Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[TheRealKong]

@rust_preacher

I am with you.

My dad suffered of an agressive kind of Alzheimer. He lost memory of anybody and anything during the span of three years. He didn't even notice that he lost his son, my younger Brother, who was 32.

Dad died of a mayor stroke at the age of 69.

So you start counting... Do I have 15 more years....?

So I srarted becomming an grumpy old fart - in time. Just to give my two boys an impression, how it should be with a really old dad.

OK, I used to live healthy, lots of sport besides making music, I wear second Dan Shotokan Karate. But I had to stop because of
a herniated disc. Neither sports nor lifting or pushing gear was the cause. I had the first h.d. at the age of 14, second at 22. Must be something with my spine. Worst thing about getting older is the time is getting longer to cure that s*it.

Music is the best, this was said by Frank Zappa. And it helps our brains to stay young.

Let's end like this: "Too old to die young."

 

[agedhorse]

Rock and Roll will never die...

 

[Ajapses]

Morning GOF’s!! Checking in after trying to stir it up with the TB youngsters. Some random thoughts as I look down to that big mound in my mid-section and realize that the mind may be willing, but the body is beyond cooperating. Had to suffer with a 4 year-old asking if there was a baby in there. Have always been a big eater, but things didn’t catch up to me until my 50’s and now I’m so far past it that it’s time to give it up and relax. Sure, there’s no more 4 hour motorcycle rides, or running up 4 flights of stairs, or running...period. No more picking up that old school 410 and tossing it around. No more bike Century Rides or hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. For goodness sakes, I have to look in a mirror to see if there’s a tick on my balls.

On the bright side…none of my basses has buckle rash!!!

 

[TheRealKong]

Happy to hear that you found a way to prevent buckle rash.

But ain't it a bit expensive? Tried to calculate costs of a proper "human buckle rash avoider", couldn't believe how much money I have to spend just to keep mine.

I am thinking about learning to ignore minor scratches and dings on the back of my basses.

Thinking about big amounts of money to spend and scratches and dings on my basses makes me grumpy - again!

 

[Ajapses]

You're right. Just taking the belt off would have saved enough to buy a big bunch of basses, as opposed to eating the profits. Unfortunately, my paycheck is direct deposited - it goes straight to my wife's hand. It would have been difficult to convert the money directly to new instruments.

 

[BassmanPaul]

A story:

On the day of our wedding, my wife's father offered her some advice. He told her to always have some cash in her purse for anything SHE might need. Funnily enough, I always made it my responsibility to ensure that she ALWAYS had cash even if I didn't. She always put that propensity down to her father saying the same thing to me. He didn't and this erroneous idea was laid to rest just last week. We've been married now for 46 years!

It did come in useful, quite a few years ago when, as we all endure, there was very little money to spare. One Thursday evening , pay day by cheque, I said to her that I'd love a drink, and asked if she had any money? My wallet was bare, this I knew. She responded that she didn't think she had any cash but looked into her purse anyway. She says: "well I have this money, and this money" it repeated several times and she ended up pulling over $300 out of that little thing!! I went to the Liquor Store and bought a bottle. A really good evening followed!

That always brings a smile to my lips.

 

[B-string]

#115 ric426 @ric426

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[agedhorse]

Feeling especially grumpy today... do I get bonus points?

 

[beans-on-toast]

Feeling especially grumpy today... do I get bonus points?

When I feel like that some prune juice often helps.

 

[Ajapses]

Feeling especially grumpy today... do I get bonus points?

You get paid in S&H Green Stamps. Old enough to remember those?

 

[agedhorse]

You get paid in S&H Green Stamps. Old enough to remember those?

Indeed, and Blue Chip Stamps as well.

 

[B-string]

Feeling especially grumpy today... do I get bonus points?

If bonus points were available I would have a huge surplus to share (reason I have been off board for a while) .

 

[Ajapses]

Indeed, and Blue Chip Stamps as well.

Got a 16 year old son. Tried to explain the concept of bonus stamps and his eyes rolled back in his head because he couldn't process why anyone would do it. If you told him you actually licked the stamps and stuck them in a book, he'd pass out from thinking how hard that would be.

 

[BassmanPaul]

Feeling especially grumpy today... do I get bonus points?

Nah! But we could give ya a big hug!!

So what irks you today Grasshopper??

 

[agedhorse]

Disrespectful young whippersnappers (read as "little snots" )

 

[jshinal]

I'm old enough that if my phone rings while I'm in a face-to-face conversation with someone, I'll send the call to voicemail.
Younger acquaintances are baffled by this.

 

[ric426]

I had a boss who would always turn his back and answer incoming calls while you were sitting in his office, no matter how important the conversation you were having. He was my age and old enough to know he was being rude. I finally got sick of his little power plays and if he had his back to me for more than 30 seconds, I'd get up, walk out and let him track me down if he had something to say.

 

[bebass]

I'm old enough that if my phone rings while I'm in a face-to-face conversation with someone, I'll send the call to voicemail.
Younger acquaintances are baffled by this.

And it makes me grumpy as all get out when I walk up to a counter to purchase something, the salesperson gets a call while I am speaking with them, and waits on the caller first. Also can't stand to be speaking with someone on the phone who all of a sudden says "Hold on, I have to answer "the other line". Sheesh. Call waiting ......a terrible invention.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I'm old enough that if my phone rings while I'm in a face-to-face conversation with someone, I'll send the call to voicemail.
Younger acquaintances are baffled by this.

Unfortunately, there are plenty of older folks who don't get this.

 

[bluesblaster]

why are people so obsessive about these iphones ? sure they're convient and all, but folks seem to have some sort of weird un-natural attachment to the silly things.