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Campfire Kahuna
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Don't get me wrong, I like being alive, but, truth be told, its nowhere near as much fun as it used to be. If I had known just how hard getting old is on the body, I would have signed up for the extended warranty.
Sam......
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Campfire Ranger
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Started informal clays shooting this summer. Gets me out of the house once a week on a schedule of sorts, and also provides some “blah blah blah” time, as my wife calls it, with some other old farts. Lotsa fun, and something entirely new for my old azz. My other shooting is mostly a solitary activity and this is a good change.
Part of the plan was to burn up some of my Boomer Hoard of shells, but I have more than ever for some reason….
What fresh Hell is this?
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Campfire Regular
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I turned 75 yesterday. I lost my two best friends this past April. They were born the same year I was, and I had known them since about age 11. That's a long time. It makes getting old worse when you lose your friends.
NRA Endowment Life Member, G.O.A supporter
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Campfire Savant
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Campfire Savant
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We will never be as young as we are right now!
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Campfire Regular
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In the last 18 mos I've lost my parents and a brother. Mom is in the mortuary now. Lost her last Saturday. Can't even cry anymore. Getting old sucks.
George
Dad always said, "Nadie Nacio Ensenado" (No One Was Born Taught)
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Campfire Member
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Closing in on 72, I really feel not much different physically or mentally. Still work and enjoy it.
My issue is my wife of 50 years dealing with Stage 4 Cancer. I can’t imagine life without her.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Life is dirty, but it’s the only one you get. Make the most of it.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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53 years old here, had a heart attack the end of July - happy to just be here.
A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I turn 75 in a few months. Just switched from a push cart for golf to a motorized walking cart. Should've done it five years ago. I still walk the course twice a week for exercise but won't have to push a heavy cart through grass and up hills any more.
No major health issues. Good genes and good luck, mostly.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
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Getting old ain't for puzzies! No doubt.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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In the last 18 mos I've lost my parents and a brother. Mom is in the mortuary now. Lost her last Saturday. Can't even cry anymore. Getting old sucks.
George So sorry for your losses. I am 70 and lost my 62 year old wife about a year and a half ago. We were best friends and did everything together. We still had many things on our bucket list to do. Life has lost much of it's luster.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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geedibya,
Have you done a drag racing car? It's a riot!
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation."
Everyday Hunter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Just about to turn 69. Retired at 60 and have LOVED every minute of it!
"chased" two deer out of my Wife's flower beds at daylight this AM, with her BB gun!
If I "kick the bucket" tomorrow, I'll die happy!
Virgil B.
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Don't get me wrong, I like being alive, but, truth be told, its nowhere near as much fun as it used to be. So Uncle A...........how old are you? Only 68 but in rather failing health
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Sep 2011
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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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I guess old age is something we all have to deal with; unless we don't make it that far. I'm not really looking forward to it. GD
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Campfire Tracker
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A good woman makes being old a lot more enjoyable.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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I'm 73 and retired. I'm in pretty good health. I can hike 5 miles with a day pack without too much problem. One of my partners is 76 and still hunting elk. The other one is 77 and finally had to hang it up because of his knees.
Yesterday I was in Dr. office about a shoulder injury (clumsiness). The nurse was updating my medical records. She got to hospital admissions. tonsils, age 4, cataracts age 59, and colonoscopty age 62. She said "that's all?" She was amazed. Apparently most people my age have pages of medical records.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Don't get me wrong, I like being alive, but, truth be told, its nowhere near as much fun as it used to be. To paraphrase a line from the Sopranos "I know, every day is a gift, but does it always have to be socks?".
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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DBT: That must be an age old phenomenon?
I swear it is true now that I am 74 (time passing faster than when I was young).
Maybe it is a "perception" prompted by our pending endings?
Anyway I am full of zest and anxious to get on to the next adventure/project with NO fears and NO regrets.
Hold into the wind
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