Any other oldies out there finding out the "golden years" is just another lie

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Gio Sr.

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Any other oldies out there finding out the "golden years" is just another lie

I'll tell you I'm only 67 and the wheels are coming off the cart. I'm paying for all my foolishness. Motorcycle, marshal arts , football concussions. Broken ribs and assorted other breaks. Man what a mess. Add to that essential tremors, probably from the concussions.I wish I was a horse many times so someone could put me out of my misery .

I am thankful that I can still play pool daily at the senior center; Heck I got lots of excuses for my game :grin:

Sorry for the rant.
 
But would you have skipped all that, knowing then what ya know now?

Reads like some damn fun to me!
 
Black-Balled said:
But would you have skipped all that, knowing then what ya know now?

Reads like some damn fun to me!
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:thumbup2: I don't know . Yeah it was fun, but if I knew what I was going to feel when I first opened my eyes in the morning or when I had to get up to pee 3 times during the night Maybe :grin-square:
 
I hear you.

Grand Kids help...

& so does sex.:wink:

The deteriorating pool game hurts, though.

Hang in there & take two Aleve, or something stronger.
 
Gio Sr. said:
I'll tell you I'm only 67 and the wheels are coming off the cart. I'm paying for all my foolishness. Motorcycle, marshal arts , football concussions. Broken ribs and assorted other breaks. Man what a mess. Add to that essential tremors, probably from the concussions.I wish I was a horse many times so someone could put me out of my misery .

I am thankful that I can still play pool daily at the senior center; Heck I got lots of excuses for my game :grin:

Sorry for the rant.
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Well I said 10 yrs ago if I was a horse they would have shot me ,,
At 56 now I'm more like the walking dead be a mirical if I make it to 67


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I can't see so good anymore, thats my biggest problem. The pool balls are already blurry and I am not 60 yet. I guess I should be happy to go this long and not need glasses but the time has come.

Yesterday I played a familiar AZer who is nearly 70 and he shoots crazy good. Smooth as silk or at least a bottle of Hank's water.;)
 
Told a friend years back, don't wait for retirement to do things. Might not be in the shape to do those things. Enjoy what you can now.

Goes along w another saying I keep near and dear...

They'll be plenty of time to rest when I'm dead.
 
Cuebuddy said:
I can't see so good anymore, thats my biggest problem. The pool balls are already blurry and I am not 60 yet. I guess I should be happy to go this long and not need glasses but the time has come.

Yesterday I played a familiar AZer who is nearly 70 and he shoots crazy good. Smooth as silk or at least a bottle of Hank's water.;)
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I play this cranky 83 year old every day. If he does't break and run you better run out.
The secret is if you safe him he get so pissed off he losses it lol. But still gets out of it most times.
 
If I knew I was going to live this long, l would have taken better care of myself..
At 74 the golden years have developed bit more tarnish than I had anticipated.

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Well I'm 74, but I am busier than a one armed paper- hanger. I still play Pool pretty well & lately I'm playing GOLF at Magoo's in Tulsa on a 10 foot Kling, with Pool Balls. I call it the "miss-you-lose club", cause that might be what happens.

I've had my back broken in 5 places, lost about 2+ inches in height, had both legs worked on & can't see that good. But, I have a nice pair of glasses that help me play, I work every weekday putting BreakRAKs together for my customers & can't wait for night time to come, so I can go play some Pool.
 
ceebee said:
Well I'm 74, but I am busier than a one armed paper- hanger. I still play Pool pretty well & lately I'm playing GOLF at Magoo's in Tulsa on a 10 foot Kling, with Pool Balls. I call it the "miss-you-lose club", cause that might be what happens.

I've had my back broken in 5 places, lost about 2+ inches in height, had both legs worked on & can't see that good. But, I have a nice pair of glasses that help me play, I work every weekday putting BreakRAKs together for my customers & can't wait for night time to come, so I can go play some Pool.
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Magoo's....love that place.
A bunch of us pool players were yakking....and I was dissing myself about how smart I
was.....said...it's a good thing the cue ball doesn't know what a moron I am....
...or I'd never make a ball.
A pretty blond waitress was passing by and said "You aren't a moron."
I told her that I knew she would stick up for me 'cause women have a soft heart....
...and that's why women are the only critters fit to be mothers.
She smiled like a movie star and said "That's right...you guys are so mean."
 
Well, ain't you all a bunch of whiners, and cry babies.
I'm 70 and I look like Paul Newman when he was a teenager.
I go to bed at two in the morning and get up at five. And that's after a night of sex.
Hell, I walk to the pool hall everyday just to keep from racking up miles on the Corvette.
The last time I ordered a drink at the poolroom they asked me for my ID.
My nickname is Dick Phoenix, because of that mythical bird, if you get my drift.
C'mon guys. :)


Hey, pt. You think they (cough, cough) bought it? Do ya?
I need to get to bed. I (hack, hack) got a Doctor's appointment in the morning.
 
Gio Sr. said:
I'll tell you I'm only 67 and the wheels are coming off the cart. I'm paying for all my foolishness. Motorcycle, marshal arts , football concussions. Broken ribs and assorted other breaks. Man what a mess. Add to that essential tremors, probably from the concussions.I wish I was a horse many times so someone could put me out of my misery .

I am thankful that I can still play pool daily at the senior center; Heck I got lots of excuses for my game :grin:

Sorry for the rant.
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I feel your pain Gio! I am 64 getting close to 65, have broken my femur, severed an ear ( they found it and sewed it back on a little lower than the other,lol), had left knee replaced twice, now that are considering replacing the right one. Various other injuries and death defying accidents including getting washed overboard commercial fishing at night 90 miles offshore in the North Atlantic. Like you I also suffer from Essential Tremors. Hate the damned things, sometimes they aren't so bad other times I can barely hold my pool cue. I take 80 mg's of ER Propranolol and also have some short term 10 mg Propranolol which I can take for the bad flare ups. Life goes on and your right sometimes it ain't so golden after all! Be well and enjoy whenever you can!!
 
I hear ya Gio. The only thing golden about them is the gold I have in my teeth ... also have silver in my hair (the little that's left) and lead in my ass. They ought to call it the Metal Years!
 
Suck it up!

The world is full of cranky old people who complain about every thing and I refuse to be one of them. I am 66 and retired 2 years ago. Life is good and I am having a ball.

I play pool daily on my 9' Rebco table which was my retirement gift.

I keep up on my shooting skills with my firearms and I am teaching my grandkid's those essential life skills.

Never let the things you can't do stop you from doing the things you can.

Thank God every day for life's blessings.

Spend as much time as possible enjoying the great outdoors.

Eventually the golden years turn into the rusty years, no stopping it.

Remember, God did not design our body to last forever.

No whining!
 
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