A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

Tim Frank

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You are in the middle of a few projects at your home: putting in a new fence, painting the basement walls, putting in a new garden. You are hot and sweaty, covered in dust, lawn clippings, dirt and paint. You have your old work clothes on. You know the outfit -- shorts with the hole in the crotch, old T-shirt with a stain from who-knows-what, and an old pair of tennis shoes.
Right in the middle of these projects you realize you need to run to Home Depot for supplies.

Depending on your age you might do the following:
In your 20s:
Stop what you are doing. Shave, take a shower, blow dry your hair, brush your teeth, floss and put on clean clothes.
Check yourself in the mirror and flex. Add a dab of your favorite cologne because, you never know, you just might meet some hot chick while standing in the checkout line.
And yes, you went to school with the pretty girl running the register.

In your 30s:
Stop what you are doing, put on clean shorts and shirt. Change your shoes. You married the hot chick so no need for much else.
Wash your hands and comb your hair. Check yourself in the mirror. Still got it. Add a shot of your favorite cologne to cover the smell.
The cute girl running the register is the kid sister to someone you went to school with.

In your 40s:
Stop what you are doing. Put on a sweatshirt that is long enough to cover the hole in the crotch of your shorts.
Put on different shoes and a hat. Wash your hands. Your bottle of Brute is almost empty, so don't waste any of it on a trip to Home Depot.
Check yourself in the mirror and do more sucking in than flexing.
The hot young thing running the register is your daughter's age and you feel weird about thinking she's spicy.

In your 50s:
Stop what you are doing. Put on a hat. Wipe the dirt off your hands onto your shirt. Change shoes because you don't want to get dog crap in your new sports car. Check yourself in the mirror and swear not to wear that shirt anymore because it makes you look fat.
The cutie running the register smiles when she sees you coming and you think you still have it. Then you remember -- the hat you have on is from Bubba's Bait & Beer Bar and it says, 'I Got Worms '

In your 60s:
Stop what you are doing. No need for a hat any more. Hose the dog crap off your shoes. The mirror was shattered when you were in your 50s. You hope you have underwear on so nothing hangs out the hole in your pants.
The girl running the register may be cute but you don't have your glasses on, so you're not sure.

In your 70s:
Stop what you are doing. Wait to go to Home Depot until the drug store has your prescriptions ready too. Don't even notice the dog crap on your shoes.
The young thing at the register stares at you and you realize your balls are hanging out the hole in your crotch.

In your 80s:
Stop what you are doing. Start again. Then stop again. Now you remember, you need to go to Home Depot.
You go to Wal-Mart instead.
You went to school with the old lady greeter.
You wander around trying to remember what you are looking for. Then you break wind out loud and think someone called your name.

In your 90s & beyond:
What's a home deep hoe? Something for my garden? Where am I? Who am I? Why am I reading this?
Did I send it? Did you? Who farted?
 

rockyrude

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

Spot on
 

The Rooster

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

Perfect Tim, only I don't use Brut faberge. I'm a High Karate man !!!:lol:
 

rivermouse

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I enjoyed the read.At 60 I go to Home Depot making sure I have not forgot everything . Fixing what I have is my goal new projects is not.
 

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

Good one!!
 

agallant80

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I'm 32 and I just get in to the truck and go. If im working then im working and not going to stop to do myself up. I clean up good but figure in this day and age a 23 year old guy in work clothes working on his home during the weekend, taking care of what he has and not playing video games or calling a repair man because his dad never showed him the business end of a screw driver must be attractitave. At least that is what my girlfriend tells me.
 

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I guess I started at the 60 mark so 30 years later what do I act like at the depot? Oh wait we don't have one we have menard's better.
 

littlerayray

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

i was doing the 60's age when i was twenty i never cared what people thought of me or if my balls were hanging out my shorts
my mentality is im a busy guy if you dont like what im wearing dont look
 

JoLin

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I'll be 60 later this month, but I've been doing the 'somewhere between 60's and 70's' thing for quite awhile.

I've decided that if you're old enough to know what a 'Madison Clamp' is, you're old enough to act any way you like.
 
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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

age 35 you tell wife you have to goto hd so she insists on coming and you wish that the 80's would soon get here so you could just claim oldtimers and leave her at home as its now a flower shopping trip followed by a honey do list and a night talking about the 3 walls, 2 windows and a door you could move so she can get that new kitchen shes been designing in her head. You give her the "oh please shut up look" so she jerks on the choke chain to remind you that its all your fault then she gets a headache that will last weeks.

Or you just decied that what ever you was doing can wait till next weekend so skip hd and go fishing.

p.s i love my wife and dont regret the last 17 years together but i would rather take her dress shopping then risk a hd trip
 

rivermouse

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

You can never tell who is who at HD. Once I saw a big buck well known lawyer I know there and he looked li so dirty with torn old cloths he could have easily passed for a street person..When he got in line behind me I just had to ask him if he was the attorney and he said yes.
 

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I'm in my 50's and I have a hat... but, it doesn't have " I got worms". Where can I get one? I don't, however, have a sports car. I've got a Jeep on blocks and another one that my wife drives. She won't let me have it so the dog crap is of no consequence. As to the shorts with the hole, I've had them since my forties. I still like to wear them but my wife pretty much disowns me when I do. I was hoping things would get better when I hit 60. Thanks for bursting that bubble Tim.
 

Dawg'sLife93

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I'm 37 doing the 50's, excpet a UGA hat and when I get a hole in the crotch, my wife rips them aparts and tosses in the trash. LMAO.

I had to copy it and send it to my dad, who just turned 65 2 weeks ago.
 

slag

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I agree with the above poster. 38 doing 50, but I don't wash off my shoes because I'm in my truck.
 

generator12

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I don't worry about any of that. I just use the drive-through.

Oh wait. Was that Home Depot or KFC??
 

JaSla74

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Re: A Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot

I'm just excited if I don't have to go more than twice in one day. I may gussy up for a night with the lady or Sunday service, but could care less for a trip to the hardware store.
 
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