You know yourre getting older when.....

[mike(swWash)]

You know your're getting older when.....

the gear going in weighs 20lbs and coming out weighs 100lbs....and all the trails are uphill!
the days drag but the years fly....
when talking about something that happened a little while ago and you put it together and realize it was 30+ yrs ago...
you just don't bounce anymore, you plop and you're hop is more like a flop...
you don't get a bump...you bleed...a lot!

any other observations?

 

[Bonaro]

without a second thought you cross three lanes of traffic on the interstate during rush hour, slide to a stop in the median and back up a quarter mile to get that lost Home Depot bucket...because you really need one more and those darn things are expensive!

 

[Mad Machinist]

when you DRIVE 20 minutes to your claim and STILL need a nap before you start working.

 

[IdahoGoldGettR]

When your mining partner (your 10 year old dog) asks you... Want to go for a walk?

 

[Armchair prospector]

I was 49 when the dredge ban went into effect.

 

[Limitool]

.... when you've sat on your butt the last 2 days and practically done NOTHING and wake up on Sat. morning with your legs and lower back "hurting".

 

[Bill_saf]

The first is that I need reading glasses for panning, the second is that I forget where I put em...

wait a sec I resemble that remark HA!

 

[Bill_saf]

You know your getting old
when you go to bed for a early start and you wake up get your coffee and say that was a nuf work for the day I need a nap.

 

[goldenIrishman]

When you realize that the mind is willing but the body is on strike!
When your system starts changing and you now have allergies that you never ever had before.
When the "S" on your chest is hanging down to knee level.

 

[OldGringo]

I used to go skinny dipping with my wife, now it's more like chunky dunking by myself.

 

[IdahoGoldGettR]

EEeeeeewwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! I don't even want to vision that one.