Most people meeting me peg me as about 10 years younger, too. Just lucky I guess. But attitude is everything. I refuse to be like some of the older guys I know who worry about their ailments and let age get the better of them. My best friend and I have the same attitude. When we bitch about aging it's that we don't heal as fast, which well and truly sucks, or have trouble staying in shape.

At Mt Sunapee in NH a couple winters back I happened to sit at a table at lunch with a bunch of guys, the youngest who was about 72. They all had mid-week senior citizen passes and skied 3-5 days a week. And they weren't just poking around. They skied the upper blue level and black diamond trails and moved right along. A lot of that is having the genes, but I think attitude is as big a part.

There are too many roads to drive, mountains to ski and rivers to kayak to let a few years get in the way. I rode the lift at Alta a few years back with a guy who was 86 or 88. He'd skied at Alta since the day it opened in something like 1938. He didn't ski fast any more, but he took the lift to the top and still made it down just fine. Attitude.

And, no, by brother-in-law's name is Glenn. See you at SOC?

• Because I was so astonished....., Herb Hirsch , Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:16:40
  • So many thanks are owed to all......, Herb Hirsch , Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:13:12
  • Two things, AlS, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:46:48
  • Re: Flexibility level may vary by type of replacement, paul de k, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:04:55
  • How old are you, Herb?, Railhead , Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:30:03
    • Yes and No, Noel, Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:58:19
      • Re: With age, BobS, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:56:15
      • This board is getting old.., yaofeng, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:32:15
        • holy cow, I was just 21 when it started...now 41, Scott Paterson , Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:31:12
        • Yeah, I'm 56 now, Mike in Anchorage, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:52:38
        • Yeah, no kidding., Noel, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:17:37
          • This thread is scaring me, Noel....., turrbo , Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:07:40
          • Is 42 considered a "younger guy?", Boston Baab, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:30:23
            • Nah, 40 is when a lot of guys start making excuses..., Noel, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:37:47
            • Re: Is 42 considered a "younger guy?", DE , Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:00:52
              • Hip guys all wish they'd done it sooner.., Mike Lynch , Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:13:02
                • yeah, DE , Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:24:31
                  • So true!, Denise, Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:10:13
      • Go easy, No Snaab, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:56:17
      • John McCain could well be right...., PT, Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:33:38
        • Gee, Thanks., Noel, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:09:34 <-- Viewing This Message
          • You're right about attitude:, PT, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:42:54
            • "as much mental as it is physical"..No..., Mike Lynch , Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:26:54
              • I know you're real active and I agree that, Noel, Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:56:56
            • Re: You're right about attitude:, Noel, Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:07:58
      • Joint replacements, PT, Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:13:29
        • Re: Joint replacements, Seth, Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:56:24

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