perks of being over 50

tashasdaddy

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Perks of being over 50


1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

3. No one expects you to run anywhere.

4 People call at 9 PM and ask, Did I wake you?

5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way (debatable)

7. Things you buy now won't wear out.

8. You can eat supper at 4 PM.

9. You can live without sex but not your glasses.

10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.

13. You sing along with elevator music.

14. Your eyes won't get much worse.

15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.

16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.

18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.

19. You can't remember who sent you this list.

And you notice these are all in Big Print for your convenience.
 

smclear

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Re: perks of being over 50

Good list - but I take issue with #6.

Seems I still have much to learn the "hard" way:redface:
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: perks of being over 50

left one out, sorry i did not have my hearing aids in. (i really ignored you)
 

wildmaninal

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Re: perks of being over 50

16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
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I'm fixing to be 29 and I already know number 16 to well :(. Even though I'm not a part of this group, I can't even bend over for a long period of time, example: flaying a fish, most of the time I always do it on a 5 gallon bucket with a 2 by 6 or plywood on it or at my uncles short counter top at his lake lot. I don't know why but flaying a fish gets to me bad, I hardly could stand up straight after the last one, mmowned for a while after I did get stood up straight. .
 

mthieme

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Re: perks of being over 50

20. Arches have already fallen.

21. Less motivation to do physical labor.
 

Wotknot

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Re: perks of being over 50

20. Arches have already fallen.

21. Less motivation to do physical labor.

I can relate to this one. When I was younger I'd look through the Craftsman Tool catalogue and just drool over all the tools that I wished I had..........now, I look through that same catalogue and all I see is work. :(
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: perks of being over 50

Almost WotKnot, now i look in the shed at all the tools i have, and do not use.
 

SS MAYFLOAT

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Re: perks of being over 50

I'm thinking that access to the little blue pill is a perk to say the least :D
 

Gary H NC

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Re: perks of being over 50

I'm thinking that access to the little blue pill is a perk to say the least :D
Even worse is when the Doc offers you free samples of them..:p

Another one,

When you get more excited about what is for dinner than the thought of what the wife has planned for dessert later that evening...:p
 

Bob_VT

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Re: perks of being over 50

I'm thinking that access to the little blue pill is a perk to say the least :D

I Can't..... because I carry little white nitro pills...... :redface:
 
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