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Who are the old farts around here (and willing to admit it)

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by BLKNBLU, Jul 23, 2024.

  1. Aug 12, 2024 at 4:41 AM
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    rphillips66

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    North Carolina. The land is an old Christmas tree farm and still can smell it in the breeze.
     
  2. Aug 12, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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    Happy for you. It appears you are a Veteran? More power to you.
     
  3. Aug 12, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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    Thank you. 27 years of traveling to exotic places meeting interesting people, you can fill in the rest
     
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  4. Sep 4, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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  5. Sep 4, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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    glwood54

    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    70 this year. I've had every generation of Toyota truck from 1988 to 2013 except the T100 & Tundra. I think once I had the smaller trucks I could never go full size again. Sold my last (after 30 years) Jeep & 2013 Tacoma to buy this 2019 (best of the best :D) 4Runner, should be it. Never interested in a 3rd gen Tacoma, and the posts on the 4th gen Taco thread are scary, and don't bode well for the 6th gen 4Runner.

    Still doing maintenance on it, wish I could stop, but I hate 18 year old "techs" screwing up my 4R.

    Still enjoying working. Wife & I are both on Medicare & SS - just socking that away for later. Still living in the house we built 42 years ago, but would like to downsize.

    Enjoying reading all the posts...
     
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  6. Sep 4, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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    Good for you, I'm age 71. My new (3 months old) 4Runner is my 7th "Truck" in my lifetime. Fords, Nissan, Toyota. I sold my 06 Tacoma TRD Quad Cab to purchase the 4Runner which I have wanted for years.
    I tell myself how smart that move was almost everyday. I don't do my own maintenance anymore, for the next few years that's covered under my warranty. Hell, I can't fit under the 4Runner anyway!
     
  7. Sep 4, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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    BLKNBLU

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    Hello all. I'm glad this thread got resurrected as I was about to do it myself.

    I need the help of my fellow old farts to set me straight. I've been on this forum for just over a month and already find myself falling victim to the dreaded "Forum Syndrome". You know, the one where you start looking at and being interested in frivolous stuff like emblem blackout overlays and replacement dash speakers and logo valve stem caps. Overlays for cryin' out loud!!!

    I knew when I got the truck I just wanted X, Y, and Z and that's it. I'm getting distracted but have not yet succumbed thank goodness.
    I guess the first step is admitting...
     
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  8. Sep 5, 2024 at 1:32 AM
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    Sorry about the delay, been fighting Vertigo for a while now. I’m sure by now your surgery is over and experiencing the same results as I. The next day after the surgery I took off my eye patch and said to the wife, “I didn’t know the walls in our house are white”, she said “why, what color did you think the were”. I said “light brown, then I looked out the window and saw how beautiful the trees and grass are, I should have done this 10 years ago”.
     
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  9. Sep 5, 2024 at 2:38 AM
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    At 67, I still do the same thing as I did at 17. I’ve only owned performance cars and 4WD trucks/suv’s. I’ve never been practical when it comes to vehicles. If you are a car/truck guy it never goes out of your blood completely.
     
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  10. Sep 5, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    It's a losing battle, I'm afraid (see under my user name). I did, however, swear to never fall for the blackout nonsense. Hold strong...
     
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  11. Sep 5, 2024 at 8:48 AM
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    Mine is coming up (Right eye) in about 10 days; then two weeks after for the left eye.

    RE the Vertigo: Are you on diuretics? I found I was having an electrolyte imbalance. Started drinking sports drinks (normal Gatorade has lots of sugar). I'm drinking Powerade Zero (0 calories) or Gatorade Fit (10 cal).

    Doing GREAT right now! Dr. put me on Ozempic for my diabetes (Saves over $1000/mo. that way because insurance will cover it). I have lost almost 30 pounds since June. (Part of my diuretic issue, I'm sure). Looking forward to what my A1c will be. My cardiologist almost danced when I told him about going on Ozempic. Last two 6 mo. cardiology visits (plus an echo-sound) were clear; extraction still @ 65-70% (slightly above normal)-that's the blood pumped with each contraction.
     
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  12. Sep 5, 2024 at 8:53 AM
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    Go AWAY!! You're still YOUNG!!!!! :annoyed::annoyed::annoyed:
     
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  13. Sep 5, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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    63. First Toy was an 85 SR5 4 wd. Played with Blazers and Rovers, back to a Toy. Good in the desert.
     
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  14. Sep 5, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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    RUNNER4DAN Cleverly Disguised as a Responsible Adult

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    Northern NY State, almost Canada eh?
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    Doesn't need any
    I'll be 74 in October.

    [​IMG]
     
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  15. Sep 5, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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    Still wet behind the ears at 57 here!
     
  16. Sep 5, 2024 at 10:07 PM
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    No diuretics, been fighting Vertigo for 10 years now. Been to several ENT’s and hearing tests to determine the cause, no luck. Doctors always ask if I have ever been hit on the head, I tell them that I’ve been knocked out cold twice in my life, once during a freshman football game (1969) and once in a motorcycle accident (1975). He said that was too long ago to matter. Will take your advice on drinking some electrolytes though, due to the Vertigo generally coming on if I’m dehydrated. Good luck with the Cataract surgery, it’s painless and only takes 20 minutes, the benefit is astounding!
     
  17. Sep 6, 2024 at 3:52 AM
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    Can't stop laughing at this! You're my hero! Thought I'd share this.

    https://youtube.com/shorts/D9kAm7KmBEs?si=3sNe8JA1U1GccIPm
     
  18. Sep 6, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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    How old is old? I'm 55. Just remember folks...farts are funny at ANY age. Never grow up!
     
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  20. Sep 6, 2024 at 7:57 AM
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    But farts become a little more involuntary in old age.
    :confused:
     
  21. Sep 6, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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    We've ALL been there, no matter what our age. We come into this world pooping ourselves, and we exit this world the same way. We have to make light of these things.
     
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    Well, we've got different farts.......
    Fizz
    Fuzz
    Fizz-Fuzz
    Fuzz-Fizz
    Rip
    Tear Ass
    Slider
    Rattler
    And those silent ones that end up like a whistle and smell the worst!
     
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  23. Sep 6, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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    Riiiight. We've gone from showing off our construction projects to describing farts.
    I've heard that getting old is not for wimps.
     
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  24. Sep 6, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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    I heard a slightly different version of this when I was in middle school - many years ago:
    The Fizz
    The Fazz
    The Fizz-Fazz
    The Rip Shit
    The Tear Ass
    and the one that goes WHOOSH!
     
  25. Sep 6, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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    Leave it up to me to take it to that dark place.

    https://youtu.be/IuxJwUeb_fY?si=D_TPiCBpO3uy_Xlu
     
  26. Sep 6, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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    Wouldn't be as much fun if it didn't go there from time to time.
     

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