Dumski: Happy 70th grampy!

/trying to see if its actually his birthday. Should draw him out.

I think Curious is the only one of us in that club.

bighairyguy: Dumski: Happy 70th grampy!

/trying to see if its actually his birthday. Should draw him out.

I think Curious is the only one of us in that club.

no there are a couple of others. oldernell is with in a few months and another recent commenter is older than both of us.

Happy Birthday Grampy.

grampy: Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone. Marking 62 years on this ol' ball of dirt. With all of the health problems I've had over the years I figure I'm about 12 years ahead of the game :)

62? Really? I remember back when I was 62. Most of my parts still worked back then, and I still had some of my original teeth!
I, for one, am glad you're still sitting down to make us cringe, giggle and snork. HAPPY BIRTHDAY young man!

hungryghost: How old is everyone then?
/worth a shot
//I'm 37

Didn't we do this a year ago?
_/45

#2: hungryghost: How old is everyone then?
/worth a shot
//I'm 37

Didn't we do this a year ago?
/45

37? 37? We have 37. 45? 45 over there! Who'll give us 57? 57 from the large bushy man in the back! 57 going once, going twice ....

57

#2: Didn't we do this a year ago?

I think I'm guilty of being the person to instigate the previous round of this.

/51

Are we talking mental age? About everyone here is around 13...

Curious: bighairyguy: Dumski: Happy 70th grampy!

/trying to see if its actually his birthday. Should draw him out.

I think Curious is the only one of us in that club.

no there are a couple of others. oldernell is with in a few months and another recent commenter is older than both of us.

I may be the one you are thinking about- - 74 yrs 10 mo

I think I'm 56.
_{/checks with wife...}
Yup. 56. 
_{/scrolls back several pages....oh, yeah, I said I was the same age as bhg. Oh well, I was close. 
// didn't we do this last year or sumthin?}

I'm 48. This morning, however, I felt like I was 78.

uglyonef: I may be the one you are thinking about- - 74 yrs 10 mo

you are but i couldn't remember if you had outed yourself as an official old fart. :)

Most of my quarks are nearly 14 billion years old.

/Congratulations and condolences where appropriate.

grampy: Are we talking mental age? About everyone here is around 13...

Once I started catering my entries towards (socially) retarded 12 year olds, my stats improved significantly.

hungryghost: How old is everyone then?
/worth a shot
//I'm 37

62... almost 9 in dog years..aaaoooooo

LII.

Much like hungryghost, I too, am just over 5 dog years.

Hi Gwinny - Can you please check this for SFWness?

Zap it if need be.

Thanks again

whyRpeoplesostupid: Hi Gwinny - Can you please check this for SFWness?


it's SFW.

Thanks

wickedfish: hungryghost: How old is everyone then?
/worth a shot
//I'm 37

62... almost 9 in dog years..aaaoooooo

The "dog years" chart has been revised. You are actually 10, in dog years.

odenen: wickedfish: hungryghost: How old is everyone then?
/worth a shot
//I'm 37

62... almost 9 in dog years..aaaoooooo

The "dog years" chart has been revised. You are actually 10, in dog years.

I didn't know... no wonder I feel older.

Gwinny: whyRpeoplesostupid: Hi Gwinny - Can you please check this for SFWness?


it's SFW.

I can read these words but they don't inform me of your age.

uglyonef: I may be the one you are thinking about- - 74 yrs 10 mo

Do people in Az know you're a liberal? An old one at that.(Me too)

68 and hiring a landscaper to fix my yard so there is no grass to cut.

To all my fellow old farts out there, I highly recommend you all go to the gym in 26 minutes and lift some weights. It made a huge difference in my overall health when started. You don't need to lift massive amounts either, any kind of resistance training is very good for you. Besides improving muscle strength and being able to deal with bullies kicking sand in your face, it helps stave of things like osteoporosis (not just a woman's disease, 27% of cases are in men). Who's up for some hammer curls?

bighairyguy: I highly recommend you all go to the gym in 26 minutes and lift some weights.

i can go in the other room and do that since i have a weight bench and assorted free weights. also have a nice treadmill. don't have much gumption to use either one. and instructions from my pulmonary doctor to stay away from aerobic exercise.

after i got out of the hospital i went to pulmonary rehab for three months at the hospital. treadmill, bike and some arm crank thingy. added a weight machine to try a get a little upper body conditioning. and to maybe help lose the weight i was gaining. in three months i gained 30 pounds which i absolutely didn't need. no doctor could tell me why. and now over a year later i still have it.

OTOH even with a crappy work out routine (it consists of working two days a week. i stand and walk most of the day.) i feel better than i did. the doctor told me not to come back for a year. folks who haven't seen me in a while say i'm looking healthier (except for the weight) and i can do more than i could a year and a half ago.

tl;dr thanks i know i should.

bighairyguy: To all my fellow old farts out there, I highly recommend you all go to the gym in 26 minutes and lift some weights. It made a huge difference in my overall health when started. You don't need to lift massive amounts either, any kind of resistance training is very good for you. Besides improving muscle strength and being able to deal with bullies kicking sand in your face, it helps stave of things like osteoporosis (not just a woman's disease, 27% of cases are in men). Who's up for some hammer curls?

I hear what you are saying. I use my good old treadmill which may be a lot safer than weightlifting, especially if you got that osteoporosis in the legs! 
But, you are right. Your bones are only as supportive as the muscles that surround them.

Curious: bighairyguy: I highly recommend you all go to the gym in 26 minutes and lift some weights.

after i got out of the hospital i went to pulmonary rehab for three months at the hospital. treadmill, bike and some arm crank thingy. added a weight machine to try a get a little upper body conditioning. and to maybe help lose the weight i was gaining. in three months i gained 30 pounds which i absolutely didn't need. no doctor could tell me why. and now over a year later i still have it.
 
If I remember correctly you have COPD. Were you put on a steroid (prednisone) per chance? THAT will cause you all sorts of weight problems, not to mention a host of other things. However, it is a lifesaver. 

The very least anyone can do is walk. In most respects it is the preferred exercise of people 50+. The exception to that rule is some yahoo marathoner who still competes into their 90's. 

I used tell my patients (when I was still working) if they were reluctant to move (unless it was contraindicated).."If you don't move, you die". That simple.
Someone taught me well in that aspect as it remained my mantra, but was only used on the most reluctant of patients. 

My 26 minutes are up.

Dumski: bighairyguy: To all my fellow old farts out there, I highly recommend you all go to the gym in 26 minutes and lift some weights. It made a huge difference in my overall health when started. You don't need to lift massive amounts either, any kind of resistance training is very good for you. Besides improving muscle strength and being able to deal with bullies kicking sand in your face, it helps stave of things like osteoporosis (not just a woman's disease, 27% of cases are in men). Who's up for some hammer curls?

I hear what you are saying. I use my good old treadmill which may be a lot safer than weightlifting, especially if you got that osteoporosis in the legs! 
But, you are right. Your bones are only as supportive as the muscles that surround them.

Yes, treadmills are perfectly safe, but that's not resistance training. Get some 5 or 10 lb hand weights or those rubber tube thingies. Either cardio or weights are good, but doing both is better.

I used to play Ice Hockey 2 times a week until 4 yrs ago. Was in ok shape back then.

I just got my 40 year old bicycle all fixed up and uh got my heart blasted and defifibbed so I got some extra wind now Oh yeah and I quit smoking tobacco too. Boogie Woogie

LightGiver: Link

Kind of expected the link to be this after your previous post.

Dumski: Were you put on a steroid (prednisone) per chance?

yes while i was in the hospital and for a week afterward. but that's all. and the inhaled stuff i've been on for few years both before the hospital/weight gain and after.

i've had folks tell me "oh it's steriods" but the doctors who review my prescriptions don't agree.

that wasn't aimed at you, steroids are an obvious suggestion. ok that didn't sound right either :)

hoots_toot_ochaye: LightGiver: Link

Kind of expected the link to be this after your previous post.

I expected to see this.

mrlizard: Age I Feel, Most Days: 60

otherwise known as the good old days.

Who wants to make this thread an insta-shop?

Toots de la Footsjelly: I have you all by a few trips around the sun. I am a monopod and exist in a nice place with a competent staff. I was told my ticket was punched about two years ago. I'm still riding this crazy thing but have been told I am losing my grip. I am comfortable most of the time. I had a granddaughter recently pass suddenly at 19 who was as cool as dry ice. I mean that in a good way. Broke my heart but she told me she would wait for me and we will dance thru the gate. I was a good dancer and I really don't want her to wait long.

My condolences TdlF. That is a terrible thing to experience as a grandparent. I haven't been "gifted" with a grandchild yet, so I don't know what its like. Yet.
A grandchild or son/daughter should not die before we do. Its just not right.

Your description of you and her dancing past St. Pete at the gate gives me an emotional tug. Thank you for sharing this, and hang in there you old duffer!
/its getting foggy in here

Flab: Who wants to make this thread an insta-shop?

Oh yes.

Here is an interesting link for PS ers from Buzzfeed
Link

Terrapin Bound: bighairyguy: Once I started catering my entries towards (socially) retarded 12 year olds, my stats improved significantly.

Where does one find stats nowadays?
Am I missing something in the PS/photo browser? What I can find doesn't seem as thorough as the FPC leaderboard...

Right here

Dumski: Terrapin Bound: bighairyguy: Once I started catering my entries towards (socially) retarded 12 year olds, my stats improved significantly.

Where does one find stats nowadays?
Am I missing something in the PS/photo browser? What I can find doesn't seem as thorough as the FPC leaderboard...

Right here

Whoops, sorry, thats probably what you were looking at. The leaderboard has been sort of "neglected" by the webmaster due to health problems. If someone else has another source, chime in.

Dumski:. The leaderboard has been sort of "neglected" by the webmaster due to health problems. If someone else has another source, chime in.

It wasn't really health problems, it was neglected because of constant and inconsistant format changes from Fark. It just became too hard to parse, basically. Besides, The Fark stats seem to be pretty complete, so whats the problem?

HoboSong: It just became too hard

Same old, HoboSong!

How ya been, man?