at what age do you become the "old man"

[JacoLesFlea]

I'm working third shift right now and the guard who just started a couple weeks ago was outside having a smoke. We got to talking about christmas shopping. work related stuff, just coversation. He finished his smoke and I said alright, see you later and his response was......alright, take it easy,old man. that is the first time I have been called that. I'm also being called sir more, and a fewe weeks ago I went thru the drivthru at mcdonalds and ordered a coffe off the dollar menu and when I got to the window the girl said...next time sir ask for a senior coffe cause its only 60 cents. . I use to dye my hair now I dont so i have salt and pepper hair. I turned 47 this past October.

[cardboardJoe]

"Get off my lawn!"

[Bard2dbone]

Originally Posted by JacoLesFlea

I'm working third shift right now and the guard who just started a couple weeks ago was outside having a smoke. We got to talking about christmas shopping. work related stuff, just coversation. He finished his smoke and I said alright, see you later and his response was......alright, take it easy,old man. that is the first time I have been called that. I'm also being called sir more, and a fewe weeks ago I went thru the drivthru at mcdonalds and ordered a coffe off the dollar menu and when I got to the window the girl said...next time sir ask for a senior coffe cause its only 60 cents. . I use to dye my hair now I dont so i have salt and pepper hair. I turned 47 this past October.

DAMMIT!!!

I'm five months older than you. So if you're 'the old man'...DAMMIT!!!

[basskidd]

Originally Posted by JacoLesFlea

at what age do you become the "old man"?

When you can't wipe for yourself anymore...

[Relic]

Ha! I'm 46. Still young, you bunch of old farts!

[SoJaded84]

Hey dont you worry about that. Im 27 and store clerks call me m'am. I think it is good, it show respect ;-)
An 'old man' to me is someone who looks likeva grandpa, including white hair, wrinkles and walking stick! Happy holidays :-)

[JacoLesFlea]

Originally Posted by SoJaded84

Hey dont you worry about that. Im 27 and store clerks call me m'am. I think it is good, it show respect ;-)
An 'old man' to me is someone who looks likeva grandpa, including white hair, wrinkles and walking stick! Happy holidays :-)

somehow this cheered me up.

[mongo2]

Never been called "old man" but over the last few years I've noticed I'm getting called "boss" a lot. Haven't figured that one out.

[Groove Doctor]

o You only wears slip-on shoes
o Listen to talkback radio
o Must have prune juice every morning
o People ask what color your hair used to be
o You have more than 5 pairs of reading glasses and can't find any of them
o ......what was I saying..??

[thumpbass1]

I'm 55 and glad to be alive. I have no trouble with the notion that my youth is in the past and I'm into my AARP pre-approved years. I just keep plugging along trying to make the best of where I'm at now in life and whatever time I may have left.

[gumbynotpokey]

1. When the band-mates show up with instruments you've never seen or heard before, you don't know what they are, and frankly have no real interest in finding out or learning.

2. When the band-mates show up all talking about x, y, or z new band, song or sound and again, you don't have any awareness of or learning about it. And when you do, you recoil in horror.

3. When everything you look forward to hearing is in the rear-view mirror. Meaning, when what you look forward to musically is finding and hearing stuff from the past, rather than chomping at the bit for some new release(s).

-- or something like that --

[DaveDeVille]

Originally Posted by Groove Doctor

o You only wears slip-on shoes
o Listen to talkback radio
o Must have prune juice every morning
o People ask what color your hair used to be
o You have more than 5 pairs of reading glasses and can't find any of them
o ......what was I saying..??

i'm 56 , and at least two of these apply to me ...

[billgwx]

Originally Posted by gumbynotpokey

1. When the band-mates show up with instruments you've never seen or heard before, you don't know what they are, and frankly have no real interest in finding out or learning.

2. When the band-mates show up all talking about x, y, or z new band, song or sound and again, you don't have any awareness of or learning about it. And when you do, you recoil in horror.

3. When everything you look forward to hearing is in the rear-view mirror. Meaning, when what you look forward to musically is finding and hearing stuff from the past, rather than chomping at the bit for some new release(s).

-- or something like that --

You're definitely NOT an old man when you think none of the above will ever happen to you when you get older!

[waleross]

Stopped playing bass and was out of music for almost 25 years, don't slap the bass,text and +1 to most of the stuff already said.................... No Happy Holiday's BS, its either Merry Christmas or a Happy Chanuka to you all..

[jordy_on_bass]

My 55 year old father taught me something in his infinite wisdom when I was younger;

'Age is nothing but a number, you are only as old as the person you are feeling'

Strangely enough, we are both in relationships with women 4 years older than us...

[Frank Tuesday]

Originally Posted by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.

.....

[Joe Nerve]

Start dying your hair again, and join a gym.

[mellowinman]

I am not old yet.

I'll let you know when...


...what were we talking about, again?

[bjabass]

56...for me....

[bassteban]

Make a semi-witty comment involving your own nudity; if followed by silence, *EWWW* or vomitting, you are old.