Well hitting the big 41 last year made me realize all the years gone by, and if im lucky (most will not be) i may get close to as many years as i have lived to live left.

Seems like every day i see people dying in their 50's up here in alaska.

tick tock times a passin.

I think the worst part of the whole thing, is when your young time goes by fast but you have allot of energy to use every minute of it, but when your older time goes by just as fast but you dont nearly have enough energy to make as good use of it.

Sucks getting old, but I wouldnt want to be young again. i think the early 30's is the best age.

so live it up folks while you got your health and youth.

but remember the old saying that old age and trickery beats youth and enthusiasm every time.

 

At 41 you are close to the middle, not the end. Take care of yourself, divest yourself of bad habits, see the doc once in a while and you'll be good.

Those people dying in their 50s--what from? Heart disease, lung cancer? Sometimes bad luck on the ticker, but if you have a family history, the doc can check you for issues before they result in a dirt nap.

 

41!!! I've got socks older than you...and...I wear them. I'm hanging another year up on the 26th...I've been out of high school almost as long as you've been alive!!!

 

So whats life like at your guys ages? man i just cant imagine what i would be doing at 61!

mother died at 55 lung cancer, smoking related.

i was cruising thru the obituarys and lots of them were people in their 50s didnt say what they died of.

we bought our house as a forclosure, the owners couldnt afford it anymore, the husband died on a carabou hunt and the wife didnt make enough $ to pay the payments. he was 49 i belive. i dont know how he died, but could be a firearm accident, or bear attack who knows. he looked to be in shape in the picture i saw.

 

I just take one day at a time...as has been said...take care of yourself...realize your limitations.

 

as Ken said, one day at a time.

i have been out of school close to 38 years myself.

 

I never thought much about it until I turned 60 and then it kind of hit me a little. Kind of figured that anything after 60 was pretty much a freebee so enjoy it. Have seen and read of a lot of people that never made it that far.

 

I'll be 51 in July and 33 years out of school. I actually feel better now than i did in my 30's and early 40's. Carrying mail will either kill you or get you in shape.

I see the doc annually, I don't drink or smoke and I eat what ever won't eat me first. I have a family history of cancer that's kind of on the back of my mind but hopefully I'm living better than my folks did.

The thing that's making me feel older is that I retired nearly 8 years ago from the Coast Guard.

 

Ken and I are about the same age. (I'll be 58 in a few short weeks.)

41. . . . that is NOT old!!!!!!

Wait until you have memories of parts of your anatomy that have been removed, altered, repaired, enhanced, then sewn or glued back together.

Better living through chemistry!!!! (Vitamins. Minerals. Don't need the Viagra, yet!)

My kids have asked me numerous times if I want to be an organ donor.
That would be impossible. There's not enough factory parts left!!

My kids argue that I could donate my heart. They say that whoever got it, would get one that's never been used!

 

i am not an organ donor because everyone has been telling me for the past 45 years i am a heartless bartstard.

the average of my family elders is between 55 and 60.
both my parents are now 81.

i have beat cancer 3 times, and am now looking at a knee and hip replacement.
the docs tell me exercise, specifically walking will help me loose weight, and regain strength in my legs and hips.

i look them in the eye and ask them how they expect me to walk with a bad knee and hip?

i have not gotten an answer to that one yet.

 

I'll be 50 in April and still feel great. At the moment, I'm recovering from a minor surgery, but still got out today and played catch with my 11 year old son, getting him in shape for baseball season. Here's an example of age and how it affects each person differently: I work with a couple guys who are near the same age. One of them just turned 64 and the other will be 62 in June. The 64 year old is active and in good shape. He eats right, takes his dog for a walk every nite after work and has a good balance between work and relaxation. His job is physically tough at times, but he knows how much he can safely do and asks for help when he needs it. He watches his weight and is in better shape than I am. The 61 year old does everything the hard way, lifting stuff he doesn't need to, working through his break more often than not, always in a hurry and screwing up lots of parts because he's all about getting it done rather than getting it right. It's all self-pressure because nobody's hounding us to get things done quicker. When he gets home, he's busting his *** doing things he shouldn't do as well, like constantly overhauling his water system, doing everything for his lazy son-in-law (who along with the guy's daughter and three kids, live there, with no job) and any neighbor who happens by. In the 11 1/2 years I've worked with him, he's had two back surgeries, two carpal tunnel surgeries and a shoulder surgery, and he's getting ready to have both shoulders operated on again as soon as I get back to work next month. He's an easy 50 lbs overweight, is totally stressed out 100% of the time and never, ever relaxes. Guess which one of those guys will outlive the other? I feel like hard work is good for you, but working smart is the key to longevity. Our machine shop is full of cranes, hoists, forklifts and guys willing to help if you ask, but "Mr. I-Can-Get-It-Myself" is too stubborn to ask for help. Don't be that guy if you want to feel good 10 years from now. Balance is everything. I love to do things like play paintball with my son, play baseball, shoot a few baskets, swim, ride quads at the dunes and hike with my son. I feel great most of the time and fake it when I don't. Living your life is a lot like racing motocross, worry about what's in front of you, not what's behind and everything kind of takes care of itself.

 

People were once taking bets on whether or not I'd live to see 30...

I'm 43 now and still kickin'...

Nothing is permanent - I just let the cards fall as they may and make the best out of what I can...

If it happens, it happens...

 

Geesh your old!!!!

'm done with the skooter Tom, want it? lmao

 

Oh man, does that scooter bring back memories! My wife had to have a series of surgeries on her foot last year and since she's..umm..clumsy and unable to walk on crutches, she borrowed a scooter like that from a friend. We got it home and my 10 year old son and I were screwing around on it, setting fast lap times in the house and generally acting like idiots. So my wife hobbled onto it, we showed her how it worked and where the brake was and within 30 seconds, she'd crashed it! How can anyone be THAT uncoordinated!? So we all laughed it off, got her up and tried for round two. This time, we coached her on it, telling her the do's and don'ts and this time she lasted all of 45 seconds before she wadded it up again! We took it away after that, figuring it wasn't worth a broken arm to go along with the broken foot. Kinda explains the broken foot that got her there in the first place, tho...

 

Good to see ya Jim. you healing ok?