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Retirednoguilt <
HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.invalid> wrote:
On 8/26/2026 1:10 PM, frying air wrote:
On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:08:25 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I laugh when people refer to us as "old man", I can only imagine
there goal is not to get there.
true.
"live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse..."
etc.
Old is not an age. It's a combination of attitude and genetics. My
late father-in-law carried a full bag of golf clubs on an 18 hole
course, drove a car and lived independently until he was about 90.
Weather permitting, he played about 5 days/wk. Then he compromised by getting a golf cart but still walked the full course until he was about
95. He said he got depressed when he had to be around a lot of "old
people". By comparison, my late parents decided in their late 60s that
they were old and behaved accordingly thereafter. I'm >80 but don't
feel at all old and haven't had to limit my physical activity. This
past weekend I walked to a favorite restaurant and then walked back
after a full meal. Total distance was more than 4 miles. My normal
pace is about 3 1/2 - 4 MPH. I live on the 6th floor of a high rise and routinely take the stairs briskly, both up and down to get the mail. The
next AM, no aches, pains, cramps, etc. So, what's really "old age"?
"I'm not old, just getting older" - George Burns when he was in his
mid-90s and still working.
My mom was pretty good, even with abundant illnesses, til about mid
eighties.
Her late eighties were spent in rehabs. They always stole her clothes.
We constantly had to bring her "new" clothes
I think she wanted "slipper socks", and we tried to get my sister to knit some, but she never did.
In any case, there were no other clothes there other than what we brought
for her routinely
Maybe no one stoke them, maybe she had invisible clothes.
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