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gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,642 Points:2,528,605 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2007 6:41:19 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse List your signs that show you are getting older. Below is part of my ever growing list. Joints are a little sore. Cholesterol up. Take a few pills every day other than vitamins. Takes a little longer for sex. Naps in the middle of the day. Watching your diet. Going to more funerals of friends. Memory loss. On a diet and watch what you eat. Forgetting names or is that part of memory loss? Thinking of the good old days that may not have been so good, just old.

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List your signs that show you are getting older. Below is part of my ever growing list.

Joints are a little sore.
Cholesterol up.
Take a few pills every day other than vitamins.
Takes a little longer for sex.
Naps in the middle of the day.
Watching your diet.
Going to more funerals of friends.
Memory loss.
On a diet and watch what you eat.
Forgetting names or is that part of memory loss?
Thinking of the good old days that may not have been so good, just old.

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Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 6:55:44 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse You are startled by some old wrinkly geezer staring at you through your window, then you realize your standing in front of a mirror!
MiataPrincess All-Star Author Des Moines Posts:609 Points:98,875 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 10:38:48 AM Ignore MiataPrincess Report Abuse hummmm I forgot what I was going to say....lol
63pioneer Champion Author Texas Posts:1,521 Points:56,155 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 10:37:04 AM Ignore 63pioneer Report Abuse When you don't who the person in the mirror is!
justjoycie Champion Author Illinois Posts:11,878 Points:320,000 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 7:59:53 PM Ignore justjoycie Report Abuse trugas-i am happy for you that your "growth" was not cancerous. laughing at your barnacle-it SOUNDS like something on a barn or a ship. me has had many lumps removed and knows that "waiting" until the doctor says "not cancerous" and that feeling that you've been holding your breath that whole time and now can sigh with relief. none of my doctors ever called my lumps funny names-maybe if they had it would have made it a little less serious.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 12:22:16 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse The signs of old age are sadly there when l look in the mirror.
EcoPrius Veteran Author Columbus Posts:395 Points:73,350 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2013 10:27:50 PM Ignore EcoPrius Report Abuse When the "cast iron" stomach has rusted through...
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2013 8:46:52 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse Pizza hits your stomach like battery acid.
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,642 Points:2,528,605 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2013 12:33:15 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse Listening to the songs from your youth is a reminder of just how old you really are. Right now I'm mellowing out listening to Frank Sinatra. The older I get the better he sounds.
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 9:48:32 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse The "Good old days" involves gas lanterns, wood stoves and outhouses- without going camping. Hanging clothes outside in the winter and they would freeze stiff, Hundreds of glass sealers full of every fruit, veggie, and pickle imaginable. Being able to drink raw milk without breaking the law. To be young again....
outlaw329 Champion Author Austin Posts:7,611 Points:1,373,430 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 7:45:23 PM Ignore outlaw329 Report Abuse Remembering the GOOD OLD DAYS!
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2013 6:35:58 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse Dr's nurse called to say the growth was not cancerous, just an old age "barnacle" LOL-- so there is another sign of old age that l thought was just for ships. Barnacles.
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2013 11:39:42 AM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse You know your getting old when the "younger generation" starts showing up on the cover of the AARP magazine.
dontuknowOH Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,098 Points:36,565 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2013 12:53:26 AM Ignore dontuknowOH Report Abuse When someone else must trim your toenails. When you must leave one shoe off while standing and looking in the mirror to get your tie strait. When you find your sock is often wrong side out, on a good day. When your can-opener only cuts 1/2 way around the can.
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,642 Points:2,528,605 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2013 12:18:46 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse I remember when old soldiers were vets from WWI. As a Vietnam vet I am now an old soldier.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 10:02:30 AM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse I am 82, but l guess l still have some signs of old age to come yet. At least l don't use Polydent yet. Sure don't look forward to it either. l have a partial and l have mentioned before...it sits in water in bathroom. l don't always realize l am old til l see myself in the mirror. Polygrip l meant. [Edited by: trugasCA at 4/14/2013 10:05:34 AM EST]
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2013 8:41:47 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse You avoid steak, apples, corn on the cob and skydiving for fear of an embarrassing incident if the poligrip lets loose. Spicing it up in the bedroom involves removing the dentures.
cherrylynn18 All-Star Author Tampa Posts:811 Points:199,480 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2013 11:55:23 AM Ignore cherrylynn18 Report Abuse I am 28 and already have the following: Grey hair Hip pain Back pain Hearing loss Daily pills Memory loss wrinkles spots on hands I hate to see what the next few years bring.
rjojo40AL All-Star Author Alabama Posts:854 Points:116,530 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2013 11:08:25 AM Ignore rjojo40AL Report Abuse My get up and go dumped me, I guess something was better elsewhere.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2013 9:11:43 AM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse Not trusting memory, type up complete medical history and forget to take copy along.
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2013 10:55:40 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse You get to the ER and forget why you are there because your "symptoms" disappear as soon as the Doc appears. As soon as you get back home "it" acts up again. Your ambient comfort level is your age +10 degrees. By the time you are 80 anything below 90 degrees is too cold. (if only I had the $$ to move to the tropics)
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2013 3:16:51 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse Sudden trips to dr or ER .. kinda like when your car acts up, gotta get it checked out. I agree Eyeballing cause my hand cupped behind my ear is not effective enough. [Edited by: trugasCA at 4/10/2013 3:19:04 PM EST]
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,642 Points:2,528,605 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2013 12:11:40 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse Your liver spots out number freckles on a red headed kid.
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2013 11:00:51 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse Need to bring back the "Ear Trumpet" to add some style to TV watching.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2013 8:10:43 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse Can't stand without falling.\ Gocat: we get in trouble if you can hear the tv outside, so l am trying to arrange my furniture so my chair is closer to the tv. LOL. Eyeballin: that is exactly how my hearing is ..l say l have funny hearing cause it sure is funny when l repeat what they said. [Edited by: trugasCA at 4/9/2013 8:14:48 PM EST]
budman1035 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,691 Points:643,725 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2013 12:29:10 AM Ignore budman1035 Report Abuse I forgot the question!
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,642 Points:2,528,605 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2013 12:25:25 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse meta, "hairbrush"? I wish I had enough hair on the top of my head to need a hairbrush, let alone a comb. Nowadays I keep my hair whacked down almost to the nubs when the weather warms up. trug, "hearing one thing when someone is saying something else"? If you still have all of your hearing I'm envious. Which reminds me, as we get older we have the volume up higher on the tv.
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2013 9:52:00 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse "The Bus Ride" 3 little old ladies were riding the bus one day. "It sure is windy, need to close the window" "It's not Wednesday, it's Thursday" "Ya I'm thirsty too, let's go for a drink"
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2013 9:23:08 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse Hearing one thing when someone is saying something else.
metalhat73 Veteran Author Wilmington Posts:362 Points:239,555 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2013 4:54:03 AM Ignore metalhat73 Report Abuse Hair brush devoid of hair. :(
waynecz Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:211 Points:222,525 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2013 12:19:31 AM Ignore waynecz Report Abuse Life Experience Lived thru the Cold War and ducking under kindergarten school tables Watching your kids grow up and leave the house on their own 35 years of Political bull shit Lived and survived thru Jimmy Carter (and thought it could never happen again, until next post) Trying to Live and Survive thru Barack Obama Hoping America wakes up before we become broke
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2013 12:04:13 AM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse It takes several days to recover from recovering. The only way to recover from recovering is to go back to bed and re-cover yourself. Need to rest up for my nap. A trip to the bathroom requires as much planning and effort as an extended vacation when you were young.
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 5, 2013 11:14:01 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse A simple thing like hanging one set of drapes renders all your muscles stiff and useless as though you had been shoveling gravel all week.
justjoycie Champion Author Illinois Posts:11,878 Points:320,000 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 5, 2013 2:48:56 AM Ignore justjoycie Report Abuse hellllo everyone. eyeballin i LOVED your pill poem, it is very clever.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2013 9:54:44 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse That's right eyeballin, don't even have to look out the window to know rain is on the way. Every joint in my body says so.
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2013 9:08:41 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse That knee you skinned when you were 10? Now it's a barometer.
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,642 Points:2,528,605 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2013 12:15:25 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse My poor aching back.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2013 9:38:41 AM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse Not having enough strength to pull open a ziploc bag.
Chulie13 Sophomore Author Pennsylvania Posts:112 Points:4,575 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2013 12:10:27 AM Ignore Chulie13 Report Abuse Age might be a sign. I think so. ,,,,, Or was it my memory?
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2013 10:32:47 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse Having an ever increasing list of symptoms that defy logic and just out of reach of your best pills. Your GP is stumped and refers you to 2 different specialist at the same time and you are an episode of "Mystery Diagnosis" in the making.
goldrose1 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:10,931 Points:1,924,280 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2013 12:32:16 AM Ignore goldrose1 Report Abuse Sure tell when they wear off. Maybe this is bit like 1984. When you got too old to enjoy normal life you took more soma. At some point you slipped over an edge and everyone said it was good. Earrily too close for comfort. . .
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,642 Points:2,528,605 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2013 12:25:43 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse Rose, "let's here it for drugs", Hip Hip Hooray.
goldrose1 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:10,931 Points:1,924,280 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2013 12:30:43 AM Ignore goldrose1 Report Abuse Yup. Let's hear it for drugs!
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,642 Points:2,528,605 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2013 12:24:50 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse My back is killing me. Thank God for good drugs. Say what you want to but most of us oldsters would not survive without our drugs.
ray51 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,333 Points:1,340,525 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2013 12:17:28 AM Ignore ray51 Report Abuse A nap is the favorite part of my day.
goldrose1 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:10,931 Points:1,924,280 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2013 9:11:31 PM Ignore goldrose1 Report Abuse Thanks gocat! Really needed this today
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2013 8:06:04 PM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse "Pills" A row of bottles on my shelf Caused me to analyze myself. One yellow pill I have to pop Goes to my heart so it won't stop. A little white one that I take Goes to my hands so they won't shake. The blue ones that I use a lot Tell me I'm happy when I'm not. The purple pill goes to my brain And tells me that I have no pain. The capsules tell me not to wheeze Or cough or choke or even sneeze. The red ones, smallest of them all Go to my blood so I won't fall. The orange ones, very big and bright Prevent my leg cramps in the night. Such an array of brilliant pills Helping to cure all kinds of ills. But what I'd really like to know, Is what tells each one where to go!
dontuknowOH Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,098 Points:36,565 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2013 12:41:46 AM Ignore dontuknowOH Report Abuse Buttering your toast with the main left typing finger, and eating noodle soup with mini tongs. Trouble finding the handle on 1/2 gal. milk containers in fridge.
Eyeballin Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,359 Points:121,535 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2013 12:14:22 AM Ignore Eyeballin Report Abuse You have graduated from the little paper bag to a full sized grocery bag to carry your Rx's home
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,854 Points:160,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 9:44:35 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse Planning a day of errands, and getting up to find your joints are hurting too much so you stay home and wait for a good day.
outlaw329 Champion Author Austin Posts:7,611 Points:1,373,430 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2013 8:57:00 PM Ignore outlaw329 Report Abuse Not just jumping up and getting out of bed