Fifty Plus (50+) - How old are you?

Sunday, I led a ride for my local club up in Volusia County. The club had another ride going close to town that was oriented to the slower riders so only "A" riders showed up for this one. Fortunately, our club membership has been greying so it wasn't too bad. The pace was brisk but not ugly. Megan, who is one of our club member's daughters, and races was out with us practicing as were three male youngsters, two of whom we dropped pretty quickly. Brad and Keith, who are both strong riders looked a little drawn. Well into the ride, Brad said to me that he was getting to old for this. Then he said " How old are you, Pat?". I told Brad that I am 54 and Brad looked shocked & suitably impressed because I was having an easier time than he was. He said that he was 51. Then he told Keith that I was older than both of them. Well, I guess sometimes being old can have advantages.

"You are as old as you feel." :)

Today I am 93....

When your looking to drop someone, being under 160 lbs helps.

Maybe the question should be "how young do you feel"?

I think it was Satchel Paige who had the great line, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?"

"Young enough to want to but old enough to know better"

Today I am 93....

Ahem ... is that 93 or 36 lol?

My favourite quote came from a 70 y.o. friend - we were riding along at a decent pace, chatting and enjoying the day when we were passed by a younger pair of riders on a slight incline, I started to pick up the pace to keep up with them when he told me "Don't worry, when you are passed by someone half your age, that is how it is supposed to be"

he told me "Don't worry, when you are passed by someone half your age, that is how it is supposed to be"

Yeah, you have to remember that those youngsters, though they passed you, may be thousands of miles behind you in total mileage.

Ahem ... is that 93 or 36 lol?
That would make my age "69."

93 now feels like 98 at 5:07pm

"You are as old as you feel." :)

You're only as old as the women you feel.

You're only as old as the women you feel.

Actually, you're only as old as the women who will LET you feel.

Or, if you know what Brylcreem is:
Hair oiled, are you?

Or, if you know what Brylcreem is:
Hair oiled, are you?
Dang, I not only know what it is, I used to use it! (A little dab'll do ya)

By the time Mozart was my age, he'd been dead for 17 years.

And I've yet to write a single symphony or opera. Dang. :mad:

By the time Mozart was my age, he'd been dead for 17 years.

And I've yet to write a single symphony or opera. Dang. :mad:

And, don't forget

Those were METRIC years!

I'm so old that I was born when the Dead Sea was only sick!

A friend of mine once said "At my age, I get up and go look in the bathroom mirror to see what FELL OFF during the night."

A friend of mine once said "At my age, I get up and go look in the bathroom mirror to see what FELL OFF during the night."

A bit off topic. Your post reminds me of my uncles' favorite rhyme:

Leprosy, I've got leprosy,
One of my eyeballs just fell into my highball,
I've got leprosy.

I'm well into the downhill slide, kicking and screaming and trying to slow it down by clawing the ground. I just can't seem to get any traction!! This means 58.

You're only as old as the women you feel. She's 3 months older than I am. :)

From the musical, "Mame": Somewhere between 40 and death.

Actually, you're only as old as the women who will LET you feel.

:D :D

I'm younger than I was 10 years ago.

When someone asks how old I am, I tell them: "Approximately 1,734,480,000 seconds old." If they really want to know, they can do the math.

I'm two years older than dirt.

Old enough to remember Geritol, but too young to use it!

I'm younger than I was 10 years ago.
Ditto

Actually, you're only as old as the women who will LET you feel.

Hehehehe That means Cheeseflavor is 10 years younger than he really is :D

You have to grow old, but you don't have to grow up.

However, when a 54 y/o fights with his 15 y/o son, you have to throw up.

Served the little creep right.

Only as old as I have to be!

Or, if you know what Brylcreem is:
Hair oiled, are you?

I was the Butch Wax Kid back in my day...Brylcreem smelled too funky for us youngsters :)

I was checking out at a store tonight and was asked, "Are you a Senior?" I asked "What constitutes a senior?" The answer was 55. Being that I just turned 52, I declined the 15% discount.

This was only the 2nd time I've been asked this. I'm not used to it at all, and don't appreciate it much.

It wasn't that long ago that people were guessing my age at 6 to 8 years lower than it was. I have almost no wrinkles and I'm told all the time that my hands look like the hands of someone in their 30s. Two women at work are quite jealous of them. But my hair turned gray on me so now I'm seen as much older. If I dyed it, I'm sure I could pass for no more than 45.

Hmm, IF one of the youngsters ever does get ahead of me, I am just going to say. "I have several laps on you, you had better catch up!"

Someone asked me,do you wish you could do it all over again. I replied,no way I'm glad it's over.

I have the fortunate ability to utterly ignore my age ... until my ratbag son (14) reminds me of it. Luckily, the old adage that 'rat cunning and experience will always defeat youth and enthusiasm' still works for me ... and I intend to enjoy every day until it no longer does :D

Richard
btw, she's just over 12 months younger than me :D

One really nice thing about getting older is that it takes less to make you happy. For a youngster, the car they have, if they will get into college, and many other things can either make or break their day.

For us, everyone morning something wonderful happens

WE AWAKE UP!