60+ year old thread.

Morning all.

Great truck Larry, and welcome.

Enjoying the time here in Illinois with old friends. We were stationed here for seven years from 1987-1994. Fun to see how much things have grown and catch up with folks. Last time I was here was 2004.

 

Ok! Here I am, a 75 year old Tacoista that just returned from Baja in my 2008 Taco 4x4 w/88k on the odometer.
We live 6/7 months a year 35 miles south of San Felipe, Mex.
My taco has traveled all over the Baja peninsula and I do some pre running for SCORE races
This is my 3rd Tacoma, 2003, 2007 [totaled]. I am a confirmed Tacoma owner.
Hope all of you guys are happy with your Taco as am I!

 

LUNCH WITH AN 85 YEAR OLD
One day I had lunch with some old friends. Jim, a short,
balding golfer type, about 85-years old, came along with them; all
in all, it was a pleasant bunch.

When the menus were presented, my friends and I ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups, except for Jim who said, "A large piece of home-made apple pie, heated please."

I wasn't sure my ears heard him right, and the others were aghast when Jim continued, completely unabashed...."along with two large scoops of vanilla ice cream."

We tried to act quite nonchalant, as if people did this all the time, but when our orders were brought out, I didn't enjoy eating mine - I couldn't take my eyes off of Jim as I watched him savoring each bite of his pie a-la-mode. The other guys just grinned in disbelief as they silently ate their lunches.

The next time I went out to eat, I called Jim and invited him to join me. I lunched on a white meat tuna sandwich, while he ordered a chocolate parfait. Since I was chuckling, he wanted to know if he amused me.

I answered, "Yes, you certainly do, but you also confuse me. How come you always order such rich desserts, while I feel like I must be sensible in my food choices?"

He laughed and said "I'm tasting all that is possible for me to taste. I try to eat the food I need and do the things I should in order to stay healthy, but life's too short, my friend. I hate missing out on something good. This year I realized how old I was. (He grinned) I've never been this old before, so, while I'm still here, I've decided it's time to try all those things that, for years, I've been ignoring."

He continued, "I haven't smelled all the flowers yet. There are too many trout streams I haven't fished. There's more fudge sundaes to wolf down and kites to be flown overhead. "There are too many golf courses I haven't played. I've not laughed at all the jokes. I've missed a lot of sporting events and potato chips and cokes.

"I want to wade again in water and feel ocean spray on my face.
I want to sit in a country church once more and thank God for His grace. I want peanut butter every day spread on my morning toast. I want un-timed long distance calls to the one I love the most.

"So, if I choose to have dessert, instead of having dinner, then should I die before night fall, I'd say I died a winner,
because I missed out on nothing. I filled my heart's desire.
I had that final piece of pie before my life expired."

With that, I called the waitress over.. "I've changed my mind,
" I said. "I want what he's having, only add some more whipped cream!"

This is my gift to you - We need an annual Friends Day! If you get this twice, then you have more than one friend. Live well, love much & laugh often - Be happy and enjoy doing whatever your heart desires. You only go around once on this crazy planet.

SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS including me, if I'm lucky enough to be counted among them. Happiness isn't based on possessions, power, or prestige, but on relationships with people we like, respect, and enjoy spending time with. Remember that while money talks, ICE CREAM SINGS!

 

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My toys are ready... Need the weather on my free time to enjoy them.
I bet you will be set up for night hunting now..

 

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Afternoon all:
X4

Got me thinking now Mike, maybe a set of flood lights for the back yard!

 

Outside motion detector lights.. 2 or 3 weeks for the things of the night to get used to them .. Out comes the 22 with scope ..

 

61 here, enjoy my 2012 Tacoma as much as any of the youngsters. I hang out with the local Tacoma World crew, most of them are about 25 to 35 if I had to guess. We get along fine and their wives/girlfriends are much better to look at!

 

I have a set in the back.
Either man or auto activation. Sometimes I see rabbits and other creatures.

 

Afternoon all:
Mowed grass today and thought I was in a dust bowl, it is really dry.
Up to the river tonight for walleyes, little early but got to check it out!

 

Hi fellow sixtys, new folks, and wannabes. Not posting much lately, work has been consuming me again. Hopefully this will be the end of it. Been doing birthdays/holidays/yard excavation on weekends so busy there too. I was going to drop the "I'm going to work part time" bomb last week but nobody was there to tell and I was sick as a dog with a cold anyway. So Tuesday is the day now. We'll see if my employer has a heart. I'm betting against it.

Our motion activated outside lights seem to be triggered by breezes, critters, and a single falling snowflake, but apparently not by human beings or vehicles. Very strange.

 

Good Morning all. I'm back home for a week before we all go to Iowa for nephew's wedding.

Good luck Dave.

 

Well, I told them. To my mild surprise, my immediate manager was quite supportive. Of course he is powerless to do anything, standard practice in overweight bureaucracies. He pushed it up to a senior director, who promised to take it to HR. I asked my manager to give me an yes/no next week as to whether or not it is possible to do it at all.

 

I hope it goes through for you without a big hassle.

 

If this is a fail . Go to your work area, sit down open your cooler and pop open a beer..My past experience is it works every time.. Hope this helps you see the important things in life ,,,work is not on that list

 

Morning all:
That's what you might call a hint, in other words-take this job and shove it.

 

I have a old shot bottle of serums 7 in my tool box. It's like 30 years old. When I retire after my last car I work on I'm going to open it up and slug it down. Then I'll pass out because I don't drink.