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Silvertwinkie · 04-17-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by juel

You know what I hate? When I watch the news and hear them telling about some elderly woman who was attacked or involved in a wreck, AND then find out she's younger than I am. I still work, my husband still works, I mow the lawn, my husband is building us a home at the lake, and I don't feel like an old f---. I have a 78 Argosy, and I can remember what I was doing in 78. I can still remember what I was doing in 68, but I'm not drawing Social Security or on Medicare yet. 60 is not old any longer.

Amen to that!

dieterdog · 04-17-2007, 05:33 PM

Right behind you Juel,,,, donna

loudruff · 04-17-2007, 06:39 PM

Larry and I are right along side of you!!! We don't consider ourselves old either!
Lou

zamboni · 04-17-2007, 07:22 PM

"That's good, I suppose, because classifications or categorizations of people tends to be meaningless or counterproductive or worse."

Then why does it seem we always want to set-up little subsets within our subset? "Seniors Rally", "SOB's", Silver Sisters, WBCCI, VAP, Etc.

silver 67 · 04-17-2007, 07:25 PM

Gosh I thought the reason they were giving me a discount was because I had my 81 year old aunt with me.....forgot about MY gray hair...

Old? Depends on what day of the week it is and if we are lying under the Airstream and can actually get out without calling for assistance. (We have thought about one of those little buttons around our necks, but I don't think the EMS guys would look in the barn under Moby)

Old? We still remember when Elvis was discharged from the Army, gas was 25cents (22 during a "gas war", you could get a root beer for a nickel and a cherry coke for a dime, and could go to the movies with $1.00 and get popcorn and a drink and still get change back.

But I wouldn't trade places with any of the younger gang right now.... I don't have the energy to do it over!

juel · 04-17-2007, 07:48 PM

Oh my gosh...I remember going to the movies on Saturday morning and seeing Flash Gordon and Roy Rogers for a dime. My sister and I walked several blocks alone and felt safe. I remember when Elvis went IN to the Army. I'm going to bed, I'm too old to be up this late.

airstreamers · 04-17-2007, 08:44 PM

my body's old, my brain's old, so hy do i till find myself skipping sometimes and get a start when i see the face looking back at me in the irror?

Cracker · 04-18-2007, 10:58 AM

Tickets to the Saturday morning matinees were first $.09 - and then they went up to $0.11. I never could figure out what was wrong with $0.10!

yukionna · 04-18-2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hank A

Old is definitely a state of mind.....

I can't/won't answer your question about "are there any seniors out there," until I understand what the age cut-off is for your definition of a "senior".

Sparkygus · 04-25-2007, 07:39 PM

We should be picking up our new AS this Friday -- keeping my fingers crossed. In any event, I'm looking so forward to meeting good old fashioned nice people -- they come in any age. Since i'll be staying alone often in the AS this summer since I'm a teacher and my fiance is a pilot, I actually said to him, "I can't wait to meet fun people at the camp sites. i especially like meeting people my grandparents age because they are filled with wonderful stories and are lots of fun." I met such a nice couple in their 80's a couple of summers back while I was tent camping. Although we live 1,000 miles apart, we remain friends. Even though there are "younger" people seeking "younger" people, just know that there are those of us out there who just want to meet NICE people, and could care less how old anyone is.

Aria · 04-25-2007, 10:15 PM

lets hit the road of life

codybear · 04-25-2007, 11:17 PM

The other day we passed a drive-in theatre!..one of the few left here in Sacramento!!..anyone ever go to one of those??..lots of great movies were shown on those 5 different screens (or do you remember?)..haha

Poprivet · 04-26-2007, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by yukionna

I can't/won't answer your question about "are there any seniors out there," until I understand what the age cut-off is for your definition of a "senior".

It seems to vary - I've heard of folks living over 120

bdbluegrass · 04-26-2007, 08:02 AM

I feel like a twenty year old.
Unfortunately, there isn't one around.
Sixty-four and loving it.

Bdbluegrass

codybear · 04-26-2007, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bdbluegrass

I feel like a twenty year old.
Unfortunately, there isn't one around.
Sixty-four and loving it.

Bdbluegrass

That's great, Bdbluegrass!..and someone famous wrote a song especially for you! "When I'm Sixty-four"

Cracker · 05-01-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by codybear

The other day we passed a drive-in theatre!..one of the few left here in Sacramento!!..anyone ever go to one of those??..lots of great movies were shown on those 5 different screens (or do you remember?)..haha

"Remembering" now isn't near as bad as trying to tell your girlfriends parents what the movie was about way back then!!! We used to meet her parents after the movie to bowl a game or two. If they had ever decided to interogate us separately we would have been in a lot of trouble! When we didn't get together for bowling I often met her dad to go fishing at his favorite bridge. Those fishing trips would sometimes last until 3 or 4 a.m. Fortunately, her dad was the quiet type and didn't ask too many questions!