OLDEST AND YOUNGEST TBNers?

[DeereMann]

Just turned 37.

hey! what's a youngster like you doing with such nice toys?! :muttering: *jealous*

 

[murphy1244]

52 now what do I do?

 

[mikehaugen]

52 now what do I do?

Wait for 53?

 

[DeereMann]

52 now what do I do?

continue acting like 19..............

 

[MIKE R]

18. I guess I'm out of the young guns club now???

 

[paulharvey]

I know I'm younger than most of you guys but I remember when I was always guaranteed to be the youngest guy every job site. Ran my first multi million dollar project when I was 21, and I always had to here crap from older guys who worked for me, or subs. Somewhere over the past 5 years or so I'm not the youngest guy on a site anymore.

 

[firemanmike69]

I'm 25

 

[Ken]

What I wanna know is how many 75-85 year olds are still making their own firewood. I knew one guy who was 82 years old and split his firewood with a splitting maul. This guy could get into a fight with a 40 year old and win.

I'm 78 and still making fence posts and rail fencing. Have 30 logs ready as soon as the temp gets above 50 for a few days.
Also thought I and Bird was the same age he must of quit counting.
ken

 

[DeereMann]

I know I'm younger than most of you guys but I remember when I was always guaranteed to be the youngest guy every job site. Ran my first multi million dollar project when I was 21, and I always had to here crap from older guys who worked for me, or subs. Somewhere over the past 5 years or so I'm not the youngest guy on a site anymore.

Just wait till you hit 50, God-willing, and see the other side of the fence. Where the guys your age tell you that you don't know anything, then go out & shoot themselves in the foot! Sure would be nice if there could be some mutual respect, no?

 

[paulharvey]

Well, construction is changing it seems. Of the last 3 or 4 projects (roads, water/sewer lines) 2 of the superintendents have been younger than me. Never had a problem with the old farts except when they refused to take directions from me only because of my age. "Yeah yeah, I'm 30 years younger than you, but I know what I'm doing" kinda thing.

As a side note, work for a local city utility company and they tell us that one in three of the employees will be retiring in the next three years. So there guaranteed to get some fresh blood. Just hope there not all fresh out of school engineers....


Edit: guess there should be a smiley next to "old farts"

 

[murphy1244]

deleted

 

[Hdoilcan]

38 here

 

[ovrszd]

As a follow up, the Mojave is not what it used to be. I noticed that all of the Joshua Trees lean toward the south, indicating that the prevailing winds were from the North. Now our prevailing winds are from the South 90% of the time.

I also looked up meteorological information and history from 100 years ago and the average rainfall was 20 to 30 inches and ranchers grazed cattle on the abundant grass at that time.

How times have changed.

Wow!!! That's very interesting. I'll hafta Google that and educate myself!!!!

 

[ovrszd]

52 now what do I do?

Hang on, it gets bumpy....

 

[KubotainNH]

46.... Where did the time go?

 

[Tor Arne]

Where did the time go?

Have wondered the same thing myself do not feel like it's a long time since I went to vocational school now I'm 29

 

[ovrszd]

Have wondered the same thing myself do not feel like it's a long time since I went to vocational school now I'm 29

Thanks Tor for helping lower the average age a bit!!!!

 

[Tor Arne]

Thanks Tor for helping lower the average age a bit!!!!

No problemo:thumbsup::laughing:

 

[arrow]

I'm 78 and still making fence posts and rail fencing. Have 30 logs ready as soon as the temp gets above 50 for a few days.
Also thought I and Bird was the same age he must of quit counting.
ken

Good for you Ken. I just bought this tractor that I want to at least get 15 years out of. The wife is betting against me that I live that long. I told her "go ahead....see if I pay up if you win"

 

[foreman Etexas]

33 Here...Wifes 25 so have 5 more years of the thirty jokes