For Old Guys Only

[2door]

I wear a fanny pack in front when I'm riding my bikes because I can reach down and touch it to make sure it's still there. I lost one once, wallet, cell phone, credit cards etc. and I'm paranoid about loosing another.

So who cares that it might look weird me reaching down to my crotch every few minutes? At least if it falls off I won't have gone far and it might still be where I dropped it when I go back.

Tom

 

[Buzzard]

I can relate to that Tom, I lost my shop keys one time and they were master keys for security doors at the Gov's mansion and the Capitol Bldg. I had them dangling from my belt loop how they come loose I will never know. Now I wear a back pack or a fanny pack and know where everything is at plus my billfold and so forth.
buzzard

 

[Trey]

Trey, a thought in the early morning... When I wore a younger man's clothes, I often acted, then thought about what I had done. In the Autumn of my life, I find myself thinking long over things before acting. Many times this negates the need for any action at all. I like this better, side affect is I'm in trouble a lot less often.

Well said my friend. Fine advice, and I thank you.
Now when it comes to having an opinion in a given situation, that being different, I issue myself my own now. It's nice to say what I think about so and so, of course the looks I get sometimes... But like these other fellas said, my tongue is getting looser in that regard.

 

[Greg58]

Who knows what the phrase "I ain't as good as I once was"means? Well I found what it means to me a few weeks ago, I got roped into being a back -up player for the softball team my son and son inlaw play on. The third game of the season I got a frantic call from my son saying 3 guys didn't make it for legitimate reasons so they needed me to play. I played a lot when I was younger but after 25 years running the bases twice almost killed my legs, since my only job has been 3rd base coach. I guess because I have to hit the ball to the fence to get a single made "I ain't as good as I once was " appearant to everyone else.

 

[Moto pope]

I hear you loud and clear on that note. Earlier this week, I lifted my bike, motor and all, off the garage floor (he-man stylehey to my work table. The next day I felt like a bull rider who got throwed and stomped-on. Man, I learn hard these days!

 

[happycheapskate]

I have different accessories for different outfits/weather, but a "camelback" or copy works great, even without the water bladder.

I have one someone gave me for Christmas, think they are $20 from Walmart. The bladder molded one year, but I carry a water canteen and camera etc in it. It's way smaller than a backpack, and stays put when riding. I use it when I'm running the mower or weedeater, too.

Here's one from Walmart. ($40) http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ledge-Sports-Jem-Hydration-Pack/22447842

A quality neck-wallet might be just the thing for a minimal men's purse (card, cash, id, 2 keys) http://www.travelonbags.com/anti-theft/classic/anti-theft-neck-wallet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Bli7Hi4CA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKYN0IA2UlU

I wear a fanny pack in front when I'm riding my bikes because I can reach down and touch it to make sure it's still there. I lost one once, wallet, cell phone, credit cards etc. and I'm paranoid about loosing another.

So who cares that it might look weird me reaching down to my crotch every few minutes? At least if it falls off I won't have gone far and it might still be where I dropped it when I go back.

Tom

 

[MEASURE TWICE]

New stuff for when looking to replace old job. My diploma needed to be in pdf format to upload. Lucky I found a free app for Iphone. Tiny Scan worked for me, now I hope I work because of it

I can remember tape drive on Commodore Vic 20 PC..... so things have changed.

MT

 

[xseler]

New stuff for when looking to replace old job. My diploma needed to be in pdf format to upload. Lucky I found a free app for Iphone. Tiny Scan worked for me, now I hope I work because of it

I can remember tape drive on Commodore Vic 20 PC..... so things have changed.

MT

I learned the Fortran language on punch cards. My first PC was an Atari 400 with the 'upgraded' 16K RAM. It had a cassette tape drive and no moniter........I think I paid $1400 at the time.

 

[2door]

I might have mentioned this before, but,
Who remembers the first digital watch they ever saw. James Bond wore one when Roger Moore played Bond. It was a Pulsar with big red LED display. My Dad saw the movie and wanted one like it. My Mom, sister and I went in together and bought one for him. I think they were about $300. back in the early 70s.

I still have Dad's watch. It doesn't work anymore and no one will even try to fix it but it is a classic. Weighs more than a brick and it is huge. Digital watches have come a long way. Now you can buy them for under 2 bucks and they're considered throw-away items.

Tom

 

[xseler]

How about the first hand held calculators? My grandfather, who was a banker, bought one --- was about $250. It had 4 functions. You can buy the same thing for a buck at the dollar store.

 

[CTripps]

I have a couple of old fanny packs buried here somewhere... I look for them whenever t-shirt weather returns and I want to ride. I might have to order this though, looks like it'll do a better job of keeping my stuff sorted and secure. Available in left and right handed versions, so you can get what suits you, or use two.

They used to have a shoulder holster rig for your stuff in the catalog, but I'm not seeing it right now.

Most of the members here (myself included), would probably throw this T-shirt in with an order, too.

 

[2door]

The T-shirt should be mandatory for all those who tear a new engine apart, then send it back to the vendor because they couldn't get it back together or ruined it trying.

I just did an autopsy on a customer return engine for a vendor. This engine was one of those with cylinder studs that had fine threads, 1.0 on the case end and course threads, 1.25 on the head end. The guy apparently didn't see the difference and tried to force the course threads into the case, stripped the case, and he put the course thread nuts on the head. He sent then engine back to the vendor because "the head gasket leaked". I wonder why? Instead of sending the guy a new engine he should have given him a T-shirt.

Tom

 

[happycheapskate]

Jogger belts can work too.

$20, usa made. I think I will get this one. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0021WW2WY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1K3JROAC72E18

I have a couple of old fanny packs buried here somewhere... I look for them whenever t-shirt weather returns and I want to ride. I might have to order this though, looks like it'll do a better job of keeping my stuff sorted and secure. Available in left and right handed versions, so you can get what suits you, or use two.

They used to have a shoulder holster rig for your stuff in the catalog, but I'm not seeing it right now.

Most of the members here (myself included), would probably throw this T-shirt in with an order, too.

 

[CTripps]

The T-shirt should be mandatory for all those who tear a new engine apart, then send it back to the vendor because they couldn't get it back together or ruined it trying.

I just did an autopsy on a customer return engine for a vendor. This engine was one of those with cylinder studs that had fine threads, 1.0 on the case end and course threads, 1.25 on the head end. The guy apparently didn't see the difference and tried to force the course threads into the case, stripped the case, and he put the course thread nuts on the head. He sent then engine back to the vendor because "the head gasket leaked". I wonder why? Instead of sending the guy a new engine he should have given him a T-shirt.

Tom

Some days all you can do is say "Here's your sign..."..

 

[Trey]

He sent then engine back to the vendor because "the head gasket leaked". I wonder why? Instead of sending the guy a new engine he should have given him a T-shirt. Tom

Yeah "I'm with stoopid" with no arrow

I had a Commodore vic 20. Don't remember where it came from, why I had it, or what I used it for. I mostly remember thinking, why would anybody WANT such a thing?
For the record, the Steve Jobs 'Apples for the classroom' I believe it was called, put computers in my class when I was pretty young. A pilot program to control us all!LOL This was before pagers were popular, as a time reference. I remember being pretty vocal for a little squirt how this was the most useless thing ever invented! Had my fellow classmates even seen the lady in the office type? She was unbeatable- art in motion I tried to tell them. No lame plastic box was ever gonna do any better than that.
I'm now 37 and not a billionaire.

 

[paul]

only 37 troy dang i am almost 56 and so broke i can't afford to pay attention.

 

[Trey]

Paul, as I understand it, you drop 10 years by living on an island!

 

[D.J.]

All this talk about technology has triggered this.

WARNING! Old Guy Rant. Does anyone else take umbrage at the proliferation of the telephone. In my version of the world there would be no private telephones. Every post office would have a telephone for public use. It would be available for use one afternoon a week and from noon to 5 on the weekends. Anyone caught making unauthorised calls (telemarketers) would be arrested and thrown in jail with the murderers and rapists so that the murderers and rapists can have something to play with. A portable telephone would be the size of a large microwave and would cost as much as a new home. An average citizen would make 1.5 calls a year, if they were very chatty. All telephone calls would be limited to 3 minutes. Anyone going over the limit would be tazed every 30 second by the telephone until they ended the call. “What a wonderful world it would be”. CALL ME

 

[happycheapskate]

As a truck driver, bicyclist, and full time dad now, I really like cell phones. But yes it does irritate me to no end when these smart aleck kids text message each other while they are in plain sight, or how people use them while driving! I can see the use in giving a kid one strictly for emergencies/missed schedules ("Pick me up dad, the truck broke down") but I'd give a severe limit on minutes and no text package. I could have used a cell phone a few times when I had car trouble or got lost on a bicycle.

 

[happycheapskate]

Unless you are living off the land!

Paul, as I understand it, you drop 10 years by living on an island!