I am an old guy now

cookingdude555

Since both BGE and I were born in 74, I figured some gear was in order.  Somehow USPS ran over the box with a truck, but everything survived.




I can now hang this in my garage like a proper old man should.  

RRP

huh??? born in 1974 =48 in 2022. You call THAT old, youngster???  

cookingdude555

RRP said:

huh??? born in 1974 =48 in 2022. You call THAT old, youngster???  

You’re correct. My age doesn’t make me old. But hanging the BGE plaque in the garage does. I’m ok with this age designation. The biggest bummer was the hat didn’t fit my big head. My 13 yo son loved it tho so it worked out ok. 

fishlessman

cookingdude555 said:

Since both BGE and I were born in 74, I figured some gear was in order.  Somehow USPS ran over the box with a truck, but everything survived.




I can now hang this in my garage like a proper old man should.  

i remember when the old folk hung the signs on the outside of the garage

like the sign

Hook_emHornsfan_74

cookingdude555 said:

Since both BGE and I were born in 74, I figured some gear was in order.  Somehow USPS ran over the box with a truck, but everything survived.




I can now hang this in my garage like a proper old man should.  

Born in '74 here as well.  Birthday is actually this Friday.  Somedays I feel old, 2 back surgeries and all.  lol 

TEXASBGE2018

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

cookingdude555 said:

Since both BGE and I were born in 74, I figured some gear was in order.  Somehow USPS ran over the box with a truck, but everything survived.




I can now hang this in my garage like a proper old man should.  

Born in '74 here as well.  Birthday is actually this Friday.  Somedays I feel old, 2 back surgeries and all.  lol 

It feels odd to me to be called the "kid" sometimes at work when I'm 38. 

Gulfcoastguy

At 48 there are Gen Z workers already mumbling about the old fart needs to retire so that they can move up.

alaskanassasin

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

cookingdude555 said:

Since both BGE and I were born in 74, I figured some gear was in order.  Somehow USPS ran over the box with a truck, but everything survived.




I can now hang this in my garage like a proper old man should.  

Born in '74 here as well.  Birthday is actually this Friday.  Somedays I feel old, 2 back surgeries and all.  lol 

It feels odd to me to be called the "kid" sometimes at work when I'm 38. 

 @TEXASBGE2018THEKID   I like it, has a jingle to it.

lousubcap

I have been reflecting on the sign and old but since your sign is inside I'm with @fishlessman only because I don't have any outside signs.  I do have a lawn and a land line so those are a couple of aged markers.  
I also remember when the reason "the New York Football Giants" were always referred to by that name is because New York had a baseball team, The Giants, also the Brooklyn Dodgers... Go West young man.  All in good fun.
As Leroy "Satchel" Paige said, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?"

TechsasJim

I love it, 48 is old now.   I’m going to tell USPS to stop the AARP spam mail.   (Yes im
older than 48).   

lousubcap

@TechsasJim - AARP has it dialed in.  On the day I turned 50 (eligible membership age) I received my opening salvo from AARP and that was quite a while ago.  I'm quite sure it has only been refined.  

caliking

lousubcap said:

@TechsasJim - AARP has it dialed in.  On the day I turned 50 (eligible membership age) I received my opening salvo from AARP and that was quite a while ago.  I'm quite sure it has only been refined.  

I'm all about AARP membership. Can't wait to get in on the discounts

nolaegghead

I joined AARP when I was 50.  That said I’ve been a member for 8 yrs

JohnInCarolina

caliking said:

lousubcap said:

@TechsasJim - AARP has it dialed in.  On the day I turned 50 (eligible membership age) I received my opening salvo from AARP and that was quite a while ago.  I'm quite sure it has only been refined.  

I'm all about AARP membership. Can't wait to get in on the discounts

Not to mention dinner starting at 4!

lousubcap

For the record, I would rather eat at 10 PM than 6 PM any day of the week.  (4 PM doesn't even make the threshold...).  And yes, I am well clear of the AARP minimum age requirement by a couple of decades.  

RRP

lousubcap said:

For the record, I would rather eat at 10 PM than 6 PM any day of the week.  (4 PM doesn't even make the threshold...).  And yes, I am well clear of the AARP minimum age requirement by a couple of decades.  

I'm 78 and been (a harassed member) since 2005. Most ALL of their mailings just go in the trash!

BUT UNTIL this tread...I had NO CLUE an AARP membership card was good for anything other than scraping frost off my windshield!

Like @lousubcap just said...4 PM??? even 6 PM? ...never mind...I'll just keep scraping!

nolaegghead

Now that I see a bunch of us have AARP membership in common, can we talk about hemorrhoid creams?  Is this a good segue?

cookingdude555

nolaegghead said:

Now that I see a bunch of us have AARP membership in common, can we talk about hemorrhoid creams?  Is this a good segue?

Only if we talk about bidets’s also. 

nolaegghead

Dennis!!!

WeberWho

You're still young. I don't see a bowl of Werther's in the picture. 

fishlessman

aarp is not getting my membership money but i may consider sending them some if they had an option to stop filling my mailbox

dbCooper

For the frugal youngsters, you can join AARP before age 50 and enjoy the perks with some exceptions.  Recently learned this from a 20 something optometrist tech when getting a discount on my exam.  Worth looking into.