You Know You Are Old When

[ultrarunner]

Neighbor Vivian passed at 106 and survived two pandemics…

At 102 she was still baking her sons favorite cake to send over every week and lived in her own home.

I’ve never been to a funeral of a 84 year old where the deceased mother rose to speak and you could hear a pin drop… said the best son a mother could have and I miss him dearly… when his father died young Lee became the man of the house.

She lived long enough to outlived her husband, child, grandchild and great grandchild… only a great great grandchild age 2 remains.

Hearty Mormon stock with the nearest town to where she was raised bring Elko Nevada.

They had a big to do as she said for her hundredth making her grand marshal on founders day…

 

[masseyrider]

A friends MIL just turned a 100 this week.
She still cooks and cleans for the family.
She's outlived 2 husbands and jokes she doesn't want another because they don't last long enough.
She's lost 3 children and a few grandchildren.
She's outlived a herd of doctors who said she had to watch her cholesterol and BP.
I've been told never to ride with her. She's an excellent driver but more suited for the track.

 

[ultrarunner]

The grinder I use almost every day is like this, except without the tool rests, shields anywhere and larger motor mounted below with a big clutch spring on it for more belt tension. I've never bogged it down. Never.
Yesterday my 40 something neighbor stops by for me to sharpen his mower blades, so I hoist his mower up like a tuna with an overhead electric winch and use an impact gun.
When I turn on the grinder the shop lights dim as he heads for the door terrified watching me in a shower of sparks.
After checking their balance I zip the blades on, as I let the mower down he asks "didn't all those sparks hurt?". "No but the last wheel did when it split in two, I never did find the other half".
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Nice pair of stones

 

[gsganzer]

Sounds ideal, if only it weren't a bunch of 80 year old women!

I can appreciate a cougar as much as the next guy, but there is a limit.

That's what my 82yo FIL said. He recently lost his wife, who was 22 years younger than him, so stepping up to women his own age has been a bit of a shock.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

What you get:

 

[masseyrider]

What you get:View attachment 3810814

Old woman or old gay man?

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Nowadays it's could be either or could be both!

 

[MossRoad]

Nowadays it's could be either or could be both!

Who cares? Do they have a boat?

 

[Sigarms]

You know your old when...

Went to the pharmacy today in the town over.

There was literally 5 cars waiting in line at the drive through, and not a single car in the customer parking lot.

Parked in the parking lot, walked in, got my prescription, and came back out and there were only 3 cars in the drive through because as I was walking out, the last guy in line driving a F150 decided to park and walk in like I did.

Old enough to still use some common sense LMAO

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
Now if you could tell them that DD coffee may be good, but not good enough to block two lanes because you can't get out of the road. I like a good cup myself but tabernak, is it really worth sitting there for 20 minutes and blocking the main highway?

 

[Runner]

You know you are old if you remember when you drove through the bank and walked in the pharmacy.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I'd much rather do everything in person.

 

[WinterDeere]

I'd much rather do everything in person.

lol... I'm just the opposite! If there's a way to mail-order it to my house, then sign me up! I would go weeks on end without ever leaving my own property, if it weren't for chauffering kids to activities and the fact that I can't get my wife to shop for beer or liquor.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

lol... I'm just the opposite! If there's a way to mail-order it to my house, then sign me up! I would go weeks on end without ever leaving my own property, if it weren't for chauffering kids to activities and the fact that I can't get my wife to shop for beer or liquor.

Oh we mail order also...but business...bank, major purchases, business matters.
We don't drink, so no "American Boy's Club" trips

 

[Sigarms]

^^^^^
Now if you could tell them that DD coffee may be good, but not good enough to block two lanes because you can't get out of the road. I like a good cup myself but tabernak, is it really worth sitting there for 20 minutes and blocking the main highway?

NO

Funny you say that though.

When I took my son up to PA the other week to make some visits, on the way back to NC I stopped in at DD right by where we were staying for some coffee and a doughnut.

Walk in and stand at the register for a good 5 minutes, everyone was busy behind the counter I guess doing the drive through (which is why I went inside).

People behind the counter walking by not even saying anything to me. Finally a girl (customer) comes in behind me and apparently you have to place your order on this big screen over on the side which I paid no attention to. Felt like an idiot just standing there, but more ticked off that a employee couldn't explain to me what I was supposed to do or even ask me why I was at the register. First time in DD probably over a decade, and probably will never give them a penny of my future business. Besides that, I prefer a warm Krispy Cream doughnut over theirs anyways.

McDonalds is going the same way with ordering off a screen, but at least you can still order at the counter if you want to.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
I encountered the same at Wendy's, but at least they explained it to me.
I had been on my snowsled for 7 hours and was cold and tired. When they brought my order out it included an extra order of fries. I didn't catch what he said but was dressed in full riding gear except my helmet, which was out on the sled.
I think they believed I was homeless.

What they really want is for you to download their "app" so that they can track your purchases and keep bugging you with offers.

 

[WinterDeere]

Oh we mail order also...but business...bank, major purchases, business matters.

You owned a business for most of your career, so you know that every business owner tends to be closely tied to their banker. But the funny thing is, I've never met mine face-to-face! All of our business happens over the phone or MS Teams chat.

Most of our major purchases also get delivered, it's easier to just forklift it right off a truck at the end of my driveway, than go retrieve it in my own truck. That said, I'm breaking my rule this morning, and driving to a vendor's factory to pick up some parts, it's cheaper and faster than shipping just 20 minutes drive across town.

 

[LouNY]

You owned a business for most of your career, so you know that every business owner tends to be closely tied to their banker. But the funny thing is, I've never met mine face-to-face! All of our business happens over the phone or MS Teams chat.

Most of our major purchases also get delivered, it's easier to just forklift it right off a truck at the end of my driveway, than go retrieve it in my own truck. That said, I'm breaking my rule this morning, and driving to a vendor's factory to pick up some parts, it's cheaper and faster than shipping just 20 minutes drive across town.

I can recall when everyone had a "banker" and bank tellers who know you by name. When everything was done either with cash or check. Didn't matter if it was a business or an individual. Businesses would get a little bank bag for their cash and check for deposits and to carry their desired coinage and or bills back.
This was before even drive through's were common.

 

[Engineer42]

Businesses would get a little bank bag for their cash and check for deposits and to carry their desired coinage and or bills back.

The vinyl ones, or the canvas and leather ones with a lock on the zipper?

 

[LouNY]

The vinyl ones, or the canvas and leather ones with a lock on the zipper?

Both the vinyl one's came in a bit latter.