You know you're old when...

[M_Six]

I had a rude awakening today. The kid across the street hit a tennis ball into my yard. I picked it up and tried to throw it back into his yard and it barely cleared the street. It's like the muscle memory for throwing a ball is just gone. Gawd, I'm getting old.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I had a rude awakening today. The kid across the street hit a tennis ball into my yard. I picked it up and tried to throw it back into his yard and it barely cleared the street. It's like the muscle memory for throwing a ball is just gone. Gawd, I'm getting old.

I've had that happen to me with the kids next door except it was a wiffle ball. I think it has more to do with the fact that you probably haven't thrown a ball in a while, at least that's what I think it was for me.

I used to coach my son in little league and during practice with the team I would pitch buckets of balls to the kids during batting practice and I was spot on with my pitching, but after many years of NOT throwing a ball then trying to throw the wiffle ball, well, the ball did not go where I aimed it. Thankfully it was a wiffle ball and not a hard ball because it would have broken a car window. lol

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Esteban

I've had that happen to me with the kids next door except it was a wiffle ball. I think it has more to do with the fact that you probably haven't thrown a ball in a while, at least that's what I think it was for me.

I used to coach my son in little league and during practice with the team I would pitch buckets of balls to the kids and I was spot on with my pitching, but after many years of NOT throwing a ball then trying to throw the wiffle ball, well, the ball did not go where I aimed it. Thankfully it was a wiffle ball and not a hard ball because it would have broken a car window. lol

I may ask the kid's father (who I know well) if I can start playing catch with his son so I can get my arm back in shape.

Then again, with my depth perception problems, maybe that's not a good idea.

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I had a rude awakening today. The kid across the street hit a tennis ball into my yard. I picked it up and tried to throw it back into his yard and it barely cleared the street. It's like the muscle memory for throwing a ball is just gone. Gawd, I'm getting old.

At least you didn’t tear your rotator cuff or something else!

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

At least you didn’t tear your rotator cuff or something else!

I know better than to put too much effort into things like that.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I may ask the kid's father (who I know well) if I can start playing catch with his son so I can get my arm back in shape.

The again, with my depth perception problems, maybe that's not a good idea.

That might be fun, especially if he goes easy on you.

[SpeedBuggy]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

No you're absolutely right Esteban, years in the making and we're all hopefully enjoying the rest of our days.

Paid ours off earlier this year, great feeling. Took a couple of months to set in though.

Now just gotta remember to write that damn check for property taxes..............

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

...when you're only $2,900 away from your mortgage-burning party!!!!!

We are mortgage free as well. It is a wonderful feeling.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

...when you're only $2,900 away from your mortgage-burning party!!!!!

Happy for you.

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[Lady Jane]

When your mom could buy $20 worth of groceries and make her way back to her $25000 home.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

When your mom could buy $20 worth of groceries and make her way back to her $25000 home.


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And the bag was paper and FREE! Now, I just pile the groceries back in the cart and put them in the collapsible crate I keep in the trunk. Charging $.10 a bag here in the PRK actually became a good thing. It's much easier to bring the groceries in from the garage in a crate than multiple bags!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

It's much easier to bring the groceries in from the garage in a crate than multiple bags!

...and it's even easier to just back your car into the kitchen and unload straight from the trunk into the refrigerator!

Number one design feature of our Garage Mahal, because get off my lawn.....

[wizardofOz]

I remember when milk was produced locally and delivered in glass bottles door to door in those old white carts like golf carts in our neighborhood instead of us having to get them from the grocers, not sure if anyone else remember those or recall them.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

When your mom could buy $20 worth of groceries and make her way back to her $25000 home.


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But Dad was only bringing home $90/wk back then. So the budget was still tight.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

And the bag was paper and FREE! Now, I just pile the groceries back in the cart and put them in the collapsible crate I keep in the trunk. Charging $.10 a bag here in the PRK actually became a good thing. It's much easier to bring the groceries in from the garage in a crate than multiple bags!

We have multiple tote bags. Just have to remember to run them through the washing machine every now and then.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

I remember when milk was produced locally and delivered in glass bottles door to door in those old white carts like golf carts in our neighborhood instead of us having to get them from the grocers, not sure if anyone else remember those or recall them.

"No milk today, my love has gone away
The bottle stands for lorn, a symbol of the dawn
No milk today, it seems a common sight
But people passing by don't know the reason why"

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

I remember when milk was produced locally and delivered in glass bottles door to door in those old white carts like golf carts in our neighborhood instead of us having to get them from the grocers, not sure if anyone else remember those or recall them.

A flying buddy of my dad’s operated his own dairy farm just a few miles out of
town and of course, we subscribed. Mom would set out the empty bottles the
night before and miraculously, they were full the next morning. Our particular
dairy did not homogenize their milk, so we had to shake the bottle before use.
I can still hear the bottles jingling in the wire carrier at O-dark-30.

[wizardofOz]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

A flying buddy of my dad’s operated his own dairy farm just a few miles out of
town and of course, we subscribed. Mom would set out the empty bottles the
night before and miraculously, they were full the next morning. Our particular
dairy did not homogenize their milk, so we had to shake the bottle before use.
I can still hear the bottles jingling in the wire carrier at O-dark-30.

Those were good times right 3.0L ? I just loved how it was in glass bottles and kept really cold with flavor, got to admit I lost count of how many times and bowls of cereal were consumed.

[wizardofOz]

Originally Posted by Artemis

"No milk today, my love has gone away
The bottle stands for lorn, a symbol of the dawn
No milk today, it seems a common sight
But people passing by don't know the reason why"

How on earth did you find this Artemis, the lyrics are awful!

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

How on earth did you find this Artemis, the lyrics are awful!

Back in the 70s my dad used to play tapes with compilations of his favorite 60s music inside the car. Beatles, Elvis, etc. He knew virtually all the English lyrics - we didn't understand the language, had no clue. So we asked what the songs were about and could "la-la-la" most of them. This was one of those songs. If we wanted to hear some song again, he usually flipped over the tape to play a song on the other tape side and subsequently flipped it again to hear the initial song again for a sing-along.

[Esteban]

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[3.0L]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

Those were good times right 3.0L ? I just loved how it was in glass bottles and kept really cold with flavor, got to admit I lost count of how many times and bowls of cereal were consumed.

Mom caught us many times skimming the cream off the top for our cereal.
Man, that was good!