So Just asking for a Friend, what age is old Now a days?

[Gunmetalgray]

Seems like the world starts to send getting older signals around age 40. Then the reminders increase & have more impact in the 50',etc...
ie;
~40, you realize most professional athletes have retired at your age....for 5+ years (holy crap),
50's, new hires at work are the same age as your children (ouch),
Then one day all your Drs seem to resemble Doogie Howser (When TF did this happen??!).

 

[Magyars]

It's not an "age" it's a mindset

 

[Leo]

It's not an "age" it's a mindset

That can be somewhat true, many people just give up without trying.

No matter the mindset, when the physical machine is worn out or broken, That is reality.

 

[Brandon]

My neighbor just turned 105 or 106, oldest living female navy vet in the state.

I have come across customers in their 60s that can hardly get around to a customer who is 84 who looked 60 and had a handshake that caught you off guard.

Sometimes I feel old looking back at what I use to be able to accomplish in a day vs now.

 

[tim87tr]

I dont know......I was 20 somthing and woke up one day and I was 59....I dont know where that 35 years went. I feel OK most days. I'm good with that.

I felt the same way about it but retirement has definitely slowed time down for me. I really like that.

My Dad is an 80yr old strong farmer type. He just sold his big Indian Roadmaster and bought a Yamaha FJR. Plenty of manual labor every day, welding, runs dozers, rebuilds everything, etc. That's something I look up to as an example of living strong, well and free.

 

[MindfulMan]

Longevity seems to be intertwined with many factors .... genetics, self-care, occupation, and so forth.
Probably most of us have an example of someone living well & strong beyond the average lifespan (U.S. male = 76.1 yrs.). I had a great-aunt who lived to 103, but most of my key ancestors passed-on by their middle 80's.

Now, at 71 years old, I see the window of my existence narrowing. One of the great influences in my life has been the teachings of the Buddhist Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh. He proclaims "the only thing worthy of you, is your compassion".
I think that he might be correct.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Seems like the world starts to send getting older signals around age 40. Then the reminders increase & have more impact in the 50',etc... ie; ~40, you realize most professional athletes have retired at your age....for 5+ years (holy crap), 50's, new hires at work are the same age as your children (ouch), Then one day all your Drs seem to resemble Doogie Howser (When TF did this happen??!).

The fact you know Doogie Howser means you are old.

I’ve been taking a poll lately: in the 18-21 age range (I teach and hire college students), out of 46 so far, NONE knew what you could get at Alice’s Restaurant.

A class of 18 that I taught, age range mid 20s to mid 40s, only four knew.

 

[Backpacker]

I'm 66 and in decent shape other than rheumatoid arthritis. My brain tells me I can still do things I did 30 years ago and my body says "whoa, think this through before doing something that will take days to recover from."

 

[wcd]

The fact you know Doogie Howser means you are old.

I’ve been taking a poll lately: in the 18-21 age range (I teach and hire college students), out of 46 so far, NONE knew what you could get at Alice’s Restaurant.

A class of 18 that I taught, age range mid 20s to mid 40s, only four knew.

Alice’s Restaurant?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Alice’s Restaurant?

The correct answer to @shibumiseeker 's question would have been "anything you want".

 

[Ziggidy]

I think my youth days probably has an impact on my latter days. I turned 70 this year, hard for me to grasp that. My mind is not as good as it was 20 years ago. I “think” I am younger than I am, weird. I go to church and they have these “senior functions. I told my wife I don‘t fit in, they’re all just a bunch of old people that make me feel old. I still work part time to keep busy but the young folk also make me feel old!

My body is in ok shape, not as it once was. I try to keep up with the younger folk at work and my body reminds me I should stop.
My brain says go on, you can do it but my body quickly reminds me otherwise.

I guess I am at “that age”.

 

[nonobaddog]

The correct answer to @shibumiseeker 's question would have been "anything you want".

Exceptin' Alice

 

[WebSnyper]

I normally can and do outwork most or all farm hires. I must look old cause I was loading feed in the RK parking lot, stooped over for the last bag and I see these well polished black shoes and a Voice that said, let me get that for you, before I could reply, bag was in the truck. I Thanked the Officer who was On Duty, in full uniform. I asked the wife, Damn, do I really look that OLD. I see photos of HS classmates and they ALL look ancient. :-)
Do I want to Live Forever - NO, when I can no longer drive or tend to myself, its time to go. I'll never knowingly be a burden for anyone. NO Nursing Home or Assisted Living for Me. The older I get, the Docs keep piling things on but I'll never give up and keep on working as much as I can do.

Conversely I am at an age I should be able to do a lot of things myself without help, but find myself asking my daughter to carry some of the heavier stuff down to the basement when she is back home. I should (and want to) be able to help others lift stuff, etc but my back isn't having it. Back has been jacked up at different levels for the last 15 years or so but more bad days than good with it these days. That said I still try to help folks within reason if it isn't something too crazy heavy. I feel like folks think "yeah right" when I tell them I can't help them move something big.

 

[wcd]

Conversely I am at an age I should be able to do a lot of things myself without help, but find myself asking my daughter to carry some of the heavier stuff down to the basement when she is back home. I should (and want to) be able to help others lift stuff, etc but my back isn't having it. Back has been jacked up at different levels for the last 15 years or so but more bad days than good with it these days. That said I still try to help folks within reason if it isn't something too crazy heavy. I feel like folks think "yeah right" when I tell them I can't help them move something big.

Nothing wrong with a little help from family or friends. We often have a bunch of our Sons friends show up wanting to help out with stuff, especially on deworming days for the goats.

The goats are fairly easy to work, but it’s nice to have some of his friends around to help . Often it turns into a barbecue for friends and family, with a bonfire.

So all is good.

 

[Leo]

Alice’s Restaurant?

I have a buddy that knows the whole Alice's Restaurant song, word for word. He recites it every thanksgiving (and any other opportunity) since about 1975. Like a poet that only knows one poem.

 

[Mgderf]

Your only as old as you feel. Somedays I feel 80 others 20

I feel more like I do now than I did before.

 

[gregkl]

If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

George Burns said that, didn't he?

 

[gregkl]

"Don't let the old man in"-Clint Eastwood.

I can still run circles around most younger folk when it comes to physical labor but at 63 I am not what I was at 33.

That said, we fight the unbeatable foe: old age and death.

The idea is not to add years to your life but to try and shorten the "red zone". People make comments to me about how I take care of myself: like why? And "you could die tomorrow". True, I could have a massive heart attack and die today or contract cancer and be gone in 7-8 months. But my time in the red zone would be nil with the former and 7-8 months with the latter.

There are a lot of people who spend years in the red zone. And many of those wouldn't have had to if they just did three things.

1. Exercise daily
2. Stop eating crap
3. Have friends

It is simple, though I do admit the execution can be tough. But the results are worth it.

 

[HoughMade]

When you think you are old, you are old.

I am old.

 

[HoughMade]

I want to amend my previous post a bit.

If you have ever shared anything remotely similar to what is below or anything else about Facebook terms or ownership of pictures or whatever....you are old.