Before anyone says anything, I already know that after a certain age the younger generation considers a person old. For example, if you talk about VHS or floppy disks you are very old. Well, just last night My wife Becky, son Jarrod, and I attended a concert. I guess to clarify that I should say we attended the "Hella Mega Tour" featuring the Inturrupters (a new band that sounds like early Joan Jett... yes she is old too), Weezer, Fallout Boy, and Green Day. It started promptly at 5:30 and ended after 22:30. Being a person over 60 and not acclimated to the people, volume, or duration of an event like this since several years prior to Covid, this was a wonderful but draining experience.
Of course you have the hour of drive time, another 45 minutes to park, then an hour standing in lines before getting to your seats. After the show there is the hour to get out of the parking lot, another hour drive home, etc. I have my apple smart watch set up to monitor my activity. Specifically I have it set-up for 30 minutes of exercise each day, 440 calories, and so on.
Yesterday I exercise for 136 minutes, and burnt 1,694 calories, and took 19,581 steps for a distance of 11.5 miles (18.5 k's).
Playing drums, exercising, or yard work had me thinking I am in decent shape for my age. Little did I know that I definitely do not have the endurance or stamina I used to have; I think bacterial pneumonia, cancer, and age has something to do with that. Before you say anything I do know there are differences in how you exercise. What I mean is, I can exercise using free weights and think I performed a full body work out and then go horseback riding for a couple hours just to find out that those muscles I used for one activity did not condition the muscles I used for the other.
The same can be said about your body being drained from the heat, wind, hydration, cold, etc. Well, as of yesterday I was reminded that it should also include intense sight and sound overload. The Hella-Mega concert was very well orchestrated and the performers did great, but the physical as well as sensory intake yesterday definitely reminded me that I am not 25 anymore.
There are many other signs that we are all getting older, both in our hobby and in everyday life. Here are a hand full of instances that tell you your getting old:
1. You're asleep, but others worry that you're dead.
2. Your back goes out more than you do.
3. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
4. You remember that stringy tube cement was the only way to assemble a model.
5. You are proud of your lawn mower.
6. Your best friend is dating someone half their age, and isn't breaking any laws.
7. Airbrushes were only for professionals.
8. You sing along with the elevator music.
9. You can remember when you could shop at almost any store and find an isle with models costing 2-15 dollars (or pounds).
10. When you thought Airfix, Monogram, and Revell were the premium or only brands of models (and they were).
11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
12. People call at 10:00 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"
13. When your only contact with fellow modelers were at the hobby shops, or clubs.
14. When there was no "after-market" and everything not out of the box was created from scratch (without computers).
15. The end of your tie doesn't come anywhere near the top of your pants and your belt line is above your belly button.
16. The time when building models was as common as buying vinyl LP's or 45's.
17. You know what the word "equity" means.
18. You can't remember the last time you laid on the floor to watch television.
19. Your ears are hairier than your head.
20. You talk about "good grass" and you're referring to someone's lawn.
21. You get into a heated argument about pension plans.
22. You look at down-sizing because the kids are gone and the cost of living is pushing your budget.
23. When everyone coming out of college looks like young children.
24. You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
25. Sleeping in the chair becomes part of your bedtime routine.
Come on everyone, add your input as to your light hearted thoughts towards aging in life or in the hobby. Please keep it clean and no attacking or dark humor..... instead celebrate the fact the you or a person you know are getting older or have been in the hobby for a long time. OK, lets go, send in this thoughts!
Ben
"Everyones the normal until you get to know them" (Unknown)
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