Thread: nearly old members

@Finnwolf I'm 58 and at times still like to think I'm 28.... Still try to do the same stuff; just takes longer to recover! I was hunting with a mate a while ago, we've hunted together for 40-years. I said to him "I'm sure I didn't have to take an ibuprofen in the morning before going for a hunt, and after. And then an Epsom salts bath afterwards to soothe the muscles whenwe were 18! And; didn't go back to the shearer's quarters for a nanna nap at lunchtime!"

"Getting old is not for the faint hearted…" It was Bette Davis who said, "Old age ain't no place for sissies!" I spent a year visiting my dad (usually daily) when he had to go to a home due to Alzheimers.... It was sobering to watch his decline and that of the other residents in that 12-month period. He was a strong, fit, independent farmer and to see what he was reduced to over that 12-months was pretty heartbreaking. But it also made you realise what was ahead, and to make the most of being fit (or fit-ish in my case!)

The other really sobering sight was the number of younger people in there with issues like MS etc...

Not long ago a mate said to me "You realise at our age we've probably got around 20-years in front of us, and the last 10 won't be fun".... Make the most of being above the ground and able to get into the hills!