Having recently turned 80 I can testify to the fact that the downward curve of your life steepens the older you get. Many things I used to do easily I can't do at all any more.
lament on old age.
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My greatest foe is gravity.
I used to wish things hurt less. Now I'm at the age where I wish less things hurt.
I can’t stand the heat at all anymore! When I cut my grass nowadays I cut fit about 5-7 minutes then have to get in my truck with the A/C going full blast for about 5 minutes to cool off. Takes a long, long time to get the grass cut, but I don’t have anything but time. My neighbors are even used to seeing me do this routine now. I used to be able to cut all the grass, weed eat, and blow off the concrete in an hour. Now it takes me a couple of days. The young don’t have the patience to get old!
Larry
Larry
You have got that Right!
At my age what was no problem I have to have my great grandson mow the lawn .....
I give him $100 to do it.
Great kid is but I still wish I could do it...
What he did in 45 minutes took me over an hour and a half....
At my age what was no problem I have to have my great grandson mow the lawn .....
I give him $100 to do it.
Great kid is but I still wish I could do it...
What he did in 45 minutes took me over an hour and a half....
I got lucky in the gene pool, parents lived 201 years combined. 75 on 11/22/25. I play Pickleball and highly recommend it for health. I played for 2 hours cooling off with ice water and a small towel between games. Lots of injuries over a lifetime, getting out of bed in the morning feels like my lower back is set in concrete. Doctor told me I would be in pain for the rest of my life at 42 due to nasty car wreck (almost decapitated) at 37. Got a new doctor, an inversion table and an air mattress. Manual labor, most of my adult life, took it's toll but sustained exercise seems to have helped.
Moved to a condo March 3, 2022, so no yard work but still like to help the wife in the house. Not hurting right now so I will keep moving and enjoying the time I have left. Built two houses in my 50's then sold them for tax free cap gains which are sitting in the credit union for interest income. No house or car payments for the 32 of the 35 years we have been married. Makes saving a breeze. I can afford to get most anything I want, but not much I need anymore. New car got 65,5 MPG last tank, should last me until I quit driving.
Moved to a condo March 3, 2022, so no yard work but still like to help the wife in the house. Not hurting right now so I will keep moving and enjoying the time I have left. Built two houses in my 50's then sold them for tax free cap gains which are sitting in the credit union for interest income. No house or car payments for the 32 of the 35 years we have been married. Makes saving a breeze. I can afford to get most anything I want, but not much I need anymore. New car got 65,5 MPG last tank, should last me until I quit driving.
