Shattering the Ultimate Illusion, Facing Reality
An employee at Wendy's today told me that she has seen me "pedaling all over the place on my bicycle, and I pedal so fast, and I am so old!"
She was about 25-30yo or so, and with her accent and looks appeared to be of Indian (India) heritage. :cry: :) http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=288538 |
I hear you.
My wife and I were several hundred miles into a tour last summer on loaded bikes when we started to go by a 35-40 year old guy who was riding on the sidewalk. We said "hi", and he asked where we were coming from and where we were going. He looked like the kind of guy you often see in larger towns who may have lost their drivers license, and are riding a beat up old mountain bike. When we told him, "San Francisco to the Mexican border" he said, "that is really good for a couple your age." We took it as a compliment, and still laugh about it. |
Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15050188)
An employee at Wendy's today told me that she has seen me "pedaling all over the place on my bicycle, and I pedal so fast, and I am so old!"
She was about 25-30yo or so, and with her accent and looks appeared to be of Indian (India) heritage. :cry: |
Well, Denver, we are old, which is not a bad thing. Those who discriminate against, underestimate, and in other ways denigrate those of us who have more years, just aren't mature enough to know any better.
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Well, I was hoping that someone would respond, "In the Indian culture, 'Old' is respected and highly valued," but no such luck. Please take my OP with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. Sometimes I don't realize that my posts come across as serious, when I didn't mean them that way!! Is there a smiley for tongue-in-cheek? :)
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15050188)
An employee at Wendy's today told me that she has seen me "pedaling all over the place on my bicycle, and I pedal so fast, and I am so old!"
She was about 25-30yo or so, and with her accent and looks appeared to be of Indian (India) heritage. :cry: :) |
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15050571)
Well, I was hoping that someone would respond, "In the Indian culture, 'Old' is respected and highly valued," but no such luck. Please take my OP with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. Sometimes I don't realize that my posts come across as serious, when I didn't mean them that way!! Is there a smiley for tongue-in-cheek? :)
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My illusions are shattered every time I get out my driver's license with its 20 y/o picture.
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Shattering the Ultimate Illusion, Facing Reality
You're 73, by your own admission. Brace up, man.
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15050571)
Well, I was hoping that someone would respond, "In the Indian culture, 'Old' is respected and highly valued," but no such luck. Please take my OP with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. Sometimes I don't realize that my posts come across as serious, when I didn't mean them that way!! Is there a smiley for tongue-in-cheek? :)
My grandson, who is in med school, has a good friend and roommate from India. They visit us occasionally and I get that highly respected feeling from him. Very nice young man. |
My illusions are shattered every time I brush my teeth in the morning
when I see some old guy staring back at me in the mirror |
Originally Posted by Bent Bill
(Post 15051522)
My illusions are shattered every time I brush my teeth in the morning
when I see some old guy staring back at me in the mirror |
I don't know about all that, but "A Christmas Story" was playing the other day. I never noticed before the mom is cute.
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15050188)
An employee at Wendy's today told me that she has seen me "pedaling all over the place on my bicycle, and I pedal so fast, and I am so old!"
She was about 25-30yo or so, and with her accent and looks appeared to be of Indian (India) heritage. :cry: :) I should have said "yep but I ain't hard of hearing yet!" |
Originally Posted by El Segundo
(Post 15051543)
You got teeth!? :)
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15050188)
An employee at Wendy's today told me that she has seen me "pedaling all over the place on my bicycle, and I pedal so fast, and I am so old!"
She was about 25-30yo or so, and with her accent and looks appeared to be of Indian (India) heritage. :cry: :) Rod It always gets a smile. No dates yet. But it does get a smile. |
Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15050188)
.......... I am so old!".........
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It's not only kids who can do this to you. About eight years back, when my daughter was 3, the Lions Club was selling Christmas cakes in my area. I took her out to buy one. There I was, standing in the road with my daughter in my arms. One bloke, probably in his sixties, said to the lass, "having fun with your GRANDPA?"
Hmmmph I got my revenge though, the look on his face when she corrected him was priceless :thumb: |
Originally Posted by Bill Kapaun
(Post 15051871)
Just tell that you're 25 and had a serious illness.
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Reminds me of a guy I met on the ferry headed down to Prince Rupert. Early morning hours and we were visiting. He had driven from Columbus, Ohio to Yukon across the Top Of The World Highway (with them closing the road as he went due to snow) and back down to Haines to catch the ferry and thence back home. A Big trip.
He asked me how old I thought he was. With that lead I added 10 years and guessed 70. His driver's license said 95. Secret to all of us elders? Like someone recently said: It is OK to be an Elder but not to be Elderly. Don't be elderly. |
Originally Posted by NOS88
(Post 15050539)
Well, Denver, we are old, which is not a bad thing. Those who discriminate against, underestimate, and in other ways denigrate those of us who have more years, just aren't mature enough to know any better.
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15050571)
Well, I was hoping that someone would respond, "In the Indian culture, 'Old' is respected and highly valued," but no such luck. Please take my OP with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. Sometimes I don't realize that my posts come across as serious, when I didn't mean them that way!! Is there a smiley for tongue-in-cheek? :)
http://pc.net/emoticons/smiley/tongue_in_cheek |
Some one for some reason did a study,,,yes probably using government money..
The study found that the rate that we age physically is just slow enough that when we look in the mirror throughout our lives we do NOT precieve, or actually see the aging process happen. So It's often a surprise one day when we see an older face looking back at us... I do not fear death, I'm having too much fun. Besides that,,, I'm so good looking now that I'm past 50 I have to carry a can of mace to keep the women off me XD |
Originally Posted by DnvrFox
(Post 15052077)
I frequently ride the bike to the cleaners (a new one for us since the old one closed). So, on the first ride, the very sweet owner/operator of oriental descent and accent remarked upon my bike and my riding, and did I always ride, etc. During the course of our conversation, I told her I swam a lot, lifted weights, etc., and the subject of my age came up. I told her I was 95. She stopped and came over and looked me over, head to toe, front to back, with this strange look on her face. I hated to destroy the moment by telling her I was only 73, but I did. It was enjoyable. We are now friends, and she looks forward to my biking there.
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Originally Posted by HawkOwl
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Secret to all of us elders? Like someone recently said: It is OK to be an Elder but not to be Elderly. Don't be elderly. |
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