You know you're old when...

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by andrewmr

Moved into our house (Biloxi MS.) the day before Camille.

It's been my benchmark ever since.

Ouch! And maybe that's why you now live in PA!!

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Andrew

Yup, remembered that while we were out walking tonight. That's another sign of getting old. You can't remember shit when you need to, but it comes to you days later when you can't remember why you needed to know whatever it is that you just remembered. Or something like that.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Yup, remembered that while we were out walking tonight. That's another sign of getting old. You can't remember shit when you need to, but it comes to you days later when you can't remember why you needed to know whatever it is that you just remembered. Or something like that.

Yup! I call it having to wait for the needle to hit that place on the record in my brain again. Drives me crazy.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Yup! I call it having to wait for the needle to hit that place on the record in my brain again. Drives me crazy.

I've been fighting this battle for years. I leave a room to get or do something and it seems as soon as I cross the doorway, my mind goes completely blank of what I needed/needed to do. I'll go back into the other room to look around to see if something jogs my memory. At the same time, I have no clue how things don't slip between the cracks at work with as many projects as I juggle. I go back and forth between being a kung fu master of attention to detail, to complete dumb ass in a split second.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Yup! I call it having to wait for the needle to hit that place on the record in my brain again. Drives me crazy.

If anything really sucks about aging it is definitely this.

Now GET OFF MY LAWN, whippersnappers!!

[Dpc2u]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

I've been fighting this battle for years. I leave a room to get or do something and it seems as soon as I cross the doorway, my mind goes completely blank of what I needed/needed to do. I'll go back into the other room to look around to see if something jogs my memory. At the same time, I have no clue how things don't slip between the cracks at work with as many projects as I juggle. I go back and forth between being a kung fu master of attention to detail, to complete dumb ass in a split second.

Right there with you.

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

I've been fighting this battle for years. I leave a room to get or do something and it seems as soon as I cross the doorway, my mind goes completely blank of what I needed/needed to do. I'll go back into the other room to look around to see if something jogs my memory. At the same time, I have no clue how things don't slip between the cracks at work with as many projects as I juggle. I go back and forth between being a kung fu master of attention to detail, to complete dumb ass in a split second.

What amazes me is when I worked for a living I had a very hectic job with travel, customer visits, long term projects with deadlines, etc. I kept a daytimer but really didn't need it. I knew when I opened my eyes in the AM what I had to get done. Now I get up and leave this computer and by the time I left the room I've no idea why.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

If anything really sucks about aging it is definitely this.

Now GET OFF MY LAWN, whippersnappers!!

Wait, is that MY lawn? Maybe that's why I can't find MY pants?

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Wait, is that MY lawn? Maybe that's why I can't find MY pants?

PANTS. Darn I knew it was something I forgot.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Wait, is that MY lawn? Maybe that's why I can't find MY pants?

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

PANTS. Darn I knew it was something I forgot.

I HATE when that happens!!!

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

I HATE when that happens!!!

If you can remember that it happenef

[quick6]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

As they should be. Current music sucks! Is there even such a thing as new rock and roll? We stream music in the office and the station changes every few hours. When it gets to current pop my ears bleed.

I keep gong back in time because the new stuff does suck badly, and purchasing rarities or lP's i don't have on Amazon. For example, listening to original Fleetwood Mac; Live at the Boston Tea Party with Peter Green on lead guitar (maestro) who just passed from gulp, 1970. Quite a bit different than the Stevie Nicks hit making machine. Excellent guitar and musicianship-unavailable today.

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by quick6

I keep gong back in time because the new stuff does suck badly, and purchasing rarities or lP's i don't have on Amazon. For example, listening to original Fleetwood Mac; Live at the Boston Tea Party with Peter Green on lead guitar (maestro) who just passed from gulp, 1970. Quite a bit different than the Stevie Nicks hit making machine. Excellent guitar and musicianship-unavailable today.

Ahhhhh the early blues Fleetwood Mac. Didn't hit it as big but awesome sound.

[mantis]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Duct tape is like The Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and is the only thing holding the universe together.

I'll disagree on WD-40. It is a water-displacer (WD) and penetrant...NOT a lubricant. Someone needs to edumicate Hank Hill that locks should only be lubricated with dry lubricants, such as graphite. Since this is the old farts thread, we all should remember how useful WD-40 was back in the day for drying out wet ignition wires on cars/motorcycles.


I don't know if you have shoplifting problems in Germany, but here in the US packages are intentionally designed to be difficult to open so that low-lifes don't pop them open in the stores and steal one or more parts.....

so many times i had to spray the inside of my distributor cap on the vw, my buddy tripped out on that magic

[vreihen16]

The low last night was 39.6 F here, and this afternoon's high didn't break 70 F. I must be getting old, because I actually thought about putting on a sweater this morning.....

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

The low last night was 39.6 F here, and this afternoon's high didn't break 70 F. I must be getting old, because I actually thought about putting on a sweater this morning.....

I would definitely be wearing a sweater or second layer. Brrrr. Not fit for man or beast in that. Course, I HAVE turned into a desert rat here in AZ.

[rwheels]

This was ultimate video game-playing, compared to today's video games.

[Drop the hammer]

Younger Neighbour invited me over for “guys” night, his wife took kids to the in-laws. Anyways I popped over to see what this new generation of family guys do for guys night. They were all wearing headsets and playing an Xbox, call of duty or something. Nice guys but I don’t play video games. I stuck around for a bit To be social but had to leave.

[GenXer]

Originally Posted by rwheels

This was ultimate video game-playing, compared to today's video games.

2020.1

[Littlebear]

... when Mrs. Robinson doesn't look too bad!
(Me, seducing Mrs. Robinson, Costa de Sol, mid 80's?)

PS: Es de Mar

[M_Six]

I spent a weekend in Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava in the 80's. Cool place. I remember sitting by a bar on very comfy lounge chairs while a waiter in a tux brought us beers and food and we took in the ...um... sights. I recall a restaurant with a wine fountain. Good times.

[M_Six]

When you do a really stupid thing and have no recollection of having done it. Considering dementia runs strong in my family, this has me worried.