Reality hits...

[BIKER13]

Be 70 March 16th I may be used but I aint used up. Do the things you enjoy, aint no time later

 

[cskiles]

deller, very sorry for your loss.

cskiles, if you haven't, go get a physical.

And, for the future, I'd suggest splitting your time between whatever you enjoy, and helping people who need help. Either people already in your life, or strangers.

Already do the doctor thing every year (the WHOLE physical!), good advice though... I don't really do much but work...and smoke cigars

 

[fastfish66]

I here you, I stopped having birthdays along time ago. I was taught by the elders in my family DON’T FEAR DEATH it’s something we’re all going to have to face individually one day. Weather your scared of it are not it’s coming for you, we are dead the moment we are born. it’s best to just not be scared and live every day like it’s your last. Tell your loved ones you love them every day you walk out the door and live without regrets and make amends with what ever you have done in life and live in peace. No matter if your 20 years old are 80 live it to the fullest and we’ll see each other on the side...

Sound advice.I made peace with my maker in South east Asia many moons ago and i really try to enjoy life.You only get one chance.

 

[biker_bill]

So, March 2nd I turn 50 years old, and I have been thinking a lot about my past vs. my future. In general, the men on my father's side of the family don't live very long - dad passed at 52 and grandad passed at 49. Decided to make some life changes starting in January and it has been (physically) working out well (lost about 25lbs. so far), but for the first time in my life I find myself pondering how I want to live the rest of my life. It's crazy how something like a birthday can make you go from feeling invincible to feeling like your on a limited clock. Just curious if anyone else has dealt with anything like this...

Not trying to whine like a little school girl, just blowing off a little steam...

Well, Happy Almost Birthday!

Tomorrow I turn 64.
I wonder how I want to live the time I got left, all the time.
I can retire, I was retired, now I have a job that most fellas here would die for.
How could I leave such a great job?
Shouldn’t I give it a couple more years?
Go to full retirement age?
I can admit I’m not getting any younger and I’m not in the greatest of health.
What if I end up with no time for me?
Don’t live long enough to retire?

Too much to think about cskiles, it’ll make my head hurt.
What say we just take it one day at a time?

 

[John5757]

Same here, my dad had his first heart attack at 48, triple bypass, another at 57, double bypass, died at 71 of heart attack. Grandfather passed at 63 of heart attack, grandmother past of heart failure in her 50’s. I’ve been on HBP and cholesterol meds since my 30’s just because of family history. I’m 54 and so far so good. I feel like if it’s my time it’s my time. I’ll do what I can to mitigate it but don’t go out of my way. I do try and eat healthy (except for my meat smoking addiction) but that’s about it.

 

[DinkyDau]

Well, Happy Almost Birthday!

Tomorrow I turn 64.
I wonder how I want to live the time I got left all the time.
I can retire, I was retired, now I have a job that most fellas here would die for.
How could I leave such a great job?
Shouldn’t I give it a couple more years?
Go to full retirement age?
I can admit I’m not getting any younger and I’m not in the greatest of health.
What if I end up with no time for me?
Don’t live long enough to retire?

Too much to think about cskiles, it’ll make my head hurt.
What say we just take it one day at a time?

Well HBD Bill!! I have got to take the time to visit..

 

[Chatsworth]

If you are concerned about the mileage on your car being high, but you cant buy a new one and it still runs good, just put a piece of black tape over the odometer and keep driving it...

 

[cskiles]

Well, Happy Almost Birthday!

Tomorrow I turn 64.
I wonder how I want to live the time I got left all the time.
I can retire, I was retired, now I have a job that most fellas here would die for.
How could I leave such a great job?
Shouldn’t I give it a couple more years?
Go to full retirement age?
I can admit I’m not getting any younger and I’m not in the greatest of health.
What if I end up with no time for me?
Don’t live long enough to retire?

Too much to think about cskiles, it’ll make my head hurt.
What say we just take it one day at a time?

Sounds like sage advice to me biker_bill , by the way...Happy birthday to you too my friend!

 

[Chatsworth]

If you are concerned about the mileage on your car being high, but you cant buy a new one and it still runs good, just put a piece of black tape over the odometer and keep driving it...

In other words..stop paying attention to numbers and enjoy your life.

I put a piece over tape over the odometer on a daily driver work truck I have when it reached 100,000 miles because it was starting to worry me each day as the miles clicked higher and higher..

The last time I peeked behind the tape it said 245,000 miles and still runs great.

Enjoy your life..forget about the numbers.

 

[sniper22]

So, March 2nd I turn 50 years old, and I have been thinking a lot about my past vs. my future. In general, the men on my father's side of the family don't live very long - dad passed at 52 and grandad passed at 49. Decided to make some life changes starting in January and it has been (physically) working out well (lost about 25lbs. so far), but for the first time in my life I find myself pondering how I want to live the rest of my life. It's crazy how something like a birthday can make you go from feeling invincible to feeling like your on a limited clock. Just curious if anyone else has dealt with anything like this...

Not trying to whine like a little school girl, just blowing off a little steam...

You gonna be older than me..