Looking my age

[chambezio]

Yesterday I had to take our Poodly Dog in for a long awaited haircut. I had to drop him off at 9am (pickup 12.00). The eldest daughter wanted to shift some furniture from her place in town, to the son-in-law's place out of town. It was a slow start because they had an appointment with the Electrician at the new house. Anyway we loaded up the trailer with "stuff", by this time it was 11.40. I suggested that the daughter could pick up the dog while the SIL and I went out to "His" house out of town, that was fine .

When we got back to the house the daughter was inside cleaning the kitchen. The dog was trimmed right back with just a covering of fur. It is the usual haircut job. When I asked if she had any trouble getting the dog, she said the woman (who did the job) asked her if I was her grandfather (me) was a pensioner, there by giving a discount.

Grandfather!!!! I may have white hair and white beard and drive a 34 year old Landcruiser but really.....the daughter is 31. I wouldn't have thought the daughter looked really young to expect me to be her Grandfather

The daughter keeps talking about grand kids. I told her that I am way too young to be a Grandfather

[FenceFurniture]

Grandfather!!!! I may have white hair and white beard and drive a 34 year old Landcruiser but really.....the daughter is 31.Rod, methinks that herein lies the problem - your car is older than your daughter. :;

Speaking of Grandfatherhood, I have just learnt 5 minutes ago that I am about to enter that state for the first time, and perhaps twice over in the first hit. :C

[chambezio]

Brett you will have to give us (well me at least) lessons as to what to do and say. The time that our 2 girls grew up is just a blur to me. I have been told that Grand kids is your time to "relive" the times you were otherwise engaged....work etc.

What will the new generation of Fence Furniture babies call you?

My 2 have been calling me "Rodders" for some time now (Only Fools and Horses character Rodney Trotter Nicolas Lindhurst and of coarse older brother "Dell"- Derek. David Jason)

[Sawdust Maker]

I'll just note here that my oldest is 20 (in two weeks) so I've been getting the bloomin grandfather comments for a number of years ...
[and I haven't owned a landcruiser for over 30 years]

Ah Fency does that make you feel elderly?
Grand Fence? Grandpa Palings? Pop Boundary ...

[FenceFurniture]

I think Pa-ling might be appropriate.

[rwbuild]

Hey Bret, you progressing from dad jokes to grandad jokes with that one

[aldav]

The wife and I were beginning to wonder if it would ever happen. :( Now we're looking forward to having 5 in two years! :D They're great fun guys, enjoy. :2tsup:

[Uncle Al]

Speaking of Grandfatherhood, I have just learnt 5 minutes ago that I am about to enter that state for the first time, and perhaps twice over in the first hit. :C

Ooh, two for the price of one Brett? Double trouble, twice the fun. Congratulations on the great news.
Alan...

[artme]

I don't know whether I like my age but i certainly feel it at times!!

[BobL]

After I retired at 58 and much to SWMBO's annoyance I went a bit feral for about a year. I didn't get a hair or beard cut and after a while i noticed the newer younger check out operators at the local supermarket started giving me a seniors discount. Eventually I succumbed to SWMBO's pressure of , "you look like and old dero", and got a hair and beard cut, and while the automatic seniors discount continued from some of the operators that still recognised me, new ones didn't automatically apply it.

[woodPixel]

BobL, that Derro look is very fashionable in certain parts of town. :D

[rrich]

I was retired at age 61. Long story not worth going into it.

I was about 60 and a colleague and I would walk up the street for lunch most days. We would generally eat at a sandwich joint. One week she was a bit tight on cash because of car repairs so I was buying lunch for both of us that week. The next week after payday she reimbursed me for the previous weeks lunches. She insisted on buying my lunch one day during that week. I went ahead, found a table and put our drinks on the table.

She arrived with our sandwiches and was rather irritated. I asked what was wrong and she said that my sandwich was discounted 10% and hers was not. I said, "Oh, senior discount." She sputtered while getting even more angry saying, "But I'm older than you are." (By about 6 months.) I still laugh about that. The odd thing is that I never asked for the discount because most M&P store owners need the money much more than I do.

The funny thing is that the owner was an Asian probably born in the old country. I could tell that he was working very hard just to support his family and put a daughter through college. Over a few years, I had come to know a bit about him and his family. We would engage in small talk when he wasn't that busy. When he would hand me my sandwich I would always bow as a courtesy. My colleague treated him as a server. My little bow was probably worth about $500 over three or four years. My colleague never really understood respect.

[FenceFurniture]

Good story Rich.

"But I'm older than you are." (By about 6 months.) I still laugh about that.Try telling her that (she looks her age) in a different context and see how far you get.....

My colleague never really understood respect.Apparently not, but it sure goes a long way if you try to get on the immigrant's side of the fence. Times when I have done it have always been very rewarding, both in terms of extra service (or sauce or whatever) and my own satisfaction/well being.
Mutually beneficial.

[FenceFurniture]

BobL, that Derro look is very fashionable in certain parts of town. :DFyshwick?

[crowie]

Rod, Being a granddad [aka "pa"] is just great... all care taken and give them back after spoiling them....

And besides you can now look forward to honing your toymaking skills, the smiles, the fun and play make toymaking for the grandchildren so much worthwhile and I get more shed time!

Brett, We all better pay you a visit soon; just to muckup up your well ordered and clean shed as that's what you have to look forward to and love it!

Cheers, Peter

[chambezio]

My mind has been buzzing of late with the comments about "Showing My Age" and Crowie's thread on building the Concrete Truck. I have been thinking about making a series of Trucks based on the proportions of the Concrete Barrel I made for Crowie. On Austar at 3 pm A&E have a program following a group of Tow Truck operators who specialise in Heavy Vehicle Rescue/Recovery. They have over sized Tow Trucks but also Rotator Trucks. These things are
l-o-n-g wheel based chassis with a crane mounted that can swivel. The trucks have at least 4 winches that can be turned on and off as they bring a wreck back to the roadway.

What I am thinking is to make a series of different trucks with different layouts all to the same scale. At the moment its just a thought. I will have to do a whole lot of tidying up in the shed and finish off quite a few projects. As I have mentioned before my "Ism" (enthusiasm) is at a very low point. Thinking is easy, getting things done is a problem.

[clear out]

Re RESPECT from rrch,
My wife when she arrived at the Teachers College from Nth America she was introduced to all the staff academics and workers.
A few years later the 'ladies' she worked with couldn't understand how the janitors would help her whenever she had to set up a room or move her stuff.
Amazing what saying good morning and meaning it does.
H.

[Allan at Wallan]

One of my mates, a very youthful looking 60, took his wife, a rather aged and
haggard 58, to hospital where she was having severe stomach pains.

The nurse made the comment to her, "You were lucky your son was on hand
to drive you here".

I don't think he wiped the smile off his face for 12 months.

[AlexS]

When I was a much younger man, when one of my mates went to visit another mate, if their mother answered the door, he'd always ask if her brother was home. Reckoned he'd always get invited in for a cuppa or drink.