I feel so old

Well, at least I have a better idea of what to look forward to. I'm 32, married with one child and have been feeling old because of such things as hearing top-10 songs from my high school and early bachelor days on the "oldies" radio stations.

How about a collection of orignal GI joe's.
I have about one thousand Records and a turntable that still plays.
Remeber when a 16oz coke in a bottle was 20 cents and a candy bar was a dime.
And finally i could buy a good model for 5.00 dollars.
Ok one more Airfix figures were 97 cents per box.

OK, let me add some more ...
I was at an airshow just a few years ago and talking with one of our pilots who was flying a T-33, he told me the date placard on the airframe said the plane was older than he was.
Another pet peeve from Canada is why do all the tourists ask me if I know their cousin/parents/best friend who lives in Toronto? (I am 2,000 miles and about 10 million people away)? Do you guys from other countries get that too?
Seems like a day for venting ...
Bruce

I'm four years behind ya Berny, but the Nam feels like yesterday. We're not old, just fine tuned.

This last week, I didn't feel so old. With a new grandson just one week old, it has a tendency to make you feel young again.

Also my son came to me for advice on his house remodeling. He told me that I knew things about that, and he doesn't. He asked all kind of questions and I had most of the answers.

Before they left, my eleven year old grand daughter gave me a big hug, kissed me on the cheek, and said I was the best grandpa in the whole world.

Now, don't go bursting my bubble. Let me live the moment for a few days.

Enjoy it all Berny.

There is nothing better than hearing the words "I love you daddy" or "Your the best daddy in the whole world". Simple, yet effective, makes the day seem a little brighter.

I hope that someday I'm as blessed with grandchildren as you have been Berny.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

QUOTE: Originally posted by dvoss Anyways...at age 30 I've realized that there are things now which my kids won't ever know about: The beta vs VHS competition? The VHF and UHF dials on a TV? Using bunny ears for a TV? When HBO was the single premium channel which required an antennae? When station wagons were popular? An Atari2600, Commodore 64's, Intellivision, Calico, and others. The first PC's my friends and I had were 4, 6, or 8Mhz (and some had a turbo button to make it go 12Mhz). When the 5in. floppies and a paper hole punch could make them double-sided. Watching Captain Kangaroo and "picture pages". Telephones with the circular dial.

Dude, be careful about saying things like that...
I'm only 17 and I can remember ALL of that stuff(there's a benefit to living in Japan for a few years, Japan is culturally about a decade behind everyone else!)!
Great, now I feel old! Most non-triumphant, dude!
Oh, and I still have a box of about 30 or so Betamax tapes, and all of the home movies from my childhood are on Beta...
To the max!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by B. LeCren Another pet peeve from Canada is why do all the tourists ask me if I know their cousin/parents/best friend who lives in Toronto? (I am 2,000 miles and about 10 million people away)? Do you guys from other countries get that too? Seems like a day for venting ... Bruce

Bruce
Speaking for myself, I've never really encountered that down here in the U.S....But I have a favor to ask. My mother's family lives in Nova Scotia. Would you please say "hi" to them for me next time you see them?............Thanks a lot!!!

Hey Bruce some of my Family live in Winnipegg do you know them?

You guys are getting close to the bone ... nice pick-me -up!
I was in Nova Scotia last year for a while, and I lived in Winnipeg until 1998.
Bruce

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

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

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"?

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

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".

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!!!!!!!!!

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!

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!

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.

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

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!