The best part of getting old.

MaidMarian said:
The best part for me has been getting lifetime “Golden Age “ passes to state and national parks.
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If not the "best part of growing old", the formerly just $10 lifetime National Parks plus federal areas pass I received, before they raised prices, is arguably the best $$$ deal I've ever received.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Looking at the under 24 crowd, they don't know it, but they are so damn young. And they think they're all grown up.
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Well biological "middle age" is 35. We aren't really built to reach 70 in large numbers, much less beyond.

Culturally people have come to think we have until 40 or even 45, but it isn't really true. We can prop up and extend senescence but it doesn't change biology.
 
dilettante said:
Well biological "middle age" is 35. We aren't really built to reach 70 in large numbers, much less beyond.

Culturally people have come to think we have until 40 or even 45, but it isn't really true. We can prop up and extend senescence but it doesn't change biology.
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l had to look up the definition of "senescence.*
"the condition or process of deterioration with age."
I'm not sure it was worth it.
 
For me getting old is very similar to what happened to our 1952 Ford 8N Tractor. As it aged different parts of it developed "problems". We fixed them as they happened. As the years went by, each month the problems started increasing. We spent a lot of time fixing it. Each time we did fix it, it was such a joy. Another lease on life. We could do what we needed to do with no problems. This is like old age. We fix stuff to keep us running. Who knows what will happen in the future? :)
 
Paco Dennis said:
For me getting old is very similar to what happened to our 1952 Ford 8N Tractor. As it aged different parts of it developed "problems". We fixed them as they happened. As the years went by, each month the problems started increasing. We spent a lot of time fixing it. Each time we did fix it, it was such a joy. Another lease on life. We could do what we needed to do with no problems. This is like old age. We fix stuff to keep us running. Who knows what will happen in the future? :)
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As long as no one kicks my tires.
 
I feel horribly old today. Does anyone know the song by Wilco that begins "When you wake up one day feeling old..."? Its been going thru my head all morning. I don't always feel this way, but honestly, I'm ready to go.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
The best part of growing old???
Looking at the under 24 crowd, they don't know it, but they are so damn young. And they think they're all grown up. It's looking back at the stages of life, and it's the been there, done that and got the tee shirt. And I still got lots of stuff to do. Got to get more tee shirts.
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Yes, they've been on earth for 15 minutes and know everything. We've been there also. I like learning and finding more things as I get older. That's where wisdom comes in ..... along with lifes experience.
 

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