At 71 you don't have to answer to anybody. If you peruse this site you'll find plenty of examples of vintage bikes retrofitted with upright bars.
No sir, no one here will give you anything but a thumbs up on your posts with pix of your upright bars.
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.