How to tell you are getting old

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brian john

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As an electrician I suddenly felt old yesterday, I drove by a building I worked in when I was a first year apprentice, They are tearing it down to make way for future imporvements. Does not seem that long ago it was a brand new structure now it is a pile of rubble.
 
You are only as old as you feel. At least that's what they say---

My kids use to tell me I was so old that "I fart dust"
 
brian john said:
As an electrician I suddenly felt old yesterday, I drove by a building I worked in when I was a first year apprentice, They are tearing it down to make way for future imporvements. Does not seem that long ago it was a brand new structure now it is a pile of rubble.
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<sigh> The Alumni Foundation called this week seeking a donation (again). They are funding the construction of a new building on my old campus to replace Lejune Hall - which had it's grand opening when I was a sophomore.

So I know exactly how you feel, although seeing a toaster exactly like mine (which was a wedding gift) in with the other antique appliances at the local antique show didn't make me feel any younger.
 
I was a member of the crew of the brand new nuclear cruiser, USS Arkansas, CGN-41, when she was commissioned in 1980. I was not available to attend her decommissioning ceremony in 1998. That is far too short a life span for a ship.
 
When you back to a house you worked on as an apprentice and admire the old home run you stapled up years ago. It was a paper covered romex with the old undersized EGC. But, at least it's not k&t.
 
When you start saying....and doing ....the same thinds that the "old guys" used to do....which you swore , you would NEVER do. Yup... I'm there...
 
I never felt old till 5 days before my 54th B-day when I had that heart attack, rowed boats rollerbladed, ran, back packed,till that day, the attack sure slowed me down a bit. I am just getting back to some of the old things.

I also said I would never do certain things and catch myself doing them. One saying I avoid is I NEVER say "these kids today they don't know, do understand, ect...." I was no differnet then some of them and my kids are SOOOO much beter than I ever was..
 
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these kids today. . .
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I feel old, watching my 16 year old son play with such intensity and abandon. I feel still older as I return to my task, knowing I have to get it done to be ready for the next one in the schedule.
 
The older I get, the dumber I feel.

I looked at the back of my hands about a year ago, and said "Oh chit, I have Joe McManus hands". Joe was a guy I worked with/for back in the early 70's. I don't when it happened, it just did. :-?
 
Wow. After reading this thread I don't feel so bad now. The only thing is I thought it was bad but I see it gets much worse. :roll:
 
Tori said:
I know I'm getting old because of the young beauties that I used to be able to hit on now call me sir
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Touche!

I went on a service call this week and the young lady of the house (the 1 with 4 kids) kept calling me sir....
I asked her not to because it made me feel old, she said "yes sir", she would try to remember.
steve
 
I know I'm old this morning, I had to rip out all the conduit, transformers, ETC. in an old building yesterday. I was working with a younger guy and we finished in about 6 hours. The boss said wow, it would take two days with most people!

This morning I'm so sore that I can hardly move. But I had to keep up with the young guy!
 
memyselfandI said:
I'm not old. I'm just seasoned. Like wood. Not rotten though, unless you as the kids after daddy has been to the, well you know.
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If we're using wood as an analogy, I own my own business: I'm definitely pressure-treated!
 
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