You know you’re getting old when…
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skipshot12 wrote: »
I’ll see your stingray and raise you my first bike and what the f shorts did you guys put me in….,
To make up for the little set back of my first bike my next one was this…..
Z900 Kawi, Shazam did I get into a lot of trouble with this one. -
Cotton reel tanks.
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Definitely a veteran of the past and haven’t got a clue what that is….
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~ 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. ~
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It was primarily a UK thing. Conkers is another.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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It was primarily a UK thing. Conkers is another.
Didn't know that the cotton reels were not a thing over here. Knew about conkers which made sense as not so many horse chestnuts over here. You live and learn. -
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So a member here at CP and I were chatting last night, talking about doing repairs and installing things in the crawlspace. I told him that the last time I was down there for a couple of hours, I couldn't walk right, sit or stand right for a week. 54 year olds are not built for crawl spaces. He's much younger than I and he was explaining to me what he did to his own crawl space....basically saying that it was no fun for him either. He went on to state, and I quote, "There's moments where you lay there pondering life choices".
LOL. I freakin' busted a gut....'cause I knew exactly what he meant. Been there, done that.
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. ~ -
Indeed!!!Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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For the more mature members feelin’ older than they like:
Glucosamine,
chondroitin,
turmeric,
quercetin or black pepper.
Also frequent, regular consumption of small amounts of either frozen or fre$h* - no canned:
blackberries,
Blueberries,
raspberries,
strawberries, &
pineapple
*pricey.
I feel younger now than 17 years ago @ 50.
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Ya, know. I feel like I am finally getting old. Back in my youth, eggs and toilet paper were so plentiful, we used to share them with the houses and trees of our friends and enemies without taking out a second mortgage or searching the town for enough to execute the grand plan.
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. ~ -
Yeah,
Get licks in school.
They call your parents and you get more licks when you get home.
Don't recall what I did, but I wound up in the principal's office and given a choice. He ether calls my parents or I get the paddle...I instantly bent over!Yep, my name really is Bob.
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Your drinking shots of Prune Juice and self administering those cheap **** kits you get at Walgreens every morning for fear of constipation that the Opiods that was prescribed have a tendency of doing.
I had a total Knee replacement last Monday and the pain from the surgery and the tourniquet they used to stop the bleeding during the procedure is just unbearable. A couple of days of tossing back those pills got me so backed up all I could think of is what happened to Elvis Presley with his issue of getting stopped up from those damn things. I somehow was able to free myself from that predicament and now I'm throwing back softners laxatives eating fiber only food with prune juice chasers for fear that the stopping up returns yeah at soon to be 63 I realized I'm an old f..k. How long does this pain last I'm miserable.
The only comfort I have is a pair of Senheisers and Streaming The new Iggy Pop live at Montreaux 2023 hoping I can move around like a Man of his age I believe
hes got 12 years on me, performing 5 foot 1 hope I'm as mobile as he is after this here knee heals up.🤣
https://youtu.be/0izSnxuitJc?si=Gvz2-gW_dL_EdwNS
Look at him go Iggys the man wonder if he ever had a total knee replacement? I've been wearing out this live recording all week kind of brings a little pick me up being bed ridden!!!Home Theater
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Man no one should have to sit and watch a shirtless Iggy Pop, that's brutal!!
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Man no one should have to sit and watch a shirtless Iggy Pop, that's brutal!!
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Word.
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Man no one should have to sit and watch a shirtless Iggy Pop, that's brutal!!
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Well posting early this morning, delirous from the pain l came across this comment. I honestly can't remember a time I've been to an Iggy Pop, show where the dude has not tore off the black leather vest ist or 2nd song into the set and that goes back years. I agree at 77 years old sporting a flesh colored compression shirt might be more appropriate! Hmm at 77 dude's got 14 years on me. I guess I dont mind watching Iggy do his thing on stage cause I sprung for the CD Blu Ray set, I should be watching Iggy do his thing at the Montreaux in 23 come this Thursday evening tearing the house down.😁Home Theater
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. . . when you realize you fell in love with Linda Ronstadt 57 years ago. Willie Nelson said it best, "There are two kinds of men in the world. Those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who don't know who she is."The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.—Martin Luther King Jr.
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Man. She was another one of those with that timeless, natural "girl next door" hotness, like Sally Field. Like, instant crush, and for the rest of your life.agingboomer wrote: ». . . when you realize you fell in love with Linda Ronstadt 57 years ago. Willie Nelson said it best, "There are two kinds of men in the world. Those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who don't know who she is."I disabled signatures. -
. . . when you reach for the light pull on the ceiling fan and your back goes out and then you can't stand up straight or take a deep breath for two days.The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.—Martin Luther King Jr.
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agingboomer wrote: ». . . when you reach for the light pull on the ceiling fan and your back goes out and then you can't stand up straight or take a deep breath for two days.
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agingboomer wrote: ». . . when you reach for the light pull on the ceiling fan and your back goes out and then you can't stand up straight or take a deep breath for two days.
Only two days?
You young wippersnapper...🤕 -
Thank god you didn't sneeze at the same time...
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EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
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Flame?
Only if the t u r d is covered in jalapeno juice, no bueno, which poses a lot more problemsSource: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
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agingboomer wrote: ». . . when you reach for the light pull on the ceiling fan and your back goes out and then you can't stand up straight or take a deep breath for two days.
You know you're old when you still have a ceiling fan with a pull string. -
You know you're old when you still have a ceiling fan with a pull string.
I prefer the ones with pull strings. No remote to lose. I still would buy new ones with manual pull controls. -
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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You know you're old when you still have a ceiling fan with a pull string.________________________________
You know you're old when you still have a ceiling fan with a pull string, plus ...
... it's an original Hunter fan made of cast iron with copper windings (before electronic motors). Purchased from an independent hardware store prior to Home Depot opening in 1979. Most likely made in USA.
... ceiling fans were first used mainly outside doorways to keep flies from entering a business. It was difficult to find a fan to put on a screen porch and in your house at that time.
In case I needed to replace a fan, I have an extra Hunter cast iron fan still in the box that was never opened and installed. This one was purchased at Home Depot. Home Depot probably caused the independent hardware store to close later.
Really feeling old now that I realize I shopped regularly at Home Depot Store #3 when there was only three Home Depot stores total. Store #3 opened in late 1979 and was in Marietta GA on US HWY 41 - 9 miles and not much traffic from my house. The original three stores were in converted Treasure Island buildings (Penny's ). Now there are 2300+ stores.
"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
Harry / Marietta GA
