Bike Forums

Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Fifty Plus (50+)
Reload this Page >

You know you're old when...

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Notices
Fifty Plus (50+) Share the victories, challenges, successes and special concerns of bicyclists 50 and older. Especially useful for those entering or reentering bicycling.

You know you're old when...

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 04-06-13, 09:39 AM
  #51  
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lincoln Ne
Posts: 9,924

Bikes: RANS Stratus TerraTrike Tour II

Liked 1,056 Times in 635 Posts
You are old if it takes you all nite for what you used to do all nite!
rydabent is offline  
Reply
Old 04-06-13, 09:52 AM
  #52  
Senior Member
 
aRoudy1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Cle Elum, WA
Posts: 292

Bikes: Rans Stratus LE, Terra Trike Sport

Liked 19 Times in 10 Posts
You remember when operators completed every call..."Number, please."
aRoudy1 is offline  
Reply
Old 04-06-13, 11:02 AM
  #53  
Banned
 
dynodonn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: U.S. of A.
Posts: 7,466
Liked 78 Times in 67 Posts
Originally Posted by Cougrrcj
Going to a restaurant/cafeteria and getting the 'senior discount' without even asking --
Beat me to it.
dynodonn is offline  
Reply
Old 04-06-13, 12:25 PM
  #54  
Senior Member
 
Dudelsack's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: South Hutchinson Island
Posts: 6,647

Bikes: Lectric Xpedition.

Liked 96 Times in 46 Posts
How on earth did we all get by without Lexapro, Aricept and Cialis?
__________________
Momento mori, amor fati.




Dudelsack is offline  
Reply
Old 04-06-13, 12:37 PM
  #55  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
leftthread's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Land of Cheese
Posts: 1,081
Liked 215 Times in 106 Posts
But it was a really nice magnifying glass..

When you tell your niece, who is wearing big sunglasses, "Hey, you got that Jackie O thing going on."
And she replies, "Who's Jackie O?"
leftthread is offline  
Reply
Old 04-06-13, 07:03 PM
  #56  
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Or Serutan. Nature's spelled backwards.
brickster is offline  
Reply
Old 04-06-13, 07:11 PM
  #57  
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
 
Sixty Fiver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: YEG
Posts: 27,267

Bikes: See my sig...

Liked 134 Times in 99 Posts
You guys are scaring me.

What is Cialis ?
Sixty Fiver is offline  
Reply
Old 04-06-13, 07:53 PM
  #58  
Senior Member
 
Mort Canard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Kansas
Posts: 650
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
Originally Posted by jdon
..when you check out the Moms rather than the daughters..
What do you mean "Moms"? Any more when I notice a toddler accompanied by what I think is an attractive woman, the woman is usually called "Grandma?
Mort Canard is offline  
Reply
Old 04-07-13, 06:08 AM
  #59  
Senior Member
 
Garfield Cat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Posts: 7,087

Bikes: Cervelo Prodigy

Liked 88 Times in 68 Posts
You watch "West Side Story" and think its really good. Except the Rita Moreno pat, she'll really hot.
Garfield Cat is offline  
Reply
Old 04-07-13, 07:01 AM
  #60  
Senior Member
 
Roosterbird's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Leesburg
Posts: 106

Bikes: Trek

Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
when you recieve the unsolicted invite from AARP to join
Roosterbird is offline  
Reply
Old 04-07-13, 11:26 AM
  #61  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Central Louisiana
Posts: 3,055
Likes: 0
Liked 8 Times in 3 Posts
When you had two cataract surgeries in March 2013
doctor j is offline  
Reply
Old 04-07-13, 12:37 PM
  #62  
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
 
Sixty Fiver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: YEG
Posts: 27,267

Bikes: See my sig...

Liked 134 Times in 99 Posts
Yesterday I jokingly asked a customer if I could hug her when she said I could not be any older than 38 and she hugged me when I said she could not be any older than 32... she told she has two grown sons who are in their 20's.

She was more than a little surprised to discover I am on the very near side of 50 and said it must be all that cycling...
Sixty Fiver is offline  
Reply
Old 04-07-13, 12:50 PM
  #63  
Senior Member
 
loky1179's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 986

Bikes: 2x Bianchi, 2x Specialized, 3x Schwinns

Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts
You realize your water bottle is older than your co-worker.
loky1179 is offline  
Reply
Old 04-08-13, 01:07 PM
  #64  
"The Veiled Male"
 
Zorba's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Merritt Island, Fl
Posts: 223

Bikes: Biria

Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Originally Posted by zacster
When you realize "classic rock" is older, much, much, older, than the oldies music that passed for ancient when you were a kid. Really, how many times can you listen to "Hotel California" before you realize it's 40 years old or so. When it was new, 40 year old music took you back to the depression. Music from the 50s/early 60s was oldies.
Yea, and when you become grumpy because all the local stations will only play the washed-out remake of Hotel California - not the Kick @$$ original!
Zorba is offline  
Reply
Old 04-08-13, 01:12 PM
  #65  
Trek 500 Kid
 
Zinger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Spokane WA
Posts: 2,562

Bikes: '83 Trek 970 road --- '86 Trek 500 road

Liked 383 Times in 308 Posts
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
You guys are scaring me.

What is Cialis ?
Zinger is offline  
Reply
Old 04-08-13, 01:37 PM
  #66  
Senior Member
 
Dudelsack's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: South Hutchinson Island
Posts: 6,647

Bikes: Lectric Xpedition.

Liked 96 Times in 46 Posts
You fear mentioning that the Titanic did indeed sink, because you know you should include a spoiler alert for the under-20 crowd.
__________________
Momento mori, amor fati.




Dudelsack is offline  
Reply
Old 04-08-13, 05:55 PM
  #67  
Slogging along
 
rubic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: San Fernando Valley, SoCal
Posts: 1,148

Bikes: Cannondale Synapse '06, Mongoose titanium road bike '00--my commuter. Yes, Mongoose once made a decent ti road bike.

Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
In the 50s, I grew up watching black and white TV and two of my favorite shows were the Mickey Mouse Club and Davy Crockett. Well, I just found out that Annette Funicello passed away at age 70, RIP. Anyway, just for the sake of good old memories, let us enjoy this clip from the old days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=hemEGjrzcnE#!
rubic is offline  
Reply
Old 04-08-13, 09:01 PM
  #68  
Senior Member
 
David Bierbaum's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: St. Louis Metro East area
Posts: 1,633

Bikes: 1992 Specialized Crossroads (red)

Liked 35 Times in 19 Posts
You realize you're old, when you read all the responses in the "You realize you're old when..." thread, and you realize that most of the responses could have been your responses!
David Bierbaum is offline  
Reply
Old 04-09-13, 06:43 AM
  #69  
Senior Member
 
Bob Nichols's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Union City, TN
Posts: 255

Bikes: Trek 7.5 FX, Trek Navigator 2.0

Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
You know you're getting old when no matter how many times you shake it, that last drop still runs down your leg.
Bob Nichols is offline  
Reply
Old 04-09-13, 06:54 AM
  #70  
Senior Member
 
IBOHUNT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Western Maryland - Appalachian Mountains
Posts: 4,026

Bikes: Motobecane Fantom Cross; Cannondale Supersix replaced the Giant TCR which came to an untimely death by truck

Liked 26 Times in 10 Posts
This thread is depressing
IBOHUNT is offline  
Reply
Old 04-09-13, 08:00 AM
  #71  
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lincoln Ne
Posts: 9,924

Bikes: RANS Stratus TerraTrike Tour II

Liked 1,056 Times in 635 Posts
No-------------actually we should be glad we are still alive and and be able to think of all the things that made up our lives. Today we mourn the loss of Annette and the great Margaret Thatcher. This is the sad part of growing old.
rydabent is offline  
Reply
Old 04-09-13, 04:51 PM
  #72  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Griffin, Georgia
Posts: 269

Bikes: 2010 Trek Wahoo, 2010 Trek FX 7.5, 2011 Trek Madone 3.1, 2012 Trek 520, 2016 Trek X-Caliber 8, 2017 Trek DS 4

Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
When you can't stop peeing. I put mine away and there is always that last dribble......no matter how much I shake it.
Piratebike is offline  
Reply
Old 04-09-13, 06:15 PM
  #73  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,075
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Bob Nichols
You know you're getting old when no matter how many times you shake it, that last drop still runs down your leg.
Originally Posted by Piratebike
When you can't stop peeing. I put mine away and there is always that last dribble......no matter how much I shake it.
When you can't remember answers, three posts ago . . .

(Sorry Pirate - couldn't help it)
KenshiBiker is offline  
Reply
Old 04-09-13, 07:25 PM
  #74  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Canada, PG BC
Posts: 3,849

Bikes: 27 speed ORYX with over 39,000Kms on it and another 14,000KMs with a BionX E-Assist on it

Liked 57 Times in 49 Posts
You now you are old when ads targeted for/at old people start to bug you even tho you don't actually need those products yet...
350htrr is offline  
Reply
Old 04-10-13, 06:45 AM
  #75  
Senior Member
 
Ronno6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Deep South
Posts: 1,335

Bikes: Cannondale SR's and ST's from the '80's

Likes: 0
Liked 46 Times in 20 Posts
When you can remember what you did 40 years ago, but can't remember who you told about it yesterday!
Ronno6 is offline  
Reply



Advanced Search

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service - Your Privacy Choices -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.