Dear people over 80...

[CaptainTruth]

28. I remember my dad climbing in a tree with a chainsaw at 80.

I lived out of state but I flew in to surprise my dad for his 80th birthday. He had a rental property, a 2 story duplex, with a huge old tree in front. The tree needed trimming so we loaded his big extension ladder & a chainsaw in the truck & went over. I helped him set up the ladder, he tied the chainsaw around his waist, told me to hold the ladder, & up he went. Before I knew it he was off the ladder, climbing in the tree, 2 stories up, a running chainsaw hanging off his waist, cutting branches. At 80 years old!

I remember standing there thinking about how I was in my 30s & I was the one standing & holding the ladder... What's wrong with this picture??? LOL

That's just how my dad was, he grew up on a farm & if something needed doing you just did it.

He had good health to age 100 & we had a big 100th birthday party for him, he loved it. Then, he just went downhill fast & was gone 15 days later. After his birthday he told us he felt like he'd accomplished everything he wanted to & his work here was done, & then he just went within a week.