Author Topic: The exit of youth (Read 9734 times)

pinballwizard79 · « **on:** February 11, 2009, 10:01:15 pm »

Tonight @ midnight I officially become old. Its tough to accept because I have been young my entire life

30

---steaming pile of meadow muffin---

Thats all, since I read everyone's crap here more than my own email I figured its ok to share this info.

30

---steaming pile of meadow muffin---

Of course I will spend it like any grown up would...............taking a 4 day weekend to drink Dr Pepper & play xbox360/arcade/pinball & eat pizza/Chinese while watching the stooges for a break.

30

---steaming pile of meadow muffin---

TelcoLou · « **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:02:55 pm »

Pfft! I wish I was 30 again.

Turnarcades · « **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:16:46 pm »

I got another 18 months yet til that number, but having a stroke when I was 27 added 20 years anyway. I just thank god I'm still alive and thankfully walk again these days.....

Encryptor · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:35:09 pm »

Quote from: TelcoLou on February 11, 2009, 10:02:55 pm

Pfft! I wish I was 30 again.

I hear that! Long ago and far far away!

Happy Birthday though!

Encryptor

Mauzy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:35:48 pm »

I better start livin' it up. I've only got 12 and a half years...

Happy B-Day, man.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2009, 07:34:31 am »

Somebody get the damned kidz off my lawn!

If you're having this much trouble with 30, I can't wait to see the breakdown you have at 40 ... and it's coming a lot faster than you think !

HBD.

Malenko · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2009, 07:36:23 am »

Im 30, its not so bad when you still look 20

vidmouse · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2009, 08:20:47 am »

Happy Birthday!

severdhed · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2009, 09:35:15 am »

Happy Birthday.

today is my birthday as well, but i turned 29, so I don't feel quite as old as you must...

shardian · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2009, 09:38:49 am »

I'm 27, and really don't have any fear of 30. My 20's have been mostly a huge PITA, to prepare myself for my 30's. I really think I'll 'hit my stride' during that decade.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2009, 04:33:14 pm »

I am not having a breakdown, its just crazy to think I am actually 30!

All grown up, paying real estate taxes, having a real CPA, worrying about the economy & having to watch what I eat....eerrr make that feel guilty about what I eat

At least the toys keep me young at heart, after all that's why we all do this isn't it?

extendedplayarcade · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2009, 04:44:02 pm »

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on February 11, 2009, 10:01:15 pm

Tonight @ midnight I officially become old. Its tough to accept because I have been young my entire life

30

---Cleveland steamer---

Thats all, since I read everyone's crap here more than my own email I figured its ok to share this info.

30

---Cleveland steamer---

Of course I will spend it like any grown up would...............taking a 4 day weekend to drink Dr Pepper & play xbox360/arcade/pinball & eat pizza/Chinese while watching the stooges for a break.

30

---Cleveland steamer---

I thought 30 was the new 20

RayB · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2009, 05:09:03 pm »

Screw you pinballwizard79

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2009, 06:50:14 pm »

RayB = angry old man

Mauzy · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2009, 07:43:21 pm »

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on February 12, 2009, 06:50:14 pm

RayB = angry old man

Try Cheffo = Angry old man. He even admits it!

tophatne1 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2009, 09:39:02 pm »

I had someone ask me how old I was a few weeks ago and I seriously did not know if I was 33 or 34. I had to do the math to get the right answer. I just never think about it.

It's just a number. You can be young until you die if you choose too.

RayB · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:11:52 pm »

Let's break this down according to the "30 is old" crowd:
(yes, this is tongue in cheek)

0-12 is childhood
13-19 is teen years
20-24 is young adult (going to university, building a career, trying to make it on your own)
25-29 is adult
30-59 is "old" adult life
60+ is decrepit and waiting for death.

So if you live to be 75, apparently you only have about 5 years of good living. Then you're old.

mr.Curmudgeon · « **Reply #17 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:13:29 pm »

Quote from: Mauzy on February 12, 2009, 07:43:21 pm

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on February 12, 2009, 06:50:14 pm
RayB = angry old man

Try Cheffo = Angry old man. He even admits it!

Paging Santoro....

*Not sure his hearing aid will pick that up.

DjLooter_951 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:34:26 pm »

Happy B- Day I will be 30 in Month, & still a HARDCORE GAMER from the Classics to PS3 games.

I hate paying property TAXES & STUFF

Got to go my wife is calling me

Havok · « **Reply #19 on:** February 13, 2009, 02:17:56 pm »

Congratulations!

Now, practice this phrase:

"Get off my damn lawn!"

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2009, 12:48:34 am »

LOL, thanks guys.

This b-day is much different from my 21st to say the least.........no strobe lights, loud music or girls with fake ID's anywhere to be seen

Just played a few games of Guitar Hero......my hand hurts, damn kids....I dunno how they can play that stuff

dmworking247 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2009, 07:32:54 am »

Yep, its downhill from here. I'm 32 this year and I still haven't gotten over my 30th birthday, and this thread just makes it worse.

Why? Because the majority of posters said they were under 30! All of a sudden I'm the middle aged guy! Ah ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

To make things worse I've been told for years that I look (at least) 10 years younger than I am, but all of a sudden I'm thinning on top! WTF, now I'm going to look like a bald 20 year old.

On a serious note, at least you can still enjoy the xbox... the most depressing thing of late is that I'm collecting game consoles & arcades and can't come to accept that I dont enjoy playing any of them anymore!

Cakemeister · « **Reply #22 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:31:28 am »

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on February 11, 2009, 10:01:15 pm

Tonight @ midnight I officially become old. Its tough to accept because I have been young my entire life

30

---Cleveland steamer---

Thats all, since I read everyone's crap here more than my own email I figured its ok to share this info.

30

---Cleveland steamer---

Of course I will spend it like any grown up would...............taking a 4 day weekend to drink Dr Pepper & play xbox360/arcade/pinball & eat pizza/Chinese while watching the stooges for a break.

30

---Cleveland steamer---

LOL

Ummon · « **Reply #23 on:** February 15, 2009, 07:28:31 pm »

Quote from: RayB on February 13, 2009, 01:11:52 pm

Let's break this down according to the "30 is old" crowd:
(yes, this is tongue in cheek)

0-12 is childhood
13-19 is teen years
20-24 is young adult (going to university, building a career, trying to make it on your own)
25-29 is adult
30-59 is "old" adult life
60+ is decrepit and waiting for death.

So if you live to be 75, apparently you only have about 5 years of good living. Then you're old.

Na na. There's 'maturity' after 'adult'.

Ed_McCarron · « **Reply #24 on:** February 15, 2009, 09:58:47 pm »

Meh, you're only as old as you feel.

I'm 36 and am still pissed because theres not any good cartoons on on Saturday morning anymore.

Burn4Evr · « **Reply #25 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:22:33 pm »

I turned 26 in Nov, that was one of the first times in my life that I felt old.... because I was closer to 30 then to 20...... I don't wanna know what its like when I actually turn 30

kagaden · « **Reply #26 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:41:28 pm »

I'll be 30 also on Feb 24th this year... but I'm glad I'm not as old as you (yet).

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:19:26 pm »

Quote from: tophatne1 on February 12, 2009, 09:39:02 pm

I had someone ask me how old I was a few weeks ago and I seriously did not know if I was 33 or 34. I had to do the math to get the right answer. I just never think about it.

It's just a number. You can be young until you die if you choose too.

Heh, I just did the same thing yesterday. I'm 37 going on 19!

I LOVE this hobby and age is not going to stop it. (Although I really do look a lot younger than I am thank goodness!).

P.S. - I don't really watch what I eat, my cholesterol, blood pressure and weight are all perfect. You can thank my high metabolism for that one...

)

~ DeLuSioNaL

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 16, 2009, 12:22:00 am »

So um I let my drivers license expire.......Friday I had to take the written & driving.....sheesh.

Here's the deal, my eyesight is now evidently 20/40 L & 20/50 R...............that makes this 30th pill a tad larger. I have a feeling my vision is actually worse (well not by much) but the copper let me slide, perhaps due to my stunning good looks

When I was younger I lived on a diet of Whey protein & adderall................perhaps that will sharpen my eyes & get me feeling younger again

.

Until I wake up @ 5am, eat dinner @ 4pm via a senior discount @ a casino buffet & fall asleep by 7pm I think I am still young at heart.

dreamakuma · « **Reply #29 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:19:47 am »

See. I have it bad, Doctors say I have this condition where I'll be lucky If I see 30, has to do with my immune system and my lungs. So I'm 20 now. So I play videogames, Mess with my arcades, try to live a young life. I have carpral tunnel and arthritus! I wake up, i'm old. Yet I still pop In a dvd of batman the animated series! I move a fully load cab, I'm 60. Go to funspot, I'm 4. If i rains my joints hurt, If sunny, I'm indoors playing with a cab.

mr_doles · « **Reply #30 on:** February 16, 2009, 07:40:59 am »

Quote from: tophatne1 on February 12, 2009, 09:39:02 pm

I had someone ask me how old I was a few weeks ago and I seriously did not know if I was 33 or 34. I had to do the math to get the right answer.

I did the same exact thing last week, oddly enough same numbers too.

The only thing that I really hate is there is nothing good age wise to look forward to now. I am old enough to [legally] drive, buy cigarettes, alcohol and porn. Well I guess 40 more years (

) and I can retire.

vidmouse · « **Reply #31 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:24:26 am »

Quote from: Ed_McCarron on February 15, 2009, 09:58:47 pm

Meh, you're only as old as you feel.

I'm 36 and am still pissed because theres not any good cartoons on on Saturday morning anymore.

It's a matter of medium... these days things are all on DVD collections now.
They still exist, they can still be watched on Sat. mornings, it 's just more
work to pop in a DVD and watch.

But not the same thing, I get it...

At least some good souls have put some good stuff on YouTube that you
can download...

vputz · « **Reply #32 on:** February 16, 2009, 09:34:38 am »

I'm 38, in better shape, having more fun, and doing more great things than I ever did when in my 20s. Live it up, man.

Bluedeath · « **Reply #33 on:** February 16, 2009, 11:10:33 am »

I'm now 33, got a house (29 years of house payment to go

) and I'm 30 pound (at least) overweight, every week end i state: "ok that's" enough next week ill start exercise (thoug i know tha i'll never do that)
But in the end I enjoy playng now more than i was 20 (I'm a left4dead addict)
The only thing that i really miss is headbanging at the heavy metal gigs, I started shave my head at 24 when i gave up fighting baldness and i just swtched guitar hero from Dave Mustaine to Kerry King, when you're bald headbang is not the same thing.

Anyhow I do more fun thing now than i've done when i was 20.

Happy birthday, and remember is never to late to live an happy childhood

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:56:54 pm »

Oh yeah & my calf exploded last year too...........guess I didn't know my own strength.

Now there are tendons & muscles missing & I too feel tension when the weather changes......pretty sure its the scar tissue reacting but Im no MD.

If anyone here feels a slight tingle in their muscle when moving something get ready to puke, pass out & see a flash of white light when it rips

dreamakuma sorry to hear such news, I am not trying to minimize your situation when I say this but perhaps you will beat the odds by eating well, being as active as you can & keeping your spirits up.

dreamakuma · « **Reply #35 on:** February 17, 2009, 12:38:16 am »

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on February 16, 2009, 10:56:54 pm

Oh yeah & my calf exploded last year too...........guess I didn't know my own strength.

Now there are tendons & muscles missing & I too feel tension when the weather changes......pretty sure its the scar tissue reacting but Im no MD.

If anyone here feels a slight tingle in their muscle when moving something get ready to puke, pass out & see a flash of white light when it rips

dreamakuma sorry to hear such news, I am not trying to minimize your situation when I say this but perhaps you will beat the odds by eating well, being as active as you can & keeping your spirits up.

Don't be sorry to hear it. I started living a great life 3 years ago, Got ten left to enjoy. I like the life I'm living. I got cabs, a girl who loves me and helps buy the cabs, A great selection of music, and a sense of humor that is darker than most but keeps my grin. I'm in paradise

Ummon · « **Reply #36 on:** February 17, 2009, 08:38:08 pm »

Quote from: Ed_McCarron on February 15, 2009, 09:58:47 pm

Meh, you're only as old as you feel.

I'm 36 and am still pissed because theres not any good cartoons on on Saturday morning anymore.

Unfortunately, except for 60's Looney Tunes, and some of the older stuff, they weren't that good, THEN. Besides, it's a different world. Cartoons are on all the time.

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on February 16, 2009, 12:22:00 am

So um I let my drivers license expire.......Friday I had to take the written & driving.....sheesh.

Here's the deal, my eyesight is now evidently 20/40 L & 20/50 R...............that makes this 30th pill a tad larger. I have a feeling my vision is actually worse (well not by much) but the copper let me slide, perhaps due to my stunning good looks When I was younger I lived on a diet of Whey protein & adderall................perhaps that will sharpen my eyes & get me feeling younger again .

You could check out 'palming'.

Quote from: vputz on February 16, 2009, 09:34:38 am

I'm 38, in better shape, having more fun, and doing more great things than I ever did when in my 20s. Live it up, man.

I've always been pretty fit...well, partying in high school I was probly the least fit....but, regardless, concur.

Quote from: Bluedeath on February 16, 2009, 11:10:33 am

I'm now 33, got a house (29 years of house payment to go ) and I'm 30 pound (at least) overweight, every week end i state: "ok that's" enough next week ill start exercise (thoug i know tha i'll never do that)
But in the end I enjoy playng now more than i was 20 (I'm a left4dead addict)
The only thing that i really miss is headbanging at the heavy metal gigs, I started shave my head at 24 when i gave up fighting baldness and i just swtched guitar hero from Dave Mustaine to Kerry King, when you're bald headbang is not the same thing.

Taint true. I never had long long hair, have had very short hair since leaving high school, and always banged hard. Actually, when I got into death metal, I developed my own style that was rhythm and percussion texture dependent.

Minwah · « **Reply #37 on:** February 18, 2009, 09:59:36 am »

I was 30 recently too...on Friday 13th :p

Oh well, happens to the best of them!

lkench · « **Reply #38 on:** February 18, 2009, 01:00:31 pm »

Quote from: Turnarcades on February 11, 2009, 10:16:46 pm

I got another 18 months yet til that number, but having a stroke when I was 27 added 20 years anyway. I just thank god I'm still alive and thankfully walk again these days.....

Boy, I hear that, except my ole body waited till 34 to give me one - it happened just over a year ago. Still am unable to type two-handed and my walk isn't what it used to be, but I get around OK and I'm still able to work(computer programmer by trade). Do they know what caused yours? The tell me mine was caused by a PFO(www.pfodoctor.org), which I've since had repaired and my Dr tells me my risk of having a second one is about the same as a "normal" person having a first one. It's still been a heckuva deal recovering from though.

Thanks for letting me interrupt this otherwise wonderful discussion on getting older

-lkench

Flake · « **Reply #39 on:** February 18, 2009, 06:19:29 pm »

Jesus people strokes before 30? Wow...

Well PinballWizard I dont really want to hear it about turning 30 either. I turned 32 in December and between my wife, my job and my daughter, I've probably aged about 15 years in the last 3. My wife isnt wholeheartedly supportive of my hobby, bitches about my hours at work (she's lucky shes hot) and my daughter apparently is genetically altered in some way so that she does not require any sleep - something my wife needs at least 9 solid hours of every night to feel "normal".

If I was single and childless (not that I would give up my daughter for anything - we are speaking hypothetically here) I would be doing exactly what you seem to be doing these days, devoting time to arcades and pinballs and spending weekends playing said games while eating and drinking as you see fit. Dont get so caught up in age as its only a number. Clearly, based just on the posts here age is not the biggest indicator of how one "feels".

In an alternate universe somewhere my exercise/daughter's playroom is a dedicated game room filled with pinballs, arcades and cool lighting effects............

Oh one last comment.....it is a little depressing how quickly I've developed an OCD regarding lawn maintenance. I also think I probably drink more now than I did when I was in my 20's. Now really, that is amazing....

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #40 on:** February 18, 2009, 07:33:30 pm »

My dad said that having children &/or being president is what truly ages us, not time. I believe it too, if Hugh Hefner actually raised his kids, cleaned up poop & stepped on a Lego brick a time or two I am sure he would have died 17 years ago

I too drink more with age, weird...........

My yard sucks for now..................this fall however its getting a nice overhaul & then I may actually care about it, till then its so worthless I don't even speak of it.

Ok now I really sound 30.......sheesh, where are my glasses?

Todd H · « **Reply #41 on:** February 19, 2009, 02:35:29 pm »

Thirty? Pfffttt! Kids today!

I'm about to turn 40 in April. Seems like just yesterday I was in college. Time flies I guess. Now I have a wife, 18 month old son (that loves playing games with Daddy), and mortgage. My knees are bad, one of my ankles is shot. My gall bladder is gone. I'm falling apart.

And, oh yeah, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!

Necro · « **Reply #42 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:14:58 am »

31s worse. Then your officially 'in your thirties' and can't say 'Oh, just turned 30' anymore.

(I know, just turned 31)

javeryh · « **Reply #43 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:26:37 am »

I'm 34 going on..... 34. Before my 2 awesome kids I felt like I was 18 all day every day. Now time has caught up with me a bit and I feel 34. I still act like I'm 18 though. I can't believe where the time has gone - especially the past 10 years. Fortunately, I can easily pass for someone in their mid-20s. I exercise regularly and try to eat right (often failing) and since I turned 30 I rarely drink anymore. Maybe a beer or two a month. I went all of 2007 without having a single sip of alcohol just to do it. I really think it is the key to feeling great on a daily basis.

mountain · « **Reply #44 on:** February 20, 2009, 12:05:55 pm »

Quote from: javeryh on February 20, 2009, 11:26:37 am

I went all of 2007 without having a single sip of alcohol just to do it. I really think it is the key to feeling great on a daily basis.

I think you have it backwards

I turn 40 in June and am looking forward to the party.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #45 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:03:26 pm »

No drinking?

You mean you went an entire year without blacking out, waking up in the back yard without pants & looking at your phone history & saying "ummm, uh oh"?

I truly am sorry

Seriously though the older I get the more I enjoy a controlled buzz & more often. Its easy to do with just a pal or two but if there are 4 or more of us things go bad rather quickly.

It seems like we all take a shot (lets say there are 6 of us total) @ my bar in the basement.......there is a 1 in 6 chance 10 minutes later 1 of us will say "lets do a shot before (insert step of game: next dart toss, next foos serve, next turn on pinball & etc) & then 10 minutes later another 1 of us 6 (not the same one who did before mind you) repeats the "lets do another shot" chorus.

3 hours later we have all consumed 18 shots each plus the drinks being nursed in the meantime.

Luckily all visitors bring a full 5th each so we rarely run out & I inherit a partial bottle or two............but that becomes less of a blessing the next day (no I do not allow drunk drivers to leave the house, thats what the 7 couches are for

).

Ok, that entire post made me sound like I drink mad dog & eat sardines under a bridge didnt it?

Thank god I do not have children, they would ground me for sure.

Ummon · « **Reply #46 on:** February 21, 2009, 07:48:58 pm »

---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, that's a lotta drinkin. It's always been 'more than four beers in a few hours, and I'm on the way to getting piss drunk'. I'm with j. Love the natural high of being outside and breathing deep, just like when I was in grade school. I eats better'n him, though.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #47 on:** February 21, 2009, 10:34:31 pm »

Lay off the special Brownies Ummon

daywane · « **Reply #48 on:** February 22, 2009, 09:33:48 am »

Quote from: Ed_McCarron on February 15, 2009, 09:58:47 pm

Meh, you're only as old as you feel.

I'm 36 and am still pissed because theres not any good cartoons on on Saturday morning anymore.

Thank god for boomerang and net flix
you people will laugh me out of the forum but here are my net flixs
Duck tails (all seasons for all listed)
Gummi bears
The Flintstones
TailSpins
Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers
Johnny Quest
Groovie Goolies
Fragel Rock
well you get the point
25 and 30 years old hit me hard
now I am 43 I look back and crack up

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #49 on:** February 22, 2009, 04:22:36 pm »

Yeah Saturday mornings rocked back in the 80's.

Remember this?

I remember captain caveman, muppets, TMNT & of course the classics like Bugs, Tom/Jerry & etc.

These were a childhood staple:

BTW that is indeed the worst NetFlix Que ever.

Bluedeath · « **Reply #50 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:49:27 am »

About cartoons best were ( at least what has been aired here in Italy):

Thundercats, Silverhawks, M.A.S.K. (the ones prodiceted in the USA)
And all the japanese robots (robotech / macross on top)

But wathching them again at 33 is not the same.
It's like watching the old galactica after the new one, the scripting is far better in the new one, the old one is too much simplicistic, i still love it because I've seen it when i was 8 but i cannot what it again because i'm too afraid that iit will ruin may memory.

BTW Yesterday i acctually tried to start to get in shape again, after 30 minutes of wiifit (i wouldn't have survived a real training session in a gym, but ist a start) every single muscle in my body hurts like hell. Now i remember why i was to reluctant to restart.

Flake · « **Reply #51 on:** February 23, 2009, 12:57:13 pm »

Quote from: javeryh on February 20, 2009, 11:26:37 am

I'm 34 going on..... 34. Before my 2 awesome kids I felt like I was 18 all day every day. Now time has caught up with me a bit and I feel 34. I still act like I'm 18 though. I can't believe where the time has gone - especially the past 10 years. Fortunately, I can easily pass for someone in their mid-20s. I exercise regularly and try to eat right (often failing) and since I turned 30 I rarely drink anymore. Maybe a beer or two a month. I went all of 2007 without having a single sip of alcohol just to do it. I really think it is the key to feeling great on a daily basis.

I just dont know how anyone does that. Not that I'm judging but that just seems so foreign to me....

Me and the wife just signed up for a gym membership though so maybe getting back into weight lifting will take its toll on my drinking time.....maybe....

javeryh · « **Reply #52 on:** February 23, 2009, 01:37:29 pm »

Quote from: Flake on February 23, 2009, 12:57:13 pm

Quote from: javeryh on February 20, 2009, 11:26:37 am
I'm 34 going on..... 34. Before my 2 awesome kids I felt like I was 18 all day every day. Now time has caught up with me a bit and I feel 34. I still act like I'm 18 though. I can't believe where the time has gone - especially the past 10 years. Fortunately, I can easily pass for someone in their mid-20s. I exercise regularly and try to eat right (often failing) and since I turned 30 I rarely drink anymore. Maybe a beer or two a month. I went all of 2007 without having a single sip of alcohol just to do it. I really think it is the key to feeling great on a daily basis.

I just dont know how anyone does that. Not that I'm judging but that just seems so foreign to me....

Me and the wife just signed up for a gym membership though so maybe getting back into weight lifting will take its toll on my drinking time.....maybe....

haha... yeah, my friends gave me holy hell all year for it. Even my wife was making fun of me for sipping a Gatorade while everyone else was throwing them back. I work a lot and I get up in the morning to go to the gym beforehand so I'm usually out of the house from 5:45AM until about 7:30PM five days a week plus I work weekends occasionally and there are several nights a month that I'm not getting home until after 10PM or I go home and have to log on and finish something up. When the weekend comes the last thing I want to do is waste time dealing with a hangover especially when my kids are up around 6:30 anyway. After that year the first beer was delicious though and I was buzzed within 30 seconds. I honestly have never felt better in the last 10 years than I did without the drinking.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #53 on:** February 23, 2009, 05:02:04 pm »

If you were drunk you would feel better

javeryh · « **Reply #54 on:** February 23, 2009, 05:25:35 pm »

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on February 23, 2009, 05:02:04 pm

If you were drunk you would feel better

I can't argue with that!

Ummon · « **Reply #55 on:** February 23, 2009, 07:27:17 pm »

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on February 21, 2009, 10:34:31 pm

Lay off the special Brownies Ummon

You know, that just never worked out. Was up for it, though.

Quote from: Bluedeath on February 23, 2009, 07:49:27 am

BTW Yesterday i acctually tried to start to get in shape again, after 30 minutes of wiifit (i wouldn't have survived a real training session in a gym, but ist a start) every single muscle in my body hurts like hell. Now i remember why i was to reluctant to restart.

That's because you over-trained. Most people do, whether they've been training a while, or just starting. What can you do against pop culture though?

Flake · « **Reply #56 on:** February 24, 2009, 09:34:25 am »

Quote

That's because you over-trained. Most people do, whether they've been training a while, or just starting. What can you do against pop culture though?

While I would agree most people do overtrain, I dont think 30 minutes on the Wii fit would/should be considered over training for anybody. Your first training session should make you sore, your going from doing nothing to something. Now if you are still getting "cant get up out of a chair sore" a few weeks into it then you are overtraining for sure.

If you really want to use a gaming system to get you in shape, I suggest a few hours playing track and field. Make sure you chug a beer for each "event"....hehehe....

Bluedeath · « **Reply #57 on:** February 24, 2009, 11:51:14 am »

Actually i'm using the wii fit to be in shape enough to start a "real" training. I used to practice Hun Gar style kung fu ad i know (at least i should) how to train myself, the only problem is that i'm in in a shape the doesn' allow me to endure even the basic body reconditioning exercises (i puke after 3 minutes of jogging) sincei Is more than 5 years that i gave up any form of physical activity. Very bad idea. I'm paying form my lazyness.
My fat liver sindrome prevents me from having more than a beer in or 2 a month

,but anyhow track & field is too hard I want to get back in shape not to destroy my arm

Ummon · « **Reply #58 on:** February 25, 2009, 09:03:35 pm »

Quote from: Flake on February 24, 2009, 09:34:25 am

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That's because you over-trained. Most people do, whether they've been training a while, or just starting. What can you do against pop culture though?

While I would agree most people do overtrain, I dont think 30 minutes on the Wii fit would/should be considered over training for anybody. Your first training session should make you sore, your going from doing nothing to something.

Sensibility, experience, and several things I've read say that isn't so. Also, there is no 'should or shouldn't be this or that'. There's only where each person is at the time, and for many, doing a single free squat is too much. Or even raising their arms above their heads. How do you train these different kinds of people? I know how, often using the same exercises, but most people aren't wise to these. Lastly, less is often more.

Flake · « **Reply #59 on:** February 25, 2009, 10:14:17 pm »

Quote from: Ummon on February 25, 2009, 09:03:35 pm

Quote from: Flake on February 24, 2009, 09:34:25 am
Quote
That's because you over-trained. Most people do, whether they've been training a while, or just starting. What can you do against pop culture though?

While I would agree most people do overtrain, I dont think 30 minutes on the Wii fit would/should be considered over training for anybody. Your first training session should make you sore, your going from doing nothing to something.

Sensibility, experience, and several things I've read say that isn't so. Also, there is no 'should or shouldn't be this or that'. There's only where each person is at the time, and for many, doing a single free squat is too much. Or even raising their arms above their heads. How do you train these different kinds of people? I know how, often using the same exercises, but most people aren't wise to these. Lastly, less is often more.

Are you kidding me? A single free squat is too much for some people? Get the ---fudgesicle--- out of here. While I agree there is no "standard" rule for all people, but unless you are 400 lbs. and just recovered from a stroke the week before, I would think 30 min on the Wii fit should not be overload on anyone's first workout.

You must be a liberal.....people cant raise their arms over their heads? For God's sake, its this kind of attitude that contributes to the fatass society that we have today. "Ohh, your 300 lbs and havent broken a sweat in 10 years? Well lets start you off with some eyebrow raises. Then we'll work our way into some pinky curls...After 6 weeks of this we'll try getting you to walk at a brisk pace on the treadmill for 2 minutes..."

Bluedeath · « **Reply #60 on:** February 27, 2009, 04:33:18 am »

Second session was better, the only part that is still hurting like hell are the abdominals, all other muscles have been "tamed" and are not colplaining anymore when i ask them to work, still a lot of rust to remove but motivation will help a lot , im still 205 pounds with a lot of work to do.
My father had his spine to be reiforced with titanium screws due to the lack of execise, and there are a lot of chanches that if i don'tput my self in shape again ill share his path. But for the rest i don't feel old at all.
Perhaps not having a lawn that has to be protected from kids help

Ummon · « **Reply #61 on:** February 27, 2009, 05:51:32 pm »

Quote from: Flake on February 25, 2009, 10:14:17 pm

Quote from: Ummon on February 25, 2009, 09:03:35 pm
Quote from: Flake on February 24, 2009, 09:34:25 am
Quote
That's because you over-trained. Most people do, whether they've been training a while, or just starting. What can you do against pop culture though?

While I would agree most people do overtrain, I dont think 30 minutes on the Wii fit would/should be considered over training for anybody. Your first training session should make you sore, your going from doing nothing to something.

Sensibility, experience, and several things I've read say that isn't so. Also, there is no 'should or shouldn't be this or that'. There's only where each person is at the time, and for many, doing a single free squat is too much. Or even raising their arms above their heads. How do you train these different kinds of people? I know how, often using the same exercises, but most people aren't wise to these. Lastly, less is often more.

Are you kidding me? A single free squat is too much for some people? Get the ---fudgesicle--- out of here. While I agree there is no "standard" rule for all people, but unless you are 400 lbs. and just recovered from a stroke the week before, I would think 30 min on the Wii fit should not be overload on anyone's first workout.

You must be a liberal.....people cant raise their arms over their heads? For God's sake, its this kind of attitude that contributes to the fatass society that we have today. "Ohh, your 300 lbs and havent broken a sweat in 10 years? Well lets start you off with some eyebrow raises. Then we'll work our way into some pinky curls...After 6 weeks of this we'll try getting you to walk at a brisk pace on the treadmill for 2 minutes..."

It's curious and slightly amusing all the assumptions you made above. Sincere questioning is a useful tool.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #62 on:** February 27, 2009, 07:15:35 pm »

mommy daddy stop fighting, waaaaaaa

Ummon · « **Reply #63 on:** March 02, 2009, 01:11:16 am »

Hahn.

clok · « **Reply #64 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:36:45 am »

Quote from: Ed_McCarron on February 15, 2009, 09:58:47 pm

I'm 36 and am still pissed because theres not any good cartoons on on Saturday morning anymore.

best qoute i have read in a long time!

Clok

Flake · « **Reply #65 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:41:26 am »

Quote from: Ummon on February 27, 2009, 05:51:32 pm

It's curious and slightly amusing all the assumptions you made above. Sincere questioning is a useful tool.

Sincere questioning is a useful tool?

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #66 on:** March 02, 2009, 01:32:22 pm »

Being young is just a state of mind. At least that's what you tell yourself after you turn 30...

I just had a life changing, I'm an adult now, moment this weekend(and I'm about to turn 40).

I've been making enough money to pay the bills and have fun on the weekends and that's all I wanted. If I lost my job, oh well, I'll get another one. I can wait tables and make just as much money as I do now.

Last year there was a huge exodus of employees. Even with times being so tough, people I work with were finding better jobs, some of them took jobs out of our field (like waiting tables), so my company did an internal audit to figure out what the employees are really worth. They realized I was WAY under paid, (which is why I spent so much time on this board). So this year I got a HUGE raise. I’ve been spending less time here, because now I’m actually working. Like in all companies we have people that pass the buck and when the buck gets passed to me I don’t care. The lectures I get from my bosses are very similar to the lecture that guy from office space got after he was hypnotized. I’d just let them talk and then nod my head when they ask me if I understood.

Last Friday at 4pm a project manager told me that she was swamped and had a FedEx deadline for tonight. I had things to do but they could wait until Monday so I offered to help. She never asked or hinted, I just offered to help.

I was in the middle of coding something else so I finished that first. It took about 20 minutes. I was about to start on her problem when I get a call from another project manager who was in charge of the project I was originally working on(we have more project managers than actual programmers which is part of the problem). It was a simple question that could be answered in 2 minutes. Before I could answer that question the owner of the company calls me on the other line. She asks me what I was doing I told her project manager B is on the other line and I'm answering a question for him. I then get a "Project A has a today deadline and that has a higher priority and I shouldn't be working on Project B…" The conversation ended with a "What more can we do to communicate to you that something needs to be done immediately?"

I don't know what Project manager A told the boss, but this type of nonsense happens every other week. Other employees spend hours bitching about it. I always thought that was funny and a waste of time. They get paid just as little as I do, so this added stress was useless. Over the weekend I realized I've gotten use to the raise and with the way the economy is doing I can't afford to lose this job. Tonight I'm going to have a (throw project manager A under the bus) talk with the owner of the company. I hate this office politics BS.

Long story short: this weekend I realized I'm an adult with a real job and responsibilities.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #67 on:** March 02, 2009, 02:16:32 pm »

Thats not stress Dodge,

Stress is when your industry no longer exists or when people die if mistakes are made.

Drink a redbull, punch yourself in the gut, lick a 9volt battery & stare at the tail of one of the youngest girls in the office for at least 30 seconds.

If that doesnt put your meeting into perspective nothing will.

Hooo Haaaaa, fire it up fire it up, yeeeeaaahhhh doggie!!!!

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #68 on:** March 02, 2009, 03:23:41 pm »

The problem is, three months ago I felt the same way about this job as I did about the job I had when I was a teenager.

Last weekend I realized having this job is important to me.

The lottery is over 200 Million, and luck has already shined on me so I should be able to retire next week.

daywane · « **Reply #69 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:30:55 pm »

Quote from: Dartful Dodger on March 02, 2009, 03:23:41 pm

Last weekend I realized having this job is important to me.

I agree with all you said but only quoted the main part.
I have reevaluated my thought on my job.
I am glad to still have it. even if I work 2 full weeks 2 or 3 days into 3rd week and then laid off the rest of month. Been like this since November 08
I see this all over the place. I would hate to change jobs now and be at the bottom of the list. Many Coworkes have jumped ship. I think I will ride it out. Just like all workers I know are droping there 401k plans. Not me I raised mine. I am @ 6% now ... I just got at 3% raise. I think I might even jump my 401k to 9%

Flake · « **Reply #70 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:41:32 pm »

I think its a wise move to increase your 401(k) contributions if you can afford it. At the very least make sure you contribute enough to get the maximum company match. Otherwise you are leaving money on the table. I've been hearing alot of people talking about pulling out of their 401(k)s right now - terrible idea. Why should you continue to dump money into a fund thats losing money? Because you are buying in a rock bottom prices (well maybe not quite rock bottom but pretty close to the bottom - hopefully). Why wait till the market is back on an upswing to start contributing again? Right now your getting more shares for less money. Fortunes are made during recessionary periods for those with the foresight (and available capital) to pounce. I wish I the cash to buy another house right now.

Here's an anology I think we could all appreciate - Based on current market values, If $1,000 could buy you two Discs of Tron machines, why would you wait till the market on that machine increased so much that $1,000 only bought you one? You wouldnt of course, and its simple logic but for whatever reason people get scared and back away. I suppose if you are close to retirement age then that makes sense but I assume most of us here are not much over 40.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #71 on:** March 02, 2009, 07:38:01 pm »

He's right, what goes down will go up.

Plus you turn an "effective" 4.5% net income deposit (which is actually a 6% gross wage contribution) + a 50% employer match = apx 9% total prior to any compounded growth & when compared to how that affected your net income well thats DOUBLE what you put in, again prior to CAG.

But the world sure does suck right now thanks to some people playing with oil futures & inflating their bank stocks just before retirement (ahem, Mozillo).

I always wondered if the CEO's of these banks had a green phone (for greenspan) like on batman who had the red presidential phone. Great, I feel like puking now, damn the jerk who started this thread..............er, wait a minute.

EDITED: cuaz I be teh mispellllin

daywane · « **Reply #72 on:** March 02, 2009, 09:23:08 pm »

I just know my company mathes .50 cents to the $1.00 up to 6 %
I have gotten a 3% raise every year.
If I put the raise in 401K, I miss no money in pay check

I know all talk radio people say put the rest after company match in a Roth IRA but I could not bank 3% and not touch it before it built enough to invest.
get it out of my hand first is safest way for me.

edit
I thought I better add this ...
I am no expert at all.
I got into my 401k only 3 years ago (maybe 4)
1st 2 years I was only 3 % in secure investment (not high risk)
I bumped up to 6 % less than a year ago
I was at $9,000 bucks
I am now at $7,800 ( I still own the stock, its only low falue at todays cost)
I fell this is still good. I know many others that lost $65,000 in high risk
I might go high risk in a few years

Flake · « **Reply #73 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:51:44 pm »

The younger you are the higher risk you should assume. As you age you progressively move into a less and less risky portfolio. Most plans actually allow for your risk level to automatically adjust to a more conservative portfolio as you age. Assuming you select that option.

daywane · « **Reply #74 on:** March 03, 2009, 12:15:39 am »

I was advised by Vangard to go high risk.
MOM advised secure.
MOM is worth 1 mill in paper. I took her advice

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #75 on:** March 03, 2009, 12:42:19 am »

Tell the lady with $1M to invest in "PinballWizard79 Securities Inc"

Its a complex hedge fund calculated by interpolated algorithms of what ever I make up leveraged by the Chinese & backed by AIG in case of defaults which sells the liability as bonds to Iceland.

Super sweet returns tho,

I need to sleep.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #76 on:** March 03, 2009, 01:38:20 pm »

Will you all just get off of my lawn ?

I don't remember those ads because I was at work when they aired.
There are lots of good cartoons on TV, you just need to upgrade your programming package.
If you don't have kids, don't talk to me about stress.
If you can't manage to do your job without other people telling you what the priorities are, then you are not under paid.
Sound investment advice hasn't changed in all of the years that I have been alive.

lkench · « **Reply #77 on:** March 06, 2009, 12:23:12 pm »

Quote from: clok on March 02, 2009, 11:36:45 am

Quote from: Ed_McCarron on February 15, 2009, 09:58:47 pm

I'm 36 and am still pissed because theres not any good cartoons on on Saturday morning anymore.
When I was in the hospital recovering from my stroke the first month or so, I realized there is just complete crap on TV during the day. Fortunately I do find the judge shows entertaining...and I also got reminded if the one thing I wish I hadn't gotten reminded of... Telly's strange obsession with triangles...lots of people think Elmo was the beginning of the end of Sesame Street, but I know it was actually Telly...

-lkench

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #78 on:** March 06, 2009, 09:34:33 pm »

I am going to be 40 by the time this thread dies.

DrBunsen · « **Reply #79 on:** March 07, 2009, 12:15:26 pm »

I'm only 31, but that's in hexadecimal.

(To those of you who can't translate hex to decimal I'll make it easier: Today I am 18,047 days old (I make it a habit to always know how many days old I am).)

As someone who has walked that walk, I can honestly say that my 40's (in decimal) have been my favorite decade of my life.

Now, what you have to realize is that I'm taking things as a whole. There were spikes of fantastical, amazing things that happened in my teenage years that I can't match in this decade. But they were surrounded by the typical teenage issues of stuff like having little freedom. Being stuck at home wishing I could go do... stuff. Anything. Not be bored just watching TV or doing homework. Being a teenager sucks compared to adulthood. But I did enjoy the hell out of those years since at the time it was the best decade of my life. And some of those memories are AWESOME. But they were surrounded by loads of stuff that was far less than awesome.

My 20's were WAY better. Much more freedom. College was crazy compared to high school (I managed to get a 4 year degree in only 7 years). Road trips. A month bumming around Europe with my best friend. Marriage. Yep, way better than those teen years.

But not better than my 30's. First career-oriented job (I was slow to actually get a "real job"). First house. First big-screen TV. The amount of expendable income, and quality leisure time available in my 30's was higher than in my 20's. In my 20's the actual amount of leisure time was greater, but it was mostly dead time since I didn't have much income to throw into it. The leisure time of my 30's was QUALITY time compared to my 20's. We'd take fantasy weekend trips to Vegas or Phoenix (we did a quick trip there to see the Cowboys play out-of-town once) for the fun of it. My wife and I would experiment with what we'd do in our non-working hours to see what we liked and didn't like doing. It was GREAT!

By the time of our 40's we began to expand on our fun time, not wasting much time experimenting, but concentrating on the things we like best. Hosting more, and bigger, parties. Taking trips that we KNOW we love (cruises, the beaches of Mexico, etc.). The main experimenting I do nowadays is in trying to figure how my favorite recipe for my Margarita machine. I was out of work for over 6 months last year, and I ended up having the greatest Summer of my life!

Yep, if I had to relive a decade it would be this one. And my preference goes down as the age goes down. And I'm looking forward to my 50's in a few months. As I have gotten older my expendable income has gone up (though I took quite a bump being out of work), the control over what I can do has gone up, and my leisure time went up (well.. until we adopted those kids of ours a couple years ago). As a whole, the quality of my life (and of my toys) per decade has gone up. Some individual years sucked, but hey, that's how it goes, and that's true in every decade.

On the whole, getting older has rocked for me.

Your mileage may vary.

Live long and prosper.

Bunsen

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #80 on:** March 08, 2009, 10:49:10 am »

Do you have kids?


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