Choose your color scheme:
The Vette Barn  
 
Go Back   The Vette Barn > Off Topic/Babes/Other > Off Topic

Off Topic Off Topic - General non-Corvette related discussion.

User Tag List

Reply
 
Share Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 05-14-2019, 9:53am   #1
DAB
Sparkles Flambeaux
Barn Stall Owner #4
Barn Raising I,II
NCM Supporter '13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'21
Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
Points: 171,375, Level: 100
Activity: 7.2%
 
DAB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Posts: 61,433
Thanks: 11,767
Thanked 32,997 Times in 14,148 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $17500122
Default New and interesting stories!

with the gang getting old, and experiencing all sorts of new medical problems, we get to share all our "getting old sucks" stories, instead of our "i'm young and stupid, and look what happened last weekend" stories.

DAB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2019, 10:24am   #2
Mike Mercury
Chief Meat Gazer
Charter Member
Barn Stall Owner #98
Barn Raising II,III,IV
Points: 157,526, Level: 100
Activity: 21.9%
 
Mike Mercury's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 50,738
Thanks: 23,242
Thanked 33,735 Times in 12,291 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $5135124
Default

Mike Mercury is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Mike Mercury For This Useful Post:
Old 05-14-2019, 10:53am   #3
Stevedore
Bantayan Kids '17
Points: 15,089, Level: 84
Activity: 1.1%
 
Stevedore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Posts: 2,464
Thanks: 1,113
Thanked 996 Times in 529 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $406058
Default

The "getting older" stories are entertaining & for the most part enjoyable, as long as you can hold on to a sense of humor.

72 here, but still feel like "Promises to keep, & miles to go before I sleep..."
Stevedore is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2019, 11:21am   #4
lspencer534
Dorkapottamus
Barn Stall Owner #52
Points: 200,076, Level: 100
Activity: 4.6%
 
lspencer534's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Here
Posts: 32,365
Thanks: 2,167
Thanked 20,246 Times in 6,727 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $9339471
Default

Whatd you say, Sonny? SPEAK UP!!! I'm hard of hearing, ya know....
lspencer534 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2019, 12:00pm   #5
mrvette
Latin American Goat Roper
Barn Stall Owner #101
Bantayan Kids '13
Points: 132,350, Level: 100
Activity: 10.8%
 
mrvette's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Orange Park Florida
Posts: 60,580
Thanks: 32,796
Thanked 11,529 Times in 5,686 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1138393
Default

Age 75 here, arthritis and shitty lo back are really getting OLD, PIA....I had a 'wisdumb' tooth removed back in the 70's.....but here in Florida for 22 years, I have had 4 teeth pulled from skull, and one more broke off, in front next to one that was pulled...but no pains, so hell with it....not payin' billions of bux much less endure the pains/discomforts in the chair to correct it, at my age....

damn arthritis was so bad yesterday that I fell down on the kitchen floor while working in the washing machine hutch....close in, no room, PIA....

eyes hurt sometimes, but Doc got me some solution that works VERY WELL.....

oh well, getting old sux.......boredom and crap....limited activity.....
mrvette is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2019, 12:42pm   #6
Ol Timer
Barn Stall Owner #45
Barn Stall Owner #1911

Coffeeholic
Bantayan Kids '13
Points: 23,835, Level: 100
Activity: 0.7%
 
Ol Timer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: In the Ozarks
Posts: 6,193
Thanks: 1,975
Thanked 3,090 Times in 1,457 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1021454
Default

I can still do (mostly) what I did years ago. Just not for as long and not as often!
Ol Timer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2019, 12:51pm   #7
MrPeabody
A Real Barner
Points: 69,948, Level: 100
Activity: 0%
 
MrPeabody's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Northern California
Posts: 33,993
Thanks: 14,302
Thanked 12,309 Times in 5,942 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2214590
Default

My wife and I were up almost all night last night, Not long after we went to bed, our oldest dog, a poodle terrier mix who is at least 12 started acting strangely. She was panting heavily and pawing at us in the bed, obviously in distress.

We both got up and tried everything to comfort her as the hours went by. She wouldn't take a dog biscuit (this is rare) and the panting got worse. I hugged her and cried. I though she wouldn't make it until morning, and there is no emergency veterinary care available in our area at that hour. I just tried to make her as comfortable as I could.

Finally, we had to go back to bed and I picked her up to carry her there. As I walked through the kitchen, I realized what was wrong. Her water bowl was empty. True story. I felt like an idiot. She was fine as soon as she got some water.
MrPeabody is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to MrPeabody For This Useful Post:
Old 05-14-2019, 2:22pm   #8
Olustee bus
A Real Barner
Points: 41,786, Level: 100
Activity: 1.1%
 
Olustee bus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 12,213
Thanks: 5,818
Thanked 3,195 Times in 1,781 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1232517
Default

About three years ago, I began having trouble seeing while driving at night. I would get on a dark road and could not see a damn thing. This went on for a long time, finally I figured out that my headlights were not worth a damn. I ended up going to an eye doctor and eventually had cataract surgery. Then I learned my headlights were not worth a damn and I had to replace them.

I don't know if i really needed that surgery or not!!!

So, there ya go MrPeabody, you don't have to feel so stupid now. You're welcome.
Olustee bus is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Olustee bus For This Useful Post:
Old 05-14-2019, 10:27pm   #9
Aerovette
Chief Electrician
Barn Stall Owner #7734

Bantayan Kids '15
Points: 104,911, Level: 100
Activity: 99.2%
 
Aerovette's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: The corner of Cease Rd. and Desist St.
Posts: 43,838
Thanks: 16,804
Thanked 33,376 Times in 13,464 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $107478
Default

57 and I have treated this body like a rental car.

I have thought about running, but I looked back and no one was chasing me so why would I?
Aerovette is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-15-2019, 6:16am   #10
MikeB
Barn Stall Owner #115
Points: 22,281, Level: 100
Activity: 21.6%
 
MikeB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Sussex, Wi
Posts: 6,143
Thanks: 1,640
Thanked 4,945 Times in 2,229 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $610854
Default

Minor aches and pains when I get up, mostly rotator cuff stuff.
I retired last year from professional (office) work, and took
a part time job as a check-in mechanic at a scissor/boom lift
rental shop, and it helps keep me active. Lost some weight in the process.
Part-time turned into full time for now.
MikeB is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

The Vette Barn > Off Topic/Babes/Other > Off Topic


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 6:29am.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Copyright © 2009 - 2024 The Vette Barn


Support the Barn:
 
Download the Mobile App;
 
Follow us on Facebook:

Become a Stall Owner

 

Apple iOS App        Google Android App

 

Visit our Facebook page