geezers unite

[cayoterun]

Originally Posted by 90\87Formula

59 today.

Happy Birthday! Wishing you that many more with good health and prosperity.

Cayoterun

[PAWS 72]

Originally Posted by 90\87Formula

59 today.

I'm one day late.HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

[PAWS 72]

In 4 months and 16 days I will be the BIG 50.My son is not going to let me hold at 49.

[RenoKeene]

Will turn 55 this year and just finished my first truck build. For some crazy reason I have commited to building 3 more!
Some days I feel like I've been thrown off of a two story building so I imagine its not going to get any easier (cronic pain) but you guys and this site make it much, much easier then it could have been and I thank goodness that the powers that be let me be part of this thing.

[clemdaddy]

wow, cool... more and more the geezers unite.
happy birthday to those just entering the age of geezer and congrats to those of us still hanging around. still doing it.

my latest project is a redo of an old project. originally restored in 83. sold it, only to have it come back after 29 years for warranty work. has been garaged since i983 with only ten miles on the clock. a surviver like me...

[cayoterun]

Wow, Nice truck!

I'll give you $500. for that ooold truck. LOL

Anyone else ran in to someone who'll look at some of our treasures and make a statement like that, after we've spent $???? and ????hrs of time bringing it up to it's present condition?

Cayoterun

[mud.man.rj]

I like the front fender signal lights, cool.

[FrankieD]

well guys I turned 65 in December signed up for Medicare and a couple weeks ago I got this pain like somebody hit me with a 2x4 in the back then couldn't catch my breath, I thought it was the cold weather and had a lung problem well it went away and like most of us do I ignored. I went to work in the morning and was fine all day then I went outside after getting home to do something and then same thing happened so I went into the house and took an aspirin and a big glass of water and it went away again, later that night I told my wife I didn't feel well and wanted to get checked out at the ER well they didn't let me out of the Hospital did a stress test the next day that didn't go so well and 2 hrs. later I was in the operating room having 2 stents put in. So all you old farts lesson learned don't ignore the chest pains and sudden back aches or weird fellings you never know I and glad I am here to type this.

[kingsolver72]

Wow, I am glad you are ok. Way to hang in there.
Sounds scary.
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[Palf70Step]

[RenoKeene]

We are glad you are still here too.
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[cayoterun]

Originally Posted by RenoKeene

We are glad you are still here too.
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x3

[mud.man.rj]

Wow, close one FranKieD, glad your alright.Wheew.

[clemdaddy]

So all you old farts lesson learned don't ignore the chest pains and sudden back aches or weird fellings you never know I and glad I am here to type this.[/QUOTE]

wise advice frankieD...
and please take it easy for a while... those projects will be waiting for you.
hope your strength returns soon.

[FrankieD]

Thanks everyone, I am back to work now so far so good I rattle when I walk with all the pills I have to take but better than the alternative. I have a pretty easy job being a Building Engineer, great boss and company that really care about their employees I am really going to miss it when I retire in 1.5 yrs.

[clemdaddy]

anybody out there willing to acknowledge you're an old guy? its time for a new batch....

[slomotion]

Sure, I turned 70 the 21st of Feb. I can still bend over far enough to pull on my own socks in the morning, I still don't have to take any more than the occasional advil for the minor aches and pains, and I'm staying regular, so I guess I'm doing pretty well for an "old geezer"!
The younger folks may not see the satisfaction in these three simple actions, but there will come a time when the simplest things are victory's.

[Malo83]

Update from my last post! Turned 60 the 1st of Feb. it's official, i'm an Old Goat pic is when the wife and I visited my daughters in Tucson,AZ.


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[cayoterun]

Originally Posted by slomotion

Sure, I turned 70 the 21st of Feb. I can still bend over far enough to pull on my own socks in the morning, I still don't have to take any more than the occasional advil for the minor aches and pains, and I'm staying regular, so I guess I'm doing pretty well for an "old geezer"!
The younger folks may not see the satisfaction in these three simple actions, but there will come a time when the simplest things are victory's.

Amen to all of the above, Slomotion,

Good Lord willing, in 16 days, I'll turn 73.
Spent today in the shop working on a livestock trailer for my sil. Had a light stroke a few years ago, cost an eye, can type, better than talk, as I can correct my mistakes, takes about 5 steps to stand up before I'm up, and the Advil bottle is a good item to have around. But, try never to look at what I don't have, and be thankful for what's left.
I hope I can always be positive, upbeat, have a sense of humor, and see the glass half full, regardless of what the future may hold.

[PAWS 72]

Originally Posted by cayoterun

Amen to all of the above, Slomotion,

Good Lord willing, in 16 days, I'll turn 73.
Spent today in the shop working on a livestock trailer for my sil. Had a light stroke a few years ago, cost an eye, can type, better than talk, as I can correct my mistakes, takes about 5 steps to stand up before I'm up, and the Advil bottle is a good item to have around. But, try never to look at what I don't have, and be thankful for what's left.
I hope I can always be positive, upbeat, have a sense of humor, and see the glass half full, regardless of what the future may hold.

Just dont set down. If you know what I mean.And we'll see many more years.

[PAWS 72]

Frankie D, I know that feeling well also.Dec.09,2010.March of 2011 I had another episode of heart problems. It seems when it starts its a never ending process. Younger days I didnt take care like I should and I'm paying for it now.

[piecesparts]

Life comes in waves, first you want to be able to ride a bicycle, then you want to drive a car, next comes the fact that you want to get better after you had that first accident. The followup to that is the first job and freedom from the parents. That is followed up with moving back into the house to get away from the bills that you did not realize was out there. You get educated in many ways, legally and illegally. You go off to war, at least I did (Vietnam), and then you come back to what---More bills and if you were not paying attention marriage---kids---mortagage---more bills. You now get the first job in civilian life and now you are on your way to success???? What ever that is--you have no clue and you do not want to think about it either. Now you are going through life--kids in school, kids graduating---college--more bills. Kids going of to war. Next you are looking forward to the retirement and the best years of your life, the house is paid for---MAYBE. Now you are at 59 years old and screaming towards 60--thinking about what your investments should be and wishing that you had cared in those early years---remember we talked about this. Medicare is going down the drain, social security is just out of reach and will always be that way, and you want to build another project, BUT you are looking at the cost of living in a retirement community and guess what, they only have carports that limit your amount of wrenching, shucks ain't life grand.

I am glad that I have a nice large garage behind the house that I am just about to pay off. Now if I would just go out and start on that 68 truck.

[oldwagon]

62 here and fixing to retire from from SpiritAerosystems on the March 29th. Getting close, huh? 34 and a half yrs. is plenty!

I've been saving up projects just so I know I can keep busy.

I think my 57 Chevy 4 door wagon will be the place to start, but I will have to intermingle that with a few more projects.

Great feeling to know you are just about done.

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by piecesparts

Life comes in waves, first you want to be able to ride a bicycle, then you want to drive a car, next comes the fact that you want to get better after you had that first accident. The followup to that is the first job and freedom from the parents. That is followed up with moving back into the house to get away from the bills that you did not realize was out there. You get educated in many ways, legally and illegally. You go off to war, at least I did (Vietnam), and then you come back to what---More bills and if you were not paying attention marriage---kids---mortagage---more bills. You now get the first job in civilian life and now you are on your way to success???? What ever that is--you have no clue and you do not want to think about it either. Now you are going through life--kids in school, kids graduating---college--more bills. Kids going of to war. Next you are looking forward to the retirement and the best years of your life, the house is paid for---MAYBE. Now you are at 59 years old and screaming towards 60--thinking about what your investments should be and wishing that you had cared in those early years---remember we talked about this. Medicare is going down the drain, social security is just out of reach and will always be that way, and you want to build another project, BUT you are looking at the cost of living in a retirement community and guess what, they only have carports that limit your amount of wrenching, shucks ain't life grand.

I am glad that I have a nice large garage behind the house that I am just about to pay off. Now if I would just go out and start on that 68 truck.

wow dude... what a ride. and yeah, life is grand and yours sounds really grand to me. theres gonna be grand kids in there soon enough so go get started on that 68...

[slomotion]

Originally Posted by oldwagon

62 here and fixing to retire from from SpiritAerosystems on the March 29th. Getting close, huh? 34 and a half yrs. is plenty!

I've been saving up projects just so I know I can keep busy.

I think my 57 Chevy 4 door wagon will be the place to start, but I will have to intermingle that with a few more projects.

Great feeling to know you are just about done.

You'll never have to worry about staying busy. Once you get the hang of "retirement" you'll wonder how in the world you got everything done while working a full time job too.