How Do You Know Your Getting Old

[fgw_in_fla]

This is one I ran into not to long ago....when no matter how hard you squint or how close or far away you hold it, you can't read the small writing on a case head to tell if it says .222 or .223.

Or the difference between a .270 & a .280 case.


Took me 20 minutes to unstick the **** thing from the chamber.

[LoneWolf]

I should develope some high end reloading glasses for the disgruntled old reloaders. Bet I could make a fortune! Just call them "high-speed tactical HD reloading glasses"

[J.Baker]

They'll sell for twice as much if you use the word tactical in the title - and for 4x as much if they say tactical and are matte black.

[EFBell]

ha-ha... I have a clamp on articulating or pantograph (or whatever the heck you call it) magnifying loop with a light built in at the reloading bench now. I also have a 2.5 diopter lens in my welding helmet now.

[mattri]

Too true!! That was a good one!

[mikein]

And then, there's the use of new "texting codes" that you need to use:

ATD -at the doctor. BFF -best friend fell.
BTW - bring the wheelchair .
BYOT -bring your own teeth.
FWIW -forgot where I was.
GGPBL -gotta go, pacemaker battery low.
GHA -got heartburn again.
IMHO -is my hearing aid on?
LMDO -laughing my dentures out.
OMMR -on my massage recliner.
ROFLACGU -rolling on floor laughing and can't get up.
TTYL -talk to you louder!

[tufrthnails]

I actually have a primitive Island Hunt that I do every year in N Fl. I gauge myself by how badly it kicks my butt every year. It is a lot of fun. St. Vincents Island is name of the Refuge if anyone is interested in checking it out. http://www.fws.gov/saintvincent/ We hunt the last hunt of the season which is mid Jan and makes for decent weather most of the time. I hunt 3.6 miles for our camp so the journey out there and back every morning with gear is a nice gauge. They do a few Meat runs where they will pick up you and your field dressed game on designated trails. I have yet to get picked for the Sambar deer hunt. But have seen at least one on each trip. Pigs used to abound but they went in and did some night hunting and removed hundreds of pigs a night or so the story goes. But there are a lot less pigs on the Island the last three years.

[D.ID]

Oh yes, the hunt.
In my case it's a steep elk hunt up the same ridges each year.
Who will say it first. How far up the hill were we when someone lets it slip..........."I'm gettin to old for this"
Then the shot and we might as well be school boys Invincible to the bottom of the hill with elk quarters.
Followed by the next day of "may not be able to do it much longer, next year those dang horses are going to finally earn there keep"......... but we both know better.





'I'm gettin to old for this"

[Hallbilly]

Now when I ignore the good lady wife it's because I Really didn't hear her.

[Stockrex]

you know you are old when you realize you have jiggly eyelids

I was out on my jog and had to stop and go "what the ..." cuz my lids were bouncing with each step.... :-(

[fgw_in_fla]

I actually have a primitive Island Hunt that I do every year in N Fl. I gauge myself by how badly it kicks my butt every year. It is a lot of fun. St. Vincents Island is name of the Refuge if anyone is interested in checking it out. http://www.fws.gov/saintvincent/ We hunt the last hunt of the season which is mid Jan and makes for decent weather most of the time. I hunt 3.6 miles for our camp so the journey out there and back every morning with gear is a nice gauge. They do a few Meat runs where they will pick up you and your field dressed game on designated trails. I have yet to get picked for the Sambar deer hunt. But have seen at least one on each trip. Pigs used to abound but they went in and did some night hunting and removed hundreds of pigs a night or so the story goes. But there are a lot less pigs on the Island the last three years.

According to your info on the sidebar you're 35ys old. Still a pup and complaining about a lil' 'ol 3.6 mile walk? What are you gonna do when you reach my age? Take a cab thru the woods?

Shheeesh...
Kids nowadays.

Now if you'll excuse me I forgot to take my Geritol and I'm late for my nap.

[bobbyj]

When this comes out of your mouth . . . "I've fallen and I can't get up!

bobbyj

[fgw_in_fla]

Here's how you know you're getting old.
And stupid.
And losing your memory / mind / marbles.

Last Friday I order some parts from Gun Shack (one of our advertisers) and then I reordered the same parts this morning because I forgot about the first order.

If the guy at Gun Shack hadn't emailed me I would never had remembered the first order.

And NO, I do not drink.
But I think I'm going to start.
Again.

[Dennis]

All good points above and all are true, unfortunately.

Last weekend my 30 year old son came over and I asked him, "What's in your hair?" I was embarrassed, but he has more gray hair than I do now.

I have very little gray, but my hair has really thinned out, not bald . . . yet.

Now my joints, when I go to a match, I look for a "Gun Caddy" wanting to make a few dollars. I am serious, I usually have one set up before the match. Carry the equipment and pulling targets, well my joints have had about all they can take. Osteoarthritis runs in my family, I have it in my back spinal canal, L5 area. All I can do is take care of it the best I can and watch my steps.

[Hallbilly]

Went out for a Birthday dinner last night, ate late, tried to choose the lightest meal off the menu.
Went to bed on a full stomach, didn't sleep, now it's 8:00am and I still don't feel good.

[fgw_in_fla]

How about when all the candles on your birthday cake set off the smoke alarms in the house.


Or maybe when the candles get lit somebody has to get a 2nd match on standby because the first match goes out before they're all lit.

[ger42]

When you go to the gym to workout and all the women are young enough to be your granddaughter.
When the candles on your cake create a layer of wax making the frosting uneatable.
When 50 year old women hold the door open for you.
When guys at the gym offer to take your weights back to the rack.
When one glass of wine renders you unable to drive till tomorrow.
When Metamucil is your go to cocktail.

[LongRange]

when you use to....
bench 485 for rep
dead lift 695 for reps
squat 720 for reps
and now can barely drag your a$$ outta bed.

[GaCop]

He!!, I know I'm old, I can remember 25 cent gas, nickel comic books and dime cokes!

[yobuck]

All good points above and all are true, unfortunately.

Last weekend my 30 year old son came over and I asked him, "What's in your hair?" I was embarrassed, but he has more gray hair than I do now.

I have very little gray, but my hair has really thinned out, not bald . . . yet.

Now my joints, when I go to a match, I look for a "Gun Caddy" wanting to make a few dollars. I am serious, I usually have one set up before the match. Carry the equipment and pulling targets, well my joints have had about all they can take. Osteoarthritis runs in my family, I have it in my back spinal canal, L5 area. All I can do is take care of it the best I can and watch my steps.

So im assuming you drive around the parking lot at shopping centers till you find a shopping cart to park next to?
I hate it when i cant find one. Im gonna steal one so i can get more excercise walking around the neiborhood.
Ill be 80 next week.

[fgw_in_fla]

So im assuming you drive around the parking lot at shopping centers till you find a shopping cart to park next to?
I hate it when i cant find one. Im gonna steal one so i can get more excercise walking around the neiborhood.
Ill be 80 next week.

Geeez buck,
I thought most of those neighborhoods in Vero had golf carts for the more mature residents?

80 yrs. old, eh?
My hat's off to ya young fella.

[yobuck]

Geeez buck,
I thought most of those neighborhoods in Vero had golf carts for the more mature residents?

80 yrs. old, eh?
My hat's off to ya young fella.

Actualy many of them do allow golf carts. Fact is some carts now are street legal for local use.
Dont know about other areas but thats the way it is here. But even the ones that arent are still
running around here on the neiborhood streets. Some time well have to meet for breakfast Frank.
Maybe brunch would be better lol.

[rjtfroggy]

Well I hate to admit it but I remember 15 cent Wonder bread, 17 cent pack of Camels, and 17 cent gallon of reg. gas or how about 9 cent fuel oil.
When I could get in a tree stand after a mile or more hike in to get to it, now can't even walk into the woods, or driving to Florida and now it hurts to drive the 52 miles to the air port never mind the 3 hour flight.
The past few days I've been trying to clean the yard after the miserable winter we had and I am still maybe 2 days from finishing used to take me 3/4 of a day. wife peed off to say the least but after calling 3 different guys to do it and none show up I was pi$$ed and am doing it myself.
After 8 spine surgeries I probably should know better but wisdom does not have to come with age.
As I get older the only thing GOLDEN is my pee.

[fgw_in_fla]

Hey froggy-
It's no longer the "golden years".

It's more like rust.

And yobuck, lets try it one of these days. We now have a day nurse that comes in 6 hours a day to handle my pain in the *** mother in law's needs which relive me of many of my Frankie Nightingale duties. Allows me more range time and such.

You ever use the Indian River Co. range (Sebastian)? Might be a good place to meet and go from there.

[yobuck]

Hey froggy-
It's no longer the "golden years".

It's more like rust.

And yobuck, lets try it one of these days. We now have a day nurse that comes in 6 hours a day to handle my pain in the *** mother in law's needs which relive me of many of my Frankie Nightingale duties. Allows me more range time and such.

You ever use the Indian River Co. range (Sebastian)? Might be a good place to meet and go from there.

Ive been there a few times Frank but never shot there. Actually ive never fired a round in FL. Dont even have any guns here.
I dont shoot for group unless im working up a load or checking a zero. I practice on rocks on mountain sides, and other than those
huge trash mountains, there are none in FL. Do you live in Sebastion proper or out of town? Ill bring along some pictures so at least
you will know im at least not total b s lol.