their lives. It bothers me to no end seeing people constantly look at what they don't have instead of sitting back and just enjoying what they do and enjoying their life.

Getting old sucks ass and I can't believe anyone calls you a father figure.

Pros and cons my friend. Pros and cons.

I will say I thought I'd be in better financial shape by this age than I am. But I have other things that make up for not having a big bank account. I chose this career and after 22 years I don't regret it. It's given me more than money. (But some more money wouldn't be turned down). My family didn't have a lot growing up so not having a lot now isn't a hardship it's just life and it's not a problem.

LMAO

Did you learn that game in a Penn State shower?

Nice... and you're almost exactly one month older than me.

Thanks. It was one of the better days I have had lately

Helps when you keep yourself in shape. A good friend of mine released a music video on youtube at 51 today, it's called eating chocolate bars. Pretty funny. http://youtu.be/spSC8vcxV4s

I'm gong to be FIVE-OH on the 30th of November. I feel great. In the last month I have changed my job, changed the city in which I live, sold my house and am looking at living out my life in the desert. This is like the great adventure that I would have taken if I hadn't gotten married at 22. No regrets on either count.

Fortunately for me, my mother had great genes. No hair loss, just a little gray. However, she also gave me the dry skin gene.

I'd say I'm doing okay.

On the contrary, this getting old thing does suck. My knees creek, my back hurts, i'm always tired constantly hungry and I poop alot.

Awesome. I plan to do the moving/changing jobs thing in about two and a half years. Looking forward to it.

I think by 50 or so I just want to start letting my beard grow and see if it reaches my belt by the time I'm ready to retire. It's a small yet large goal heh.

30+ is really going to suck for you.

My ears ring alot and my eyes are going to shit, every time I eat I lose a piece of tooth...

And I don't even know what I'm going to do with the rest of my life. There probably won't be social security when I'm retiring age, and that's coming up fast. I'll be ****ing 23 come June. It's insane.

Like I quoted in the OP... youth is wasted on the young.

Getting old ain't for sissies......

All is wasted on Kurt


























I kid I kid :evil:

FYP

True. Ya know I love ya though JoeyKurt. Stupid kid.

No homo.

I like this.
You need to dump the fries thing in your avatar & go with this instead

Where did you move to?

Fresno, CA.

Was offered a new job and a chance to see areas of the country I've never had the time to visit.

Yosemite, the redwood and great sequoia forests. All within an hour. I've discovered there is also great fishing within 2 hours.

I feel old.

I'm 44

I have a beautiful wife

I have three awesome kids(you could make the argument that my wife has four ;) )

My job is so-so, I'm looking to make a career change in the next 4 months.

I race BMX at the National level in the Expert Class(currently race against the guys I read about in the magazines in the '80s). I will also be racing a Downhill MTB series next year.

I play guitar in the praise band at Church, in a cover band, and still write and record for an Industrial band that I am in.

I'm 44 and in by-far the best shape of my life... getting older definitely doesn't suck!





you don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing...

Wow! You are a badass boss!!

Excellent

Good for you. I moved west about 15 years ago, from Baltimore to Albuquerque. There are a few things I miss but overall I have no regrets. Both professionally and personally I believe I am much better off than if I had stayed put.

Best of luck with your change of venue.

No offense, but your friend looks like Mickey Rourke... but more douchey.

Moved to St, Petersburg, Fl. Making more money than I've ever made in my life doing important work. Got promoted 3 times in a year. Kids thriving in college. lost 80 lbs so far. Thinking of living in a condo downtown. This place
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6093/...8c9cae07_z.jpg
or this one
http://p.rdcpix.com/v01/l17573943-m3x.jpg

Doesn't suck. a lot more enjoyable now than if it would have happened at 20 :thumb:

How old is old?

Sometimes I wonder if I'll make it to see that distant ancient age of 25.

The dude takes care of himself no doubt, but he is on something. HGH, juice, or both.

His voice sounds kind of 'tweaked' like a juicer so that is where I'm getting that from.

Bragger.

Vegas has you at 2 to 1

If I knock you off, can I get a raise?

Just turned 50 in August.

Professionally, I am starting to really come into my own. I received a promotion a few weeks ago and now I have two administrative appointments -- one academic and one in research. So I rub elbows with everyone from undergraduate students to the chancellor. This opens a whole new chapter on my career. I worked really hard in my 40s (maybe too hard) and I'm now getting some great opportunities as a result.

Not to mention Sandbox Simulations, which is a very cool side project. It's a lot of fun, is intellectually stimulating, and harbors some dreams of the young man still inside me.

Physically, things aren't what they used to be. Sometimes I'm shocked to see a picture of myself, because I'm starting to look like an old man. I have to really work at keeping the weight off. I tore a tendon in my finger in a pick up basketball game a couple years ago and I realize it will never be the same. I've got a few aches and pains every morning. My ass is starting to disappear. I pop a couple of pills every morning (one for cholesterol and one for heartburn) and probably will for the rest of my life.

My family life is way better than it was a few years ago. Our daughter is 21 and has been clean from drugs for almost 2 years. She is taking steps toward independence and our relationship with her is 1000 times better. I'm glad the child raising years are behind me.

If I could change one thing, I'd make each day last 30 hours. Just too much good things going on to cram into one day.

I didn't define it on purpose. Many people here are in their 20's... some 30's... some 40's and up. You're in your low 30's right? To me you aren't old but to Joey you are.

Besides the idea I was going with was about getting older, not being old. I don't feel old at all.

Yea well the spray tan looks kinda goofy. LMAO I think he was just trying to have some fun. Previous CEO New York Athletic and 24 Hour Fitness. He is a good guy too, a lot of fun.

Somehow I had you pegged in your 30's.................. not a putdown...

I did nothing special. Every single person on Chiefs planet is capable of duplicating my efforts. welllll maybe not losing the 80 pounds part but the rest, nothing but hard work and education. Like I said anyone can do it.

A week from today, I will be 35. Besides my weight, I'm great, and I'm working on changing that. I may not be living on my own right now, but I'm working on overcoming a setback I experienced last year. I have a friend who is 23 who thinks he's got everything rough. I try not to laugh.

There are some good stories in this thread. Life for me like many of you is better in many ways but I miss the physical things I could do earlier in life. There was a big difference in 45 and 49 for me in what was possible. Then again I beat myself up pretty good over the years.

I got coaxed out of softball retirement a few years ago. Pulled a hammy. First of my life. Next week we had a bye, so I had two weeks R&R, then came back. Hit the ball shitty and pulled the other hammy! It was easy to coax me back into retirement.

You and me, both.

Happy early birthday. I edited my first response to you to say the idea of the thread was about getting older rather than being old. I guess imo most people don't feel like they're "getting older' until around 30... or at least that's how it was for me.

Dude.....PM me a recent pic! I promise NOT to put it online or use it for an avatar!

All that and your team won the World Series. You make me sick.


:D

He's NORTH of me!

Face used to match. When I was 30 I could easily pass for 20. I was still getting carded at 40. Last 10 years I've lost the baby face and acquired a bunch of grey hair. Looking more like my age these days, but definitely more distinguished.

Huh?

I was kind of the opposite in that I had a full beard as a senior in high school heh. I was the guy all the other kids asked to buy them beer... but I never did it. In a town of 2,000 people... really?.... like they've never seen me before?

However other than graying and filling out my face hasn't aged a ton over the years.

Tampa & BRC





























Sarasota & burt

Thing that bugs me the most is how fast the years 30 to 50 went by, and in 20 more years I'll be 70. That does seem old. I've got pretty good genes, though, so if I take care of myself I have a decent shot of making it into my 80s.

Ah ok

It is crazy how each year goes by faster. I'll be 50 tomorrow I think.

Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it seems to go.

In this regard, I have to wonder just how close I am to the end, because time is flying.

sometimes, I don't feel I have enough sheets left to safely wipe........

Scary isn't it... I swear I just started my current job weeks ago and next month on the 18th will be 4 years. When "old" people tell "young" people to enjoy it while you can they say that because it's true.

Still using TP that we stocked up on for Y2K

ROFL

don't chit yaself .. old man time is one cruel bastard ....

We used to call it king of the hill. It's where you learn good moves to get blockers off of you.
DT would have rocked king of the hill.

It's even worse when you have kids.

Truest post of the thread. God she was a baby days ago, now she's a freakin high school superstar and we're looking at colleges. I whine about it to her a lot. She loves that.

Dam shit just went scary

St. Petersburg I only go to Tampa to work.:harumph:

Sorry. Really.....

I'm 41 and I still feel young in my mind. I bought the new Disturbed CD today.

uummmm.....41 to 51 freakin' flys by.

I do feel older than I used to, but that's because I'm out of shape. I can proudly say my mind hasn't aged a bit!

You are older than you used to be.

Valid point.

Captain Obvious strikes again!!