Popular Post davehummell Posted February 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2020 Yesterday i pulled the duplex out and this morning me and my buddy slid in the triplex. Boy am i glad i don't have to do this stuff for a living anymore. Time i got to the driveshaft i was looking to knock off for the day. 9 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eddeere Posted February 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2020 I know the feeling. In my 40's & 50's I was never going to get old. Now getting up off my creeper sometimes is a struggle. If I drop something I think do I really need to pick it up. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h67st Posted February 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, eddeere said: I know the feeling. In my 40's & 50's I was never going to get old. Now getting up off my creeper sometimes is a struggle. If I drop something I think do I really need to pick it up. And if you do pick it up you look around to make sure there's nothing else down there to get while you're there. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davehummell Posted February 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2020 My garage is haunted when i lay a tool down it disappears as soon as it get out of my hands. And the gravity in my garage is three times what it is anywhere else it's hell to get up of the floor. My hips and knee hurt so bad last night it felt like my old donkey kicked the crap out of me. And sense i'm bitchen about old age i got a ford pickup i have to get a step stool out to get in the back i guess it was designed by really tall people. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted February 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2020 56 minutes ago, davehummell said: My garage is haunted when i lay a tool down it disappears as soon as it get out of my hands. And the gravity in my garage is three times what it is anywhere else it's hell to get up of the floor. My hips and knee hurt so bad last night it felt like my old donkey kicked the crap out of me. And sense i'm bitchen about old age i got a ford pickup i have to get a step stool out to get in the back i guess it was designed by really tall people. i thought i was the only one with those problems....... i feel a little better now. 4 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steelman Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 Quote My garage is haunted when i lay a tool down it disappears as soon as it get out of my hands. And the gravity in my garage is three times what it is anywhere else it's hell to get up of the floor. My hips and knee hurt so bad last night it felt like my old donkey kicked the crap out of me. And sense i'm bitchen about old age i got a ford pickup i have to get a step stool out to get in the back i guess it was designed by really tall people. I am so happy to read all of this, as I have the same problems. I really like the gravity comment being more than three times as I swear it has also infected/affected my garage. At the early side of 70, I find it takes 3 to 4 weekends to do what I used to do on a Saturday. Even with new hips, after working in the garage, I sometimes feel like I can't walk the next day. Like most of you, I thought I was invincible back at 19 to 25. I told a fellow not long ago there is a reason most wars are fought by younger people, because at this age, I would probably suggest maybe we ought to sit down, have a drink, and talk this over. 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post carlotpilot Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 guys I can relate to all the above. I don`t have any new parts yet but the originals are damn sure wearing thin 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Ah shoot Hank...um, Dave. I was hoping you'd get all practiced up and come swap my transmission(when I do find one). I'm only working on half way through my 50's and I pay for every little thing I do anymore. I'd suggest you all get stock in Aleve as I'm buying more then I ever thought I would? I can't keep things in my hands anymore. Just last week, working at my local machine shop cleaning engine parts I'm walking with a rod/piston in my right hand. Three steps away from where I was going, my right hand just decided it didn't want to hold on anymore. I did a quick two step to try to get my foot in the way so my much too expensive piston/rod didn't bounce off the concrete. It almost work. Only pinch the oil ring land in one spot!!! Dammit. Edited February 28, 2020 by Freightrain 4 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 try being on the shooting range with a 44 mag in your hand when it decides to not want to hold anymore Larry. not fun...i thought the range safety officer was going to make an early deposit in the rear of his pants. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steelman Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 Quote On 2/27/2020 at 11:18 AM, eddeere said: I know the feeling. In my 40's & 50's I was never going to get old. Now getting up off my creeper sometimes is a struggle. If I drop something I think do I really need to pick it up. I saw this really cool creeper on a web site around Christmas that would stand you up or slowly let you down or anything in between. I really wanted one, but couldn't find it again. Sometimes after laying on cardboard in the floor or on a creeper, I have to find something stable to allow me to pull myslf up and then standup. I find myself taking the cellphone, gun, all the tools I think I need and anything else I might need to get help or attract attention before I get down on the floor to do even the simple jobs now. I probably look pathetic! 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy buzzard Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Just finished a 3 hour job on the lathe, well, it's time for supper. Hell, I can't move - knees and hips locked up. Finally got feet moving a bit, kept working at it and finally got to shop door. Locked door - oh crap, it's all uphill to the house! A bit late for supper - that was a long slow trip. Good thing is, if I wake up in the morning, I'm going to do it all over again. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Well damn, I'm 60 and feel no different than I did at 40. Maybe I should have worked for a living rather than spend the last 34 years living off taxpayer dollars. Now all I do is nuthin all month not looking for a job, not wanting a job and just waiting for my next government check which comes on the first of the month. 1 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 jesus I feel bad now... 38 years old and have beat on my body all my life... know now I cant even come close to doin what I did when I was 21-25. Christ, use to drink to 2 am, get home somehow, be to work by 7 and work circles around half the guys. now I wake up and my knees, back and I find pains I never even knew I had stuff in to get hurt 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-443998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I saw this really cool creeper on a web site around Christmas that would stand you up or slowly let you down or anything in between. I really wanted one, but couldn't find it again. Sometimes after laying on cardboard in the floor or on a creeper, I have to find something stable to allow me to pull myslf up and then standup. I find myself taking the cellphone, gun, all the tools I think I need and anything else I might need to get help or attract attention before I get down on the floor to do even the simple jobs now. I probably look pathetic!Is this it?https://humanhoist.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Quickfarms said: well now that's a kickinthass Is this it? https://humanhoist.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Rob said: Well damn, I'm 60 and feel no different than I did at 40. I feel as bad as I did when I was 40. Back then I was going to the chiro 2-3 times a week just so I could move around. I'm not going to chiro anymore since I bought my inversion table, which does help some. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 41 minutes ago, Freightrain said: I feel as bad as I did when I was 40. Back then I was going to the chiro 2-3 times a week just so I could move around. I'm not going to chiro anymore since I bought my inversion table, which does help some. I used to do that too back around the same time, but haven't in several years now. Having a definite fear of anything resembling work, coupled with a steadfast lack of ability to hold a real job, has kinda made me soft and sluggish; I guess. I've avoided the aches and pains of aging and wearing out by simply keeping a chair planted firmly on the floor for a lot of years. I'm sure there are those that have accomplished less than I in life but you'd be hard pressed to find them. Well that's my take and ya'll know I'm just as honest as George Washington with that cherry tree thing..... 1 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tenfive0 Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 Blew a radiator core in my CF-600. It was enough of a PITA getting the radiator out. While its out doing some rust repair that was hiding behind the radiator. Last weekend was a wrestling match crawling in the dirt pulling myself up from under the truck in front the axle behind the cab. Had to take it easy at work for a few days after to recoup. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenfive0 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 11 hours ago, Quickfarms said: Is this it? https://humanhoist.com/ One of the guys in this video is wearing a Mack T-Shirt. Would love to have one. It can't be cheap? My old lady said she'd split the expense but then she might expect me to work until I'm 90 if I live that long. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I guess I will stand in this line also. After some broken bones a few years ago and a family history with arthritis, projects take a little longer these days. If I get going too far, I then have to take a "vacation" day to feel better. Stinks because my brain says I am 20-25 and my body says What the F@ck! 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeH Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Freightrain said: I feel as bad as I did when I was 40. Back then I was going to the chiro 2-3 times a week just so I could move around. I'm not going to chiro anymore since I bought my inversion table, which does help some. I won't touch an inversion table any more, I tried my brothers and threw my back out pretty bad. I let my muscles relax a bit too much and felt my vertebrae separate enough for something to slip between them that doesn't belong between them... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 You have to work up to going full invert. I did, and it works well for me. I can feel it "click" as i stretch out. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I have several friends whom swear by, and at them. Never been on one myself as remember all too well blowing groceries on the "Zipper" ride at a carnival from being upside down. Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 those human hoist creepers are way too expensive for my blood. well over $1000 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekennedy21 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 24 minutes ago, tjc transport said: those human hoist creepers are way too expensive for my blood. well over $1000 yea WELL OVER. They are about $13,000!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/61158-i-feel-old/#findComment-444077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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