mickeyd
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
When I started yelling @ neighbor kids to get off of my lawn. Now I live in a beautiful CCRC and it's their lawn to worry about.
I expect there is a correlation between "takes decent care of yourself physically" and "takes care of yourself fiscally"...
I am not sure exactly what retirement is
I own a shop that sit idle for over 20 years. I decided two years ago that it needed me back. so I started the process of getting it back in tip top shape.
Now that I have accomplished that goal here is what I do.
I buy older golf carts, rebuild anything that makes them look like new again including rebuilding the gas engines and then I sell them.
I had a skill that was not being used so here I am back at what I really enjoy.
You notice new things once in a while. I was going to hop over a little wall. Hand on the wall, hop, and it just didn't happen. Like WTH?
For me, it's handstands. Just noticed a couple of years ago that I can no longer do them. (I can still go up backwards from the wall, but I just cannot flip up like I used to be able to.) I don't know if I forgot how to do it, or my body can't do it anymore.
Al,
Al, it's hard for me to believe your arms are too weak (You're not heavy). I am starting to think my problem is with my back - it's not as bendy as it used to be, and you need a bendy back to go up. Here's how I do my handstand (the first method on this youtube video although I cannot get my body that close to the wall. This method doesn't require a bendy back.)
Then the voice that said, "This is probably not a good idea" spoke up.
Start planning it now.This sounds like my plan, I used to buy/fix/sell garden tractors and push mowers, but haven't done it for about 15 years. I'm hoping to get my barn space arrranged, and secure so I can comfortably (heated/air conditioned) work on projects to sell.
Start planning it now.
The way I do it is I have very little stress from people wanting something repaired right now. I own the carts and when i finish them I sell them for a small profit. Main thing is staying busy where I look forward to getting up in the morning.
I was bike riding two days ago and came upon a guy riding a bike with panniers in a remote area. It looked like he was riding long distance. Approaching from behind and before I could see his age in his face, I asked, "You riding across the country?" As I pulled along side, he replied, "No, I do this ride out and back three times a week. I'm 80." My jaw dropped (see the route: 33 miles round trip, with 3,300 feet of climbing, all between 4,000 and 6,000 feet). Not on an ebike. This is tough ride anyone at any age. I later learned he is a local, and his older brother is still riding at 90 (he has poor vision and so has to follow someone else closely). Wow.
Same with me. I refuse to do it again.I tried fixing other people's small engine machines, and hated the pressure, and never fully getting paid for your time invested. I will only buy/fix/sell now.
“Physically old “ can happen faster than expected with a series of unfortunate accidents. DH (55 and in great shape) is building a deck for our house. DD’s boyfriend came over to help. DH shows off and lifts a large piece of lumber over head at exactly the same time he unfortunately stepped backwards into one of the post holes. Of course he drops the lumber on his own head. (Broken teeth, slight concussion, stunned, neck pain). Then not even two weeks later, he is trotting down our stairs with his hands full. Unexpectedly his feet go out from under him, elbows crush the drywall, his back and ribs crush the step tread. He ends up in ER bc with a fall that bad on top of a recent head injury it’s critical. He thought he broke his spine. The ER rules out broken ribs, bones and internal organ damage and diagnoses bruised ribs and damaged cartilage. This was the most painful injury imaginable. And deep breathing is encouraged to prevent pneumonia but your ribs don’t want you to breathe. These two injuries in close succession make DH measurably old and cranky. And hopefully he will be more careful with his physical condition going forward. We’ve already missed a minor league baseball game, a mountain biking trip, painting our daughters college rental house and finishing the deck project due to these injuries. It’s better to play it safe physically once you’re over 50. Health is the most important thing you possess.
I'm 38 now, so...
physically I noticed a difference around 32. 2 day hangovers, wtf? Metabolism changed, body composition changed, blood numbers changed, etc. Man, 23 years old was FANTASTIC physically, almost invincible.
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