What are you too old to deal with anymore?

[Meconium]

Oral hygiene

[TahoeJ]

When people ask me what I do, I say “as little as possible”.
Leaves them guessing.

Forget about it Jake, it's Chinatown.

[bobz]

Telemarking

Never! Okay, if my body insisted, I guess I could see doing like old Ed from Reno and giving up the tele turn but staying on free heels.


Snowboarding. I retired from my couple-times-a-year boarding a few years ago. Loved doing big arcs on the slopes. Didn't like:
- Getting on and off the lift,
- Kinds of falls that I pretty much never do skiing,
- Getting up from falls,
- Flats,
- Not feeling safe going deep into the tree zone on powder days,
- Poor uphill, traverse mobility,
- Eh, clearly I'm just not as good at it as skiing.


And I'm done using a hard-shell in anything but flat water.

[Darren Jakal]

BOGS.

A friend came up with the term “Bag Of Grief” to designate those individuals that can only be happy when you are as miserable as they are.

[jackstraw]

Conflict.
All I want is harmony now.
My wife's situation has made me realize life is too precious to always stand my ground. Now I yield to all kinds of absurdity and stay focused on what real matters. Happiness and health.

Great perspective. I'm doing everything in my power to stay positive, but it certainly isn't easy. Living a (relatively) healthy lifestyle by staying fit physically as well as mentally. Working on increasing baseline dopamine levels, which also means less booze and less weed to alleviate spikes that can send you crashing.

One goal I'm striving for is so cliché, but taking the time to live and be in the moment. Yoga has helped me slow down and I'm working on carrying that into all facets of life. It's not easy and I'm a long way from where I'd like to be.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Nice Jack. That's pretty much me. Why is took me so long is probably just mine own stubbornness. Real the only thing you can control is your own attitude.

I really had no idea what living in the moment or being present was until I started to be able to figure out my anxiety.

One part I find amazing is how off putting some people find it when you refuse to share in their misery.

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[SumJongGuy]

Today I climbed a 14 foot ladder in mid 90s heat to use a tree limb saw (manual) and loppers to trim back 5-6 branches (only 1-2" thick) that were starting to hit the roof. Took maybe 30-45 minutes and I'm toast. Buddy's coming over to play music and I know my drumming will only be about 70% after that impromptu decision to knock down those limbs today.

Definitely getting too old for this shit..

Meanwhile 19 year old daughter went for a 3 mile hike. I doubt she even took any water..

[old goat]

- Getting up from falls,

Between my fucked up spine and my fucked up shoulders, if I fall anyplace even semi flat I just automatically get out of my skis to get up.

Nice Jack. That's pretty much me. Why is took me so long is probably just mine own stubbornness. Real the only thing you can control is your own attitude.

I really had no idea what living in the moment or being present was until I started to be able to figure out my anxiety.

One part I find amazing is how off putting some people find it when you refuse to share in their misery.

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Maybe everyone else knows this but I learned it only recently--people who think about the past are depressed. People who think about the futre are anxious.
Best to not think about either.

Today I climbed a 14 foot ladder in mid 90s heat to use a tree limb saw (manual) and loppers to trim back 5-6 branches (only 1-2" thick) that were starting to hit the roof. Took maybe 30-45 minutes and I'm toast. Buddy's coming over to play music and I know my drumming will only be about 70% after that impromptu decision to knock down those limbs today.

Definitely getting too old for this shit..

Meanwhile 19 year old daughter went for a 3 mile hike. I doubt she even took any water..

I was looking at needing a 14 foot step ladder to put up some boards that fell out of our ceiling and putting it off for 2 months but then my wife, bless her heart, figured out how to do it with a long pole. I thought she was ready for me to die but I guess not.
I have a really heavy duty extension ladder, perfect for an old man because it's too heavy to use.

[Kenny Satch]

Great perspective. I'm doing everything in my power to stay positive, but it certainly isn't easy. Living a (relatively) healthy lifestyle by staying fit physically as well as mentally. Working on increasing baseline dopamine levels, which also means less booze and less weed to alleviate spikes that can send you crashing.

One goal I'm striving for is so cliché, but taking the time to live and be in the moment. Yoga has helped me slow down and I'm working on carrying that into all facets of life. It's not easy and I'm a long way from where I'd like to be.

Talk about the universe sending me a message. I have been trying to get my wife's doctors to try dopamine because there is some studies suggesting a correlation with alzheimers. This to me is an affirmation that regardless of outcome I have to try and keep trying.
Thanks. This made my day.

Also I thinks it great you're doing Yoga and acknowledging you're "a long way from where I'd like to be" All those cliches become real in times of struggle. IME it's the first step in changing. I'm also a long way to where I want to be but knowing I'm allowed to have bad days keeps me focused. Here's to getting there sooner than you think. I hope you do. Thanks again.

[PB]

Seems like this excellent thread has two sub-threads:
1. What can't you deal with any more, literally (physically).
2. What can't you be bothered with any more, but could if you want to.

Most of mine seem to fall into the can't physically do any more e.g. drive 2+ hours to surf, surf hard for 2 hours, drive 2+ hours home.

One the doesn't: being tolerant of young know-it-all idiots that try to tell me how it is.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Heartache. It hasn't gotten easier with age. Worse. Lonelier.

[gaijin]

One the doesn't: being tolerant of young know-it-all idiots that try to tell me how it is.

Pet peeve of mine = somebody without gray hair talking about fitness or health.

[warthog]

Problem-
Parking.
Since everyone and their brother decided to move here post Covid, I can't ever find a parking spot.
The beach is especially stressful.

Solution-
I bought a Backfire G3 electric skateboard. Now when we go to the beach, I drop the family off and then park wherever I find the closest spot. Skating back to them is now enjoyable. When it is time to go I skate back. The meters can be updated on the app, so it works pretty well.

[ötzi]

That works.

[The Reverend Floater]

Word art. Has anyone said word art? I hate that shit.

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[Buzzworthy]

Caring about what people think of me. I used to want to please everyone and be everyone’s friend. I no longer have that problem.

[Buzzworthy]

Word art. Has anyone said word art? I hate that shit.

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Wait until your dog sitter redecorates part of your house, and with that stupid ass word art. Fuck

[unitofstuff]

If I ever move again (in this real estate market??) I’m going to hire movers. Back in 2019 I helped move four or five entire households within the span of about 3 weeks and I’m still burnt out from that. Fuck moving.

[riser4]

If I ever move again (in this real estate market??) I’m going to hire movers. Back in 2019 I helped move four or five entire households within the span of about 3 weeks and I’m still burnt out from that. Fuck moving.

Heh I'm still not over moving in here 22 years ago. It made me never want to move again. And I don't really like this house.

[Peruvian]

I’ll add that large music events like popular festivals, stadium shows, etc are off my list these days. Why go see some has-been band when there are so many great up and comers at a venue of a few hundred or just a couple thousand?

I’m also over ticket fees and service charges. I suffer through them if absolutely required but I’ve stopped going to local venues that no longer have box office hours where I can get tix directly without a 20-30% mark up for sending me an email.

[buttahflake]

Have you old fucks been doing your Yoga everyday? Balance and flexibility are crucial as we approach our 60’s.
Surrender to the Flow
Namaste motherfuckers

[Peruvian]

Have you old fucks been doing your Yoga everyday? Balance and flexibility are crucial as we approach our 60’s.
Surrender to the Flow
Namaste motherfuckers

You’re not wrong but you proselytize like someone that just quit smoking.

[buttahflake]

Take a Vinyasa

[gravitylover]

^^Lol

Caring about what people think of me. I used to want to please everyone and be everyone’s friend. I no longer have that problem.

This goes right to my being out of (what little) patience (I had) for peoples bullshit. I really don't care what they think of me being an apathetic, sarcastic, asshole anymore.

[Obstruction]

If I ever move again (in this real estate market??) I’m going to hire movers. Back in 2019 I helped move four or five entire households within the span of about 3 weeks and I’m still burnt out from that. Fuck moving.

Our last amateur home move was when I was in my 40s.

A wise man once said “There’s a first time for everything.” Well there’s last time too.

Same goes for DIY exterior house painting.