Getting old: What've I got to look forward to?

[Cruiser]

In my late 30's. Can still get super solid wood anytime. So I've got that going for me. But my joints are all creaky in the morning and I can't drink as heavily as I used to without being all crappy and hung over the next day.

So, old fucks, what other delightful maladies do I have to look forward to if I can avoid getting hit by a bus for the next few years.

[mtngirl79]

Move to bham and I can drive you to your dr appointments? When your mind starts going to I'll drive you to adult day health.

[gravitylover]

What?
Where are my reading glasses?
Hmmph I used to be able to do that easily.
You want me to touch my toes? Hahahaha

[PNWbrit]

In my late 30's. Can still get super solid wood anytime. So I've got that going for me. But my joints are all creaky in the morning and I can't drink as heavily as I used to without being all crappy and hung over the next day.

So, old fucks, what other delightful maladies do I have to look forward to if I can avoid getting hit by a bus for the next few years.

Nose and ear hair mowing becomes nearly daily routine.

[Cruiser]

Yeah, that's some shit nobody ever told me about before. I'm no sasquatch and yet, over the last few years, I've found myself having to do more and more manscaping. WTF? Who knew that you got hairier as you got older?

[Timberridge]

[The Duke of Hurl]

Harder and harder to stay fit and lean with every passing year. You work your ass off for a month to get in shape for skiing or whatever, skip a day which turns into 4 and suddenly you're back to square one.
My least favorite thing about the 40-50 decade.

[KQ]

When the time comes for you to retire, be assured of several things. One is, your ears, nose, and unfortunately everything about your skin, will increasingly sag. Rest assured, however, visual perception is altered by comparison. Should you find yourself single in retirement, just stand next to someone older and droopier than you. You’ll all of the sudden turn in to the Greek Goddess of the Bingo hall!

Do Your Ears And Nose Continue To Grow As You Age?

[Soups]

In the same boat. Finally got my first resort day of the season in this past Saturday and I'm still sore, it's never been like this. Oh, and within the past year I've noticed the ear hair on my tragus has exploded. The weird thing is all this "new" hair is coming in white, which isn't bad because it's much more inconspicuous, but I don't have a spec of gray hair anywhere. Can't wait.

The one thing I actually am looking forward to are the massive bushy eye brows and grandpa ear lobes...

[Caucasian Asian]

Yearly physicals.

Oh, and ear hair. If you thought plucking nose hairs sucked...

[4matic]

Exercise becomes a more managed activity as recovery times and injuries increase. Running is probably not a good idea for your hips and knees. Having to pee at regular intervals is annoying.

[Ernest_Hemingway]

Young Man,

Getting older requires bravery, which is why most of you will struggle with it. But there are many fine things about getting older. You learn additional lessons about life that can be useful, whether you wished to learn them or not. Like never get in the ring in Vienna and knock out a Vienna boy that everyone has come to see.

Particularly if you are a Negro.

[Skistack]

Colonoscopies.

Or more specifically, the colonoscopy prep.

Also known as The Night of a Thousand Waterfalls.

[Cruiser]

Ernie, thanks for your initial insight. It's true that bravery is a commodity in relatively limited supply amongst the young men in today's culture. So, if you don't mind, please allow me a follow-up question or two as I believe that some knowledge of what's to come is often an aid in generating courage in otherwise meek and modest individuals.

You're a pretty prolific drinker, right? How do you manage the symptoms of overindulgence? Particularly those that commence during the golden hours between first light in the morning and noonish? Also, after engaging in real sports, do you suggest an extended period of recuperation for those individuals of advancing age?

[irul&ublo]

In my late 30's. Can still get super solid wood anytime. So I've got that going for me.

PM Rontele

[Danno]

Harder and harder to stay fit and lean with every passing year. You work your ass off for a month to get in shape for skiing or whatever, skip a day which turns into 4 and suddenly you're back to square one.
My least favorite thing about the 40-50 decade.

yep, this.

Also, I rarely can sleep through the night now, have to get up to pee at least once.

[Bunion 2020]

The sleeping, the peeing, the hair.

And also pondering the fork in the road not taken.

[AK47bp]

Peeing on your balls

[Gepeto]

Ear hair follicles agogo - nose trimmer works in the tight spots and the safety razor once around the rim.


Face is no longer symmetrical - certain parts just go their own merry way.


Recovery gets slooowwweeeerrr and sssllllllooooowwwweeerrr and there's a bunch of shit that you Have To Do or it could take days longer than you thought possible.

Then there's the loss of weight and mass. Really depressing at first but, it turns out to be an asset if you keep your fitness regimen static.

Oh, and height! Yea, that goes down. Even more significantly for us... constant gravity assisted pounding over the years takes a substancial toll.

[Soups]

Oh, and height! Yea, that goes down. Even more significantly for us... constant gravity assisted pounding over the years takes a substancial toll.

Forgot about that one! Was always 6' even. Don't go to the doc ever and just went to a health screening we had at work. 5'11". Time to get some lifts.

[DaveTV]

Late 30's is old..?

[The AD]

Nose and ear hair mowing becomes nearly daily routine.

I try to keep on top of it, but then all of a sudden I'll notice an ear hair that seems like it's about an inch long. Where the heck did it come from?

I know I'm on borrowed time but I'm 45 and have not noticed any differences in my vision. When do most people start needing reader glasses? My wife needs them and she's a year older than me, but her vision was never great.

[Pa. patroller]

Peeing on your balls has got to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen on tgr and that is some shit.

[Bunion 2020]

The whole eyesight thing seems to happen overnight.

You will know it when it happened.

[Bobby Stainless]

Prostate exams.