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Emily's Owner
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Location: Canby, Oregon
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(new page) For Glenn -
Our 2nd wagon (the first one was smashed to bits by a drunk driver blowing a light in San Francisco but didn't hurt dad and his passenger at all, which convinced my dad to be a dedicated Volvo guy (PV544, two 145E's - he still drives the 1972 which has passed the 500,000 mark).
We used to see the Amazon and the first 145E around Portland for many years after my dad sold them, which was kind of fun. He sold the 544 to a friend, so we got to see it for many years as well, which ws a little bittersweet as it was definitely the most fun car to drive (other than the TR3 and the MGB)
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Xargaret
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What (and I cannot stress this enough) The Actual Fuck?!
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Abscate
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Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 5:09 am Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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Ultimate test of longevity. When your 22 year old daughter finishes goes to grad school in the car in which she came home from the hospital with her twin sister.
Best part , a sleeper 300 HP stick shift wagon we got from Europe which I got back when she deployed overseas
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Xevin 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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When you call it a “ Night Club”
Remember dancing? Asking a chick to dance, Long Island ice tea, smoking inside, smoking, using the word “Chick” Next day walk of shame in the same clothes from the day before 
Carry on.
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And for you all a bit older then me.
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Emily's Owner
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Joined: January 18, 2004
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Location: Canby, Oregon
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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| Xevin wrote: |
When you call it a “ Night Club”
Remember dancing? Asking a chick to dance, Long Island ice tea, smoking inside, smoking, using the word “Chick” Next day walk of shame in the same clothes from the day before
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Long Island Iced Teas were pretty popular at the Rusty Pelican as I recall, I think our bartenders served hundreds of gallons of them over a weekend. Ramos Gin Fizzes were the brunch drink of choice too...
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Xargaret
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| Sarchasm (n.) the giant gulf between the sarcastic comment and the person who doesn't get it. |
You’ve misspelled sarcasm , and that isn’t a correct definition.
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Pruneman99
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:48 pm Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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| Abscate wrote: |
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| Sarchasm (n.) the giant gulf between the sarcastic comment and the person who doesn't get it. |
You’ve misspelled sarcasm , and that isn’t a correct definition. |
Is this a double joke? |
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hitest
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Joined: September 30, 2008
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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| Abscate wrote: |
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| Sarchasm (n.) the giant gulf between the sarcastic comment and the person who doesn't get it. |
You’ve misspelled sarcasm , and that isn’t a correct definition. |
Is this a double joke? |
You know you're old when you 'fall' right into that one. 
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Abscate
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(new page) For Glenn -
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“I’ve been doing bank jobs between dropping Charles at work and Welcome Wagon. I’m saving the money to give to Emily to disassemble the patriarchy”
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Mickey bitsko
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:51 am Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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| When you don't recognize the guy in the mirror. |
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OB Bus
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:00 am Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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When you accept the fact that your best days are behind you and there are fewer and fewer days ahead.
Which means I have to make the most of every day I have in front of me. You don't get makeup days later.
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Abscate
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Best days behind me?? Hardly.
I’ve been lucky to have served a bunch of hardworking curious people all my life and made a good living doing it
I’m thankful and enjoying the spoils and still roofing a garage myself with seven decades behind me. Giving back is even more regarding than making coin
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Da TOW'D
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:47 am Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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You know you're old when.
you keep forgetting all the passwords
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Iowa Mark
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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You know you're old when.
you keep forgetting all the passwords |
Or you forget where you put the notebook that had all those passwords in it. |
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Jacks
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| OB Bus wrote: |
When you accept the fact that your best days are behind you and there are fewer and fewer days ahead.
Which means I have to make the most of every day I have in front of me. You don't get makeup days later. |
I think what OB was inferring is that cognizant people come to realize that after a certain point in life, fewer days will be ahead, than the days left behind. Those that chose to think differently, will not escape the fact. We are all just one single heartbeat away destiny
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bigdog1962
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:40 am Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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I thought this was appropriate for the season....
...when you understand why the Grinch wanted to live in a cave with his dog.
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oprn
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:38 am Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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| Jacks wrote: |
| OB Bus wrote: |
When you accept the fact that your best days are behind you and there are fewer and fewer days ahead.
Which means I have to make the most of every day I have in front of me. You don't get makeup days later. |
I think what OB was inferring is that cognizant people come to realize that after a certain point in life, fewer days will be ahead, than the days left behind. Those that chose to think differently, will not escape the fact. We are all just one single heartbeat away destiny |
Absolutely! I tell people that you can beg, borrow or steal money but time once spent is gone for ever! Trading time for money is the worst deal on the face of this earth! You can always get the money back somehow but NEVER the time...
I guess you have to be old to truly appreciate the profound depth of that fact!
No one in thier right mind sitting in a wheel chair, in a nursing home will look out the window and think fondly of the money they made and wishing for more. We will all regret not having spent more time with things, people and activities we love.
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iowegian
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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| Jacks wrote: |
| OB Bus wrote: |
When you accept the fact that your best days are behind you and there are fewer and fewer days ahead.
Which means I have to make the most of every day I have in front of me. You don't get makeup days later. |
I think what OB was inferring is that cognizant people come to realize that after a certain point in life, fewer days will be ahead, than the days left behind. Those that chose to think differently, will not escape the fact. We are all just one single heartbeat away destiny |
Absolutely! I tell people that you can beg, borrow or steal money but time once spent is gone for ever! Trading time for money is the worst deal on the face of this earth! You can always get the money back somehow but NEVER the time...
I guess you have to be old to truly appreciate the profound depth of that fact!
No one in thier right mind sitting in a wheel chair, in a nursing home will look out the window and think fondly of the money they made and wishing for more. We will all regret not having spent more time with things, people and activities we love. |
Some deep thoughts right there. |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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....35 years ago today
We weren't in the VW because her sister's family was using it that week, and her father had her Firebird.
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EVfun
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Congratulations.  I'm sure she's had the harder job putting up with you! My wife and I just hit 35 years earlier this month. 
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Cusser
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: You know you're old when... |
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You also know you're old when your 3G TracFone will go off service in mid-February and you need to get a 4G phone. I think I will try this 4G flip phone for $20. And I'll pretend that I know what a "G" is.....
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