Posted by IndianaRed on August 12, 2009 at 15:11:34 from (75.46.82.216):
In Reply to: The Old Man posted by 37 chief on August 11, 2009 at 23:14:38:
67 isn't old, not nowadays.
I think the gal that said that to you wasn't too aware of common courtesy and manners, nor does she have much perspective on what passes for old. Too many people today don't think before they speak, and too many are just plain dingbats.
My Granddad also tractored into his late 80's, and I didn't even think he was all that old. He was still unbelievably strong. Just a few years ago, he must've been 84 or 85, there was a base for a big saw that ran off a belt in the way in the Machine Shed. I had no idea how much it weighed, but he just got on one side, me on the other and said "Let's move it!". After testing it a little I gave him a look like it might not be the best idea for him to be doing it. He gave me a mild expletive and chuckled. That unit must've weighed well over 300lbs., probably closer to 400. All I know is it was all I wanted and I was 40 and in pretty good shape. He was right there with me. And I could tell it made him a little bit proud to have impressed me so, which he had, and still does, even though he moved on last spring.
So don't let that ding-dong get you down, she sounds prety clueless to me.
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