Gettin Older

[Wayne]

It is time, old age and health, mostly health has done me in and I am overwhelmed started selling off my woodshop about 2 years ago but have not worked really hard at it, it is hard letting go. Next, I have to start working
on my guns and reloading stuff and I have a lot of it. My daughter came for a visit a while back and I opened my safe and said she could take whatever gun she wanted, she picked the one gun I was never going to get rid of,
My Ruger Blackhawk I, the first new gun I ever bought in 1975, I am glad it is staying in the family.
Things I have learned, 1. Count each day as a blessing, It can always get worse. 2. Yes, you can have too many guns. 3. you can also have too much powder, to many bullets, and to many primers.
Not a pity part, just a warning, things can always change. You get use to how things are and when they change it can be hard.
Thanks for listening.

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[Hop Sing]

Yeah, old age and a case of the shakes have impacted my marksmanship quite a bit, so starting to sell off things also. A man's gotta know his limitations and I have no family to pass anything also to.

 

[pharmseller]

Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one.



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[Medic!]

Diet and exercise can make a difference.

 

[Mikej]

Diet and exercise can make a difference.

I have a diet, and must exercise patience every day.

 

[Rickenbacher39]

Getting older beats the alternative.
Besides, I tried getting younger once and all I did was pull a groin muscle.

 

[clearconscience]

Well I'm sorry to hear that.
While I'm still young I learned a hard lesson about 4 months ago.
My Brother took his life, and sadly my Niece's life as well. It's been devastating.
trying to collect answers to questions we'll never get.

The one thing I learned after having to clean up and pack up their whole house and move everything is just how much of a burden all our "stuff" leaves others.
and how important it is to get your loved ones organized with accounts, bills, and important stuff.
what a mess it was trying to help my Sister n Law go through and organize everything.

I'm spending more time now clearing out clutter, junk, and anything I don't "need".
Trying to get my Wife and I up to speed with all the bills and accounts.
I made a spreadsheet of my firearms and values. Trying to organize digital photos.

It's amazing how much chaos life can become in an instant.

For everyone, young or old. It's a good idea to go through your stuff and take a minimalist approach. Start it now, cause tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

 

[Mikej]

omg.. Can't imagine what this must be like for you.

 

[Ruger Rich]

It is time, old age and health, mostly health has done me in and I am overwhelmed started selling off my woodshop about 2 years ago but have not worked really hard at it, it is hard letting go. Next, I have to start working
on my guns and reloading stuff and I have a lot of it. My daughter came for a visit a while back and I opened my safe and said she could take whatever gun she wanted, she picked the one gun I was never going to get rid of,
My Ruger Blackhawk I, the first new gun I ever bought in 1975, I am glad it is staying in the family.
Things I have learned, 1. Count each day as a blessing, It can always get worse. 2. Yes, you can have too many guns. 3. you can also have too much powder, to many bullets, and to many primers.
Not a pity part, just a warning, things can always change. You get use to how things are and when they change it can be hard.
Thanks for listening.

Saying these things out loud, at least written and out in the public, is a tough thing to do. I'm looking at 80 this January and I do understand. Most difficult thing for me is remembering how it used to be, how I could do things physical. I cleaned the gutters a few weeks ago in anticipation of winter and my kids found out. They were on me like stink on manure. Perhaps it would have went better had I not remembered that I had been cleaning gutters for decades. Not only am I arranging things and cleaning out things I once thought I needed but I'm also writing a ton about life for my kids. This, for me, is great pleasure. By the way to all you who are having it creep up on you - my wife had me watch a Netflix series, The Kominsky Method, and I laughed my arse off. My humor all the way.

 

[oldcorpgunny]

Getting old is not for the faint-hearted. We have a huge Red Leaf maple in our front yard. A few days ago, it rained very hard for most of the day. That took a bunch of leaves off that big ol' tree. I got up the following morning and the house was empty. Both my dog and my wife were gone. I poured myself some coffee and sat down in a chair near the front window and peered outside. Down on the corner of our property was my wife and dog. The leaves had plugged up the storm drain and my old woman was out these in her rubber boots, with water almost to her knees, using a rake and a shovel to try to clear that drain. She had our contractor's style wheelbarrow out there in the water and had filled it too full of wet leaves. I watched her grab hold of those wooden handles and try to lift it up to push it out of that huge pond. Her legs were shaking and she could hardly move that enormous load of wet leaves, but she was making a bit of progress, when she just had to let go of the handles. The water splashed up on her. She grabbed the handles again and lifted. I couldn't stand watching her struggle like that, so I went to the window and closed the blinds.

 

[Member 52301]

Well I'm sorry to hear that.
While I'm still young I learned a hard lesson about 4 months ago.
My Brother took his life, and sadly my Niece's life as well. It's been devastating.
trying to collect answers to questions we'll never get.

The one thing I learned after having to clean up and pack up their whole house and move everything is just how much of a burden all our "stuff" leaves others.
and how important it is to get your loved ones organized with accounts, bills, and important stuff.
what a mess it was trying to help my Sister n Law go through and organize everything.

I'm spending more time now clearing out clutter, junk, and anything I don't "need".
Trying to get my Wife and I up to speed with all the bills and accounts.
I made a spreadsheet of my firearms and values. Trying to organize digital photos.

It's amazing how much chaos life can become in an instant.

For everyone, young or old. It's a good idea to go through your stuff and take a minimalist approach. Start it now, cause tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

Hello,

I am very sorry for your loss.

You are a good man to help your sister in law.

Your sister in law is lucky to have you help her in this sad time of her life.

Many people do not have any family members to help them or the family members are elderly and sickly and live far away and can't travel.

You come into the world with nothing and you leave the world with nothing when it comes to STUFF.

Take care of yourself.

Sincerely,

Cate

 

[Mikej]

Getting old is not for the faint-hearted. We have a huge Red Leaf maple in our front yard. A few days ago, it rained very hard for most of the day. That took a bunch of leaves off that big ol' tree. I got up the following morning and the house was empty. Both my dog and my wife were gone. I poured myself some coffee and sat down in a chair near the front window and peered outside. Down on the corner of our property was my wife and dog. The leaves had plugged up the storm drain and my old woman was out these in her rubber boots, with water almost to her knees, using a rake and a shovel to try to clear that drain. She had our contractor's style wheelbarrow out there in the water and had filled it too full of wet leaves. I watched her grab hold of those wooden handles and try to lift it up to push it out of that huge pond. Her legs were shaking and she could hardly move that enormous load of wet leaves, but she was making a bit of progress, when she just had to let go of the handles. The water splashed up on her. She grabbed the handles again and lifted. I couldn't stand watching her struggle like that, so I went to the window and closed the blinds.

Still got the sense of humor! A little sick,,,,, maybe.

 

[Hawaiian]

I am getting up there in years also. I started selling off my knife collection last year. Need to get off my butt and sell the rest. I don't want my wife to sell them for what I told her I paid for them after I am gone.

After Covid hit, I realized that if I and my wife caught it there is a good chance that we would not survive.
We put our son on our bank accounts and also made a list of where the $ is, retirement accounts, savings, life insurance, etc. Even told him where I hid my 'secret cash stash'.
Doing this was a sobering experience on where were are in our lives and what the inevitable is.

 

[oldcorpgunny]

I am getting up there in years also. I started selling off my knife collection last year. Need to get off my butt and sell the rest. I don't want my wife to sell them for what I told her I paid for them after I am gone.

After Covid hit, I realized that if I and my wife caught it there is a good chance that we would not survive.
We put our son on our bank accounts and also made a list of where the $ is, retirement accounts, savings, life insurance, etc. Even told him where I hid my 'secret cash stash'.
Doing this was a sobering experience on where were are in our lives and what the inevitable is.

I have done the same thing. Although, I am anxiously awaiting my new milling machine!

 

[Flopsweat]

A friend sent me a copy of a thread from a gaming forum a while back. Someone was complaining about the latest version of a game. How the performance was terrible, there was so much lag he could barely keep up with the other players, they changed the maps and moved some of the controls and the new rules didn't make any sense. Half the time he had no idea what was even going on. Someone else replied with "you are going to hate getting old."