You Know You're Getting Old When ...

When you decide that 11:00 is abit too late to be up. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight everybody! Somebody turn off the lights and tell that darn neighbor kids to turn that bass down!!

Yes you're right on this one Robert as for me its a bit earlier than 11:00P.M
its 9:00P.M since I'm up at 5:00A.M every morning and sometimes earlier. So like you I'm off to bed now. I know...I'm old

Good night everybody and sweet dreams

Achh- of course I need my sleep- bed at 9 up at 4-4:30. Nae can keep me awake after that!

I love the mornings- tons of new energy to soak up with the morning air!

"I don't have Alzheimer's, I only have 'Some -timers'. Some times I can't remember . . ."

Go to bed at 9 or 11pm?!?

Lord, I'm getting so old that I'm almost afraid to go to sleep!

Fortunately I listen to Celtic relaxation music at night so, if it is my time to go, at least I'll have nice music to send me off!

Rats! Depressed myself again! I'm sure glad it's always noon somewhere! Can someone please pass me the Bailey's and the Irish Mist!

It's wonderful to know I'm not alone.

At Celtic Radio, you're never alone!

Got this from a friend of mine:
*SCHOOL 1957 vs. 2007 *


Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school
parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.

1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his
car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.

2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail
and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for
traumatized students and teachers.


Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end
up buddies.

2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.
Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.


Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the
Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested
for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a
disability.


Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad
gives him a whipping with his belt.

1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to
college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to
foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister
that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.


Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.

2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations.
Car searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.

2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear
nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for
graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state
school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core
curriculum. Pedro is given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns
for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July,
puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1957 - Ants die.

2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with
domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from
home, computers confiscated; Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list
and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his
knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to
comfort him

1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.
She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

Had appointments with two health professionals today. Both graduated high school with my son. They called me by my first name. I called one doctor and the other one ma'am.

It could be funny if it weren't true!

Wow, those comparisons are so true. Even when I went to school in the 70s it was so different than it is now. If I went to school today and acted like I did then, I would be the one being expelled.

Faerydreamer - I can assure you that you would not be the only one of us 70's kids that would be on the outside looking in if we were in school today! Mind, as I think back on some of those escapades, it might still have been worth it!

On the subject of "You Know you're getting Old" I only have this to say:
"You know you're getting old when your get up and go hasn't returned from the last time it got up and went".


Camac

This topic reminds me of a joke.

3 old men are sitting on their porch at the retirement home.

First old man says: "I wish I could take a pee when I wake up in the morning."

Second old man says: "I don't have that problem, but I wish I could take a poop when I wake up in the morning."

Third old man says: "I don't have any of those problems. 8am take a pee, 9am take a poop. I only wish I could wake up before 10am."

That is an excellent description.

Slàinte,    

Patch