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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHow I know I'm getting old...
I pull something rummaging through my bathroom drawers for the Icy Hot that I need for my tendinitis.
I'm seriously banking on the hope that we will have bionic knees in the not so distant future.
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How I know I'm getting old... (Original Post)
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Arkansas Granny
(31,525 posts)1. Getting old sucks, but it's better than the alternative.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)5. That is what my daughter tells me when I compain about getting old. n/t
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)2. I'm NOT getting old!
Waitaminit...what were we talking about again?
Doc_Technical
(3,527 posts)3. Bette Davis is quoted as saying:
"Getting old is not for sissies."
I've noticed that gravity is getting stronger
and the sunlight isn't as bright as it used to be.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)4. Everybody wants to get old...
But nobody wants to be old...
Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)6. I knew I was getting old when . . .
. . . I bent over to tie my shoes and wondered, "Is there anything else I can do while I'm down here?"
Bless your heart, G.C. I hope your tendinitis and your new pulled-something find some relief very soon.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)7. I have an experiment going. I'm growing some old in Petri dishes.
I'll let you know what I find.