How to tell you are getting old

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I began to feel old when the kids in my church youth group were born after I graduated. I just thank God I am not as bad as I feel or complain sometimes. It is humbling when you feel old and you come across those that can't walk. Kind of like the old saying, "I used to complain that I had no shoes until I met the man who had no feet."
 
hockeyoligist2 said:
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!
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:grin: I remember having lunch one day and a co-worker saw a friend and asked how his weekend was.
"I played volleyball on Saturday."
"Aren't you too old for voleyball?"
"Yeah, but I didn'y know that till Sunday!"

Years later I now know that feeling.
 
Few years ago we were having lunch and the Beatles were playing on the radio, one of the apprentices yelled get that Woodstock junk off the box. I said hey that's the Beatles leave it alone.

Another guy said I know those guys Paul McCartney use to play with them and I said and you know who else, He response was "This guy Ringo from Thomas the Tank Engine show, some guy named John Lennon and Rex Harrison."

43 years ago today the Beatles had the 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and number one hit on the charts.
 
I don't feel old when I'm coaching my son's twelve year old team (31-4 in case you're interested). I feel old when I go down to the other fields and watch my granddaughter play.

And when I get up the next day after pitching batting practice.
 
360Youth said:
I began to feel old when the kids in my church youth group were born after I graduated. I just thank God I am not as bad as I feel or complain sometimes. It is humbling when you feel old and you come across those that can't walk. Kind of like the old saying, "I used to complain that I had no shoes until I met the man who had no feet."
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Wait until your co-workers were born after you graduated ...

My first professional programming language was FORTRAN (that's FORTRAN 4, for those of you who know about FORTRAN). I programmed using punch cards my first year in Mechanical Engineering. The kids I work with today have never seen FORTRAN or a deck of punch cards.

My bifocals (3rd change in prescription, mind you) are getting to the point where I need new bifocals. And the cute glasses I have that aren't bifocals are almost too weak for my arms, and I don't have short arms :mad:
 
Getting old comes in many many stages

Getting old comes in many many stages

I got old when I got a car. I knew that I would ALWAYS need to have the freedom of transportation.

I got old when I moved outta Mom's house when I was almost 18.

I got old when I spent 8 years fooling around and working management jobs in the food industry.

I got old when I actually started watching the news.

I got old when I realized that my experiences could help a few people I know.

I got old when I realized that 24 year olds still had to decide whether or not they should take my advice.

I got old when I realized I was thinking whether or not I should give advice to people if I thought I could help them.

I will be getting old when I look at an apprentice and say, "I've been doing this for years, don't tell me how I should be doing it!"

I have much more getting old to go...and so do you. Embrace it. :smile:
 
The other day I saw My Dad staring back at me from the mirror!
One of my jmen graduated with my son from high school.
Two of apprentices ages total 41, 10 less than me! OLd only at wake up time....:D
 
tallgirl said:
Wait until your co-workers were born after you graduated ...

My first professional programming language was FORTRAN (that's FORTRAN 4, for those of you who know about FORTRAN). I programmed using punch cards my first year in Mechanical Engineering. The kids I work with today have never seen FORTRAN or a deck of punch cards.
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Yep, my only programming course in college was fortran. Wasn't Fortran 4, though. And definitely didn't use punch cards.
 
cowboyjwc said:
I punched a few cards in my time.
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So did I. I even remember getting scolded by the computer operator because I had not informed him, in advance, that my program was going to cause the computer to punch out a new set of cards for me.

Does anyone else remember the interface terminals that used a long, yellow, punched paper tape as the means of sending the program (over a telephone line) to a remote computer?

Does anyone else keep a slide rule at your desk, and still remember how to use it?

Does anyone else still remember how to use the abacus? :grin:
 
fortran 4 (check) ... fortran II (check) ... cobol (ran away from) ... punch cards (still have some... good for notes)
charlie b said:
Does anyone else remember the interface terminals that used a long, yellow, punched paper tape as the means of sending the program (over a telephone line) to a remote computer?
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Oh, you mean the TeleType ASR-33? (check, might have some parts in the garage)
charlie b said:
Does anyone else keep a slide rule at your desk, and still remember how to use it?
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Not in my desk, but yes. (call it a check)
charlie b said:
Does anyone else still remember how to use the abacus? :grin:
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I have two, but don't use them. I do have a book that describes how to do long division and extract roots on it. (half-a-check)

I'm also probably one of only a handful under 50 that can still run carbon-arc motion picture projector and properly load resistance theatrical dimmers. :grin:
 
charlie b said:
Does anyone else keep a slide rule at your desk, and still remember how to use it?
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It's not at my desk any more, but I still have my slide rule and the TI-50 that replaced it.

My son laughed a few years back when the battery in his scientific calculator died one night and I handed him the slide rule, telling him to finish his homework. :)
 
Does anyone else keep a slide rule at your desk, and still remember how to use it?

Does anyone else still remember how to use the abacus
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My father taught engineering at Ft. Belvior and was a CPA. His whole life he carried a slide rule in his shirt pocket (Army, not exactly part of the uniform) he taught my brother and sister to use one. Myself I hid every time he said come here I want to show you this.

I was an extreme knuckle head, and figured what did ever need math for. I hated it in school and my grades proved it. I always figured I was too STUPID. In part time college I aced all the math courses I took and LOVED THEM.

In case no one noticed I did not take typing and durn neared failed English .
 
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