deuces wild Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 ..........stopped over tonight.............a 77~78~79 year old man to be exact. ;) I never asked him his exact age. We became friends when we had our 32 foot boat and docked near each other, even though I am young enough to be his son (actually his grandson). He just purchased a 1978 32 foot Marinette flybridge (sistership at http://tinyurl.com/mj7t7 ), with the initial offer made in January. 12 foot beam, dual helm, twin screw powered by a pair of Chrysler Crusaders with 1,000 hours on them, Velvet Drive transmissions. The boat was pampered.It was surveyed last Friday and he just received the written report, along with over 100 pictures on CD. After dinner we went through those pictures as my friend does not have a computer (warning..........*new* technology :lol: ). He will be taking possession of the boat (now in western NY) and piloting it along the southern shore of Lake Erie to Huron, Ohio sometime in May, with his son serving as 1st mate. It should be a nice trip, weather and seas permitting.Now to the point.........what amazes me is that this 77~79 year old man is still into boating and doing so on his own. His wife died many years ago and he lives by himself. He is a retired aircraft landing gear design engineer with Parker and served on a PT boat during WWII. His stories are amazing and still told in vivid detail. He is a pretty remarkable person and I am proud to call him a friend. I hope to be able to be boating with my wife, son and daughter when I am 77. Heck, I hope to be able to pee on my own in a bathroom when I am that age. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Well it so happens that I can pee in 2 bathrooms, but can't manage both at once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Good grief DW!! You talk like he's nearly dead!I live in a retirement area - you should see some of the 80+ folks around here - Many have very active lives and most of the big boats are owned by the oldies.Personally, I hope to be actively doing lots until I'm pushing 100+ :P PS Our Doug is still running marathons and he's no spring chicken - well maybe in his mind...........I KNOW you aren't that old Doug - just joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I'll be a year older on Monday. 69 in fact. Trying to get back into training is much like the Run for Glory on Beeb 1. My right hip is still giving some gip over 12 months since the "accident"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted March 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Good grief DW!! You talk like he's nearly dead!I live in a retirement area - you should see some of the 80+ folks around here - Many have very active lives and most of the big boats are owned by the oldies.Personally, I hope to be actively doing lots until I'm pushing 100+ :PYeah, you are right. But I look at my surviving aunts and uncles and see them barely able to get around at age 80. My mom was in a nursing home at age 78. So to see this guy get around the way he does is pretty cool. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Good grief DW!! You talk like he's nearly dead!I live in a retirement area - you should see some of the 80+ folks around here - Many have very active lives and most of the big boats are owned by the oldies.Personally, I hope to be actively doing lots until I'm pushing 100+ :PYeah, you are right. But I look at my surviving aunts and uncles and see them barely able to get around at age 80. My mom was in a nursing home at age 78. So to see this guy get around the way he does is pretty cool. :DAll this is making me feel ancient at 80 next birthday. But I am still going to see the wildlife in Alaska at the end of May, though not piloting my own boat!I just hope I manage to get to the bathroom in time when I need a pee.Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Well it so happens that I can pee in 2 bathrooms, but can't manage both at once!arf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Well it so happens that I can pee in 2 bathrooms, but can't manage both at once!Maybe if they were side by side ? ;) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 [I just hope I manage to get to the bathroom in time when I need a pee.Thos.Try Proscar it's excellent. :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 [I just hope I manage to get to the bathroom in time when I need a pee.Thos.Try Proscar it's excellent. :D :D :DNever heard of it. I'll google it tomorrow. ;) Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 [I just hope I manage to get to the bathroom in time when I need a pee.Thos.Try Proscar it's excellent. :D :D :DNever heard of it. I'll google it tomorrow. ;) Thos.SORRY. Proscar is the drug that I started on a few years ago. I later found a much better herbal suppliment. This is Saw Pallmetto and Zinc. The cheapest and probably the best is available tax free and postage free from HEREPut the Proscar mention down to a senior moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Never heard of it. I'll google it tomorrow.Im off to the chemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Never heard of it. I'll google it tomorrow.Im off to the chemistDon't bother, you will pay extortionate prices. Buy VAT free and get free delivery by using Free phone for Healthspan. 0800 73 123 77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joysness Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I was at the grocery store yesterday and stopped to price the smoked salmon. I got to chatting with a delightful lady and she told me it was her 85th birthday. She said she was from Norway and after we had talked for a bit she decided to buy some of the salmon to make a special Norwegian treat for her birthday.I couldn't believe she was 85. She looked, maybe 60ish and as we parted company I thought, "If I make it to 85, I hope I'm as happy and healthy as she appears to be." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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