Now you are getting older - what don't you do?

   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #41  
I'm 48 with 2 ruptured disks. I do not jump down from anything. Other than that and my near sight issue, I'm pretty good.

My father is 69, I am watching him slow down and weaken quickly. 5 years ago he would out work me. It saddens me to see him become weaker and less agile. He has neck, spine and finger arthritis that is really effecting his ability to turn and look behind him. I have mirrors on the tractor and the UTV to help him be more comfortable in using the equipment. My biggest fear is the death of my father some day. He is my idol and mentor still. I love him like no other.

I can understand your concern. It's not easy watching our parents get old.

But sometimes they are inspirational. My Dad was always a hard worker. He retired from his second successful business when he was 71. He helped my brother with his business for about a year and a half until he got bored. He then started raising peas and selling them at the Farmers Market in Houston. He did that until he was 79. Then he retired and started fishing. He fished every day he could. I miss those fishing trips.
 
   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #42  
Ill be 72 this week and I have found that many things are now Mañana. Contrary to popular belief, that doesn’t mean Tomorrow, it just means Not Today!
 
   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #43  
I'm 46....and you guys are scaring me :)

I quit jumping down from things and am careful with my knees. All the time in the Army in my 20's...starting to feel effects of that now. But after some random knee injury last year I realized how much a bad knee sucks so am a lot more careful.

Getting hard to do repetitive things with hands, even if nothing difficult. Like trimming a bunch of rifle brass or something - just doing the same thing over & over even though it doesn't require lots of hand strength, hands really start to hurt. Something as simple a feeding bullets in a progressive press, after a while that starts to hurt....but something requiring a little grip strength and repetitive, hurts much quicker.

About a year ago I noticed things with small print I had to put in bright light to read. Stuff like a nutrition label on a small item like a yogurt or pack of crackers - never had an issue seeing that stuff, but suddenly needed bright light and maybe hold it a little farther out. That quit working & now use 1.0 or 1.25 readers. From what others have told me, once this starts will see a fairly quick progression needing to keep stepping up strength on the readers...don't like the sound of that since my vision has always been excellent. So far, I don't notice any issues with a rifle scope and hope that stays OK - I like to do precision shooting at 300 yds.

More of a mental thing, but one thing I do a lot less of as I get older is give a sh--. Stuff that bothered me, stuff I'd stress about, missing a goal or having an upset customer at work....just don't care as much about that like I did before. I never really understood people who said stuff like "leave work at work" - I didn't get it and would worry about deadlines or hard projects or what was happening at work on a day off. My mind just wouldn't shift gears from at work to at home. Just sort of happened over past few years and I'm able to leave on Friday, not give much thought about what's happening over the weekend (unless there is something absolutely critical), and just pick back up Monday morning. Absolutely critical definition very much redefined from any little whim my boss spurted out to what really does matter. Other stuff too...was passionate about politics....still have my views and leaning, but now look at it more like they're ALL crooks and performers worried about their own interests vs the USA or their constituents. Left wing, right wing - both part of the same bird and that bird is vulture. Or with relationships....mrs CMV would be upset over something or I'd be upset over something....I don't intentionally try to irritate her, but if she gets all worked up and doesn't quickly move past "I'm sorry about that"....I really don't care much...happy wife = happy life I get that, but she wants to be mad & hold a grudge over something for a day or 2, go ahead...I don't really care about appeasing, groveling, or making further amends. Same when I'm the one irritated....just let go of it and move on....not worth dragging stuff on....
 
   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #44  
After two back surgeries and a neck surgery I have had to re-think most everything that I do. I still do the tasks but instead of the snatch and grab like I once did, now I stand and study for a minute to see if there is a better way of lifting or moving something.
 
   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #45  
Aside from drinking mass quantities of beer, smoking weed, dating strippers?

Well that went away long ago. I had to give up softball a few years ago. I broke my ankle, it healed up, but is too weak to take the pounding. Oh yeah, tequila was involved in past. Probably other things, but I can稚 remember some years.

As the famous quote goes: "I spent most of my money on Alcohol, women and gambling, and I wasted the rest"
 
   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #46  
Reading this thread makes me feel lucky. I am in my middle to late 70s and didn't have to really slow down until three or four years ago. Got eyeglasses about 20 years ago, hearing aids 3 or 4 years ago. Arthur Itis hit big time about a year ago. I really regret not doing a lot of things that I kept putting off when younger. Old age is for the birds, but the alternative is not acceptable.
 
   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #47  
My sons are strong guys. They laughed at me for buying an auger for the JD 110 TLB for corner posts. But I got my point across on the first corner post we set using it.
 
   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #49  
I'm 50 now, my body is pretty beat up from years of motorcycle racing. ,,everything hurts all the time. It's been about 15 years since I last went around a track on 2 wheels. So that's something I no longer do. My current job is also a bit physical at times, not particularly heavy, but more like a 8 hour erobic workout. The following days can hurt pretty bad. I now try to do 3 hard days and then 1 off. Where as 10 years ago we were 10 hour days 6-7 days a week.
 
   / Now you are getting older - what don't you do? #50  
I sure as heck don't shovel snow any more! That's something that kills guys my age (56) and physical condition!

I have made some changes to "how" I do things in the past few years. I generally try to keep my phone with me all the time, even if I'm just in the house or going to get the mail. I figure if I trip, fall, etc., I have a better chance calling 911 as opposed to laying in the driveway hollering "help!". I work from home, but Sweetie works a "real job", so if I'm going up or down the stairs, I want to have my phone on me too. I always make sure that I'm holding on to the rail going down stairs... just in case I misstep. Not trying to be paranoid about collapsing or anything, just want to try and minimize any issues.
 

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