Things that suck about getting old.

[CurtEgerer]

Am I the only one who is enjoying "getting old"? Just turned 61. The good definitely outweighs the bad.

[Evans, Marv]

Hey, you're not getting old. I'd trade with you in a split second. At your age I was hiking into the eastern Sierras on three week trips.

[John Rogers]

You know you have gotten old......when there are no more things for the doctors to remove or replace in your body!

[bob deluke]

Having to go to my good friends funerals. One was younger than me...

[RSBob]

Forgot that all the good looking 30-40 year women now look at me as their father and call me sir. Now I feel old.

[rfloz]

Originally Posted by RSBob

Looking forward to doing extended road bike rides . . . and now after 45 minutes my soles burn like they are on fire, (have seen a couple of doctors, tried inserts, new shoes, etc), . . . Love to hike in the mountains but after 6 miles get the same burning foot problem but as a bonus, I can pee whenever I want.

FYI burning pain in the soles of your feet is a sympton of pre-diabetes (Type 2). Eventually your feet go numb and it slowly creeps up your legs and also can affect your fingers and then arms. Neurpoathy is not your friend.

Get tested.

Can't help with the pee issues.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Am I the only one who is enjoying "getting old"? Just turned 61. The good definitely outweighs the bad.

To me, “Getting old” isn’t a number, it’s all those maladies that pile on as the years progress. It begins to happen to some at an earlier chronological age than it does for others.

[Zeke]

Another thought on getting old: when many of the CEO's, VP's, and upper management all look younger than your kids.

[pwd72s]

Traffic cops...they all look like they should still be in a high school classroom.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Having a dream i'm retired, waking up and then having to go to work

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Am I the only one who is enjoying "getting old"? Just turned 61. The good definitely outweighs the bad.

It only gets bad at 62.

[74-911]

In reality (to me anyway), most of the above stuff (of which I relate to much of) is minor detail. Fifty years ago this month I arrived at Randolph AFB as a 22 YO E-2 fresh out of programming school and was met by my sponsor, a 32 YO E-7. Despite our age difference we became very close friends with he and his wife and still try to have lunch with them when we return to San Antonio and we (used to anyway) reminisced about the good old days.

A couple of years ago we noticed he said he just couldn't remember some of the stuff we used to talk about and it is worse each time we see them. Tests indicate he is developing Alzheimers. He calls me (or I call him pretty regularly) just to talk. When he calls he is usually really depressed about his memory loss (and the fact that he has had to give up playing golf 3 days a week) and he thinks it is progressing more rapidly now. Otherwise he is in good health. Fortunately his wife is in very good health and very active and watches over him.

That is my biggest fear of growing old, that or a massive stroke which put another friend of over 60 years in a wheel chair last year.

Sorry to be such a downer .... but these are 2 of the things that can really suck about getting old...