You know you're getting old when...


 
<sigh> From another site..... "There will never be more people older than you, than right now."

There are 3 of us that have known each other for 40 years now, and in the last 5 years, all 3 of us have had significant life events. My blood sugar crashed down to 28 one night (that's considered to be immediately life threatening,) leaving me completely unconscious. Another gent had a heart attack while driving a couple of years ago. The 3rd had a stroke (which we all knew was coming) last week. We are all discovering our humanity.

Go hug the people you care about.
 
Joan said:
.....old when you can't remember if you already posted this. Received this couple of months ago from an old high school friend.


Julie Andrews on turning 79

To commemorate her birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a
special appearance at Radio City Music Hall for the
benefit of AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was 'My
Favourite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'.

Here are the lyrics she used:

Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favourite things.

Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favourite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favourite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things.

Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.

(Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted
over four minutes and repeated encores.)
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Are you a Beatles fan, Joan? 81 year old Ringo Starr just announced a second leg to his tour and has three scheduled shows in Florida
 
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russ olin said:
Your getting old when you wake up & both your parents have went to the other side. And then with in the next 2-3 years the people you respected & knew on this site start passing on also. Bob Correll, Cliff Bartlett & so on. And in the future there will be more. Pretty soon you look around in life & most people you see are younger than you. You start becoming the "old person" where ever you go. You start to realize how many people are coming up behind you to replace you eventually.
Any way that is the way that it works. This is how I realize I'm getting older.
Russ
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Or when you learn that your high school classmates have passed. And its happening far too often.

I just learned of a high school crush, who I have thought about over the years , wondering what could've been ...... she has passed away.

Its a downer. And I probably should not be posting about it.
 
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Lynn Dollar said:
Or when you learn that your high school classmates have passed. And its happening far too often.

I just learned of a high school crush, who I have thought about over the years , wondering what could've been ...... she has passed away.

Its a downer. And I probably should not be posting about it.
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"For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: 'It might have been!'"

-- from Maud Muller, a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)

You know you're getting old when you read poetry.
 
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When I have to stop buying LP's because anything new like Neil Young's 3 new pre order records of old live performances are all over $40 for pre order.
 
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