When did I get this old, there’s been a mistake?

[The Ghost]

I did have a little chuckle the other day. The DNO came to change the main fuse in a commercial place and I was alongside them changing an RCD in a hager DB. Both were about 45 cm above the floor. I was working cross legged sitting down comfortable while the young men were complaining about their backs working so low. Just yesterday a client who had volunteered to do first fix about 38 years, agreed to go into the loft to feed a switch wire down. He nearly go stuck up there with his "bad back" Moaning and swearing, I had to do it instead. So age has not wearied me! Seems the upcoming generations are aging faster. My Son is receding faster than me. To be fair I did over forty years training in martial arts so maybe that helped me to be more supple and resilient.

 

[PEG]

I did have a little chuckle the other day. The DNO came to change the main fuse in a commercial place and I was alongside them changing an RCD in a hager DB. Both were about 45 cm above the floor. I was working cross legged sitting down comfortable while the young men were complaining about their backs working so low. Just yesterday a client who had volunteered to do first fix about 38 years, agreed to go into the loft to feed a switch wire down. He nearly go stuck up there with his "bad back" Moaning and swearing, I had to do it instead. So age has not wearied me! Seems the upcoming generations are aging faster. My Son is receding faster than me. To be fair I did over forty years training in martial arts so maybe that helped me to be more supple and resilient.

.....wax on.....wax off...

The thing which is most prescient,regarding all the above talk,has not been mentioned.
Lifestyle and diet.... no point whining about bits failing,if you've treated yer body to a selection of non-prescription party narcotics,and then gone to Mac d's

Come on down to me shaolin temple,and get dull

 

[Intoelectrics]

I remember my old man turning 40 and me laughing at him complaining about his aches and pains. Jokingly I used say to him that when folk reach 60 "really old" they should be sent to pasture. I remember very clearly turning 40 myself and experiencing those aches and pains my old man suffered.

Now I'm heading towards pasture time my knees are shot, my eyesight is shot, I ache so much each morning I wish I could just stay in bed. But my brain still fools me into thinking I'm still in my prime.

My old man just smiles and says "I told you so"

 

[Marvo]

You just have to adapt to the age thing. I carry a pair of reading glasses, magnifying glass and knee pads in my tool case to combat the age problems.

 

[Taylortwocities]

And an apprentice?

 

[Marvo]

I have a Man-Friday to do the donkey work (I'm not allowed to call him a slave any more nowadays..)

 

[PEG]

I have a Man-Friday to do the donkey work (I'm not allowed to call him a slave any more nowadays..)

We all have to be on our guard,regarding what the latest PC rules are...there are terms,which my sister was instructed to use,as a police officer,when first trained,that would now get her fired

In truth,your avatar would get you a ban,on most social medias

The ragist's in our society,always view the worst of meanings,before they judge the person

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I find if I have any length of time off work, it takes ages for me to get back into it.
I never seem to get back to where I was before I took the time off.
After 5 months off with my broken wrist, my first job back was installation, 7:30am to 6pm.
Have now jumped ship to testing, 7:30am to 4pm.
I hate testing, so am looking for a supervisory role.

 

[Edtwozeronine]

I'm not old either, my body is just well lived in with a 'distressed retro' look.

Has it also developed a nice patina ? (posh speak for rusty old railway signs and the like)

 

[telectrix]

Just turning 40 and I ache a little bit more as each year passes.
Started on the tools aged about 19 when I would rush around like a mad man , fly up and down ladders , scale scaffolding like Spider-Man , crawl about lofts with ease.

Now it takes me 5 minutes just to up and down my tall steps and my shoulders start to ache after making off just 5 lights.

Getting old sucks....

yesterday i did 7 600 x 600 LED panels, including flexing up, click flow connectors, 10ft. grid height. took me 5 hours. not bad @ 72, even if i do say so myself. few yarsa go i'd have done 12 in the same timescale.

 

[telectrix]

add to that that the grid was distorted slightly out of true and all panels needed the use of a pry bar to get them in and some ceiling tiles had to be shaved.

 

[Baddegg]

add to that that the grid was distorted slightly out of true and all panels needed the use of a pry bar to get them in and some ceiling tiles had to be shaved.

Whilst rolling a cigarette and balancing a bottle of old perculier....

 

[stevels4]

My company gave me a “Body Map” to fill out, there was a picture of a person where you had to circle areas where you were suffering pain and then mark each pain on a 1 to 5 scale with 5 being the worst.
I just circled the person, ticked 5’s for everything and sent it off.
The ambulance arrived within 7 minutes!!!!

 

[adonis2]

The worst thing about getting old!

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And your pecker prefers to point down.

 

[Charlie_]

And your pecker prefers to point down.

Depends what’s below me