You Know You Are Old When

[Jstpssng]

No that just seems dishonest. It is not a big deal to do it as long as I am not under a time crunch.

That is the thing if I have to get it done by X I really struggle.

If you have a deadline it's almost guaranteed you will find more problems.

 

[Oaktree]

That is something "kids" today just don't get. They want video of everything.

A bit of a peeve of mine, you Google "how to..." something or other and all you get are links to Youtube videos. Give me a step-by-step with a few key photos over some 10 minute video with maybe 3 minutes of actual content in it any day of the week.
But I suppose I'd be denying some "influencer" the income...

 

[drssg]

Personally I want to fix SOME things. I don't want to fix my daily driver, or the wife's, but my "toy" cars and motorcycles, sure, I do that for fun.

With me retiring the wife has it in her head that I can do the basic stuff on her car from now on. Had this discussion just last night. I said yea I can do it, you can just leave it with me and I can work on it during the week and you can take my truck. Ahhhhh.

She is still going to be working and parks in a parking garage that is pretty tight.

She wants oil change and all the brakes done. I am slowing down quite a bit and she knows that. It will likely take me a day or two to do this. I tend to do more sitting anymore then working, and I have a two post lift in my shop and the shop has AC. Too old to not be comfortable anymore. I am just a bit slower.

Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. I also retired a little before my wife did. I loved it when someone would question me in how I'm retired, while my wife is still working.

I would say, "Hey, I may be easy, but I'm not cheap. If she wants all this (gesture towards my body), she's gotta work for it!"

 

[MossRoad]

I had to buy one, but a combo was only 50 bucks for the rest of my life.

I plan to get my money's worth from it.

I bought a lifetime Indiana comprehensive fishing license back in 1999.

Indiana no longer offers the lifetime licenses. The way it was explained to me is the Indiana gets dollars for fish and wildlife programs and a lot of those dollars are dependent on how many licenses they sold the year before.

So the more lifetime licenses they sold, the fewer dollars they got. So they did away with them.

There are senior fish for life licenses. If you're at least 64 and born AFTER March 31, 1943 you need to buy either a $3 annual license OR a $23 senior fish for life license.

If you're born BEFORE April 1, 1943, you don't need a license at all, but are encouraged to purchase a voluntary $3 senior license to help support fisheries conservation and public access.

 

[goeduck]

And getting "thin skin". It seems I start to bleed so easy anymore. And take FOREVER to heal.

I noticed that too. Neighbor's rescue dog attacked me last year, it got both forearms and the back of one leg, but not deep wounds. I've had minor animal injuries for years and didn't think much of it. I spread some Neosporin on it and bandaged what I could. A couple of spots took 2 months to get back to normal.

 

[bigtiller]

I have 2 dermatologists, and they both say to use Vaseline only, and keep the wound covered. And use plenty of Vaseline. They don't want the wound to develop a scab.

 

[Sigarms]

Not certain if this is old age or basic manners...

Gas station I've been going to has changed employees for some reason. Now all young girls working there.

I don't know why, but it really bugs the snot out of me when someone who doesn't know me in a business setting ALWAYS calls me "honey" or "sweety".

I'm getting to the point that I'm just going to tell them my name and tell them to call me that, and then after I leave they can call me whatever they want...

 

[Jstpssng]

know me in a business setting ALWAYS calls me "honey" or "sweety"

Waitresses have done that for years. They don't mean anything.

 

[newbury]

A bit of a peeve of mine, you Google "how to..." something or other and all you get are links to Youtube videos. Give me a step-by-step with a few key photos over some 10 minute video with maybe 3 minutes of actual content in it any day of the week.
But I suppose I'd be denying some "influencer" the income...

Youtube is a morass of 90% dumb people that heard you could make money on youtube with maybe 10% actually giving good information.
And what's with all the people having to act surprised with their mouth wide open showing their tonsils?

 

[sixdogs]

I have 2 dermatologists, and they both say to use Vaseline only, and keep the wound covered. And use plenty of Vaseline. They don't want the wound to develop a scab.

Same here with the Vaseline but why don't they want a scab?

 

[sixdogs]

Around here or further south, a waitress calling you "hon" or similar is a sign of kinship or friend as in "you're one of us". That's what I believe.
I would fit in most places and be called "hon" while the azzhat making trouble next to me got no such greeting. Just my two cents.

 

[Jstpssng]

A bit of a peeve of mine, you Google "how to..." something or other and all you get are links to Youtube videos. Give me a step-by-step with a few key photos over some 10 minute video with maybe 3 minutes of actual content in it any day of the week.
But I suppose I'd be denying some "influencer" the income...

Amen!!! I want to be able to look up what I need without watching 12 minutes of fluff. Then go back to the page I need as necessary, not just try to catch it as it flies by. To show how old I am... when I bought my first scanner I thought I had it made. I could copy the page I needed, then highlight, mark up and dirty that rather than the original.

 

[WinterDeere]

I don't know why, but it really bugs the snot out of me when someone who doesn't know me in a business setting ALWAYS calls me "honey" or "sweety".

Funny, I always liked that. Most oddly, the older lady who was my crossing guard in elementary school.

 

[bigtiller]

Same here with the Vaseline but why don't they want a scab?

They say the wound will heal much faster without the scab.

 

[bigtiller]

I wanted to add to that, they don't want air to get into the wound. That speeds up the scab making process.

 

[Sigarms]

Waitresses have done that for years. They don't mean anything.

When I waited tables, a man was called "sir" and a woman was called "miss" (miss infers younger, and as a male waiter, you WORKED for your tips every way possible LOL).

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

What gets me is when women call my wife "Miss Judy"...I ask who is that? It's Mrs. Judy Smith (not out name...). They know she's married.
I like when women call me sugar, sweetie, honey, etc. Today we ate at a local home style restaurant and young lady is the owner. She's always picking on me, tickle, throwing things, etc. I think it's a hoot!

 

[MossRoad]

Not certain if this is old age or basic manners...

Gas station I've been going to has changed employees for some reason. Now all young girls working there.

I don't know why, but it really bugs the snot out of me when someone who doesn't know me in a business setting ALWAYS calls me "honey" or "sweety".

I'm getting to the point that I'm just going to tell them my name and tell them to call me that, and then after I leave they can call me whatever they want...

It's those good looks, I'm sure.

 

[goeduck]

I don't know why, but it really bugs the snot out of me when someone who doesn't know me in a business setting ALWAYS calls me "honey" or "sweety".

After a hard day's work, I often went to a bowling alley that had a restaurant and all-day breakfast. It had a waitress that I thought kept calling me sweety, but after a while I think she was calling me sweaty.

 

[Jstpssng]

Apparently I'm the only one who still wants a paper receipt. I checked out of TSC today and she said " do you want me to send you the reciept?" Looking over I saw she was waiting for my email address so I said no. As she closed the sale I said "Can I have my receipt?"
OH, you mean now you want it? I'll have to get a manager."
Of course I wanted it. I had just bought a shirt with a CC but... never mind. The 6 people in line behind me probably don't feel like waiting either.