Getting Old and Slow

No, not the impeachment BS, me. Today I cut, split and stacked a face and a half of good hardwood, fixed up 2 tree stands for next week's deer gun season and
put a new handle on a cant hook that I busted a couple weeks ago when a log misbehaved on a landing.
I flat out hurt and can't wait to see what it feels like in the morning.
Why it was not more than a couple three years ago when I had my son and his buddies doing this stuff for me while I
sipped mint juleps on the veranda. Dang kids moving on and getting their own life.

Zim

Heck Zim you ain't seen nothing yet.

Hey Don, good to see ya on here again. I plan to gradually hurt as much as possible. lol
Zim

Gotta be like a shark you need to keep moving! LOL

I find that the more active I am the better I feel. Old dudes.kick butt. Lol

I was right there with you last week Zim. Split a huge pile of chestnut and birch with a hydraulic splitter and a buddy but my back was screaming for three days after.

And I never had kids so I've never had a mint julep either.

Good luck.

Pete

So what did you do after lunch?

Getting old is not all it is cracked up to be .But it beats the other option!! So if you are hurting at least you are still feeling .

WhenI seen you yesterday you looked like you was ready to run a marathon.

yes I know what your talking about zim I'm not old in my head but my body feels old

i struggle to get my brain to sync with the current state of my body.

I just cleaned my boots and now I need a nap.

I'm not old just high mileage and no longer OME LMAO!
I realize now why the old guys I was around when younger complained. Know now they were tougher than I thought.

Mac

LOL, yep, hang in there Zim, lol. I used to look at a creek and jump it, or a tree limb and look up, jump and grab it. It's hard to will my body to hurt itself anymore.

i just catch my foot on a root and down i go....not fast enough below the waist to stop it.

i've made an art out of rolling around on the ground.

I'm told that is because there is really no victims of Gravity,, The earth just Sucks.. LOL!

Mac

you"re young,,it may get worse!!! I was great until 56 then blah

Tylenol PM and a Lazy Boy.....

i have cat like reflexes actually,if dead cats count.

Did you expect to get faster as you got older?

Who said "Golden Years"? I do count myself lucky to still be above ground. Many of my friends are not. I think I'm very fortunate not to have any real arthritis issues. No question that I've slowed down. I'm still trapping and use a walking stick in the woods to steady myself. A nice nap in the afternoon is great.. My dream is to be shot by a jealous husband at the age of 100.

One more thing: I am so sick of this impeachment crap that I don't turn on the news much. Just what has Congress accomplished in the past 3 years?

gettin Trump re-elected is about it.

That's awesome lol.

Zim, pain is just weakness leaving your body.

2 weeks ago I felll in the parking lot going for my physical. The whole darn world got to see it. Gee wiz you thought an old fella fell. The nurse said you are an old fella. OMG !

Made me laugh. Good quote. 2 points

I'm only in my 50's and i fall all the time. Most recent, today. I was sitting in my office chair and it gave way and down to the floor I went. I have medical issues but dang, didn't see this one coming. I am sore, but still kicking, got some squirrels the other day. Got to keep digging man!

Soon as the kids get out of school I'm moving to Arizona. No more snow.

Getting old isn't for wimps.

LOL, good one

There is a country western song written by Blake Shelton for Clint Eastwood, as I recall.
"Don't Let The Old Man In"

Only thing golden about yr "golden yrs" is yr urine!!

Just the other day I was stomping around a creek, found out I cant lift my foot up over even the lowest stick. I fell a couple times, use to be graceful about it, now its a straight down thud. Im sure it is because of getting use to the hip boots-not age. I will get better at it by the time I pull.

If you fall when your young you quick look around to make sure no one noticed,...If you fall when your old, you look around to see if anyone can help you up....

straight down thud is still better than straight down splash.

One can only hope that in the process of getting older and slower you have gotten a little smarter along the way. If so, the gains in efficiency can help offset the some of the decline in other areas.

Im not getting any older, I'm just marinating!

Another good quote. 2 points

I have learned to start the day slowly and then taper off.

When you able to get up out of bed and see another day and still able to get around you did the best thing of the day. After that ,do what you can and make it work for you and then go from there.I found out this season for how much it caught up with me. For all that I got.

So true

Zim, enjoy your days .It could be worse. Just ask misses nute.

Are you kidding????
I can't hardly get my foot high enough to tie my shoe.
just

Can't reach my feet? Think my legs got longer. old 243

I agree with the statements above regarding feeling better when active or after activity. Something as simple as walking. I feel pretty stiff for the first 1/4 mile but by the time I have gone 2-3 miles I feel a lot better. I don't know if it is blood flow or other aspects but it just feels better to get moving. Now learning what is reasonable for an aging body takes some time to learn.

Bryce

Attention Zim and all you OLD folks, remember this and you will be better off: YOU are not old, you are M A T U R E !!!

and to place all your minds at ease being mature STILL HURTS !!!

It's not the age as much as it is the mileage. Then, you gotta factor in who was at the wheel and if they drove it like they stole it.

So mr Zim, what did you feel like the next morning? Recovered, refreshed and ready for more?