It is heck getting older....Venting rant

[RitaB]

Today is one of those days

Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.

You're a hoot! And, today is one of those days.

I have noticed a marked blindness and/or shortening of the arms over the past six months. I looked it up, and it's called "Presbyopia, and it is characterized by the inability to focus on objects that are closer than an arm’s distance away."

I am deeply offended by Presbyopia.

Anyhow, the other day my smart @$$ friend Greg in choir asked me if I wanted him to hold my book six feet away so I could see it. After he climbed out of the baptistry, he said he would never try to help me again.

[oceanlovin'ea]

hilarious

you are all hilarious!!!!! I love it.

I get the feeling that a lot on this board are reaching "That" age.

I went yesterday to get a new prescription for my glasses. Can't tell 6's from 8's on some of these forms any more. Only got one good eye.....got to keep it focused.

I think I am going to replace my light fixture in my office so that it is over my desk directly. Maybe that will help me see better.

Why can't we have the physical benefits of youth at the same time we have the smarts from being older!!!!

Linda

[RitaB]

Exactly

Why can't we have the physical benefits of youth at the same time we have the smarts from being older!!!!Linda

My favorite lines from "It's a Wonderful Life":

Man on Porch: “Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?"
George Bailey: “You want me to kiss her, huh?"
Man on Porch: “Ah, youth is wasted on the wrong people."

[BP.]

NAP-Time

I get the feeling that a lot on this board are reaching "That" age.

Linda

How about a special chapter that blends age and profession: NATP meets AARP, and we'll call it NAP.

[SueBaby]

How about a special chapter that blends age and profession: NATP meets AARP, and we'll call it NAP.

SENIOR CITIZENS ARE THE NATIONS LEADING CARRIERS OF AIDS!!!

Hearing Aids
Band Aids
Roll Aids
Walking Aids
Medical Aids
Government Aids
Monetary Aid to their Kids

HAPPINESS TO SENIOR CITIZENS WE ALL DESERVE IT!

[ChEAr$]

SENIOR CITIZENS ARE THE NATIONS LEADING CARRIERS OF AIDS!!!

Hearing Aids
Band Aids
Roll Aids
Walking Aids
Medical Aids
Government Aids
Monetary Aid to their Kids

HAPPINESS TO SENIOR CITIZENS WE ALL DESERVE IT!

AND.... marital aids? (grin

[Gary2]

I'm 56, and just had my first cataract operation a few weeks ago. Fortunately, I'm a long-time contact lens wearer, so I should be able to put off the other eye for a while, but it will take a few more tries to get the right contact lens prescription.

But as they say, growing old is better than the alternative.

[BOB W]

I'm 56, and just had my first cataract operation a few weeks ago. Fortunately, I'm a long-time contact lens wearer, so I should be able to put off the other eye for a while, but it will take a few more tries to get the right contact lens prescription.

But as they say, growing old is better than the alternative.

Gary, why not go for laser surgery? No glasses or contacts.

[FEDUKE404]

Seeing things

Gary, why not go for laser surgery? No glasses or contacts.

Laser surgery won't do much for cataracts.....

A couple of years ago I did the cataract thing with a corrective lens implant. I can now legally drive without glasses (for the first time in too many decades) but I do wear glasses to make it to 20/20 when I drive. The doctor always leaves a bit of wiggle room for later changes etc after the lens implant. He waited about six weeks or so for my eye to settle before writing a new prescription. Uncorrected my vision is still around 20/30.

Problem I have now is I hardly ever wear my glasses around the house (except for watching HD TV) and every now and then have a senior moment figuring out where I last left them.

FE

[BOB W]

Laser surgery won't do much for cataracts.....

FE

Gary2 said the he wears contact lenses, I assume he is wearing them to correct his vision, not to correct his cataracts.

While I am not a doctor, wearing contacts can take its toll on the eye ball. The fact that Gary2 has cataracts at such a young age leaves me suspect of contact lenses.

[BHoffman]

I wish you guys would write louder. I can barely hear what I'm seeing.

[okie1tax]

Write Louder???

Sorry, Just Could Not Resist!!

(Tried to do in all caps. Didn't work.)

[Davc]

AND.... marital aids? (grin

Only those that frequently consume alcohol.

[BHoffman]

The original Geritol was 14% alcohol:

This old commercial is funny-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pni9ZePXR-w

[kpangelinan]

You know you're getting old....

When....

You realize that a stamp costs more than movie(picture show) did when you were a kid.
or
You refer to your child's new $2500 stereo system as "the record player."
or
Your ears have more hair than your head.
or
Your social security number only has three digits.