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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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sorry about your sis... (I think....mine is nuts and.......she can go at any time....well...I can wish cant I )....I would love to live that long....I think. my grandmaw lasted 96 years and 96 of those in california..and only about 3 or 4 days with out hear brains. so she was all there up to the end, that whole side of the family is like that. hell I think she was working in her last year at a thrift shop. we all cant be that luckey.some need to leave sooner....( too much pain, not too much of a pain) as for me..Im supprized I make it every year Im alive....and yes fuck cancer!!! and the scamming thieving useless clueless moron DR's& surgeons. Many of witch claim to be DR's but for some reason dont have the diploma or education history to prove it ( at least I have diploma's....) always check out the moron your paying....hopefully before you pay them along with listen to them...if every other sentence they say is a disclaimer....of any sort.....get the fuck out!!!!!!!sometimes all those diplomas on the walls are just shit from the drug co's & labs whoose shit the "dr" is selling. these days it aint hard to get a official diploma with a DR or MD in front of you name.....I know I have one. and spelling has nothing to do with it. good health care is harder to come by than good government. |
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17970 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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Orthopedic surgeon fixed my slipped disc pain/cramps in the Philippines in 1996. I had to have it done again 20 years later in 2016 in Eugene, OR but both surgeries were a big success for me! I had to spend 6 days in the Hospital in 1996 but newer techniques/equipment got me sent home the same day in 2016. _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold
Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you end up with a lot of scum on the top! - Russ_Wolfe/Edward Abbey |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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Im supposed to be getting a MRI for my collor bone that has left my sternum....I doubt there is any thing that can be done but I knida need to know...why?&what? if the end is neer I have a lot of shit to kleen up before I go so the wife dosent have to call the recycler . |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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I have good news and bad news to report... well the wife has left....she has gone to so cal.......she will be back hear next week...... |
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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Didn't I just pee a few minutes ago? I think I did. I remember having to, and heading towards the restroom, but damned if I can remember if I peed while I was there, or just re-glued my teeth into my head. What was I doing again? Oh yeah, I was ... damnit, I have to pee. |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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mark tucker wrote: |
I have good news and bad news to report... well the wife has left....she has gone to so cal.......she will be back hear next week...... |
So, is the good news that she left? Or is that the bad news?
I have to pee... _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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too many variables....she's back. |
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67rustavenger Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2015 Posts: 9772 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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High blood pressure? Check!
Soar joint's in the morning? Check!
Latest issue. My right thumb has developed a clicking action that will require surgery to correct.
Also applying any pressure with my thumb causes extreme pain to course through my right hand.
Imagine, the simple task of pushing the remote start button for my modern car being a very painful experience.
Call the hand specialist to set up a consultation.
Not an opening until Jan. 2019. WTF?
So, it looks like I can only do light car work until the thumb gets fixed.
Fn bummer!
Getting "Old Sucks!" _________________ I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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mine have been clicking for somany years I cant remember when they didnt...they still work and are posable...so...Im good with it. everything hurts like hell so...aint nobody cutting on me for something thats clicking with some pain. by 5 oclock I can barley walk any way...might either be a good time to start drinking or ...smoken somethen.....I just cant bring my self to do either. pain is all a state of mind....I wish I would get deported. |
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67rustavenger Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2015 Posts: 9772 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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mark tucker wrote: |
I wish I would get deported. |
Mark, You are for sure, a man of mystery!
I wish you well sir. _________________ I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8700 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:10 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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I have been dealing with this on and off pain in one foot for about 20 months. This past week ... I learned I have cronic insertional inflammation of the achilles tendon due to a bone spur. I also learned there is a 50% chance of it ever getting better without surgery. Of course the surgery would require 3 months of no walking, approximately 6 months of no driving, and about a full year before complete recovery (and still no guarantee it will ever be 100%). _________________ Brian
'69 Dune Buggy
'69 Beetle Convertible
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:47 am Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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they should be able to do lipotrispy or lazor on the boney spurr and get you back sooner, but everybodys pain tolerance is different so..... or find the bone spur your self and remove it or wack it with a hammer to flatten the spurr ( dont try this at home...or any where else...) they could possibly deden the nerve at the spur....but that aint a good option as you may end up with bumble foot or numb tongue. might need 3rd opinion and then go to the internet cures!!!! and stay away from salt!!!!! thats a big foot issue maker.cut out salt.no chips none of that stuff and get the salt replacement stuff if you have the need to., I reckon salt is heaver than most everythng else in your body so it sinks to your feet and swells the shit out of them and stiffens the joints and aggravates the nerves. good luck |
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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I went to the Doc for my semi-annual this afternoon. Blood pressure is fine. So is A1C and cholesterol. Heart sounds okay. Weight is down and I feel fine, so I continue to work.
Poor Doc had nothing to to bitch me out for. |
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nsracing Samba Member
Joined: November 16, 2003 Posts: 9481 Location: NOVA
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:12 am Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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Are you dying yet, Mark?
Geezus man -- everybody will get old. Some quicker than others depending on how you used your body.
I gave my liver lots of exercise back in the day ...military mostly. Now I don't have much reason to drink. I do occassionally a few bottles of Corona when I am raking leaves or mowing the yard.
There are occassional joint pains but nothing major.
I have a friend who used to lift a whole VW longblock for years now his back is broken. Told him so... stubborn.
As long as the plumbings still work ..mostly..I am good to go. Take good care of your heart. Lungs. BAck. They have blue pills for your third member so no issues there.
Live a long happy lives people. We are not supposed to die w/ a healthy body anyway. |
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Spezialist Banned
Joined: July 01, 2005 Posts: 1941
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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Manfred58sc wrote: |
Oh I'm just lovin' the whole good days/bad days trip. Blurry eye sight, vertigo, stiff joints, make a list for everything and try not to lose it. And....trying to hire young people to do the shit you can't/don't want to do. Otherwise its OK. |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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really a vw long block??? how effing week do you have to be to only be able to brag on that. try a tall deck Dart Merlin cast iron BBC a few times a day, and the heads many times a day. hell one of those heads is probably as heavy as a vw engine... my liver is fine, dont drink never realy did, possiably 4 drinks a year. Ive changed trans in many cars with out any trans jacks, yes my back is afu now, many degenerating&fragmenting disc&whatever,my shoulder is shredded too.90% mostly from the moron drs& surgeons along with the radiation that effed me up. yes we all get old.some of us have brains all through our lifes. some never had any,some loose them at some point.and some think they do but dont. I wish i could hire somebody to do what i dont want to do.but it wouldn't get done right or not at all and 3x $ what it should be for a shity done job. like the kid last week that wanted $400 to grind 3 stumps in my back yard.....I had already cut out 3,so I cut out another the next day and ready to cut out another one after cutting out and removing the roots down 2' all around it like I did the rest. yes I hurt like hell,I can barley walk after about 4 0clock.but my thumb works good enough to watch netflix.Ive also dun my entire back yard down 18~24" removing all the rootage from the 5 trees removed this year ranging from about 24"dia to34" dia trunk oaks. all dug by hand,yup I should of rented a trackhoe, but that would of been like fun and I wouldent of got the work out I needed. next up finish the 1 stump then build the 12x14 barn style storage shed for the lawn mower crapols&bunch of car shit that I want but not in my big shop.and not in my small shop thats for the atv&motorcycle stuff&extra tool over flow. and all my wood working stuff will all be in one place...I hope,as will all my tile saws& working stuff. so...what the fuck is Pain any way? just pleasure leaving your body..with an attitude. as for blue pills? I certanly dont need them.Ive been informed I get more than any white guy should ever get.... so.. unless they work for joints too as mine are about dead from all the radiation. it's just life, live it weather your in pain or pleasure.
also as a kid I played in a agent orange dump site.....less than 4 years after it was covered up....and...a middle school and playground was built on top of it..barrells still full.... you can not fix stupid. who decided to build a school&playground on a toxic waste dump..... |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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Mr. Tucker, your posts are just plain amazing. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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yup some of my post are....but post rot, so I like steel poles for fence...yup fence is gettijng redone too. |
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super74beetle Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2007 Posts: 97 Location: DEtroit, Michigan
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:59 am Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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I'm 60 yrs. old and I have no health issues at all. I quit smoking in 1988 with a 2 year relapse since but quit again in probably 2005.
Yesterday I spent about 4 hours moving items in my garage to the attic for storage. My garage is 60 ft. long and I have an I-Beam mounted electric hoist over one of the car bays and an opening in the ceiling with a removable panel. I moved several very heavy things through the garage rooms to under the hoist. I then had to climb up the foldable attic stairs and raise the items up and move them to where I wanted them.
I must've gone up & down those stairs at least 10 times. After I was all done I came in the house at about 12:30 and put some food in the oven. I went and sat down to watch football and have a beer or two. I was feeling fine until I stood up and tried to walk to the bathroom. My legs were very stiff but not in pain or anything. I guess I'm lucky that I stay halfway active all Summer and I have projects to work on in the Winter. I basically have no complaints but we're all different.
Remember that gettin' old ain't for sissies.
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: old & decrepid aging thread. |
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sissies get old too.....although they probably do feel a lot better than we do, I cut half a 30" stump out today.my main chain saw seems to need some work, so it's out for this one, it ran fine last week,but the wife broght home some emzine fuel additive shit(starbright brand) I asked for saty right fuel conditioner/storage addtive.......apparentley the chain saw dosent like it.... so I broke out the "poulan pro"...wtf?? what a pos underpowered exscuse for a chain saw. it's super quiet,my dead grandmaw could pull start it....must be 5:1 cr. 18" bar, but would be best with a 12 " bar...... hell if the head came off these things I would mill the shit out of it for some cr like my big saw has....I realy dont feel like working on dam chain saws.. I do have 1 good thing to say about the poulan pro...it's pretty!!! it also has a knob for adjusting the chain...no tools required. I think the 2 bbl carb on it may also be part of the issue...wft were they thinking....2bbl carb and low cr.... |
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