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Hoyt

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136. 68.4 here. 70 is old for some things, but for others, it's young. I'm better
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 08:48 PM
Nov 2017

at a lot of things than I was at 30 or 45, even a few physical things. Although I'm still working, I really can smell the flowers nowadays because I'm not going to kill myself trying to "get ahead."

I think I read it here-- "No one ever lay on their death bed saying I wished I had worked more."

Is 70 old? [View all] malaise Nov 2017 OP
statistically speaking, yes Takket Nov 2017 #1
I hope not MFM008 Nov 2017 #2
Well, I'm almost 74, so.............maybe 70 is old. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #3
Me too snowybirdie Nov 2017 #23
Oh I sure do hear you! I used to be a lot thinner too, alas... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #36
Hell, if someone asked me 'how old is CaliforniaPeggy' angstlessk Nov 2017 #25
Aw, thank you, my dear angstlessk! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #34
Hell, your attitude is 20 something angstlessk Nov 2017 #40
You are too kind! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #41
No. I'm 67 so 70 is OLD. When I turn 70 then 74 will be OLD. pampango Nov 2017 #48
My mother made it to 93 she thought 100 was getting there. nt doc03 Nov 2017 #81
My son told me recently he was "middle-aged" dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #94
Hi there malaise Nov 2017 #60
Mine is nowhere near as good as it was in my prime either! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #96
You're alive and happy malaise Nov 2017 #98
That's true! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #100
Hi there malaise Nov 2017 #93
That is true for me as well, my dear malaise. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #97
I turned 73 yesterday. Croney Nov 2017 #4
Happy Belated Birthday Croney!! livetohike Nov 2017 #8
Thank you! I like to say I was born a veteran. Croney Nov 2017 #18
Our eldest was born on 11/11 as well. phylny Nov 2017 #52
Thanks! I see 11/11 on the clock a lot. Croney Nov 2017 #55
Just because you got old Nevernose Nov 2017 #33
So true. FuzzyRabbit Nov 2017 #142
We always say we don't want to get old except for the alternative! angstlessk Nov 2017 #44
Belated Happy Birthday malaise Nov 2017 #61
Thanks! Croney Nov 2017 #63
Anything after middle age is considered old Not Ruth Nov 2017 #5
Hu? i thought I was cool at 30. Guess i was wrong. I was still a yoot. lol SummerSnow Nov 2017 #11
And if you look at the clock age entails angstlessk Nov 2017 #30
Please send that to the Con malaise Nov 2017 #80
You just made me old treestar Nov 2017 #91
I think it depends on how you live day to day.... CatMor Nov 2017 #6
"Old" is some age older than you are. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #7
He probably looks in the mirror and sees himself as a 20 year livetohike Nov 2017 #9
Just like he looks in the mirror and sees himself as handsome and slim. smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #10
Its frightening. He is detached from reality. He probably livetohike Nov 2017 #24
Love it malaise Nov 2017 #62
Nope greymattermom Nov 2017 #12
not if you are jodymarie aimee Nov 2017 #13
Cristine McVie still performing at 75 Jim Beard Nov 2017 #159
Yes, it's old. Even Nancy Pelosi, marybourg Nov 2017 #14
For a human, yes. However, being old is not necessarily a bad thing. Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #17
I agree that it's not necessarily marybourg Nov 2017 #22
But if the typical life span were 210, would she be old? delisen Nov 2017 #130
Yes and no. No Vested Interest Nov 2017 #15
I like that response malaise Nov 2017 #169
Some days yes, some no, from my three months of experience at it. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2017 #16
Depends (😁)! Attitude is everything! Will be 76 in January. It's only a NUMBAH! cornball 24 Nov 2017 #19
I agree..Old now is not what it used to be angstlessk Nov 2017 #49
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Nov 2017 #64
It used to be. H2O Man Nov 2017 #20
Mom's good friend died in her thirties - she was devastated malaise Nov 2017 #69
Right. H2O Man Nov 2017 #153
If you are wondering, Kim Jong Un is 5 foot 7 inches and weighs 286lbs (130kg) Not Ruth Nov 2017 #21
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welcome to DU gopiscrap Mar 2022 #186
Ill let you know mountain grammy Nov 2017 #26
Ha malaise Nov 2017 #72
Welcome, we will be 70 together until March. Jim Beard Nov 2017 #161
Yes! tazkcmo Nov 2017 #27
No, I know some 30 year olds who feel old, and some 70 year olds that feel young SummerSnow Nov 2017 #28
Late middle age. Stinky The Clown Nov 2017 #29
It was old when I was young.. HipChick Nov 2017 #31
It's old enough to be called "old" and be an older living person. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #32
It's kind of the new 60 treestar Nov 2017 #35
If you want to feel young, move into a retirement community full of people older than you. Towlie Nov 2017 #37
Me too. But 25 wonderful years later, marybourg Nov 2017 #58
So, you became the new kid on the block? The Wielding Truth Nov 2017 #59
LOL malaise Nov 2017 #65
Its the new 50. Mme. Defarge Nov 2017 #38
Approaching middle age. sl8 Nov 2017 #39
no Skittles Nov 2017 #42
Aging is weird. In my head I'm about 40, but 69 is only a couple of months away. Vinca Nov 2017 #43
But what a way to go! angstlessk Nov 2017 #46
I was stuck at 33 for several years until my kids caught me saying that and pointed it out. Frustratedlady Nov 2017 #53
Yes it is. I go about my day, blissfully unaware, then I look in the mirror. VOX Nov 2017 #120
The mirror reference is funny. The same thing happens to me. Most of the time I look Vinca Nov 2017 #176
Hahaha Mirror-wise, when I take off my glasses, the ravaged Old Geezer materializes... VOX Nov 2017 #184
I was born in 1949...when I was young,,,being born in the 40's was cool angstlessk Nov 2017 #45
Same! It freaks me out that I was conceived less than 3 years after WWII. VOX Nov 2017 #105
Me too. 1949 mitch96 Nov 2017 #137
70 is not old, just older.... FM123 Nov 2017 #47
Let's face it. If a person of 70 died, the obit OldHippieChick Nov 2017 #50
+1,000 malaise Nov 2017 #107
But in some ways he has not progressed beyond early delisen Nov 2017 #132
Interesting question. Ms. Toad Nov 2017 #51
I take every senior discount offered - I earned them malaise Nov 2017 #168
Well, as the government considers 55 to be "near elderly" JenniferJuniper Nov 2017 #54
It depends, I'm older Motley13 Nov 2017 #56
"Old" is a relative term. I've known people in their 20's who seem older than even little old me Siwsan Nov 2017 #57
Old but not elderly nini Nov 2017 #66
Run as fast as you can, as far as you can, for as long as you can... asiliveandbreathe Nov 2017 #67
Yes. The body just doesn't cooperate as much anymore. Shrike47 Nov 2017 #68
If you say so, it is. David__77 Nov 2017 #70
For some... kentuck Nov 2017 #71
I sure exercise walk way more than Groper Don the Con malaise Nov 2017 #74
To a 30 some year old yes 70 is old blueinredohio Nov 2017 #73
It depends on who you ask. Grammy23 Nov 2017 #75
Okay, I'll weigh in on this. classof56 Nov 2017 #76
Lovely post - you have good genes malaise Nov 2017 #77
Thank you! classof56 Nov 2017 #85
It depends some people are more like 85 at 70 and others doc03 Nov 2017 #78
I am 72, but years ago I worked with a guy who was old at 35. Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #79
Nice response malaise Nov 2017 #83
I can't retire until I'm 67... ileus Nov 2017 #82
Gads! malaise, I sure hope not. raven mad Nov 2017 #84
Same here but I accept that statistically I will be old malaise Nov 2017 #86
I'll hit "old" at 96! raven mad Nov 2017 #87
Dad's youngest sister died earlier this year malaise Nov 2017 #92
Truth, malaise. raven mad Nov 2017 #133
I'm with you on that malaise Nov 2017 #135
is "old" bad, is probably a better question. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2017 #88
or is being called old at 70 an insult malaise Nov 2017 #89
I turned 69 last Thursday. I say no! Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #90
Belated Happy Birthday malaise Nov 2017 #117
Thank you, Malaise! Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #163
I am 81 and admit nothing. Old is 82 and at 82, old will be 83 and so on. justhanginon Nov 2017 #95
You sound like the little engine malaise Nov 2017 #101
AARP thinks old is when you turn 50. former9thward Nov 2017 #99
Hahahaha malaise Nov 2017 #103
i will be there in a cpl years and i say NO but Im in better... samnsara Nov 2017 #102
I start calling those above 70 uber-old.... Historic NY Nov 2017 #104
Hahahahha malaise Nov 2017 #108
Nah, I put a railing in one of our historic houses.... Historic NY Nov 2017 #110
One of our close friends just put railing everywhere that matters malaise Nov 2017 #114
Exactly makes a mobility difference. Historic NY Nov 2017 #118
Well, Im 71 and just started flying trapeze classes last year dhol82 Nov 2017 #106
Are you serious? malaise Nov 2017 #111
About which? dhol82 Nov 2017 #124
I'm impressed malaise Nov 2017 #125
Thanks. Have to admit I am not yet out of lines. dhol82 Nov 2017 #131
Really? Thats outstanding! VOX Nov 2017 #116
Thanks, loving it! dhol82 Nov 2017 #126
Love hearing this! VOX Nov 2017 #147
Kick and recommend for so many wonderful conversations here. bronxiteforever Nov 2017 #109
Great post and even greater quote malaise Nov 2017 #112
I agree. Hugo just knows the human heart. So relevant at these times. bronxiteforever Nov 2017 #119
At 68, Im now 7 months older than my Dad when he died unexpectedly. VOX Nov 2017 #113
We just buried a good friend - he was 69 malaise Nov 2017 #121
The moment we are born, we all take off at high speed toward a brick wall. VOX Nov 2017 #144
I remember my parents bring in their 20's & I thought them to be so serious and mature Kaleva Nov 2017 #115
I was number four so I never knew my parents in their malaise Nov 2017 #122
No, age like time is relative. delisen Nov 2017 #123
I'm glad you asked this question, malaise. spiderpig Nov 2017 #127
Very well said malaise Nov 2017 #129
I will be 70 next June... Freedomofspeech Nov 2017 #128
One of our very good friends turned 70 in May malaise Nov 2017 #134
I know... Freedomofspeech Nov 2017 #138
68.4 here. 70 is old for some things, but for others, it's young. I'm better Hoyt Nov 2017 #136
I think I figured out how old "old" is mitch96 Nov 2017 #139
Depends on the person Lotusflower70 Nov 2017 #140
Im in my late 50s and right now, I feel ancient hamsterjill Nov 2017 #141
It's ten years older than me and I consider myself old Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 #143
My husband is 72, and he "turned" old dang near overnight. a kennedy Nov 2017 #145
In my family, no, only the smokers and drinkers die young. hunter Nov 2017 #146
To old to rock 'n roll, yet to young to die lunamagica Nov 2017 #148
I just watched Debbie Harry rockin' hard at age 72 ... kwassa Nov 2017 #157
Yes. That song is so old. I just forgot those guys and most of their generetion are now over lunamagica Nov 2017 #158
HELL, yes! I say this as a 68-year-old! Attitude, schmattitude! The body is king here, people! WinkyDink Nov 2017 #149
i HOPE not.... spanone Nov 2017 #150
Aren't we all - but I don't think we'd be insulted if someone called us old malaise Nov 2017 #179
i'm rather proud of it! spanone Nov 2017 #182
Same here malaise Nov 2017 #183
Sure. I'll be there soon but I'm old now. So what? Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #151
Yes. raging moderate Nov 2017 #152
If you ask for the senior discount at the movie, you are really old. MLAA Nov 2017 #154
I am 76 chillfactor Nov 2017 #155
70 doesn't seem old to me. MontanaMama Nov 2017 #156
No, ellie Nov 2017 #160
Old is anyone 21 years older than me, trc Nov 2017 #162
Not in my family. murielm99 Nov 2017 #164
I resolved that issue 44 years ago DFW Nov 2017 #165
It will be till I turn 70, then old will be any age older then that.. Raine Nov 2017 #166
Yeppers lillypaddle Nov 2017 #167
Just turned 71. tavernier Nov 2017 #170
Hahahaha malaise Nov 2017 #171
Daughter reminded me that he was actually four when he said that tavernier Nov 2017 #173
IMO to die at that age is young. Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #172
if you don't exercise a day in your life and aren't constantly learning yurbud Nov 2017 #174
if you don't exercise a day in your life and aren't constantly learning yurbud Nov 2017 #175
Seasoned....not "old". (eom) CanSocDem Nov 2017 #177
Only if you want it to be. I plan on living to 103, since I was 8 years old. I feel great mamas Nov 2017 #178
Something my aunt said... zanana1 Nov 2017 #180
Lovely malaise Nov 2017 #181
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