What A Drag It Is Getting Old

LOL.  At least you sorted it out before a trip into the dealer!

Proves that you don't listen to much vinyl.

Old is actually when it is too hard to play an LP in the first place.

Makes you think you are crazy. At least the mystery is solved

I think that I remember something "like" that happening to me once, but I don't recall what it was - if it was.

DeKay

It just goes to show that it isn't what you don't know that will hurt you, it's what you know for sure that isn't that does. Enjoy the music

Yes, I wish I couldn’t come up with a couple items like this a day. But I can. But on the other hand, I have lots of time to listen to music, read books, paint, and enjoy life... so there is that. And not being dead of course.,

A few days ago I was at a meeting in my community and it seems that I was the only one in attendance not wearing hearing aids.

just assumed it was about a great Stone’s song.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-zxBNz3XbM

i'm 73 years old, and it's really not so bad getting old to be honest about it. but maybe i'm not yet old enough to know. 

I have long experience with DUH! 

@ghdprentice 

"And not being dead of course."

Ain't that the truth. All one can do is make good life choices, as a way of delaying the inevitable.

This is funny but true.thats what my kids tell me.im usually the brunt of the jokes based on my antics and none understand the speaker amp thing.dad was a nuclear physicists who one day said he was forgetting some things.i simply put it in to prospe ctive  what little he has forgotten it is more than most men learn in thier lifetime. Don't worry about take vit b 12 comple  and multi vit every day and be happy enjoy the music.

I almost remembered what it was, but nope.

It was a really good one - I think.

DeKay

Get a bottle of Prevagen!

@jasonbourne71 

Ive given a few of those as presents for a few of my over 70 friends... that all laugh and forget to take them. 

As a preventive measure, I recommend buying a Tesla with Full Self Driving capability. That will spare your kids the dilemma of whether to take your keys away and report you to the DMV.

You can also threaten to disinherit them. Or, preferably, do both and give them self-interest as well as plausible deniability. 

@pops 

That "crazy" feeling can be maddening. 

Old is remembering when a single speaker transistor radio sounded good…

I had to downsize to equipment I could physically handle. It was a good move. 

I'm actually starting to wonder why I continue to mess with all this gear when mostly all I do anymore is stream. I could be just as satisfied with a decent all in one unit and a couple of good speakers. 

It seems that life is backwards sometimes, and I get dumber with age. At 18, I knew everything. At 30, I learned there was a lot more to learn. At 50, I realized a lot of what I knew was wrong and my dad was always a lot smarter than me. And now, I can't remember where I left my hat.

Still enjoy the music.

😆

@chayro "And two help her on her way, get her through her busy day 
Doctor, please, some more of these 
Outside the door, she took four more 
What a drag it is getting old."

I don't mind aging as long as I have good health. I'm more relaxed about life, have a larger perspective based on experience of the world around me and no longer "must" do things for career, job or livelihood. Instead, I have the luxury of choosing how to spend my time, which is all the more valuable to me as I recognize the simple fact of mortality.

I do occasionally forget things I once knew but unless it starts to interfere with my day to day life, I'm tolerant of it. I've probably mentioned Conan Doyle's description of Watson's bafflement over the things his friend Holmes knew and didn't know-- in a "Study in Scarlet." Holmes described the mind like an attic--with only so much storage space for immediate access. 

I'm also struck by the amount of change in the world and culture in the last 20 years. I don't want to provoke a political discussion here but remember the impact of Tofler's Future Shock and comparisons to the beginning of the 20th century, which was a period of rapid technological and cultural change. I think we are undergoing a similar shift in the world around us, which I find fascinating in some ways. Yeah, my popular culture references are now dated- many of the younger people at the gym, for example, never saw Apocalypse Now, or even Airplane, so riffing lines from those movies makes me seem a little odd. Then again, I've always been a little odd, and that never bothered me either.

@ael2955 

Early '60s Turquoise Admiral Clock Radio for me. 

Airplane       Leslie Nielsen asks the stewardess when do we land. She says I can't tell. He says you can tell me I'm a doctor. LOL

Two old friends in their 70's met on the street one day. One guy says to the other, Hey, that's a really nice watch you have there. What kind is it? The other guy says, It's 2:30.

@chayro 

I think that’s an easy mistake to make.

Don’t worry about it. But you might be a little far-sighted. ; )

3 old guys sitting on a park bench:

1st guy: "It's windy today, isn't it?"

2nd guy: "No it's not, it's Thursday!"

3rd guy: "Me too! Let's get a drink!"

Q:  What’s the secret to having a smoking hot body as a senior?
A:  Cremation.

@mapman- funny. For a while, I was getting these direct mail solicitations about "buying" cremation services in advance--offering a discount. I was tempted to call them and ask if there was a special price if I just walked in and they did me. 

FYI there is no meds that improves memory!! Prevagen et al has properties that helps attention but not memory. Obviously if you don’t or can’t pay attention then recall will be limited. That being said paying attention to your favorite music or new music will definitely help your attention span and therefore your recall for that particular music. So rather than focusing on memory and aging, consult with an audiologist! Just saying 

@kerrybh

Isnt that the truth.  My father was an engineer and  he always outsmarted me when I did something wrong. No matter how hard I tried I could never beat him in chess, unless he let me win!!   

@whart ....'Walk-In Cremation'....now. That's funny.  I can see the vid-ads already...

" Have that last toast, and come on in for the Roast!"
Precisely why I've asked to be dissolved. (Yes, it's real...but you have to remember to go look for it....;)  )
No headstone for a dog to lift leg apon.... +
No dead flowers...only a gesture not appreciable by the recipient....
Told spouse in a short while I'd be everywhere if dumped into the French Broad, or even the Swannanoa....in vengeance....  It blew it's chance.
She could go out in a good downpour and vent 'one more time'...
 @mapman ...."Hot bodies" still fall into 'fun to look and appreciate' but one learns not to drool or get grabby....spouse would incinerate you in some disturbing means on the spot.  Still pleasant when one's existence is responded to.... ;)

The Next Plane, Out ?  Try this, from the new 'kids' in town....😏

I rarely remember my dreams.

When I do, I tend to sit up on wake and go 'wha....."

Hell, I could leave my keys in the freezer when I was 20......

so many of us "older" folks can certainly relate to this...i do things like this everyday, memory loss is very scary when older, .....but I'm always reminded of what someone told me many years ago....

"the only thing worse than getting old is not getting old"

....so many of us never had the chance to "get old"... we're all so lucky to be alive at any age..... but wow, I never thought getting older would be this hard at times.... that's for sure!....luckily i can still hear well enough to enjoy my tunes and appreciate my system's high level of fidelity that took so many, many years to finally realize!