You know yourre getting older when.....

mike(swWash)

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You know your're getting older when.....

the gear going in weighs 20lbs and coming out weighs 100lbs....and all the trails are uphill!
the days drag but the years fly....
when talking about something that happened a little while ago and you put it together and realize it was 30+ yrs ago...
you just don't bounce anymore, you plop and you're hop is more like a flop...
you don't get a bump...you bleed...a lot!

any other observations?
 

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When at least half the names on my Rolodex are no longer living:
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Don.......
 

Asked if the radio in my 62 classic car works...

Told him I hum a lot...

Got a stupid look...
 

When you Butt Scoot down steep slopes that you used to walk, jump and skid down. Usually a result of trifocals and weaker legs not to mention some new found common sense. Then, when you get to the bottom, you ask yourself; "now how the hell do I get out of here?" Maybe you still don't have enough common sense.
 

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When at least half the names on my Rolodex are no longer living:
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Don.......

You know you're getting old when......




#72. You still use a Rolodex.... :wink:

#85. Getting down hurts. Getting back up again hurts more.
 

You used to pack Beer, Ice, and TP in that order..... Now it' TP, Ibuprofen, and making sure you have ice ready for when you get home!
 

When you start having cadets in class at the Air Force Academy whose fathers (or mothers) you taught!

And some of the fathers, as cadets, went gold prospecting with you!
 

When you pack the TP a lot easier and quicker to get to for that hike on the trail...


Because you cant trust farts anymore. :dontknow:
 

The 2 sure signs of old age...........
The first is loss of memory..........
The second is.........ummmm.........ahhh..........er..................
 

The first is that I need reading glasses for panning, the second is that I forget where I put em...
 

When your best friend is now your old man and vise versa
 

Watching the old TV show Emergency the other day. Some old f4rt is having a heart attack. The medics ask how old he is, and turns out he's 15 years younger than I am. :(
 

you know you're getting old when;
1. those rocks you used to move with one hand now take two and a lot of grunting and groaning.
2. classifying a single bucket to 1/2 inch takes as long as it used to take to do a bucket down to 1/8 inch.
3. you buy a gold wheel because panning hurts to much.
 

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