Yup...Im getting old

lightman1
lightman1 Posts: 10,792
It is with great pleasure I announce my first foray in to the world of being a Grandpa.
Good times!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,448
    Happy for you brother.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    Get out... Which one??

    Congrats!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    Congratulations
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,656
    Guess we'll have to start calling you gramps.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,448
    F1nut wrote: »
    Guess we'll have to start calling you gramps.

    At least Russ won't be the only one in the family wearing diapers. :p
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,901
    Congrats Russ, the only thing better than being called Dad is Grandpa, Grandaddy, Papa etc.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    VR3 wrote: »
    Get out... Which one??

    Congrats!

    Russell. Kid grew up fast
  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    F1nut wrote: »
    Guess we'll have to start calling you gramps.

    At least Russ won't be the only one in the family wearing diapers. :p

    I wear them now. Wanna see?
  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    Dang Russ that's awesome!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,210
    Congrats!!!
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,911
    F1nut wrote: »
    Guess we'll have to start calling you gramps.

    Need to buy him a cardigan or somethin', too.

  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Guess we'll have to start calling you gramps.

    Need to buy him a cardigan or somethin', too.

    I like your style Doc....
  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Congrats Russ! Nice to hear some good news for a change...
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,593
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Guess we'll have to start calling you gramps.

    Need to buy him a cardigan or somethin', too.

    Nah he needs to upgrade to wearing a shirt under his overalls ;)
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,911
    edited June 2020
    I did forget to say congratulations to you and the parents-to-be, @lightman1!
    CONGRATULATIONS!
    :)

  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,150
    edited June 2020
    Congrat's old f a r t. Will Russel be asleep in the closet while the baby is born? :D

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,510
    Congrats,
    You'll have fun as a papa!
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    Congrats old man. B)

    I hear it's fun spoiling them. ;)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Congratulations Russ!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,448
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Congrat's old f a r t. Will Russel be asleep in the closet while the baby is born? :D

    Tom

    More like weekend at Bernies…
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,116
    machone wrote: »
    Congrats,
    You'll have fun as a papa!

    He is the grandfather, not the father. papa = father
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Wow. Two generations of your species. That’s impressive Russ.
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,448
    The extinct species list just got shorter.
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    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,576
    Jumpin water weasels hot dang
    CONGRATULATIONS 🎉👏🎉

    You old codger :D
  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,965
    Congrats Russ!
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,145
    Congrats to you and to the new parents as well.
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,319
    Congratulations to the craziest GrandPAPA I'll ever know.

    Harry
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,103
    Congratulations Russ!
  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,794
    Conratulations Russ :)

    You know you're old when your grandkids are starting high school next school year.

    Sal Palooza