You Know You Are Old When

[MossRoad]

Still have to get down to ground level. For my shops I keep several of those ~18" magnetic bars for holding tools (that HF used to give away). Great for sweeping under stuff and finding screws etc.

I've got one like this....

32" long.

Grabs about anything, has a hook on the end, and the tip is magnetic.

It was very handy while recovering from back surgery. It's been in my family for years. I think I got it from my dad, who passed away in 1995.

Great for getting cat toys from under the stove and fridge, too!

 

[MossRoad]

YKYAO when you start using kneeler pads any time you are working and have to be down at floor level kneeling or sitting.

Doug in SW IA

Yep! We've got several for yard work now. My wife just asked me to get her one with handles for her birthday.

 

[ultrarunner]

I guess I dodged a bullet when it comes to drinking and smoking neither of which are free…

I also got too many calls to pick inebriated elders to sloshed to drive… never parents

 

[MossRoad]

YKYAOW.... someone asks for a wine highball and you know what they mean.

 

[newbury]

YKYAO when you start using kneeler pads any time you are working and have to be down at floor level kneeling or sitting.

Doug in SW IA

YES!
Back in 2022 Amazon had a great sale on Amazon Commercial Non-marring Knee Pads,3 pair for $6.25. I bought about 20 pair. Keep them in each vehicle, my trailer, each floor of each house. Nothing much worse than kneeling on rough hot asphalt to change a tire or having to do a plumbing job on my knees.

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[scootr]

YES!
Back in 2022 Amazon had a great sale on Amazon Commercial Non-marring Knee Pads,3 pair for $6.25. I bought about 20 pair. Keep them in each vehicle, my trailer, each floor of each house. Nothing much worse than kneeling on rough hot asphalt to change a tire or having to do a plumbing job on my knees.

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Did you give a pair to your wife?

 

[airbiscuit]

Does she do your plumbing?

 

[Alan46]

Did you give a pair to your wife?

Hopefully she’s had a pair for years!

 

[Sigarms]

The other day I jumped off the tailgate of my truck on our driveway because I was in a rush to get down.

I told my wife it was a good think I knew how to tuck and roll when I came into the house. I was laying on my back for a good couple of minutes just ensuring nothing was broken.

The only thing I could think of laying on the ground was I looked like my dad when he fell one time and I was wondering what was wrong with him back then. NOW I know...

 

[Oaktree]

YKYAO when you start using kneeler pads any time you are working and have to be down at floor level kneeling or sitting.

Don't need to be old to appreciate them. I've been using some sort of kneeling pad since I was in my 20s, might be just an old scrap of carpet but indispensable.