You know you're getting old when...

[FishWitch]

I can't count that high so sticking it at 29. Ok so I lie.

[jthurber80]

You know you're old when your kids are grown, married, and gainfully employed; when all the money you make is your money; when nobody objects when you want to take a road trip; when ice cream for desert doesn't cause you to worry; when senior discounts are much appreciated.

Being old is awesome - and sure beats the alternative!

[roadstar-rich]

I'm 73 and starting to feel a bit older after Cardiac angioplasty, but planning a trip to Durango in September, and Death Valley in November. Hoping I'm able to do it all. This motorcycling has been a major part of feeling young as I do (or did). Hope there are a few more years left of being able to ride.

[PongoUSA]

Originally Posted by jthurber80

You know you're old when your kids are grown, married, and gainfully employed; when all the money you make is your money; when nobody objects when you want to take a road trip; when ice cream for desert doesn't cause you to worry; when senior discounts are much appreciated.

Being old is awesome - and sure beats the alternative!

Not quite there yet, but the time will come

[Papa-Ken]

Originally Posted by Law Dawg (ret)

Ain't we all in trouble?

The three stages of old age;

1- Most everything hurts.

2- What don't hurt don't work.

3- Things leak when you don't want them to (the final stage).

OK Mark, quit scaring those approaching their senior years. At 80 I still get a thrill on Weds when we take our Oldfarts ride and to me life is still enjoyable. I can't imagine not being able to do the things I have done most of my life. Sure I don't have the zip in my walk or the duration I use to have but glasses are seldom worn, medication is one pill daily for the 5 years cancer shot and if I lost about 70 pounds I just might sign up for a marathon........NAW Hang in there and look on the bright side.....Ken

[Mystic Red]

I had an "aha" moment when I went to build a water feature with waterfall in our backyard a couple of years ago. I had all the rock I needed laying around the house in various places. This is rock I had gathered in the surrounding mountains. This is rock I packed to the pickup, loaded in the pickup, unloaded at home and packed down our very steep hill to the house.
I was in my late thirties. Eighteen years later there were a couple I could barely move let alone lift.

[windinmyface]

getting old, for the ladies......not going overnight without the 15X mirror and tweezers.....

[Mrs_Bassman]

Old is a number, and you don't have to let it win! I've been 37 for a number of years now, and better now than when I really was 37! The memory loss? Blame it all on my kids!

[Ally House]

Lets see...your sergeant used to ride with you when he was an explorer scout. Your doctors are now younger than you are (well, some of them anyway). And I agree, the cops do look younger than they used to (but only if I get to be included in that batch.)

Can't do some of the things I used to do, but conversely, can do more things that I used to, riding a motorcycle among them. Memory problems? Use different tools to help. And yep, they're just numbers.

[Invisigoth]

Sort of related....

The wife wanted to go to one more shop in the mall. I had to choose between 5 minutes in Victoria's Secret or the Apple store.

I chose the Apple store.