I feel so old

I am 48,almost 49. I was 39 when our oldest daughter called from Indiana to let us know she was pregnant. I, being of sound mind and body, am certain that we don't get old. Our children control that feature of life. The rebellion and stupid acts that get kids in trouble did not bother the wife and I because we did the same things. But when you have another generation asking questions about what is sitting around the house, and they still work, you sure seem old. My 8 track deck still works and i have extra needles for the phonograph. The wife and I will be around when our kids experience the same thing and we will have a good laugh when they say Mom, Dad I feel so old!

QUOTE: Originally posted by paraclete1 I Love Phantoms, I worked Phantoms, I miss Phantoms... Don

I know how you feel. The first F-4 I was Crew Chief on was a '64 model, only three years old then. Under its SEA camo was, the original paint could be seen, Gull Gray and white.

I wasn't feeling particularly old unit I read Tony Ryan's comments about the Boneyard at Davis Monthan AFB on the Pima Air Museum thread.

"quote" Definitely don't miss the tour of the "Boneyard" at D-M AFB next door. I have never seen so many Phantoms in my life! "end quote"

I Love Phantoms, I worked Phantoms, I miss Phantoms...

Honey, do I feel a draft...

Don

I remember when you were very LUCKY to have a remote for your VCR. That top loading thing with the remote on a cord. I remember feeling so happy when I bought my very first LP. When GI Joe, He-Man, and the Superfriends were new. When you couldn't tell if the lead singer in your favorite band was a male or female. I loved buying a pack of baseball cards for a nickel (got my Mark McGwire Olympic card that way). I guess no matter what age you are you feel old when the things you remember fondly pass into oblivion.

Demankat

I'm 34 and I have 3 reel-to-reels, boxes of vinyl and a couple of turntables (and I'm not a DJ) I played a record for a younger friend who never heard a record in good condition and he nearly passed out. He never know they could sound so good. The problem with analog vs. digital is that you have to spend a lot of money to get quality analog and keeping records dust and scratch free is difficult.

DANG David thats quite a list you have there......and all too funny!

QUOTE: Originally posted by berny13 Some things I have heard. You know you are old when.... . . . Add your own if you know any.

hehe... gladly

I didn't feel like thinking too hard, so here is a list compiled after much searching and laughter. Enjoy!

You know you are old when....

• You are abducted by aliens, but immediately returned in favor of a living specimen.


• Most of your sentences begin with, "When I was your age..."


• Bob Dole refers to you as, "old man."


• The Smithsonian request your participation in an exhibit "The Evolution Of Man."


• Medicare states that you're too old for their coverage.


• You can't be tried by a jury of your peers because there are none.


• You're not allowed on most of the rides at Disney World because they may be too intense.


• A passing funeral procession pauses to see if you need a lift.


• Children often innocently ask you, "What did people do before electricity?" And you can't remember.


• You finally find something you've been looking for, for ages but can't remember why you wanted it.


• You point out what buildings used to be where.


• You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of the police.


• An "all nighter" means not getting up to go use the bathroom!


• "Getting lucky" means you find your car in the parking lot.


• You can't get out of a chair without making some kind of noise.


• The hotel clerk mentions they have a good rate for AARP members.


• You use the word "young" to describe a "35-40 year old"


• People are constantly putting a mirror under your nose while you nap to see if you're breathing.


• You can remember when McDonald's came in Styrofoam containers.


• You can remember a time when popcorn wasn't cooked in the microwave.


• You can remember thinking Pong, 8-track tapes or cars with fins were cutting edge technology.


• You buy a compass for the dash of your car.


• Your childhood toys are in a museum.


• Men wearing white suits and carrying geiger counters arrive at your home and ask if you have any next of kin.


• You and your teeth don't sleep together.


• It takes two tries to get up from the couch.


• Your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.


• Happy hour is a nap.


• You wonder how you could be over the hill when you don't even remember being on top of it.


• Your try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren't wearing any.


• Your idea of weight lifting is standing up.


• You are proud of your lawn mower.


• Your best friend is dating someone half their age, and isn't breaking any laws.


• You have a dream about prunes.


• You take a metal detector to the beach.


• You wear black socks with sandals.


• You get into a heated argument about pension plans.


• You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.


• You frequently find yourself telling people what a loaf of bread USED to cost.


• You can remember seeing double features for a nickel, sometimes with sound.


• You read more and remember less.


• You begin every other sentence with, "Nowadays..."


• You constantly talk about the price of gasoline.


• Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.


• Things you owned have shown up on Antiques Road Show.

I saw a commercial on TV last night. "A revolutionary new concept in wrist watch technology. Just a movement of the wrist will wind the watch. No battery required".

Several years ago I was showing one of the Grandmunsters my Gold Seiko self winding watch. After explaining to him how it worked, he went to my son (his dad) and told him that I have a watch that was made before electricity was discovered. Now we are going full circle. What's next, a watch with a stem you have to rotate to wind?

NO ONE knew Spock!!!! That's illogical.
Chis, Pole Position is still a game. In fact, I just bought it today on a , brace yourself, game called Namcomuseum. Contains Ms Pacman, Galaxian, Galaga, Dig Dug, and Pole Position. It's for Gameboy Advance. Less than $10 at Best Buy.

My nephew came home from school and was fascinated with this "new" machine which had these "big black round things that spin around and music comes out." I was teaching a class of eighth graders when I mentioned Mr. Spock. NOBODY in the class had ever heard of Mr. Spock. I'm too young to be old!

A guy I work with asked me to sit on his team at a Trivia night a fortnight or so ago,run by his sons 18 yo girlfriend.As luck would have it I proved very useful.Why?
The theme of the Trivia night was music and movies from the 70s and 80s!I was one of the few who knew who sang anything from that long ago.Sometimes being 41 comes in handy.
Sulo

Some things I have heard. You know you are old when....

your back goes our more than you do.

you dim the lights to conserve electricity.

the twinkle in you eye is a reflection off of your cataracts.

a beautiful woman walks by and your pacemaker opens all the garage doors in the neighborhood.

you still look at pretty women, but can't remember why.

Add your own if you know any.

QUOTE: Originally posted by qmiester You want to know when you can feel you're old? Its when you realize that you're doing less and less for the first time and more and more for the last - and don't forget to remind the young guys that old age and treachery (sp) will overcome youth and skill every time!

You want to know when you can feel you're old?
Its when you realize that you're doing less and less for the first time and more and more for the last - and don't forget to remind the young guys that old age and treachery (sp) will overcome youth and skill every time!

Ok guys, now picture this, You're in your car, alone, and the day is fantastic, sunny, cool, and you don't have a care in the world. You pull up to a traffic light, and notice these two great looking little numbers in the car next to you. You notice them looking over your way and your first thought is, "Man-o-Man, Even after 58 years, I've still got it", then one of them rolls the window down and absolutly destroys your world when she asked, "Sir, Sir, Can you tell me where the Mall is". God, I feel old!!!!!!!!!

Gotta love those Docs Berny....never a straight shooter amongst the lot of them!

I had never seen this thread before as it was posted before my joining. However some very interesting insights and comments in here...so I'll add a few.

If your in good health your only as old as you feel! Sometimes I feel ancient when Im far from it. I will be 26 in a matter of days(Thanksgiving Day)...but I feel much older. Life experience can make one age quite a bit as can life events...maybe not numerically but mentally, spiritually, etc.

When I met Diane I was going out everynight....shooting pool for 6 hours in a bar...close it down and go to an after hrs joint till 4am run home grab 2 hrs sleep and put in a full day at work....Now I cant stand being out past 10:00Pm unless Im fishing or some other rare "occurence"...Im now a "Dad" and an Husband with a LOT of responsibility. I have older people who work for me....that in itself is wierd! But I remember to take into account that they are older and have more life experience than I do and therefore deserve respect. I cant stand alot of people my own age......They lack respect/discipline/self motivation and preservation attributes! Not all....but alot!

I have an 11 yr old looking up to me for guidance and wisdom....as well as my wife at times....when all I want to do IS jump up and SCREAM I DONT KNOW IM NEW ON THIS PATH OF LIFE! The passing of my Biological Father last year really set me at an off kilter angle for looking at life!

In reality I am NOT OLD far from it....by most standards but I feel old! Whats sad is my wife Diane is 37 and has the enthusiasm of a teenager even though shes been put through the ringer a time or two....I guess everyone ages differently...physically, mentally and spiritually....

On a less serious note...along with Davids post
Cable...HBO I remember when they first were available in Va Bch I remember the first cable box COX had no remote just a black box with a dial....
My first computer I played with was a TRS-80...it officially became mine when dad bought his Comodore 64....

And POLE POSITION what a game! and Combat for Atari....ahh it didnt get any better!

MY best friend turned 21 6 months ago and commented the other day she felt old because the cartoons she watched weren't on when I watched cartoons.The age gap is 2 yrs and not quite that even.
I kinda feel old seeing videogames I played when new releases being listed arcade classics. Classic is 25. They aren't that old 'cause I'm not.

I just recently had a complete physical exam. The doctor told me I was in perfect condition, "for a man my age". I asked him what condition would I be in if I was 21 years old? What type of condition is a 60 year old man supposed to be in? He just looked at me and finally said " You are in perfect medical condition". He handed me my paperwork and as he was walking out the door he said in a low voice "For a man of your age". So now I am wondering what my medical condition really is.

hey partner, i'm just 52 and i feel as young now as i did when i was 15 and a whole lot smarter for my love and appreciation of all things has grown immensely, my grandson asked me why i keep an old genesis game system around and i replied to him, so he could play with something that he was more familiar with when he came to visit. i'm enjoying my age and i feel fortunate to have reached this far and with god's help i'll go further and i'll be able to teach my 7 grand-children a thing or three, you see, i feel like the teacher now and it's a wonderful feeling.

change without the remote...today...lol the remote had run out of battery.!!!!!

It goes both ways. I used to work in a computer repair store, and people would come in all of the time asking for me to repair their 386 and reload Windows 3.1. What good is that? I feel like if it isn't technologically oriented, I have problems using it. Honestly, when's the last time you changed the channel on your tv without the remote? Even my toaster has a microchip in it. Seriously!

demono69

My nephew called my gameboy primitive!!!!!! here goes my pride along with my 166mmx and commodore64 of my youth.....

I'm sure modelling keep us younger than we are - so don't worry (...be happy ... !) and keep on modelling. Life is still nice enough to be happy ! Aleksander

Since I started the "Do you know so-and-so" part of this, it is especially relevant that I relate the following tale:

Earlier this week while waiting for the bus home, and talking to the other regular riders as we do, it became clear that the fellow who had been standing beside me for the last couple of years was also an air force brat, and some 45 years ago our families were neighbours in Ottawa (a long way from Edmonton where we live now).

His brother and I were friends then and we haven't seen or herd from each other in all that time. I passed over my card and am waiting for my old chum to call. An amazing coincidence and shows that it really is a small world after all.

So Merlin and Jon, maybe I do know your friends and relatives?
Regards,
Bruce

My Father in law still can't set the clock on his old VCR. He put black electrical tape over the display so he wouldn't have to see the flashing 12:00. For Christmas last year I gave him a VCR that will program the time and keep the time in memory if the power goes off. I went over one day and he had put black electrical tape over the time display. When I asked him why he said , "I don't like that clock shinning at me".

A few years ago, when our oldest son was setting up his apartment at U.C.Davis,( in Calif) he asked me if I had a spare telephone. I gave him a spare phone that happened to be an old-style dial phone. He told me a few weeks later that the phone was a big hit with his friends, but most had no idea how to use it. He told me he saw one friend repeatedly trying to push the numerals to make it work! Keep in mind that these are students at a very academically-oriented university and are supposedly among the brightest and best. Scary.....
Tony Ryan

I have got the same question asked of me. Being retired Air Force, I have been asked hundreds of times if I knew someones son, uncle, dad, brother, sister, and most of their relatives who also served in the military. I even had one woman ask if I knew her father who served in the army in WW ll. When I told her I wasn't even born then. She looked at me and said, "Well, did you know him"?

To our Canadian friends:
As an ex-Canadian who is now an American since the early '60's, when I tell people down here that I was born in Newfoundland, it brings some interesting reactions.
The more geographically-challenged figure that NF is a planet of another, albeit nearby, star system. Others were mildly surprized that I spoke English so well and looked just like a human (well, almost)
Seriously, though, I too tire of the "do you know so and so" questions.
No one ever said being a Canadian (even an ex-Canadian) was an easy path. Oh, the pain and suffering!!
Tony Ryan

You know you're getting old when the "oldies" radio station in your city plays "Every Breath You Take" by The Police!