Turning 50

I turn 50 years old next week. Any words of wisdom from those older than me (if there are any!)? Hell, I guess I'll accept words of wisdom from youngsters also - It might be entertaining!

Avoid any activity where you might shatter a hip.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Avoid any activity where you might shatter a hip you old fart you.

Just a youngster chimin' in hear!

Its been 3 1/2 weeks for me. I think the anticipation was worse than the reality, but I seem to recall each decade gets a little bit worse.

If there's anything wild or kinky you want to do, get it over with, because its downhill from here.

I turned 54 a few weeks ago, although I had to look at the calendar to make sure what day it was. Birthdays stopped having any real landmark meaning for me after about the age of eighteen.

I have a month till I am 40.. let me know how 50 works for you. It's always good to have something to look forwards to

Good lord, I didn't realize I was one of the younger ones here. Other than the mini-suddard anyhow... I'll be 31 next month. That explains why I always look like an idiot.

I'm only 38, so I still have untrustworthy farts to look forward to.

Look at it this way, it's better than not turning 50.

I turned 65 last month and I'm leaving tomorrow for Road America & the SCCA Runoffs to race in E Production. You're only as old as you allow yourself to be!

Yeah, the alternative sucks. Every day I wake up I beat a family record. 65yo. My only bad BD was 35yo. Since then, mostly good adventures. I will say that the bod does slow down, what you did at 35 is a lot more difficult now. It really helps if you make an effort to excersize and keep active. Seriously.

mndsm wrote: Good lord, I didn't realize I was one of the younger ones here. Other than the mini-suddard anyhow... I'll be 31 next month. That explains why I always look like an idiot.

I'm not even legal to drink yet!

Stiff in all the wrong places, but not from rigor mortis so everything is still good.

You will discover muscles you NEVER knew were capable of aching....you'll be inundated by AARP for all kinds of offers--all mine came on the same day: life insurance, supplemental health insurance, travel assistance, car insurance.....they did save me some $$ on a trip to phoenix last year. Oh, and Borders will give you $$ off for being a member. You have reached the point where, it is hoped, you have the perespective of age to guide you on decision making. And you will get to be the "well, he's been around, he should know" guy. Turning 50 wasn't that bad for me, last year, 51, well, that was like being hit with a cast-iron frying pan. I turned 52 last week. And it was just another day. Perhaps the best thing about getting older is having the perspective of history and experience to draw off of. Congrats, Bob

every day above dirt is better than a day below dirt

EastCoastMojo wrote: I'm only 38, so I still have untrustworthy farts to look forward to.

Leaky laughter though, you're old enough for that now. Glad as a guy I get to dodge that one.

I am 23. I hang out with people twice my age, as well as people that are younger. One of my co-workers just turned 40, and he freaked about it.

<--38 y/o who likes that this board is so "mature".

pete240z wrote: every day above dirt is better than a day below dirt

I dunno, this looks fun:

When I turned 50, it felt just like 49. Except the AARP has gone batE36 M3 trying to get me to join. Nope, not joining: I ain't old.

But man do my motorcycle racin' knees make some funky noises in the morning.

racinginc215 wrote: What's that I saw on a t-shirt last week. Never trust a fart when your over 50. So good luck with that.

Like you have a choice....

Anyway, congratulations and here's to many more.

That momentous occasion happens for me this December. People don't believe me when I tell them, and I have no problem kicking 20-year-old butt at the gym, so I guess I'm doing something right. Meh, basically I feel just the same, it's just seeing pictures of myself that remind me.

Lesley wrote: Meh, basically I feel just the same, it's just seeing pictures of myself that remind me.

It is a strange thing to look into the bathroom mirror and see some old guy looking back at me.

Yeah, I see that gray haired dude every morning and wonder who the hell he is. The kid and I found some old pics the other night and she said 'Gee, Dad. I didn't know your hair used to be dark'.