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Title: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: Yukonica on March 08, 2015, 12:48:55 AM
Philosophically I don't hate anything.  Hate is wrong. It has no redeeming value that I am aware of.
But tonight an epiphany struck. Emotionally, I managed it poorly. I let the realization that I can't do what I once did get under my skin. I hate that knowledge.
As we age, we each cross barriers that separate us from what was to what is. Mostly, those waypoints roll slowly past un-noticed.
Tonight a waypoint poked me in the eye with a sharp stick.
I hate being poked in the eye.


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Post by: Crusty on March 08, 2015, 03:22:05 AM
The one thing about getting old is that it beats the alternative.
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Post by: Kiwi_Roy on March 08, 2015, 03:29:07 AM
But according to your profile you are only 58, that's not old  ???

I took up running about then.
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Post by: drbone641 on March 08, 2015, 03:40:01 AM
Yep. 57 here and smiling as I read your "aging" post. 300+ miles in the saddle today, now at 4:30 sitting awake, ears ringing, neck hurting and I'm pretty sure that I will feel
stiffer tomorrow. I am aging better some days than others. I have figured out that my body takes longer to heal. I'm not quite so quick to play Superman anymore as I am
a hair (or two) (well, maybe 3 or 4) slower than I used to be. I have also decided that it's ok.  ;-T I have a grandson who I am crazy about, a wife who I am now mature enough
to love the way a great wife is supposed to be love and finally, the funds to enjoy my days. Accept the change, because to not, is really frustratingly sad, for you and
those around you. Oh, and fight against it as hard as possible so that you may wring every bit of yaya out of that old body and enjoy this awesome life.
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Post by: pebra on March 08, 2015, 05:31:58 AM
Philosophically I don't hate anything.  Hate is wrong. It has no redeeming value that I am aware of.
But tonight an epiphany struck. Emotionally, I managed it poorly. I let the realization that I can't do what I once did get under my skin. I hate that knowledge.
As we age, we each cross barriers that separate us from what was to what is. Mostly, those waypoints roll slowly past un-noticed.
Tonight a waypoint poked me in the eye with a sharp stick.
I hate being poked in the eye.




Can't tie your shoelaces with straight legs any longer?
Don't leave it to OUR imagination, kid.
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Post by: ChuckH on March 08, 2015, 05:41:24 AM
Well guys, I can tell you, you haven't seen anything yet!  Live through a couple more decades and then take an inventory of your capabilities.  However, you can tend to slow the decline down, but it make take some life style changes.

My wife and I have been doing the better eating habits for a long time now, but in the last few years we have increased our exercise programs.  We hit the exercise emporium six days a week for at least an hour.  Generally it is the treadmill and weights on three days a week and Yoga the other three days.  Don't laugh on the Yoga thing.  It's mainly for flexibility and balance, both of which become more important as we age.  However, what we're finding is it takes a lot of upper body strength to get into and maintain some of the positions for a period of time.

Enjoy what you've got while you can still use it.  And, of course, ride safe.
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Post by: Gliderjohn on March 08, 2015, 06:57:52 AM
Will be turning 60 this summer and the biggest problem that has developed for me in the last year is arthritis in my hands. I am really feeling it riding now. Nine days ago I covered for some sick staff and went bowling (first time in 30 years) with some students with disabilities. I bowled one game and should have never done that! I am left handed and I still cannot get my wedding ring back on and still hurting.
GliderJohn
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Post by: acogoff on March 08, 2015, 07:32:20 AM
     Welcome to a very large club!!!
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: oldbike54 on March 08, 2015, 08:29:56 AM
 Yeah , but getting old means you get to act like a kid again , flirt with pretty girls , act silly , and get away with
all kinds of shenanigans , just don't tell the wife  ;D Of course she already knows  :o :D

  Dusty
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Post by: bpreynolds on March 08, 2015, 08:35:30 AM
Ahem.  Calling Mr. Glorioso, please.
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Post by: dilligaf on March 08, 2015, 09:10:54 AM
What Chuck said.  ;-T Bunch of kids.  ;D
Taken on a ride into Mexico about 4 years ago.
(http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q692/2jabam3/Jan09MC154_zps4c32bc31.jpg) (http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/2jabam3/media/Jan09MC154_zps4c32bc31.jpg.html)
Fishing with RK on a ride to Sitka last year, I think it was last year.  Maybe it was the year before.
(http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q692/2jabam3/DSC_0365_zpse69fe3c4.jpg) (http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/2jabam3/media/DSC_0365_zpse69fe3c4.jpg.html)
But, yes the years are starting to catch up with me.  :BEER:
Matt
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Post by: nunzio on March 08, 2015, 09:19:22 AM
Yesterday I got in line behind a Beautiful young college student who turned around and proceeded to chat me up.
That would have never happened when I was younger.   ;-T
My wife came in and got in line Between me and the young lady.
She's still protecting HER territory.
Funny stuff.


"Getting old ain't for pussies"   Holman Keach   1915-2003


Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: kirby1923 on March 08, 2015, 09:25:55 AM
Yeah, and when your still in the work force and are at least 25 years older and mostly 40 years older gulp! than  your fellow participants, you just get used to being called dad.(smile when you say that partner).

It depends on you attitude as to how one deals? with it. (enthusiasm required)

I may be slower but as good as ever. Wisdom is hard won.

cheers,

mike :-)
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Post by: Petrus Rocks on March 08, 2015, 09:26:36 AM
I'm focusing on street bikes now- 70's and 80's for the most part.
I had to give up dirt bike riding because it hurt too much and i couldn't get my degenerating hip/leg over the seat.
That was a huge blow for me. Been racing and organizing races for the last 20 years.

At 55, I have had surgery on my back for stenosis and I'm getting a hip replacement in three weeks because I can hardly walk.

My father turns 80 this year.  He has little arthritis, is in good shape and gets out on the snowmobiles with us.  he has almost no aches/pains   ???
I get him to take my wife out because within a 1/2 hour it's too painful for me to ride.  The arthritis has made it very difficult to be a stone mason too.

So... oh well, consider the alternative and make some accommodations
 :beat_horse
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Post by: Stormtruck2 on March 08, 2015, 09:36:12 AM
Yukonia, I get where you are coming from. Having had four, yes four very very near death episodes in the last ten years, I can vouch that getting old beats not getting older.  Two years ago I was within minutes of death, twice in a week. Today I get another year older, and am grateful. Yes I am at that point where what used to be limber  is stiff, and what used to be stiff is limber, kids are stuipdier, bullshit less tolerable,  and the whole world is going down the dumper. But at my age I am able to appreciate properly what I have, love appreciate my wife completely and without reservation. With age comes a certain confidence and lack of give a shyte.  Enjoy getting older, do what ever you want/can and cram all the living you can into the one life you have.  ;-T
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Post by: dilligaf on March 08, 2015, 09:51:10 AM
I'm focusing on street bikes now- 70's and 80's for the most part.
I had to give up dirt bike riding because it hurt too much and i couldn't get my degenerating hip/leg over the seat.
That was a huge blow for me. Been racing and organizing races for the last 20 years.

At 55, I have had surgery on my back for stenosis and I'm getting a hip replacement in three weeks because I can hardly walk.

My father turns 80 this year.  He has little arthritis, is in good shape and gets out on the snowmobiles with us.  he has almost no aches/pains   ???
I get him to take my wife out because within a 1/2 hour it's too painful for me to ride.  The arthritis has made it very difficult to be a stone mason too.

So... oh well, consider the alternative and make some accommodations
 :beat_horse

Same here. I can't get on any of my motorcycle so I purchased this Miata thinking I could replace the motorcycle.
(http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q692/2jabam3/DSC_0126_zps9420dddd.jpg) (http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/2jabam3/media/DSC_0126_zps9420dddd.jpg.html)
It's not happing.  I'm finding the Miata boreing - boreing -boreing.  The 17th I'm due for surgery and hopefully, and if what my friends tell me is true after the surgery, I'll have many years of riding left.  :BEER:
Matt
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: 56Pan on March 08, 2015, 10:07:44 AM
I can, so far, take getting old.  Kind of sucks, but thankful I can do most of the things I always wanted to do now that I'm retired.  What aggravates me is my other old friends sending me these depressing emails with what are supposed to be jokes about oldsters.  It's bad enough, just learn to deal with it.  Nothing funny about it.  Guess I'm becoming a grumpy old man.  I'm with you, Stormstruck.  B.S. is way, way less tolerable.
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Post by: Hawker on March 08, 2015, 10:23:45 AM
dilligaf, I too bought a Miata (two of them) about ten years ago, hoping it would replace the mc urge...it never really did.  I love the Miata, love the radio, CDs and cup of coffee...but it just isn't a motorcycle.  But I am able to take my wife with me, something that would never happen on the bike.

Regarding getting old (65 here)...it is a drag but you have to change some habits and make peace with what you still CAN do.  The unfortunate thing is that scientists tell us that as you age...you age quicker.  I can see that in the mirror and it is weird and occasionally depressing.  A good time to ponder the serious questions about mortality, eternity and the rest. 

It's going to be 65 degrees here today, I'm on my way to a bicycle ride.  Twenty miles and that will allow me to have dessert tonight.   ;)
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Post by: MotoGoosy on March 08, 2015, 10:33:09 AM
68 here with the vitals of a teenager.  Heavy exerciser all my life and it has paid off.  Now retired, I take odd physical jobs to stay in shape and beat the boredom, but taking up motorcycle riding after being away from it so long has really been a great hobby and beats the claustrophobia.  You've got a long way to go, buddy.  Get out and LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!! :bike
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Post by: krglorioso on March 08, 2015, 10:42:36 AM
To all you whiny youngsters, I say PIFFLE!  Approaching 80, my life's challenge at the moment is deciding whether to sell my two Stones and the Suzuki 1000 sport bike and buy a new Griso.  Key ingredients one can manage to age gracefully are strict attention to diet, exercise and attitude.  Each component is necessary to age well.

Yukonica, I think the Alaska winter may be getting you down and I hope Spring sees you bright and eager and on the Goose.

Ralph 
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Post by: mgfan on March 08, 2015, 10:45:30 AM
Yup, 63 and having the time of my life!   :BEER:
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: Wayne Orwig on March 08, 2015, 11:01:52 AM
dilligaf, I too bought a Miata (two of them) about ten years ago, hoping it would replace the mc urge...it never really did.  I love the Miata, love the radio, CDs and cup of coffee...but it just isn't a motorcycle.  But I am able to take my wife with me, something that would never happen on the bike.

I'm on my second Miata also. I like them, but it just isn't a motorcycle. Luckily my wife rides the motorcycles with me often, so that isn't an issue. But it does mean that I have to own motorcycles more suited to two up. And I seldom even bring it up with her when it is really cold out.
As for age, I have had some sort of problem with a nerve in my left arm. It really hurts, mostly just when riding the bikes. And especially when cold. It is getting better, but it has taken many months.  ::(  When younger, it would have gotten better in a few weeks.   :-\
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Post by: Orange Guzzi on March 08, 2015, 11:16:51 AM
My friend Rick and I were talking about this the other day.  He said he could not understand how his tactics for picking up women were not working the way they use too.  I told him to hang on a second, walked into the bathroom and came back with a mirror.  I said look at the old man in this mirror.  We had a good laugh.  Young at heart is great, it is the worn exterior that is ruins the fun sometimes.  I ask my doctor how a guy my age should feel, he laughed, and in a serious tone said, I don't know, I have not lived as long as you. 
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Post by: Semper-guzzi on March 08, 2015, 11:23:36 AM
Same here. I can't get on any of my motorcycle so I purchased this Miata thinking I could replace the motorcycle.
(http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q692/2jabam3/DSC_0126_zps9420dddd.jpg) (http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/2jabam3/media/DSC_0126_zps9420dddd.jpg.html)
It's not happing.  I'm finding the Miata boreing - boreing -boreing.  The 17th I'm due for surgery and hopefully, and if what my friends tell me is true after the surgery, I'll have many years of riding left.  :BEER:
Matt
Compared to a motorcycle, yes it would be boring. But compared to an accord or the Buicks you old guys should be driving ;) it's tons of fun. Just pretend you're 19 and drive it that way.
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Post by: slowmover on March 08, 2015, 11:23:55 AM
Learn to accept getting older as its the way of life.If you can't be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you've managed to avoid.If you can't learn to live with reality,reality will most certainly come to live with you.As the Zen Buddhists say "Let go or be dragged". I'm full of platitudes ,ain't I?
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Post by: dilligaf on March 08, 2015, 11:30:50 AM
Compared to a motorcycle, yes it would be boring. But compared to an accord or the Buicks you old guys should be driving ;) it's tons of fun. Just pretend you're 19 and drive it that way.

Don't forget Gold Wings and Harleys.  ;D  :BEER:
Matt
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Post by: oldbike54 on March 08, 2015, 11:31:19 AM
 "Longevity is useless unless you are your own person."  Taoist saying .

   Dusty
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Post by: Testarossa on March 08, 2015, 11:48:34 AM
Retirement is a powerful antidote to the aging blues. I'm a full time ski bum and garage rat again, with the time and cash to get things right with the bikes. Job stress is a memory, and I have time for the bicycle, so I'm in far better mental and physical shape than when I was running an office.

Changed my diet dramatically three years ago and dropped 15 lb. Gail has helped me keep it off. 

In general I feel I can still do everything I did at 25. But only once.

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Post by: Furbo on March 08, 2015, 11:49:42 AM
Well, here's my take:

When I was:

18 - Girls from 17-25 were hot

25 - Girls from 17-30 were hot

35 - girls from 17-40 were hot (event with the kids in tow)

45 - Girls from 17-50 were hot

50 - girls from 17 to 57 were hot.

At this rate, if I live to 80 - I will be totaly surrounded by hot women. ~;

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Post by: Cage Free on March 08, 2015, 12:01:33 PM
Ride more think about your age less.
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Post by: Rough Edge racing on March 08, 2015, 12:06:46 PM
Compared to a motorcycle, yes it would be boring. But compared to an accord or the Buicks you old guys should be driving ;) it's tons of fun. Just pretend you're 19 and drive it that way.

Hmmm, when I was 19 only a throbbing V8 or a loud bike would do justice....Small sporty cars were driven by college guys who parents bought them the car   ;D
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Post by: Seagondollar on March 08, 2015, 12:08:59 PM
And there's George Burn's comment:  "You know you're getting older when you're bent over tying your shoes and think - Is there anything else I need to do while I'm down here?"
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Post by: Gliderjohn on March 08, 2015, 12:24:50 PM
Yesterday in SW Kansas a 85 year old pilot was killed (only one on board) when his plane flipped over on landing on a private grass strip. Appears he was still enjoying life and went out doing something he probably loved. Could do worse.  :BEER: I will admit when I can ride the Norge to the schools I work at and one of the high school kids take notice I puff my chest out a bit more. Nice to know I can still create a bit of "cool" in a high school crowd.
GliderJohn
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Post by: Penderic on March 08, 2015, 12:42:25 PM
It is the loss of control, before the end, that really hurts!  :'(
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/hurt_zpsth2yvo2r.jpg)

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Post by: Sasquatch Jim on March 08, 2015, 01:17:40 PM
 Hmmmph, try getting old with legs that no longer work.

 (http://www.bikepics.com/pics/2015/03/08/bikepics-2729444-800.jpg)
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Post by: rodekyll on March 08, 2015, 02:16:05 PM
I think what he did was go out to take northern lights pictures late the other night and then wandered around outside with a camera wondering why he was up.  Happens to me all the time.   :D
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Post by: jomarti3 on March 08, 2015, 02:46:40 PM
I read somewhere that the key to happiness is to be grateful for what you have.  So I, at 71 consider it a blessing that I can still ride and enjoy working on the bikes in the garage.  That's my focus rather than no longer being able to do 400 miles days on a bike without extreme fatigue.

Moral- look at what you have, be thankful, try not to dwell on what you've lost.   

My apologies for sounding preachy... it does work.
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Post by: Joliet Jim on March 08, 2015, 03:12:23 PM
Hmmmph, try getting old with legs that no longer work.

Or slowly losing your eyesight
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Post by: kirkemon on March 08, 2015, 04:03:28 PM
ChuchH and Petrus ;-T

I don't like getting old either, but I'm trying to take a positive attitude about it.
You know, the senior discounts, the experience gained through the years, the sympathy from the officer who pulls me over while hot doggin' it in the canyons, the respect I get from the "kids" at work, and so forth.
I've already had open heart surgery, and I alternate between pilates and spinning class 5 days a week with a class full of beautiful girls less the half my age.
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Post by: Sasquatch Jim on March 08, 2015, 04:10:02 PM
Or slowly losing your eyesight

 Yes, I am doing that too.  I have cadilacs growing in my eyes, even reading is having problems now.

 My new ride.  Courtesy of the VA.

  (http://www.bikepics.com/pics/2015/03/08/bikepics-2729443-800.jpg)

 
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: Yukonica on March 08, 2015, 06:14:44 PM
Firstly; now that I'm over my little temper tantrum I'd like to thank each of you for your reply/support/advice/view point and understanding.
Everyone here posted a valid opinion won honestly in the course of life.
The poke in my eye came about like this: I use a packer pulled behind my ATV or Jeep to keep the spring icing off the trails and clear in the yard so my dogs (or me/my wife) don't slip and break bones. The packer is 4 corrugated tubes filled with cement and having an axe attached to a frame. Full weight is about 500 pounds. Normally (or possibly formerly) if I needed it moved I'd just pull it around. At warmer temperatures the channel along the tubes fill with snow (which collects more snow which makes the packer useless) so I lift each end onto a piece of 2x6 to let the 'heat' melt the snow away.  For the first time in my life I could not lift a weight I chose to lift. It was a shocker.
My body is under attack from arthritis but I manage that issue as best I can. I can still put in 1000km days on the bike as long as it isn't at extra-legal speeds. I can walk my trails, cut my wood, wrestle with 120 pound dogs, fish, paddle, and enjoy life... but that loss of self image caught me off guard.
Having a place/forum with like minded people who are 'there' of have 'already been there' was invaluable to me last night. Thanks.
Now back to racing news.... Marquez finally has his name pronounced correctly by Nick Harris.
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Post by: keuka4884 on March 08, 2015, 07:34:53 PM
I'm retired. Both rotator cuff tears forced me to slow down. I started scuba diving at 56. That and an observatory are all I need. And an elliptical.

One of the finest sights I have ever seen was observing a German couple in their mid 70's diving off Cozumel. They had a dressing ritual on the boat before the dive, and after getting equipment off after it was over, embracing and celebrating the dive. I hope to dive until I'm dead.
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Post by: krglorioso on March 08, 2015, 07:47:06 PM
Yes, I am doing that too.  I have cadilacs growing in my eyes, even reading is having problems now.

 My new ride.  Courtesy of the VA.

  (http://www.bikepics.com/pics/2015/03/08/bikepics-2729443-800.jpg)

 
Hmmm  Straight tubes...could be a Tonti frame..

Ralph
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Post by: rboe on March 08, 2015, 10:23:03 PM
Attitude is your friend or your enemy. Followed by your over all health. Some of us have good genes, some of us, not so much. I'm retiring shortly, will turn 61 right after that. Still feel about 36. Banged up the body over the years but so far it has rebounded (within reason). Some issues slow me down a wee bit, just take an extra nap and keep on truckin'!

I see some of my fellow riders in their 80's and 90's, so I hope to be doing the same when my clock says I'm that old. You know, with a full face helmet I don't look half bad.  ::)
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Post by: johnr on March 08, 2015, 11:53:32 PM
I too am aging and have recently reached the exalted state of 'Official Old Fartness' in that I'm now receiving the old age pension.

I have to admit I find I am less than enthusiastic about the whole thing.

"Inside every aging old fart there is a rampant 20 year old trying to get out" (and wondering what you have done to him)

I've noticed that I'm not as robust as I once was and  don't bounce as effectively. I know my powers of concentration and focus are not what they once were and adjust my riding accordingly.

It's an ugly business.

But Richard Bach put it well;

Here is a test
  to see if your mission
     on earth is over.
If you are alive,
    It's not.
 
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Post by: Yukonica on March 09, 2015, 12:55:14 AM
 ;-T
I too am aging and have recently reached the exalted state of 'Official Old Fartness' in that I'm now receiving the old age pension.

I have to admit I find I am less than enthusiastic about the whole thing.

"Inside every aging old fart there is a rampant 20 year old trying to get out" (and wondering what you have done to him)

I've noticed that I'm not as robust as I once was and  don't bounce as effectively. I know my powers of concentration and focus are not what they once were and adjust my riding accordingly.

It's an ugly business.

But Richard Bach put it well;

Here is a test
  to see if your mission
     on earth is over.
If you are alive,
    It's not.
 
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Post by: Sasquatch Jim on March 09, 2015, 01:37:12 AM
  I am 70 long and sometimes violent years old.  I have pernicious anemia and diabetes, my legs are more than 60 % paralyzed.
 Less than six years ago I lay dead on the road under a blanket with crushed chest and shattered ribs and some other broken bones, I don't know how many stitches in various places and what ever miracle work the EMTs did and I woke up in an intensive care unit three and a half days later.
 My ribs did not heal lined up properly but they are solid.
 A year later I broke my leg on a trail in the Olympic Forrest and rode 25 miles to town.
 I have been in Hawaii now four and a half years and am again doing chin-ups, pushups, lifting weights, and wheelchairing miles at a time.
 Attitude is everything.  Oh, and I have a new 30 year old girlfriend.  That helps my attitude a lot.  Geezers Rule.
 
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Post by: Petrus Rocks on March 09, 2015, 05:48:29 AM
You're all right.  Giving up dirt riding was the worst but I knew others have similar or worse things going on.

Better to have a graceful attitude than a sour puss. 

Sasquatch, the girlfriend sounds the treat!
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Post by: dilligaf on March 09, 2015, 07:04:32 AM
Are you the guy doing the Viagra add on TV?  you know, the add where the old gray haired guy with the you 20 year old snuggled up in the hammock.  ~;  You go Jim.   ;-T The closest I can get to a 20 something is when one of my Granddaughters gives me a hug.  :BEER:
Matt
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Post by: Sheepdog on March 09, 2015, 08:52:46 AM
There are many things I could do when I was younger that I can't manage these days. However, this age has its advantages, too. My experience has taught me to do things smarter, which often makes up for my lost strength and flexibility. For those times when only strength will do, I have a much better bank account these days, with which I may hire help. Every age brings it's advantages and disadvantages...

There's all kind of talk about "what's the first thing to go" as we age. I submit that the first thing we must surrender is our pride...
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Post by: PeteS on March 09, 2015, 09:00:09 AM

There's all kind of talk about "what's the first thing to go" as we age. I submit that the first thing we must surrender is our pride...

You've got that right.

Because you get injected, inspected, detected, infected, neglected and selected and they leave no part untouched.

Pete
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: skromfols on March 09, 2015, 09:32:19 AM
I appreciate reading the posts here.  Like all of you I'm doing my best to adjust to the changes that age brings, both physically and emotionally.  I'm hoping to ride on 2 wheels for another 10 years, then probably switch to a 3 wheeled vehicle.  While you can do things (diet, exercise, etc.) to help yourself, good health is mostly a crap shoot, and you take what you're given.  Thankfully my health is still pretty good and I appreciate what I can still do, and try to feed common sense to that 18 yr old still in my head.

PS.  I'm now 68
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: Yukonica on March 09, 2015, 09:39:15 AM
 
There are many things I could do when I was younger that I can't manage these days. However, this age has its advantages, too. My experience has taught me to do things smarter, which often makes up for my lost strength and flexibility. For those times when only strength will do, I have a much better bank account these days, with which I may hire help. Every age brings it's advantages and disadvantages...

There's all kind of talk about "what's the first thing to go" as we age. I submit that the first thing we must surrender is our pride...

 ;-T
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: rboe on March 09, 2015, 09:48:42 AM
The guys have it easier than the gals in the "pride" department. I tried to whine about it when the doc got invasive when I turned 50. My wife set me straight so I whine a bit less now.  ::)
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: 56Pan on March 09, 2015, 10:09:10 AM
You've got that right.

Because you get injected, inspected, detected, infected, neglected and selected and they leave no part untouched.

Pete

Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant".  Right?
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: gearman on March 09, 2015, 10:58:37 AM
I have not ridden in a year due to nph.  I had surgery a month ago to put a valve in my head and am waiting to see improvement. I too bought a convertable thinking it would fill the void of no riding. It has not and now I am trying to sell it. Nothing can take the place of an unobtructed  view of the road ahead.Hope springs............ ......
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: drlapo on March 09, 2015, 02:39:20 PM
I'm 66 and will retire at the end of the month
I have  a couple of heart stents  and expect to live to be 100 or die trying
I have the mandatory convertable, a jeep and a dozen motorcycles.
the house is paid for  and I've got enough put away for at least 30 years
getting old better not suck; I've been planning for it all my life
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on March 09, 2015, 03:01:15 PM
Well, here's my take:

When I was:

18 - Girls from 17-25 were hot

25 - Girls from 17-30 were hot

35 - girls from 17-40 were hot (event with the kids in tow)

45 - Girls from 17-50 were hot

50 - girls from 17 to 57 were hot.

At this rate, if I live to 80 - I will be totaly surrounded by hot women. ~;



I helped an older gal with a walker into a store the other day, Thought, "Hmm not bad.."  ;D
To the OP.. 58? Old?? are you kidding me??
Every day's a gift.
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: dilligaf on March 09, 2015, 03:09:50 PM
I have not ridden in a year due to nph.  I had surgery a month ago to put a valve in my head and am waiting to see improvement. I too bought a convertable thinking it would fill the void of no riding. It has not and now I am trying to sell it. Nothing can take the place of an unobtructed  view of the road ahead.Hope springs............ ......

I haven't ridden since last December.   Our son took his mother down to the bar on the Ducati so the wife is happy.  If the surgery on the 17th gives the desired result, I'll be back on the motorcycle the 19th.  ::) Maybe. Not sure if I'll sell the Miata or not.  Daughter in law and the granddaughters all enjoy driving it and it's paid for so it doesn't eat.  :BEER:
Matt
Title: Re: NGC ~ I hate getting old... really: I hate it.
Post by: not-fishing on March 09, 2015, 03:17:59 PM
Same here. I can't get on any of my motorcycle so I purchased this Miata thinking I could replace the motorcycle.
Matt

The problem is the Miata is to big, you need something smaller and more like a child's toy:

(http://www.inautonews.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/catrinel_menghia_fiat_500_abarth_espn_facebook_2012_4.18khiz179xr4gsw0wwok408g8.a5fuq7lrqzkgc0ccw4ss08gso.th.jpeg)

I met another 75 year old that loves his Abath and commented on how easy it was to get out of.

Also there's another option:

(http://www.krazyhorse.co.uk/media/images/cars/3brook1.png)

With the Chrome Brooklands you can think of it as a big V7.