How Old Is Old? 2024
*Hootie reply :
Just curious, if you're willing to tell. Who is the oldest person on this forum? I'm 68, so I know it isn't me.
Hootie
Catt reply :
Maybe Rolo (Roger) but aint sure 
tatertester reply :
69 here
Fishing Rhino reply :
Seventy-two, plus 41 days. I drove the 1,230 miles to the Road Trip last year in 23.5 hours, including three stops at rest areas to get some shuteye. I can still get around. No aches, no pains.
Dwight Hottle reply :
I'm only 65 soon to 66. Dinky is pretty old.
*Hootie reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 6:08 AM, Fishing Rhino said:Seventy-two, plus 41 days. I drove the 1,230 miles to the Road Trip last year in 23.5 hours, including three stops at rest areas to get some shuteye. I can still get around. No aches, no pains.
Congrats Rhino. I still get around good too. No aches or pains. I still feel 25..... well, thereabouts...lol.
Hootie
Fishing Rhino reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 6:27 AM, Dwight Hottle said:I'm only 65 soon to 66. Dinky is pretty old.
Dinky is still wearing diapers. He switched from Pampers to Depends.
RoLo reply :
I believe Rhino is the alpha buck among us,
I'm only 71 years young 
Roger
Fishing Rhino reply :
I know there is at least one on the forum older than me. Don't remember his name though. Dang that old age stuff.
A-Jay reply :
"In youth we ran into difficulties - as we age difficulties run into us."
A-Jay
WRB reply :
Only 70 years young.
Tom
tomustang reply :
I've had doctors tell me my spine is 95 years old...
RoLo reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 6:47 AM, Fishing Rhino said:I know there is at least one on the forum older than me. Don't remember his name though. Dang that old age stuff.
That other person may have cashed out (just saying) 
Smokinal reply :
The day you stop being young is the day you get old.
Goose52 reply :
I guess I'm one of the youngsters at only 61... 
Maxximus Redneckus reply :
44 feelin 20
ClackerBuzz reply :
I like the way my buddy responds to the question: "old enough to know. young enough not to listen"
Sam reply :
Age is in your mind.
It is how you feel and what you can do, not your age that is important.
I know some people in their 40s who act like they are in their 80s and some in their 60s who act like teenagers.
Oysters. Think oysters!!!
George Welcome reply :
GOLDEN YEARS: Years in which you give all your gold to doctors.
Sam reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 5:11 PM, George Welcome said:GOLDEN YEARS: Years in which you give all your gold to doctors.
George, getting old is not for wossies.
Fishing Rhino reply :
Whenever I hear some old coot tell a youngster that growing old is a pain, I tell them, "It beats the alternative."
Smokinal reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 8:20 AM, Maxximus Redneckus said:44 feelin 20
Same here brother.
On 12/25/2013 at 3:19 PM, Sam said:Age is in your mind.
It is how you feel and what you can do, not your age that is important.
I know some people in their 40s who act like they are in their 80s and some in their 60s who act like teenagers.
Oysters. Think oysters!!!
That's what I'm talkin about!
oldkayaker reply :
74 will be 75 in one month. Just got Native Water Craft Slayer Propel lizard lick color. Started customizing
yesterday to get ready for the spring. As far as age 75 and I still do things that I did as a 40 year old but
mabey a little slower and more careful
roadwarrior reply :
Welcome aboard!
aceman387 reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 8:56 PM, oldkayaker said:74 will be 75 in one month. Just got Native Water Craft Slayer Propel lizard lick color. Started customizing
yesterday to get ready for the spring. As far as age 75 and I still do things that I did as a 40 year old but
mabey a little slower and more careful
Welcome Aboard ! I like your attitude 
*Hootie reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 8:56 PM, oldkayaker said:74 will be 75 in one month. Just got Native Water Craft Slayer Propel lizard lick color. Started customizing
yesterday to get ready for the spring. As far as age 75 and I still do things that I did as a 40 year old but
mabey a little slower and more careful
Welcome, welcome. Do we have winner here?
Hootie
*Hootie reply :
George Burns declaration on his 99th birthday, "I can still do everything today, that I could do yesterday".
Hootie
Goose52 reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 9:14 PM, hootiebenji said:Welcome, welcome. Do we have winner here?
Hootie
Board member "Marty" hasn't checked in yet. As I recall, he might be 70-something...
RoLo reply :
On 12/25/2013 at 8:56 PM, oldkayaker said:74 will be 75 in one month. Just got Native Water Craft Slayer Propel lizard lick color. Started customizing
yesterday to get ready for the spring. As far as age 75 and I still do things that I did as a 40 year old but
mabey a little slower and more careful
Welcome aboard Oldkayaker 
You're a breath of fresh air, and unknowingly usurped Fishing Rhino, the House Father.
I'm boring down on 72 myself, but still think I'm the kid in the group...that feeling never goes away.
Oddly, the most sobering reminder of my age is learning the age of others.
Somehow, I got 'older' than half the actors, rock stars and TV personalities of my era
I Hate When That Happens!
Roger
Fishing Rhino reply :
First it was the teachers and cops who looked like kids. Then it was doctors who looked like kids. Now, almost everybody looks like kids. Maybe my mirror is lying to me.
slonezp reply :
About 10 years ago I was sitting in traffic and had some smokin' hot 20something girls pull up beside me and motion for me to roll down my window. I was thinking to myself "Oh yeah!" Then one of them said "Excuse me sir. We're lost. How do I get to....." It's been all downhill from there.
roadwarrior reply :
The first time you are told there is "No charge for senior coffee".
*Hootie reply :
The other day, at a drive thru, a young lady called me "sweetheart". I said to my wife, did ya' hear that. My wife says, you probably remind her of her grandpa.
Hootie
Dwight Hottle reply :
How old is reel old geezer?
plumworm reply :
I'll be 68 while on a road trip to Guntersville in March. Still love making those long fishing trips.
pancityhanman reply :
56 here still a youngin'
aceman387 reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 1:37 AM, slonezp said:About 10 years ago I was sitting in traffic and had some smokin' hot 20something girls pull up beside me and motion for me to roll down my window. I was thinking to myself "Oh yeah!" Then one of them said "Excuse me sir. We're lost. How do I get to....." It's been all downhill from there.
I swear i ran into the same duo in a grocery store aisle...lol. I caught them looking at me a couple of times and then they would quickly turn their heads away when i looked back,of course all kinds of things were going through my mind about the situation 
that is until one of them walked up to me and said excuse me mister (ouch) can you tell us what time it is. 
RoLo reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 6:37 AM, plumworm said:I'll be 68 while on a road trip to Guntersville in March. Still love making those long fishing trips.
ABSOLUTELY 
bigbill reply :
I'm 63yo but I feel like a kid when I have a bass on.
martintheduck reply :
Just putting this out there for all you older folks - I only consider people old when they act old --- IE: Crabby, don't know how to joke around, and the like....
WRB reply :
I consider people rude when they act immature, brash and disrespect anyone older than they are.
Tom
SirSnookalot reply :
At 68 I'm still fishing offshore for larger fish, aj's, sails, cuberas and so on, plus my inshore and freshwter fishing I do everyday.............old?
aavery2 reply :
Someone told me that age is just the number that tells you how many years you have had the opportunity to become mature.
nascar2428 reply :
I guess it's true, fishing never gets old!!
.ghoti. reply :
I'm 61, and while I'm not as good as I once was, I'm as good once as I ever was.
RAMBLER reply :
Rhino, I just saw that I am 11 days older than you. That was a good year.
I use to say that when I grew up and got old I wanted to be just like "Uncle Si" and then I found out I'm older than he is.
SirSnookalot reply :
I run into a good buddy of mine yesterday, John must be about 73 or 74, he's strictly a saltwater fly fisherman and he is as good at it as anyone. He showed me some recent pics, one was 55" black tip shark caught wading, took him over an hour. At 68 I'm one of the younger guys of my fishing buddies, it really boils down to technique over muscle when landing some of the heftier fish. Other than myself I don't know anyone fishing freshwater in South Florida, I like both venues.
Fishing Rhino reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 11:14 AM, RAMBLER said:Rhino, I just saw that I am 11 days older than you. That was a good year.
I use to say that when I grew up and got old I wanted to be just like "Uncle Si" and then I found out I'm older than he is.
And a good month. And a good sign, Scorpio. Until about a month after we were born.
K_Mac reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 8:07 AM, martintheduck said:Just putting this out there for all you older folks - I only consider people old when they act old --- IE: Crabby, don't know how to joke around, and the like....
On 12/26/2013 at 2:34 PM, WRB said:I consider people rude when they act immature, brash and disrespect anyone older than they are.
Tom
Here we have two perfectly reasonable viewpoints, and I agree with both. At 57 I am old enough be challenged by brash, immature youngsters. I am also young enough to recognize that cranky, judgmental, and condescending old folk (which I sometimes am) are no fun to be around.
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
On 12/26/2013 at 2:34 PM, WRB said:I consider people rude when they act immature, brash and disrespect anyone older than they are.
Tom
Age alone doesn't garner respect.
That's like having a job longer than anyone else merely by not getting fired.
*Hootie reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 11:09 PM, SPEEDBEAD. said:Age alone doesn't garner respect.
That's like having a job longer than anyone else merely by not getting fired.
When I encounter someone older than me, they WILL get my respect. Yes, even if I think they are an undeserving JACKASS. I have no way of knowing what they have been through, or what made them the way they are. To me, showing respect, is more about me being who I should be, rather than him or her being whom I think they ought to be.
Hootie
tomustang reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 12:43 AM, hootiebenji said:When I encounter someone older than me, they WILL get my respect. Yes, even if I think they are an undeserving JACKASS. I have no way of knowing what they have been through, or what made them the way they are. To me, showing respect, is more about me being who I should be, rather than him or her being whom I think they ought to be.
Hootie
You're definition of respect is being grumpy 
Dwight Hottle reply :
If you young guys don't want to fish with us old guys because we are too grumpy it's ok. It will just leave that many more fish for us. 
A-Jay reply :
George Strait said it well ~
"Well, the truth about a mirror
Is that a damned old mirror
Don't really tell the whole truth
It don't show what's deep inside
Or read between the lines
And it's really no reflection of my youth"
A-Jay
slonezp reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:05 AM, Dwight Hottle said:If you young guys don't want to fish with us old guys because we are too grumpy it's ok. It will just leave that many more fish for us.
Grumpy's not the problem. It's the uncontrollable flatulence
*Hootie reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 12:53 AM, tomustang said:You're definition of respect is being grumpy
Not sure what you mean, but if my comment came off as grumpy, I never meant it that way.
My sincerest apologies.
Hootie
thehooligan reply :
31 feelin like 81....
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 12:43 AM, hootiebenji said:When I encounter someone older than me, they WILL get my respect. Yes, even if I think they are an undeserving JACKASS. I have no way of knowing what they have been through, or what made them the way they are. To me, showing respect, is more about me being who I should be, rather than him or her being whom I think they ought to be.
Hootie
I actually agree, to a point.
Everyone, regardless of age, gets my cordial respect from the get-go. That first impression when meeting or interacting with a person goes a LOOOOOONG way in determining how long they hold that respect and to what level it evolves. If they seem like a person worth knowing past that initial encounter, that is when you get into TRUE respect for that individual.
Honest, true respect is most certainly earned.
Nitrofreak reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:22 AM, thehooligan said:31 feelin like 81....
Be really careful of what you say there lol !!
Close to 52 now , been pounding concrete and working in the automotive/marine industry for almost 40 of those years , things crack and pop and ache all the time , inside I'm still 25 , I just wish the rest of me was too !!
tomustang reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:17 AM, hootiebenji said:Not sure what you mean
You said you were a grumpy old man
A-Jay reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:16 AM, slonezp said:Grumpy's not the problem. It's the uncontrollable flatulence
Controlled or not ~ I'm staying up wind.
A-Jay
roadwarrior reply :
How old is old?
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ming-the-clam-worlds-oldest-animal-was-actually-507-years-old/
K_Mac reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 12:43 AM, hootiebenji said:When I encounter someone older than me, they WILL get my respect. Yes, even if I think they are an undeserving JACKASS. I have no way of knowing what they have been through, or what made them the way they are. To me, showing respect, is more about me being who I should be, rather than him or her being whom I think they ought to be.
Hootie
Hootie I would agree that treating an older person with respect is fundamental to those of us who were brought up that way, and is an important part of a civilized society. I also know a few older folks who because of their bitter attitude have chased off those who would reach out to them. We all have baggage that effects our view of the world, but how we are treated is in very large part dependent on how we treat others.
WRB reply :
Agree contemptuous acts of disrespect isn't always directed at the older generation and respect must be earned.On 12/27/2013 at 11:09 PM, SPEEDBEAD. said:Age alone doesn't garner respect.
That's like having a job longer than anyone else merely by not getting fired.
Longevity in the work place isn't granted to the incompetent unless you are tenured or protected.
The average age for those who participated in this thread is 65 years, meaning they made to retirement age.
I believe congratulations are due to those members.
Tom
thehooligan reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:52 AM, Nitrofreak said:Be really careful of what you say there lol !!
Close to 52 now , been pounding concrete and working in the automotive/marine industry for almost 40 of those years , things crack and pop and ache all the time , inside I'm still 25 , I just wish the rest of me was too !!
I hear ya, I'm 6 years cancer free. That disease killed my spine and muscles. Working hard to get my energy back !!
*Hootie reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:53 AM, tomustang said:You said you were a grumpy old man
I dang sure did! Guess that's why they say, never leave a paper trail. Or you have an awesome memory. Okay tomustang, ya got me...lol.
Hootie
Mike L reply :
I'm 63 and just 4 months and 3 days away from retiring after working for 47 years!
Every time I say it and subtract a day I feel younger!,
Mike
Nitrofreak reply :
On 12/28/2013 at 1:59 AM, thehooligan said:I hear ya, I'm 6 years cancer free. That disease killed my spine and muscles. Working hard to get my energy back !!
Well that makes much more sense than 31 feeling like 80 !!!
I can't begin to tell you how happy I am to hear you are free from that F'n disease for the past 6yrs , I wish you nothing but the absolute best , thoughts and prayers for a continued recovery and much success in getting back to as close to normal as you possibly can .
Good luck and be safe !!!
God bless !!!
thehooligan reply :
Thanks Nitro
KyakR reply :
I liked what BigBill said in another thread: "God let me catch the football of life and now I'm gonna run with it." No more downs for you, Bill! 
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