How Old Are You?

[Rsmith_77]

I’m 30.

I'm not the youngest anymore?!?

 

[guy g]

67, 68 in April . Retired in 2020, have been Nanny to my granddaughter since her mom went back to work after she was born in sept 2020. Best job ever!!

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

I’ll be 51 in a month. Don’t remember when I got my first knife. But, it was about 47/48 years ago.

 

[knarfeng]

I recently turned 73.

 

[bladesmith3]

76 it seems i have exceeded my expiration date.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics
Life expectancy at birth

• Males: 75.8 years
• Females: 81.1 years

 

[brianv]

I'm 69 and two months.

 

[Headwinds]

81

 

[M.FREEZE]

42

 

[ebenezer56]

With a new year arriving, and with my Dad's passing and my birthday last month, I've been thinking about age recently. Over 10 years ago, there was a thread in which members on The Porch reported their current age. (https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/age-group.1295867/ Post #273 has a nice graph)
I enjoyed the thread since it helped us all know a little more about each other.

I propose that we repeat that age-reporting activity. I set it up as a poll by age decades so that we'll automatically get an "age distribution". Feel free to report your exact age in a post, as well as to indicate the range containing your age in the poll.

I just turned 74.

- GT

I had to click 60-69 for accuracy. But in March I'll move to the next decade.

 

[Henry Beige]

I turned 78 in November. If I ever forget How old I am, I just ask my boy how old he is and add 30.

 

[RLB0414]

62 in a few months.

 

[315]

56 for a couple more months. Time seems to have accelerated the last handful of years

 

[jmh33]

56 for a couple more months. Time seems to have accelerated the last handful of years

The older you get the quicker it goes!!
Trust me!!
John

 

[pjsjr]

I've been in the first/top age group for two years.

 

[BladeCommander]

35

 

[knowtracks]

I turned 78 in November. If I ever forget How old I am, I just ask my boy how old he is and add 30.

I’m with ya brother, was born in 53 my son in 83.
Just a couple weeks I’ll have 20 years here on the porch! THANK YOU ALL! It’s been a gas and I’ve learned a ton. But most of all the Friends I’ve found on this little corner of the inner tubes has been the BEST part of the journey!

Dave

 

[Invoice]

I’ll be 68 in May.
Survived three 8.5 hour cancer operations.
My youngest son was born when I was 50.
Had a knife in my pocket since I was 8-9
Just got back from a winter hike in NH with my middle son.
I feel and act like I’m 25

 

[Steven65]

60. My Dad passed 10 years ago but my Mum is still alive. She turns 95 in 3 days.
No children, retired.

I bought my first real custom knife at 18 from a young South African Knifemaker who lived a few kilometres from me. He worked from his garage.......his name was Chris Reeve......and yes I do still have it!

I've been an avid knife collector for over 40 years now. I was very fortunate to meet some fabulous knife folks when I was very young. It's been a passion for me all my life.

 

[Bigburly912]

I’m 40. Been using knives since I was around 6 or 7. Live in the woods now and used to play in the woods then.

 

[ferider]

I bought my first real custom knife at 18 from a young South African Knifemaker who lived a few kilometres from me. He worked from his garage.......his name was Chris Reeve......and yes I do still have it!

That's a cool story, Steven !

Sometimes I'm happy that I just squeezed by and made Gen X - nope, we are not boomers