Is 70 old?

[malaise]

I haven't reached there yet but if I died tomorrow not one person would say 'she died young'.
Groper Don the Con was insulted at being told the truth. Ah well.

[Takket]

1. statistically speaking, yes

but as they say "you are only as old as you feel"

[MFM008]

2. I hope not

Ill be there in 10 years...............

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Well, I'm almost 74, so.............maybe 70 is old.

The thing is, I don't feel old, mentally!

Physically, oh hell yes, I'm old.

Hey, malaise!

[snowybirdie]

23. Me too

Still that skinny young chick in my mind

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Oh I sure do hear you! I used to be a lot thinner too, alas...

[angstlessk]

25. Hell, if someone asked me 'how old is CaliforniaPeggy'

I would have to say 50 or thereabouts...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Aw, thank you, my dear angstlessk!

I am fortunate to have a young face!

And of course my attitudes have always been untypical for anyone my age!

[angstlessk]

40. Hell, your attitude is 20 something

Hopeful, as if what you do makes a difference, which it does

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. You are too kind!

I am normally an optimist.

[pampango]

48. No. I'm 67 so 70 is OLD. When I turn 70 then 74 will be OLD.

Until we hit 100 (and maybe not even then ), I think 'old' is relative. The 'old' folks are those who are older than you .

[doc03]

81. My mother made it to 93 she thought 100 was getting there. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

94. My son told me recently he was "middle-aged"

I had to remind him that was true if he planned on living to 100!

[malaise]

60. Hi there

I have a few years to reach 70 but I can tell you this body is not what it was in its prime.
I would not be insulted if someone called me old. I like the idea of aging gracefully for as long as I can

[CaliforniaPeggy]

96. Mine is nowhere near as good as it was in my prime either!

I've never been graceful or quick, and now I'm clumsy and slow. That's the way it is.

[malaise]

98. You're alive and happy

What else matters

[CaliforniaPeggy]

100. That's true!

I am happy........so happy these days, most of the time..........I am very lucky, my dear malaise! And I know it.

[malaise]

93. Hi there

Thing is we all know our bodies break down slowly - yes mine can't do half of what I did even ten years ago.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

97. That is true for me as well, my dear malaise.

Mentally and emotionally I am in a lot better shape than I used to be, but physically? Nope!

[Croney]

4. I turned 73 yesterday.

Yes, 70 is old. But I love being old. I think I look and act younger. I could be wrong.

Drumpf is ugly on the inside, so his looks will only get worse.

[livetohike]

8. Happy Belated Birthday Croney!!

[Croney]

18. Thank you! I like to say I was born a veteran.

Of life, I mean. I'm not a military veteran.

[phylny]

52. Our eldest was born on 11/11 as well.

I recall thinking well...she'll never get mail on her actual birthday

Happy birthday to you!

[Croney]

55. Thanks! I see 11/11 on the clock a lot.

There are organizations that consider 11/11 to be a portal to the great unknown. As an atheist, I think this is as good a belief as all the rest.

[Nevernose]

33. Just because you got old

Doesn’t mean you stopped being young.

The three year old you that sometimes just wants to cuddle and cry until you don’t feel like crying anymore? Still there. The ten year old that can’t wait to explore the woods down the street because you heard there might be bank robbers’ money hidden there? Still around. The seventeen year old that wants to sneak a drink from your parent’s liquor cabinet just to see what the big deal is and why-doesn’t-anybody-ever-listen-to-me-I-can’t-wait-to-move-out? Still inside, full of angst and hope. The forty year old that feels regretful for having treated your own children like your parents treated you, despite your many self-assurances that you would never be like them? Yep, that person’s still there, too.

It’s like tree rings, except we have access to all of our best (and worst) selves whenever we need or want.

(There’s a wonderful children’s story called “Ten” about the subject, but I can’t remember the author for the life of me)

[FuzzyRabbit]

142. So true.

[angstlessk]

44. We always say we don't want to get old except for the alternative!

Of course we say that when we are 20 something!

[malaise]

61. Belated Happy Birthday

[Croney]

63. Thanks!

[Not Ruth]

5. Anything after middle age is considered old

Youth 0-34
Middle age 35-57
Old age 58-99

The odometer turns over at 100

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/signs-of-middle-age_n_5234201.html

[SummerSnow]

11. Hu? i thought I was cool at 30. Guess i was wrong. I was still a yoot. lol

[angstlessk]

30. And if you look at the clock age entails

it takes longer to get from 0 to 34 than it takes to get to 35 to 57, and even less time to get from 58 to 99

[malaise]

80. Please send that to the Con

[treestar]

91. You just made me old

I say 58-79 later middle age
80- old.

Old in the sense that people are considered to be starting to use a cane and having trouble getting up.

[CatMor]

6. I think it depends on how you live day to day....

if you remain active it's not old. Also, you have to change with the times.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. "Old" is some age older than you are.

But yeah, nobody is going to call 70 young. It's not ancient, but a 70-year-old is generally regarded as a "senior citizen."

I did notice that Orange Foolius took issue with the word "old," but not with the rest of Kim's tweet - he called Trump an "old lunatic." Trump didn't say anything about being called a lunatic...

[livetohike]

9. He probably looks in the mirror and sees himself as a 20 year

old, rather than the frumpy Senior citizen he is. My mother in law is 92 and she looks years younger than he does. Not one bit of plastic surgery either.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Just like he looks in the mirror and sees himself as handsome and slim.

He is delusional. His opinion of himself is so far from reality it's mind boggling.

[livetohike]

24. Its frightening. He is detached from reality. He probably

thinks all the world leaders love him too.

[malaise]

62. Love it

[greymattermom]

12. Nope

He's 71

[jodymarie aimee]

13. not if you are

Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Ronnie Wood
Emmy Lou
Mick Fleetwood
Larry David
Santana
Don Henley
JJ Walker
Diane Keaton
Patti Smith
Steven Spielberg
Elton
Letterman
Kareem
Iggy

and oh yeah, OJ !!

[Jim Beard]

159. Cristine McVie still performing at 75

[marybourg]

14. Yes, it's old. Even Nancy Pelosi,

who currently looks like a wide-eyed 32 is old.

[Freethinker65]

17. For a human, yes. However, being old is not necessarily a bad thing.

Oops was meant as reply to OP but I’m too old to fix it

[marybourg]

22. I agree that it's not necessarily

a bad thing. I'm content, in my mid-seventies, and have no desire to be (or even look) younger. To everything there is a season. . . .

[delisen]

130. But if the typical life span were 210, would she be old?

If the body has a series of peaks , for example muscle strength, memory, processing ability and these peak at 25 to 30, is everyone past that peak old?

[No Vested Interest]

15. Yes and no.

I realized at about 70 that if I were in an accident - automotive or otherwise- that a newspaper article would describe me as "elderly".

I also think about how I perceived my grandparents and their generation when I was a young adult - 20ish. - To me they were old, though still functional, etc.

On the other hand, many, if not most, at 70 can handle their lives well.
70 is certainly better than 80, for sure.
At 70, and throughout the 70's, one can still look forward to many good times and good days.

[malaise]

169. I like that response

[rzemanfl]

16. Some days yes, some no, from my three months of experience at it. n/t

[cornball 24]

19. Depends (😁)! Attitude is everything! Will be 76 in January. It's only a NUMBAH!

[angstlessk]

49. I agree..Old now is not what it used to be

I remember my grandmother's shoes...they had pin holes on top of her shoes, and I thought I couldn't wait to be like her, cause my life was so chaotic at the time....

I am now 'wearing her shoes' and my life is not hers.

[malaise]

64. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[H2O Man]

20. It used to be.

Back in the days of "don't trust anyone over 30," it was old-times-two. Then, when I was in my 30s, and my father died, I viewed 70 as a long life. However, from today's perspective, I view 70 as middle-aged.

[malaise]

69. Mom's good friend died in her thirties - she was devastated

and kept saying over and over that she was so young. She was but we were young kids and thought they were all ancient

[H2O Man]

153. Right.

It's interesting how perspective changes. It reminds me of the old tale of Peter Pan: he was a man-child, who wanted to stay young and play. Wendy recognized that life changes as you become an adult. And Captain Hook, already damaged physically by time & nature, dreaded hearing the clock ticking.

I never anticipated living to 30 when I was a teen. But then, in my mid-20s, I had my first child, and everything changed.

[Not Ruth]

21. If you are wondering, Kim Jong Un is 5 foot 7 inches and weighs 286lbs (130kg)

In comparison, Putin is one inch shorter than Kim, but weighs 157lbs (71kg)

James Comey is 6 foot 8 inches and 243 lbs (110kg)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/kim-jong-un-weight-insomnia-spy-agency-north-korea

https://bodywhat.com/?1=yuuinxtp&2=3svhtzou

https://starsunfolded.com/james-comey/

[ekocem]

185. 21. If you are wondering, Kim Jong Un is 5 foot 7 inches and weighs 286lbs (130kg)

In comparison, Putin is one inch shorter than Kim, but weighs 157lbs (71kg)

James Comey is 6 foot 8 inches and 243 lbs (110kg)

[link:https://biographydefinition.com/james-comey-husband-age-born-height-in-feet-family-and-more/|

[gopiscrap]

186. welcome to DU

[mountain grammy]

26. Ill let you know

I’ll be 70 in 17 days.

[malaise]

72. Ha

Enjoy

[Jim Beard]

161. Welcome, we will be 70 together until March.

[tazkcmo]

27. Yes!

But I'm a spry, fresh 55 y/o!!!

[SummerSnow]

28. No, I know some 30 year olds who feel old, and some 70 year olds that feel young

[Stinky The Clown]

29. Late middle age.

Ask me how I know.

[HipChick]

31. It was old when I was young..

Not quite there yet, myself, but it does not seem so old now..

[Pope George Ringo II]

32. It's old enough to be called "old" and be an older living person.

It's not old enough to die.

[treestar]

35. It's kind of the new 60

My parents were running around during their 70s. They only started to seem "old" when they hit 80.

[Towlie]

37. If you want to feel young, move into a retirement community full of people older than you.

That's what I did.

[marybourg]

58. Me too. But 25 wonderful years later,

I really am old!

[The Wielding Truth]

59. So, you became the new kid on the block?

[malaise]

65. LOL

[Mme. Defarge]

38. Its the new 50.

But it’s still “terribly strange”.

[sl8]

39. Approaching middle age.

[Skittles]

42. no

old is at least 15 years older than me

yes INDEED

[Vinca]

43. Aging is weird. In my head I'm about 40, but 69 is only a couple of months away.

If I die tomorrow maybe people will say "she died delusional."

[angstlessk]

46. But what a way to go!

We get old and remember our youths...and the old adage....youth is wasted on the young...is a reflection of OUR youth!

[Frustratedlady]

53. I was stuck at 33 for several years until my kids caught me saying that and pointed it out.

I must have been 37 by that time, but so busy I didn't bother to think about age.

I'll be 80 in a few months, but I feel 70. Hmm!

I had two aunts that lived to be 99...old maids, so that might explain it. They were taking care of themselves until the last year of their lives and broken hips screwed that up.

I don't sit and fret about it, but I do think about it. I try to keep busy and, aside from Trump, don't let worries get the best of me. I just finished decorating the house for Christmas and am about ready to wrap Christmas presents. Then, I can sit back and feel pretty darned cocky about it. Attitude = 90%.

[VOX]

120. Yes it is. I go about my day, blissfully unaware, then I look in the mirror.

It’s kind of a hoot to see this vintage, 68-year-old dude staring back incredulously at me. He even has a white beard! But the way he *feels and thinks* is a mismatch to the “older gent” image. Who IS this dude?

[Vinca]

176. The mirror reference is funny. The same thing happens to me. Most of the time I look

and think "not so bad," but if I'm overtired or a little down in the dumps it's "what the hell went wrong."

[VOX]

184. Hahaha Mirror-wise, when I take off my glasses, the ravaged Old Geezer materializes...

Right before my sad eyes...without the glasses!

What the hell, we’re not old, were VINTAGE!

[angstlessk]

45. I was born in 1949...when I was young,,,being born in the 40's was cool

of course as I grew older it just made me look older

[VOX]

105. Same! It freaks me out that I was conceived less than 3 years after WWII.

Because that was a L O N G time ago! When I’m asked my date of birth, and I end it with that 1949, it sounds so...midcentury vintage.

And when you enter your DOB online, that little date-wheel scrolls and scrolls and scrolls until 1949 is *finally* visible.

[mitch96]

137. Me too. 1949

Freaks the millennials out when I tell them I was born in the "40's"...
m

[FM123]

47. 70 is not old, just older....

WAIT, how come Trumpy got all insulted and upset about being called old but didn't seem to mind being called a lunatic in that very same sentence???

[OldHippieChick]

50. Let's face it. If a person of 70 died, the obit

would read "elderly". How we feel physically or mentally is not the measure. Cheeto is old/elderly. No way around it.

[malaise]

107. +1,000

[delisen]

132. But in some ways he has not progressed beyond early

childhood.

[Ms. Toad]

51. Interesting question.

At 61, I don't feel old. But I've been getting some senior discouns for 6 years now.

In my late 50s, I thought nothing of hopping on my bike for a 2-day, 150 mile ride. I haven't been recently - just because of my work schedule - but the other day I realized that I might at least have to think twice about it. And I tried hopping around work (when no no one was there - to counter the bone-thinning effects of anti-cancer medication), and realized that while hopping in place was no big deal - hopping from one place to another was a different matter.

On the other hand, I'm working 80-100 hours a week - and loving it. I'd love it every bit as much if there were half of it, but it isn't a burden - and I can easily see myself working another decade (when I've pegged retirement).

And - just recently - I've noticed it is harder and harder to remember names . . . of course, that could well be due to the minimal sleep I'm getting in order to put in the 80-100 hours a week.

[malaise]

168. I take every senior discount offered - I earned them

That's a lot of hours a week - I've retired. I hand pick consultancies - love my free time.

[JenniferJuniper]

54. Well, as the government considers 55 to be "near elderly"

yeah, sorry, 70 is old.

The human body is basically built to last no more than about 85 years, with the bad stuff happening around age 75.

[Motley13]

56. It depends, I'm older

I think it is too late for anyone 70 to run for public office unless it is reelection to a position they already have.

Moron had a problem before reaching 70, your list shows so many people that age are still going strong, but I want new blood

A 70 yr old probably could not run for a 2nd term as prez

That said, I love Joe Biden

[Siwsan]

57. "Old" is a relative term. I've known people in their 20's who seem older than even little old me

And I've known people in their 70's who leave me in their dust.

[nini]

66. Old but not elderly

I will NEVER forget a young idiot at my job referring to someone elderly that was younger than me.

HELLO! It was an interesting dressing down he got LOL

[asiliveandbreathe]

67. Run as fast as you can, as far as you can, for as long as you can...

We did not come this far, just to come this far...70, this was my turn this year...

When asked to go for a motorcycle ride yesterday to go for dinner (excellent little Mexican restaurant), normally I would pass, after all, I'm seventy..(haven't been on a Harley for 40 years...)..I jumped at the chance...I rode on the back of son-in-law's bike..my daughter and son-in-law (she rides her own) took me east to Superior AZ from Mesa...

Exhilarating, beautiful, smooth, Steely Dan music, motion synchronized between them (48 & 49) - they communicate without saying a word..my son-in-law watched out for my daughter like a hawk..it was after dark when we arrived home..would I do it again, hell ya.....

Someone tell me again, 70, old??? NOPE!

[Shrike47]

68. Yes. The body just doesn't cooperate as much anymore.

And Cheeto is 71. He's old by any realistic definition.

[David__77]

70. If you say so, it is.

Sometimes 16 is old, sometimes 70 is not old. Old is a matter of consideration and not objective condition.

[kentuck]

71. For some...

..but not us.

[malaise]

74. I sure exercise walk way more than Groper Don the Con

and I haven't reached 70 yet. I can't understand why he would view his actual age as an insult.

[blueinredohio]

73. To a 30 some year old yes 70 is old

[Grammy23]

75. It depends on who you ask.

I will be 69 tomorrow. (Happy early birthday to me!) Sometimes I feel as old as dirt. Other days I feel as youthful as I did at 25. Most days it is somewhat older than that. Too many aches and pains from arthritis.

True story: my grandmother moved into a home where a dozen or so ladies lived. She was pushing 80, at least. We went to visit her one time and we asked her how she liked it there. She said it was OK, but every one of the OTHER people there were OLD ladies. Clearly she didn’t identify herself among them.

[classof56]

76. Okay, I'll weigh in on this.

I'll hit the Big 80 in a few months, but as I like to say, 80 is the new 60. Seriously, I have this notion that we're as old as we let ourselves be. My parents lived to be 86 and 96, and were Pacific Northwest Spry (I like to call it) pretty much into their final years. I must admit, it's heartening to note so many "older than 70" folks who've posted here. Now I know why I like DU so very-very much!!

Stay strong, everyone, and keep focused on making our country great again. Do it for all the young 'uns!

Cheers and blessings.

[malaise]

77. Lovely post - you have good genes

Enjoy life - it's all we've got.

[classof56]

85. Thank you!

Appreciate your words very much, and you are so right--life's all we've got so let's do enjoy!

[doc03]

78. It depends some people are more like 85 at 70 and others

are 55. I am 69, I work out at least 3 days a week and put over 1600 miles on my bicycle this year so far.
Other people I know sit and watch Faux Noos 24/7.

[Binkie The Clown]

79. I am 72, but years ago I worked with a guy who was old at 35.

And I mean his attitude and carriage and demeanor and in every way but physically, and he was working hard on getting his cholesterol and beer belly up to par for a man twice his age.

So if you ask me if 70 is old, I have to ask you who we're talking about. On Trump, 70 is pretty old. On Jimmy Carter, 93 is pretty young.

[malaise]

83. Nice response

Carter keeps active - it helps

[ileus]

82. I can't retire until I'm 67...

[raven mad]

84. Gads! malaise, I sure hope not.

I'll be there in a few.

[malaise]

86. Same here but I accept that statistically I will be old

In fact I think I'm old now - a fit old, but certainly not young.

[raven mad]

87. I'll hit "old" at 96!

And then won't feel it!

[malaise]

92. Dad's youngest sister died earlier this year

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She was 97, but for over five years, she didn't even know she was here. That's being alive not living and i want no part of that.

[raven mad]

133. Truth, malaise.

My dad-in-love (Steve's dad) had Alzheimers. We took good care of him for 10 years. In the end, he didn't know who we were. Saddest disease ever. One brilliant man who didn't know his own name by the end.

If I contract it, I have already stashed a way out.

[malaise]

135. I'm with you on that

I'm not going down that road

[TheFrenchRazor]

88. is "old" bad, is probably a better question. nt

[malaise]

89. or is being called old at 70 an insult

[Greybnk48]

90. I turned 69 last Thursday. I say no!

[malaise]

117. Belated Happy Birthday

[Greybnk48]

163. Thank you, Malaise!

[justhanginon]

95. I am 81 and admit nothing. Old is 82 and at 82, old will be 83 and so on.

You know that "old" you are getting getting closer and the chase is tightening but we struggle on, keep pushing the number ahead of us and like I said "admit nothing". And laugh a lot because it is what it is and I hear laughing keeps you young.

[malaise]

101. You sound like the little engine

that could. I agree that laughter is everything - mostly we must laugh at ourselves. Your username speaks volumes.

[former9thward]

99. AARP thinks old is when you turn 50.

At least that is when they start flooding your mailbox with pleas to join.

[malaise]

103. Hahahaha

That's pushing tt but they give you time to prepare

[samnsara]

102. i will be there in a cpl years and i say NO but Im in better...

....shape than cheeto don.

[Historic NY]

104. I start calling those above 70 uber-old....

I'm 61, makes me feel younger.

[malaise]

108. Hahahahha

so the Con should not be insulted

[Historic NY]

110. Nah, I put a railing in one of our historic houses....

when asked why that's what I told them. Oh they liked the railing.

[malaise]

114. One of our close friends just put railing everywhere that matters

in his last remaining aunt's house. Sh is 95 - frail but lucid. The railing makes moving around much easier.

[Historic NY]

118. Exactly makes a mobility difference.

psst...even for me.

[dhol82]

106. Well, Im 71 and just started flying trapeze classes last year

I’m currently working on my layouts and having a blast.
Also started trampoline classes to improve my ‘Air sense’ a month ago.
Feel 26 inside but people keep offering me seats on the subway now.

[malaise]

111. Are you serious?

[dhol82]

124. About which?

I definitely started my trapeze classes last year as a birthday present to myself for my 70th.
Love it.
I take the classes at a professional circus school in NYC. Circus Warehouse.
And, yes, I get offered seats on the subway all the time.
First time it happened I was shocked since I didn’t think I looked ancient but it now happens more and more often.
Finally took a good look at myself in the mirror. I prefer dim lighting.

[malaise]

125. I'm impressed

I'm not that brave

[dhol82]

131. Thanks. Have to admit I am not yet out of lines.

That means I still wear the harness when I do my warmup flying. Hope to get out of that soon.
Everybody wears a harness when they do tricks. Rules of the school.
Damn I love doing this!
And am so impressed with the trampoline classes. I haven’t gotten that far but I am working on a seat bounce, half turn, seat bounce.
Amazing how an old body does not want to turn.

[VOX]

116. Really? Thats outstanding!

Keep ‘em flying!

[dhol82]

126. Thanks, loving it!

Really working on my layout. Just need to really shoot my feet to ceiling to get that nice form for the catch.
It’s a work in progress that I hope to accomplish shortly.

[VOX]

147. Love hearing this!

It’s a great form of “serious play.”

[bronxiteforever]

109. Kick and recommend for so many wonderful conversations here.

Orange Nero is incapable of reflection and his age is a sore spot because it reminds him of his mortality. It is all dust except love. He is a man that hates passionately but has no room for the wisdom of age or the simple understanding that we are all “fellow passengers to the grave”.

I turned 60 this year and I think regularly about how can I be the best person in the time remaining. I look at a variety of people in my life that are kind and generous and loving. I see that and I want to be that. It is amazingly how many heroes there are if we look around.

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. We pardon to the extent that we love. Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again, and great happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. Loved for ourselves, and even loved in spite of ourselves.” – Victor Hugo, Les Miserable

[malaise]

112. Great post and even greater quote

One of my favorite books

[bronxiteforever]

119. I agree. Hugo just knows the human heart. So relevant at these times.

Thanks!

[VOX]

113. At 68, Im now 7 months older than my Dad when he died unexpectedly.

That’s the one damned thing that bothers me sometimes — I’m now of an age where, statistically, weird shit can occur fast. My wife’s first husband recently dropped in his tracks at age 66.

Five of my closest male friends from childhood have already died (!), although two of those were the results of some unwise behaviors. Nevertheless, they’re gone. There’s no one left with whom I shared so much common experience, other than my 70-year-old brother, but he and I are very different (he’s Republican, for starters), so we’re not as close as I’d like.

As Bob Dylan sang, “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.”

[malaise]

121. We just buried a good friend - he was 69

We buried his 65 year old wife last year. Truth is he wanted to die from the day she died. They both had cancer.
Then we buried the wife of a very good friend.
The reality that we've lived the better part of our lives is clear as day. Dylan was right.

[VOX]

144. The moment we are born, we all take off at high speed toward a brick wall.

Some of us hit it well before the others. But there’s no denying that every one of us will eventually hit that wall. I’m so very sorry for your losses, those as sobering as they are sad.

The late 60s, as you point out, are the first time of life when, in larger numbers, we encounter the headwinds of physical breakdown. With some luck, most of us don’t “go out” so quickly. But the echoes of those we’ve lost remain.

The ultimate task of being the age we are is: what do we do with whatever time is left?

[Kaleva]

115. I remember my parents bring in their 20's & I thought them to be so serious and mature

At just under 59, mentally I feel young even though the body is slowing breaking down.

[malaise]

122. I was number four so I never knew my parents in their

20s.

[delisen]

123. No, age like time is relative.

I lived in a small town for several years. It was too small to have a youth culture.

People related to each other as though they were all just people;
the only exceptions were very young children who were sort of learning the social ropes and needed a little help.

I did not realize the difference from my city life until one day I was at the check out in the supermarket and the clerk, whom I knew to be 16, started grousing about the price of bananas , and then started talking about which specialty food he liked and which he did not. Everyone joined in.

No city teenager I knew would have brought up this kind of topic-they would consider it old people's talk.
It was an epiphany for me-the shoppers were of all ages, we weren't young or old, or middle-aged to each other.

There was much I did not like about the town-a bit too narrow and too religion-oriented, not as diverse as I would like, and probably full of unconscious prejudice toward outsiders--but the affinity and age group walls were not there to the extent they are in many cities.

I'v thought about this while reading the many posts about who should be able to run for office-and who is "too old."

This small town would be unlikely to have that kind of conversation about fitness for office.

[spiderpig]

127. I'm glad you asked this question, malaise.

I'm not quite there yet (66), but I cherish a long life of experiences to draw on - humorous, mundane and tragic. But they've made me what I hope is a caring and sympathetic being that others of my species want to be around.

Unlike some people we know.

The Dotard was old when he was born. An incurious personality set in stone with no desire to learn or experience. Only relentless self-aggrandizement and willingness to exploit anyone around him.

He will not change, but I fear he can get even worse.

[malaise]

129. Very well said

[Freedomofspeech]

128. I will be 70 next June...

I certainly do not feel old but when I went to my last class reunion all of these old people showed up. I will not give in to this old age thing. We do a lot of entertaining and we have one rule...No organ recitals. I do not want to hear about your liver or colon or any other part of your body.. I hate when "old" people just sit around and talk about their ailments...that is so not healthy or fun.

[malaise]

134. One of our very good friends turned 70 in May

and there was this magnificent concert - a gift from his old school - he was and is very generous to the choir.
When we arrived we saw all these folks with grey hair and I turned and said holy shit - that's not our parents - it's us - we all laughed.

[Freedomofspeech]

138. I know...

It's shocking!

[Hoyt]

136. 68.4 here. 70 is old for some things, but for others, it's young. I'm better

at a lot of things than I was at 30 or 45, even a few physical things. Although I'm still working, I really can smell the flowers nowadays because I'm not going to kill myself trying to "get ahead."

I think I read it here-- "No one ever lay on their death bed saying I wished I had worked more."

[mitch96]

139. I think I figured out how old "old" is

About 20 years older than you are RIGHT NOW...
When you were 10, 30 was OLD..
When you were 30, 50 was OLD..
I'm 68 so someone 88 is old..... to me.. right??
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[Lotusflower70]

140. Depends on the person

My mom is going to be 80 this year and she is happy and active. She is a rockstar. She had hip surgery a few years ago and recovered nicely. She also had a knee replacement and that's it. She takes no medications for any medical conditions. When I was younger, she lost a lot of weight and kept it off. She is my hero and inspiration. She helps so many people. If you have a good spirit, you age well. No one ever guesses her age either. She dresses up for Halloween when the kids come. It's awesome. Always making her grandkids lots of memories.

[hamsterjill]

141. Im in my late 50s and right now, I feel ancient

I’ve been going through some challenging times (lost a family member, job loss on the horizon myself, Trump, life in general). I think THAT’S what makes me old; not the number of years.

And I’m working on that stuff. Gotta get my life back on track and headed in the right direction. Lucky that I have the opportunity to try to do that.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

143. It's ten years older than me and I consider myself old

Just not decrepit. I'm still in reasonably good shape.

[a kennedy]

145. My husband is 72, and he "turned" old dang near overnight.

He used to be so vibrant, and now, he limps, he has trouble in the bathroom areas.......and HE'S now saying stuff like, back in the day, or, aren't they getting way to much money?? (when he hears how much the athletes of today make when they win) and he's handsome as hell, but shoot, he sounds like the guy that yells, "GET OFF MY LAWN". I'm 5 years younger then he is, and I swear he won't even be around when I turn into the old one.

[hunter]

146. In my family, no, only the smokers and drinkers die young.

90-100+ nasty nasty Wild West plus, normal.

My great grandmas and great aunts were hard. All of them.

Zero tolerance for bad men.

[lunamagica]

148. To old to rock 'n roll, yet to young to die

[kwassa]

157. I just watched Debbie Harry rockin' hard at age 72 ...

show on PBS. The band is great, and most of them are not young.

Stones are doing well in their mid-70s.

[lunamagica]

158. Yes. That song is so old. I just forgot those guys and most of their generetion are now over

70

[WinkyDink]

149. HELL, yes! I say this as a 68-year-old! Attitude, schmattitude! The body is king here, people!

How many pills do y'all "70 and Overs" take daily? How are your knees? Do you have the dreaded 'betes? Cataract surgeries? How's your hair and skin? Any teeth implants? I don't know one of this age 70+ group who doesn't need a walker or a cane.

[spanone]

150. i HOPE not....

i'm gettin' close....

[malaise]

179. Aren't we all - but I don't think we'd be insulted if someone called us old

when we got there

[spanone]

182. i'm rather proud of it!

[malaise]

183. Same here

I've had a very healthy and satisfying life to date.

[Tom Rinaldo]

151. Sure. I'll be there soon but I'm old now. So what?

I already got to be young. Now I hope to get older.

[raging moderate]

152. Yes.

And I will turn 70 in about three months.

[MLAA]

154. If you ask for the senior discount at the movie, you are really old.

You are pretty old (45) when the kid selling you the ticket thinks you should get the discounted ticket without you asking!

[chillfactor]

155. I am 76

some days I feel like 30.....other days I feel like 100.

[MontanaMama]

156. 70 doesn't seem old to me.

I just turned 53 and while my body has aches and pains it didn't 10 years ago, I can still kick some ass and accomplish a lot in a day. I gave birth to my son when I was 41. He is 12 now and he has been instrumental in keeping me young in body and spirit. The Dotard, on the other hand, is old and rigid...closed mind and heart....dead already.

[ellie]

160. No,

99 is old.

[trc]

162. Old is anyone 21 years older than me,

notice that that is a moving target I will never reach. I am not old, I am just sore and tired.

[murielm99]

164. Not in my family.

Most, not all, have lived into their eighties and nineties. My mother is 88.

I am 69. I suppose seventy is old. My body is starting to break down, but I don't feel old.

When my kids treat me like I am old I get angry. They often think they need to make my decisions for me. I remind them that I don't do that to my mother. I think she is nuts, but she functions. There are people in her neighborhood and her church who will let me know if she stops taking care of herself and her business. Thank God for that.

[DFW]

165. I resolved that issue 44 years ago

When I turned 21 in college, I had my official "Over-The-Hill" party, and decided that I was already officially "old," and anything after that was just gravy. Besides, that was 1973, and enough Americans were still coming home from Vietnam in body bags at age 19 and 20 to make us think that it was all relative. So, while I'm not 70 yet, it's looming on the horizon--IF I get there. Neither of my dad's parents did, so with my genes, from here on in, it's Beat The Reaper.

Old is what you think and feel--or maybe when you can no longer do either. I think worrying about it will get you there faster than anything else except maybe a lousy set of genes (got that covered) or a foolish diet (I try not to).

At the end of the day, I agree with Billy Joel's song "Vienna":

"But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want or you can just get old"

[Raine]

166. It will be till I turn 70, then old will be any age older then that..

[lillypaddle]

167. Yeppers

70 is old. I turn 70 next month.

[tavernier]

170. Just turned 71.

My six year old grandson told me, “Nonnie, you’re not old. You’re new.”

So I choose to believe him.

[malaise]

171. Hahahaha

Love it

[tavernier]

173. Daughter reminded me that he was actually four when he said that

and he is now 16.

So I may not be BRAND new anymore... but I’m still under warranty.

[Madam45for2923]

172. IMO to die at that age is young.

[yurbud]

174. if you don't exercise a day in your life and aren't constantly learning

so for Trump, it is old.

[yurbud]

175. if you don't exercise a day in your life and aren't constantly learning

so for Trump, it is old.

[CanSocDem]

177. Seasoned....not "old". (eom)

[mamas]

178. Only if you want it to be. I plan on living to 103, since I was 8 years old. I feel great

and I am 76.

[zanana1]

180. Something my aunt said...

My aunt Rachel was in her 80's when we had my mother's 70th birthday party. Everybody was eating cake and telling stories when my aunt looked at me and said "Oh, to be 70 again". That put it all in perspective.

[malaise]

181. Lovely

Everything is relative