Becoming a Senior

I prefer women who can beat me in an argument without getting nasty. My wife was educated by Bridgadine nuns, and she reads a lot. My knowledge is in completely different areas. She knows far more about politics than I ever will. However she sometimes lets her emotions get in the way of common sense. At age 82, sex does not mean much - love is different.
I think there is a common mistake we all make when we count the notches on our gun - one really good one is enough.
After the first relationship I had when I was young, I never chased women. My mother was absolutely horrified - but I could not stand the pace. Every boy should have one of those, then we would all be more sensible.

ando said:

Triton thrasher said
And as men get older, the women they fancy get younger.

My 94 year old father, who was in an aged care told me he was getting married again, to an 18 year old employee at the nursing home. He wanted my approval. He insisted that it was her that wanted him, and that she was genuine.

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My father was 90 years old. He had dementia. My mom was in the same facility but due to her not going with my dad when he first went he thought that they had been divorced for years. My dad started having a fling with another resident and the staff were horrified. They were doing teenage type groping and petting. We were not upset in the least. My mom was the one that broke the connection (my dad would have NEVER done anything like that unless his brain was effected.) He was having a good time and he had a woman to hang out with, get coffee with and who actually liked spending time with him. He died just a little after that.

ando said:

About 2 weeks later my father passed away

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Big_Jim59 said:

He died just a little after that.

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Hmm.

Was speaking to my dogs vet this morning and unexpectedly couldn’t recall one of their medications …..

Without thinking what I was saying out came …

“ I’ve just had a Biden moment “

… vet laughed as did I and inwardly I cringed at the thought of being a more frequent occurrence

My mother was 3 years older than my dad. He always said his job was to make sure she didn't have to bury him, and when she passed at age 99 he was still kicking. He hung in for another 6 years. Made it to 4 months shy of 102. Life for him at that point was not much but he always livened up when the visiting nurses came to see him. Hope springs eternal?

Getting old ain't for sissies! .......

Slick, ......tough @ age 83

Grandad said:

Was speaking to my dogs vet this morning and unexpectedly couldn’t recall one of their medications …..

Without thinking what I was saying out came …

“ I’ve just had a Biden moment “

… vet laughed as did I and inwardly I cringed at the thought of being a more frequent occurrence

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Well, at least the US has done it's part by adding that phrase to the common vernacular.

An 83 year old man is having a checkup with his new GP. The 83 year old brought his 81 year old wife along for backup. She is gazing out the window.
The Doctor asks " What medications are you currently on?"
The 83 year old stutters and stumbles, struggling to get his memory in gear.

Finally he turns to the Doctor and asks " What is that type of flower that has thorns?"
The Doctor replies " Do you mean a rose?"
The old guy responds " Yeah, yeah that's it!"

He then turns to his wife to ask " Rose, what medications am I on?"

Glen

My mental marker for our wedding anniversary is exactly one month before that “Day Of Infamy“, Pearl Harbor.

Grandad said:

“ I’ve just had a Biden moment “

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Better a Biden moment than a Trump moment although I’d rather have neither.

1973x75 said:

My mental marker for our wedding anniversary is exactly one month before that “Day Of Infamy“, Pearl Harbor.

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Whatever it takes to survive

My wedding anniversary is in November .... I've never over decades been able to remember the date .... I always look in our " affairs " cupboard and dig out the Certificate to be sure of the date

Memory ? .... Biden syndrome ? ... nah I've never had a good memory, I even forgot my birthday once when I was about 14 yrs old .... came downstairs one morning and could see by the front door an unusually large pile of letters and when I went over to see what was going on most were addressed to ME ... I'd forgotton my own birthday !!

I can remember many things because I have confidence in my memory. If I cannot remember something, I know I have to wait until the memory comes. I suggest that everything we ever learned is still there, however sometimes it takes longer to find it. When I learn things, they are usually in context - so sometimes I need to think around the subject. The context is often the key to remembering. Do not force it. It is like riding a motorcycle -- the harder you try to go faster, the slower you usually go.

I'm 62 this year, and the oldest guy in the hangar now. I work with guys in their 30's -40's & 50's, one fella who is 54, has the mindset that he is old already and it shows in the way that he carries himself. Maybe I'm just fooling myself but, I'm gonna keep on truckin'. Cj

cjandme said:

I'm 62 this year, and the oldest guy in the hangar now. I work with guys in their 30's -40's & 50's, one fella who is 54, has the mindset that he is old already and it shows in the way that he carries himself. Maybe I'm just fooling myself but, I'm gonna keep on truckin'. Cj

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I'm the oldest full time in the welding fabrication shop where I work, coming up 64
It amazes me how old some of the blokes in their 20s and 30s are !!

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My favorite of his is, Red Solo Cup, RIP Toby Keith

My problem is, in my mind I have never got beyond age 29. That is the age at which I finished my first tertiary diploma and began road racing. It is also the age at which I moved from working in normal laboratories and moved into the defence factories. I think it is my brain which is keeping me alive - I never stop thinking - even when I am asleep. The only thing which I cannot seem to remember is calculus. I cannot remember how to differentiate or integrate, and it is something which was second-nature to me.

Motorcycles keep people young. My wife has put the kybosh on my road-racing. She has removed my ultimate ambition - I have to live with that. I will have to get sneaky.

Having your wife control your wants/likes, no thanks, my wife has no say in what I do with my bikes, had them long before she came along and before we got hitched I told her the bikes will always be number one in my life, but then she knew that long before we even dated, my bikes are my life, my hobby and my escape when I feel boxed in.
As for old age I still am doing the same things as I have always done, always thinking and always using my hands to make things, I have a good memory and remember all things I have done and never forget when someone has done me wrong, but remembering names and that is not from old age, have always had problem with people names most of my life even remembering place names, but I never get lost when I need to go to a place, go figure, my wife comes from a big family, I remember everyone's names but when it comes to remembering all their kids names and their kids names is another thing.
I wasn't the brightest kid at school, its wasn't from learning but what went in one ear went out the other just didn't stick in between lol, then high school I couldn't get out the gate fast enough, only went to grade 9 but the 2 years at high school I waged a lot of days and when my dad needed a hand with his work I rather work with him than go to school, I learned a lot more in life skills after leaving school and when I got a job at a Tec College in 1982 (TAFE) I started as cleaner and after work I did a few trade courses and I become the college steel cutter and 2 years later a TA to the maintenance Fitters doing jobs I love doing, did that for about 15 years till they moved the machine shops to another college then the last 10 years just a general hand/truck driver for the college before taking a redundancy after 31 years at 55 years old, been retired since living on my super pension (self funded) I just turned 65 and still have 2 years to go before I can get the old age pension.
My wife has a few health issues and just had her cataracts on her left eye done last week so all jobs and riding are on hold till she recovers then they will do the other eye, so am her carer for a while, be glad when both eyes are done and she can drive again and I have my freedom back, been 3 weeks since I been out on the bike and it hurting me.
So Al I can't understand you letting your wife stop you from riding, but then maybe she see something you don't, you might think you are alright but others see things you don't.

Ashley

Ashley, I have had a double heart by-pass, 3 strokes, a carotid artery clearance, and last week I had the cataract removed from my right eye. I waited a year after I had the cataract removed from my left eye. I now have full technicolour vision which gets better every day. At my age, a broken hip can kill me. My wife believes road racing is dangerous. She watched me blitz the leaders, the last time I raced and got all anxious because the motor stopped when I was well in front. If I get injured, my wife would be the person who cares for me. However there is an issue - I do not like leaving things incomplete. I have not raced or even ridden the bike with the 6 speed TTI gearbox. My problem is I am addicted to achieving. So what do you think will happen ? The Seeley 850 project began in 1978, I did not race it until 2002, because I simply did not believe in it. A motor that ugly could never do anything ? The project needs to be proved and an onboard video would be enough I don't need to make those other guys go backwards again - they are probaby still suffering from shock. They saw it and they know. They must have felt as though they had stopped. The real problem is, it was too easy.