The Growing Old Kinda Sucks thread

[Dr. Medulla]

Had the game winning hit in the bottom of the 7th and played lock down 1st base. I'm gonna hate it when I can't do this anymore.

I keep thinking that when it comes to my cycling—things have to start going crappy sooner or later right? But my times are still steadily improving (tho a lot of that is warmer temperatures; the legs are limber right away). It's going to be a kick in the ego-nuts when my stamina starts to go and there's nothing I can do about it.

Yeah i guess you just have to cherish it for now.

I know there's people who see me as just some old fucker when I come to bat/take the field but I can still hit farther and run faster than most of them.

And doesn't that make it sweeter? Being an old guy who can do it better than younger guys? I'm not competitive (except with myself), but I always enjoyed flying past younger guys all duded up in their cycling gear. Maybe they weren't pushing themselves, I dunno, but I still loved blowing past them.

Oh hell yes it makes it sweetet and Im the same way when biking too but I have noticed on my return trip that more people are passing me than the other way around. Im pretty good on the first leg but get gassed on the way back.

Having an ego over those kinds of things is a great motivator. That said, back when I still biked outside, if I got passed by a young guy, it didn't bother me. I mean, fuck yeah, I wish I was 25 and all that.

[revbob]

I keep thinking that when it comes to my cycling—things have to start going crappy sooner or later right? But my times are still steadily improving (tho a lot of that is warmer temperatures; the legs are limber right away). It's going to be a kick in the ego-nuts when my stamina starts to go and there's nothing I can do about it.

Yeah i guess you just have to cherish it for now.

I know there's people who see me as just some old fucker when I come to bat/take the field but I can still hit farther and run faster than most of them.

And doesn't that make it sweeter? Being an old guy who can do it better than younger guys? I'm not competitive (except with myself), but I always enjoyed flying past younger guys all duded up in their cycling gear. Maybe they weren't pushing themselves, I dunno, but I still loved blowing past them.

Oh hell yes it makes it sweetet and Im the same way when biking too but I have noticed on my return trip that more people are passing me than the other way around. Im pretty good on the first leg but get gassed on the way back.

Having an ego over those kinds of things is a great motivator. That said, back when I still biked outside, if I got passed by a young guy, it didn't bother me. I mean, fuck yeah, I wish I was 25 and all that.

Yeah Ive been passed by people I think shouldn't be passing me though and that hurts. I really could use a new bike. I bought it in like 90 to 92 time frame. I looked at a new bike the other day and was almost ready to pull the trigger but Im also a cheap fuck. I paid like 250 for my current bike and 400 seems too much.

[Dr. Medulla]

Yeah i guess you just have to cherish it for now.

I know there's people who see me as just some old fucker when I come to bat/take the field but I can still hit farther and run faster than most of them.

And doesn't that make it sweeter? Being an old guy who can do it better than younger guys? I'm not competitive (except with myself), but I always enjoyed flying past younger guys all duded up in their cycling gear. Maybe they weren't pushing themselves, I dunno, but I still loved blowing past them.

Oh hell yes it makes it sweetet and Im the same way when biking too but I have noticed on my return trip that more people are passing me than the other way around. Im pretty good on the first leg but get gassed on the way back.

Having an ego over those kinds of things is a great motivator. That said, back when I still biked outside, if I got passed by a young guy, it didn't bother me. I mean, fuck yeah, I wish I was 25 and all that.

Yeah Ive been passed by people I think shouldn't be passing me though and that hurts. I really could use a new bike. I bought it in like 90 to 92 time frame. I looked at a new bike the other day and was almost ready to pull the trigger but Im also a cheap fuck. I paid like 250 for my current bike and 400 seems too much.

I paid around $900 for mine from a guy liquidating. At the time it was worth close to three times that. And it made such a difference in my cycling experience—the lighter frame was miraculous. I've since paid more than that in replacement parts and my repair guy says I really should look to replace it because it's harder to find parts now. But biking in the basement exclusively, I think, should extend the life of it. Besides, now the frame and all that doesn't even matter. Hell, I don't even change gears now—I just get on in the highest gear and start sprinting.

[revbob]

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I paid around $900 for mine from a guy liquidating. At the time it was worth close to three times that. And it made such a difference in my cycling experience—the lighter frame was miraculous. I've since paid more than that in replacement parts and my repair guy says I really should look to replace it because it's harder to find parts now. But biking in the basement exclusively, I think, should extend the life of it. Besides, now the frame and all that doesn't even matter. Hell, I don't even change gears now—I just get on in the highest gear and start sprinting.

Yeah that's where I'm at. Unless I'm doing some serious hills. Partly because I actually bent my front sprocket a few years back while trying to climb a hill in high gear. I bent it back and now it doesnt change gears too well. Most people would have bought a new bike now but did I mention I'm a cheap fuck? Anything over 100 and i scrutinize the hell out of it.

[Dr. Medulla]

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I paid around $900 for mine from a guy liquidating. At the time it was worth close to three times that. And it made such a difference in my cycling experience—the lighter frame was miraculous. I've since paid more than that in replacement parts and my repair guy says I really should look to replace it because it's harder to find parts now. But biking in the basement exclusively, I think, should extend the life of it. Besides, now the frame and all that doesn't even matter. Hell, I don't even change gears now—I just get on in the highest gear and start sprinting.

Yeah that's where I'm at. Unless I'm doing some serious hills. Partly because I actually bent my front sprocket a few years back while trying to climb a hill in high gear. I bent it back and now it doesnt change gears too well. Most people would have bought a new bike now but did I mention I'm a cheap fuck? Anything over 100 and i scrutinize the hell out of it.

If the bike gives you a workout and you're happy with it, why change? It's only worth looking at a proper road bike if you really want to be (self-)competitive. I hemmed and hawed with mine because, like you, I'm cheap with shit like that, but the Boss pushed me to indulge, and she was (as she almost always is) smarter than me about those things.

[revbob]

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I paid around $900 for mine from a guy liquidating. At the time it was worth close to three times that. And it made such a difference in my cycling experience—the lighter frame was miraculous. I've since paid more than that in replacement parts and my repair guy says I really should look to replace it because it's harder to find parts now. But biking in the basement exclusively, I think, should extend the life of it. Besides, now the frame and all that doesn't even matter. Hell, I don't even change gears now—I just get on in the highest gear and start sprinting.

Yeah that's where I'm at. Unless I'm doing some serious hills. Partly because I actually bent my front sprocket a few years back while trying to climb a hill in high gear. I bent it back and now it doesnt change gears too well. Most people would have bought a new bike now but did I mention I'm a cheap fuck? Anything over 100 and i scrutinize the hell out of it.

If the bike gives you a workout and you're happy with it, why change? It's only worth looking at a proper road bike if you really want to be (self-)competitive. I hemmed and hawed with mine because, like you, I'm cheap with shit like that, but the Boss pushed me to indulge, and she was (as she almost always is) smarter than me about those things.

Yeah I spent 4 years where almost all my money was going for my kid's college. She's out now but in the end I'm a cheap fuck especially if its something for me.

I should probably see a therapist because I obviously dont think Im "worth it "

Ive had a lot of drinks again tonight so...

[Dr. Medulla]

Yeah I spent 4 years where almost all my money was going for my kid's college. She's out now but in the end I'm a cheap fuck especially if its something for me.

I should probably see a therapist because I obviously dont think Im "worth it "

Ive had a lot of drinks again tonight so...

Admission time for me. Maybe it's fair, maybe not, but I trace my discomfort with receiving gifts and splurging on a Christmas when I was maybe 9. I got the one thing I craved, a Millennium Falcon (the big kind that the action figures could fit in). So I'm blissing the fuck out and my sister says, “You are so spoiled.” And it just knifed me. Just killed how much I loved getting that toy. I go back to that moment because whenever I receive gifts or think about buying something unnecessary for myself, I think about being spoiled. I normally have to persuade myself of some kind of utilitarian benefit. B has been really good in getting me to just enjoy gifts and the kindness behind them—and I do sincerely appreciate the kindness of others—but I still wince at getting something that I don't “deserve.”

[revbob]

Yeah I spent 4 years where almost all my money was going for my kid's college. She's out now but in the end I'm a cheap fuck especially if its something for me.

I should probably see a therapist because I obviously dont think Im "worth it "

Ive had a lot of drinks again tonight so...

Admission time for me. Maybe it's fair, maybe not, but I trace my discomfort with receiving gifts and splurging on a Christmas when I was maybe 9. I got the one thing I craved, a Millennium Falcon (the big kind that the action figures could fit in). So I'm blissing the fuck out and my sister says, “You are so spoiled.” And it just knifed me. Just killed how much I loved getting that toy. I go back to that moment because whenever I receive gifts or think about buying something unnecessary for myself, I think about being spoiled. I normally have to persuade myself of some kind of utilitarian benefit. B has been really good in getting me to just enjoy gifts and the kindness behind them—and I do sincerely appreciate the kindness of others—but I still wince at getting something that I don't “deserve.”

Oh hell yeah, Im an asshole who doesn't deserve anything (in my mind).

[Mimi]

Yeah I spent 4 years where almost all my money was going for my kid's college. She's out now but in the end I'm a cheap fuck especially if its something for me.

I should probably see a therapist because I obviously dont think Im "worth it "

Ive had a lot of drinks again tonight so...

Admission time for me. Maybe it's fair, maybe not, but I trace my discomfort with receiving gifts and splurging on a Christmas when I was maybe 9. I got the one thing I craved, a Millennium Falcon (the big kind that the action figures could fit in). So I'm blissing the fuck out and my sister says, “You are so spoiled.” And it just knifed me. Just killed how much I loved getting that toy. I go back to that moment because whenever I receive gifts or think about buying something unnecessary for myself, I think about being spoiled. I normally have to persuade myself of some kind of utilitarian benefit. B has been really good in getting me to just enjoy gifts and the kindness behind them—and I do sincerely appreciate the kindness of others—but I still wince at getting something that I don't “deserve.”

Weird. Feel the same way about getting gifts or spending money on myself. One or both of my parents always threw it in our faces about how much something costs. To this day, I feel guilty even buying anything I want, even a few shirts I bought this past weekend.

[Dr. Medulla]

Yeah I spent 4 years where almost all my money was going for my kid's college. She's out now but in the end I'm a cheap fuck especially if its something for me.

I should probably see a therapist because I obviously dont think Im "worth it "

Ive had a lot of drinks again tonight so...

Admission time for me. Maybe it's fair, maybe not, but I trace my discomfort with receiving gifts and splurging on a Christmas when I was maybe 9. I got the one thing I craved, a Millennium Falcon (the big kind that the action figures could fit in). So I'm blissing the fuck out and my sister says, “You are so spoiled.” And it just knifed me. Just killed how much I loved getting that toy. I go back to that moment because whenever I receive gifts or think about buying something unnecessary for myself, I think about being spoiled. I normally have to persuade myself of some kind of utilitarian benefit. B has been really good in getting me to just enjoy gifts and the kindness behind them—and I do sincerely appreciate the kindness of others—but I still wince at getting something that I don't “deserve.”

Weird. Feel the same way about getting gifts or spending money on myself. One or both of my parents always threw it in our faces about how much something costs. To this day, I feel guilty even buying anything I want, even a few shirts I bought this past weekend.

IMCT: Where people who don't deserve anything nice congregate.

[JennyB]

Yeah I spent 4 years where almost all my money was going for my kid's college. She's out now but in the end I'm a cheap fuck especially if its something for me.

I should probably see a therapist because I obviously dont think Im "worth it "

Ive had a lot of drinks again tonight so...

Admission time for me. Maybe it's fair, maybe not, but I trace my discomfort with receiving gifts and splurging on a Christmas when I was maybe 9. I got the one thing I craved, a Millennium Falcon (the big kind that the action figures could fit in). So I'm blissing the fuck out and my sister says, “You are so spoiled.” And it just knifed me. Just killed how much I loved getting that toy. I go back to that moment because whenever I receive gifts or think about buying something unnecessary for myself, I think about being spoiled. I normally have to persuade myself of some kind of utilitarian benefit. B has been really good in getting me to just enjoy gifts and the kindness behind them—and I do sincerely appreciate the kindness of others—but I still wince at getting something that I don't “deserve.”

Weird. Feel the same way about getting gifts or spending money on myself. One or both of my parents always threw it in our faces about how much something costs. To this day, I feel guilty even buying anything I want, even a few shirts I bought this past weekend.

IMCT: Where people who don't deserve anything nice congregate.

To be honest, I think many of us are pretty compassionate people who put the happiness of others above ourselves. I honestly like giving other people gifts much more than receiving them.

[Dr. Medulla]

To be honest, I think many of us are pretty compassionate people who put the happiness of others above ourselves. I honestly like giving other people gifts much more than receiving them.

I'd like to think that's true. But that doesn't explain that little knife twist I feel in my stomach when I receive a gift. It can't be helped.

[Marky Dread]

To be honest, I think many of us are pretty compassionate people who put the happiness of others above ourselves. I honestly like giving other people gifts much more than receiving them.

I'd like to think that's true. But that doesn't explain that little knife twist I feel in my stomach when I receive a gift. It can't be helped.

I reckon it's because you got that Millennium Falcon but you never got the Han Solo figure. So it wasn't going anywhere in a galaxy far far away.

[Dr. Medulla]

To be honest, I think many of us are pretty compassionate people who put the happiness of others above ourselves. I honestly like giving other people gifts much more than receiving them.

I'd like to think that's true. But that doesn't explain that little knife twist I feel in my stomach when I receive a gift. It can't be helped.

I reckon it's because you got that Millennium Falcon but you never got the Han Solo figure. So it wasn't going anywhere in a galaxy far far away.

Au contraire. I had the New Hope version and then the Empire version of Han, plus Chewie, Vader, Yoda, Luke, Obi-Wan, even a Death Star engineer. What I didn't have, at first, was the ships to plop them in.

[Mimi]

Yeah I spent 4 years where almost all my money was going for my kid's college. She's out now but in the end I'm a cheap fuck especially if its something for me.

I should probably see a therapist because I obviously dont think Im "worth it "

Ive had a lot of drinks again tonight so...

Admission time for me. Maybe it's fair, maybe not, but I trace my discomfort with receiving gifts and splurging on a Christmas when I was maybe 9. I got the one thing I craved, a Millennium Falcon (the big kind that the action figures could fit in). So I'm blissing the fuck out and my sister says, “You are so spoiled.” And it just knifed me. Just killed how much I loved getting that toy. I go back to that moment because whenever I receive gifts or think about buying something unnecessary for myself, I think about being spoiled. I normally have to persuade myself of some kind of utilitarian benefit. B has been really good in getting me to just enjoy gifts and the kindness behind them—and I do sincerely appreciate the kindness of others—but I still wince at getting something that I don't “deserve.”

Weird. Feel the same way about getting gifts or spending money on myself. One or both of my parents always threw it in our faces about how much something costs. To this day, I feel guilty even buying anything I want, even a few shirts I bought this past weekend.

IMCT: Where people who don't deserve anything nice congregate.

*clears throat* Hello, I'm Laura, and I don't deserve nice things.