How Old Are You?

[jfk1110]

Just started lap 55 around the sun in November!!!!!.........

The days seemed long..................

But the years are short....................

 

[meako]

How ...Old ...Are You?
A question that is often asked of me..with the pointy eyebrows and exasperation...
61

 

[Just Tom.]

I did a little quick math, and came up with the number 59. That can’t be right, though, can it?

 

[Mick Boardman]

 

[chevyrulez1]

Turning 56 this week

 

[Murphy Slaw]

I’ll be 68 pretty soon.

 

[jackknife]

It's a shame there ain't hardly no one under 30 here.

They're all over on the general forum.

 

[abcdef]

Bunch of old farts. I've been 39 forever.

 

[Prester John]

Bunch of old farts. I've been 39 forever.

Like Jack Benny....

 

[RickHuf]

41 halfway to 42..

Still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Its been an interesting ride though.

 

[Rsmith_77]

Did you know
That Danny Glover was ONLY 41 years old when he decided he was too old for this ....umm poop

 

[RickHuf]

Did you know
That Danny Glover was ONLY 41 years old when he decided he was too old for this ....umm poop

I say that all the time, usually joking. Sometimes not. Lol!

 

[ferider]

Next, we have a mileage poll.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I'll be 65 in May.

I'm contemplating age and mortality a lot more in recent years, having lost Dad 7 years ago (88), Mom 2-1/2 years ago (89), and one of my sisters unexpectedly passing a year and a half ago at 64. Really makes you think about things.

 

[Horsewright]

I'll be 67 this year.

 

[sf fanatic]

If you’re curious It’s been on my profile page since I joined the Forum.

 

[veitsi_poika]

51.6 years... In knife years, that means I'm vintage and officially belong in the Old Knives thread

 

[jackknife]

I'll be 65 in May.

I'm contemplating age and mortality a lot more in recent years, having lost Dad 7 years ago (88), Mom 2-1/2 years ago (89), and one of my sisters unexpectedly passing a year and a half ago at 64. Really makes you think about things.

It doesn't get any better. As you age, at least for me, you become much more aware of your increasing mortality. When you've outlived most of your friends, and a great deal of family, and you realize that you've passed the national average age for mortality a few years ago, you treat every morning like a minor miracle. You wake up, see the light coming in past the shutters, and think, "Wow, I've made it to another day!" with a sense of wonder. You think of the big guy in black with the big sickle, and think "Not today, pal."

On the other hand, theres a definite sense of a new freedom from being this old. Everything you buy has a potential life time warrantee. You don't worry about who's gonna get what when you go, you've already given away your stuff to the kids, grandkids, and friends. Being aware of having a limited number of wake ups coming to you is very liberating in a weird way. My wife of more than a half a century and I have a fairly carefree existence now. No worries about the small 'stuff' and the big 'stuff' will take care of itself. Just live each day to have fun, until you can't.

 

[losttime]

38 now with two kids to keep me busy. Still mentally feel like I'm 25, not sure if that ever changes.

 

[Rsmith_77]

Heh I try not to think about mortality
I lost my father in January 2023 (age 70) and then my mother in October 2023 (age 72)

My wife is 13 1/2 years older than I am and we have no children

So I know I'll be alone
And it will probably suck :/