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| Geezer914 |
 May 6 2023, 04:22 AM
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Geezer914  Group: Members Posts: 1,749 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States 
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We ought to start a Senior 914 owners club. We can talk about our 914's and what ails us! Just turned 75 still love working on the 914. Getting down is easy, it's getting back up off the floor that takes some time.
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| mlindner |
May 6 2023, 05:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,568 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Yup, 75 and counting. Still do all my work and part time at Kelly-Moss. I've got some vertigo, so after being upside down under the dash and crawl out I can fall over. But I still feel pretty lucky and working on the 914 is the best part of the day. Best, Mark
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| StarBear |
May 6 2023, 05:54 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,067 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States
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Who needs pills and silly computer programs to keep our minds sharp? We have our cars and ignition, electrical, figment, parts, etc to keep us mentally active!!!
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| rhodyguy |
May 6 2023, 07:15 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,192 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
70 in June. I used to mow and power edge the property in about 3 1/2 hours. Now? The mow alone now takes 2, 2 hour shifts over a couple of days. My prostate refuses to stop growing (benign prostate hyperplasty). Had a second TURP in Feb. post procedure did not go well. If you can’t pee, the urine can back up into the kidneys. Then you’re really fucked. I’m 50# lighter than I was when I had a resection of my colon. About the same weight as when I was in 9th grade. None of my pants fit. And my cholesterol is too high. I thought I was dying after 6 weeks on statins. I will not take them again. Ever. When a Dr brings up the subject there’s only one reply. “I’m not going to take them”. The list of statin potential complications is a long one. I went to the Mayo site for the complete list.
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| carr914 |
May 6 2023, 07:58 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,608 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
QUOTE(emerygt350 @ May 5 2023, 05:56 PM)  QUOTE(Steve @ May 5 2023, 02:41 PM) I had 914’s since the late 70’s in my teens. Im now 62 and 20 pounds over weight, new knee and recent shoulder surgery. These were a lot easier to work on when I was younger and in better shape. How on earth did you manage only 20 lbs!!! I work out so I can work on my cars without turning into pudding. I still do. I am not super in shape but after trying to do stuff on the mustang my back is shot. At least on my 914 I can lay across the trunk... I'm 65, Medicare and Silver Sneakers pay for my Gym Membership ( I use the Pool a lot). I've lost a lot of weight and and am eyeing my HS weight. I've had 14 Knee Surgeries including Replacement, Neck Surgery, 232 Stitches, A Fuch load of Broken Bones. Feeling better than I have in years |
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| slowrodent |
May 6 2023, 08:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 144 Joined: 29-February 20 From: Tucson/Oro Valley Member No.: 23,981 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Each of you should take a moment and make an effort to reach back and pat your own back.... It's always a motivator for me to keep plugging away when I see other folks of a distinguished age who refuse to quit. I'm 65 and it is difficult to contort myself to do things that used to be easy. And I bang my head more. Frankly, I'm a bit scared to quit, as car stuff kindof defines me a bit at this point in my life. I'd be a wee bit lost without it....
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| oakdalecurtis |
May 6 2023, 10:02 AM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,343 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California
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Despite the high cost of living, it still remains popular.......
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| racer914 |
May 6 2023, 11:41 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 1-October 19 From: Keystone Heights, FL Member No.: 23,513 Region Association: South East States
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This group is older than I thought...I'm feeling more at home now since I'm 70. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Like most, I carry a few extra LBS but enjoy relatively good health. I'm still actively racing, have my 914 conversion underway, cut my own 3 acres and manage all the crap my wife signs me up to do! I'm hoping I have my Dad's genes since he's 94 and still gets around pretty good too. |
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| KELTY360 |
May 6 2023, 11:41 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(oakdalecurtis @ May 6 2023, 08:02 AM) Despite the high cost of living, it still remains popular....... ...and yet, you never see that scrawled on a bathroom stall. |
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| 930cabman |
May 6 2023, 01:49 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,640 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(Geezer914 @ May 6 2023, 04:22 AM) We ought to start a Senior 914 owners club. We can talk about our 914's and what ails us! Just turned 75 still love working on the 914. Getting down is easy, it's getting back up off the floor that takes some time. Can we mix politics in there for a little fun (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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| Jamie |
May 6 2023, 02:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,068 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Georgetown,KY Member No.: 2,939 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(930cabman @ May 6 2023, 11:49 AM) QUOTE(Geezer914 @ May 6 2023, 04:22 AM) We ought to start a Senior 914 owners club. We can talk about our 914's and what ails us! Just turned 75 still love working on the 914. Getting down is easy, it's getting back up off the floor that takes some time. Can we mix politics in there for a little fun (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) NO WAY, too bad for the blood pressure!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) |
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| PanelBilly |
May 6 2023, 02:26 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,844 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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This thread sheds a new light on the photographs of older women in the Sandbox.
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| r_towle |
May 6 2023, 02:26 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,638 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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We went and bought a husqvarna robotic lawn mower.
Best thing ever We now don’t need to burn a day doing lawn moving. We have about 5 acres of grass….many tractors have died here. Getting the bicycles out and cleaned up….gotta keep on excercising. |
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| 76-914 |
May 6 2023, 03:04 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,621 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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"Old age ain't for Sissy's" "You gotta be tuff to be old" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
I don't know any of you watched George Burns 99th Birthday that was on TV. George is standing there with a drink in one hand and a cigar in the other. Milton Berle walks out and remarks, "George, what does your doctor say about you drinking and smoking at your age"? George replies, "My doctor is dead"! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| windforfun |
May 6 2023, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,962 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(76-914 @ May 6 2023, 02:04 PM) "Old age ain't for Sissy's" "You gotta be tuff to be old" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) I don't know any of you watched George Burns 99th Birthday that was on TV. George is standing there with a drink in one hand and a cigar in the other. Milton Berle walks out and remarks, "George, what does your doctor say about you drinking and smoking at your age"? George replies, "My doctor is dead"! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| GeorgeRud |
May 6 2023, 03:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
71, but had to give up my 914-6s a couple of years ago due to neuropathy in my legs prevented me from being able to drive anymore. I had tears running down my face when we were selling my first one, but now look back at how fortunate I was to be able to enjoy them since my first one back in 1974. I just couldn’t see letting them sit and deteriorate in my garage any longer.
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| ClayPerrine |
May 6 2023, 03:18 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,879 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ May 6 2023, 04:14 PM) 71, but had to give up my 914-6s a couple of years ago due to neuropathy in my legs prevented me from being able to drive anymore. I had tears running down my face when we were selling my first one, but now look back at how fortunate I was to be able to enjoy them since my first one back in 1974. I just couldn’t see letting them sit and deteriorate in my garage any longer. Once a Teener lover, always a Teener lover. You will be welcome here forever brother. |
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| ClayPerrine |
May 6 2023, 03:33 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,879 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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I am 59. I pop and crackle when I get up in the middle of the night to go pee. It takes longer to get up off the garage floor these days, and I hate having to crawl under the dash.
I know it will only get worse as time marches on. But I will continue my adventures in 914 ownership as long as I am capable of holding a wrench. This needs to be posted here again. WHEN I AM AN OLD SPORTSCAR OWNER When I am an old sports car owner... I shall wear nomex and sunscreen, And carry an old helmet with me. I shall spend my social security on racing fuel and tires, I will sit in my garage And listen to hot engines tick as they cool. I will sneak out in the middle of a summer night. And race my old car through the countryside Ignoring speed limits If my old bones will allow. And when people come to call, I will smile and nod As I walk past weed filled gardens to the garage To show them my freshly waxed fender. I will wrench and sweat and wear grease on my face as if it were a jewel. I will be an embarrassment to all, Who have not yet found the peace in being free And the joy of a four wheel drift in a old friend made of metal and rubber and plastic Who will wait forever For the kind of person I will be When I am old. An original idea adapted from the poem "When I am old I will wear purple". |
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| mgp4591 |
May 6 2023, 03:38 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,470 Joined: 1-August 12 From: Salt Lake City Ut Member No.: 14,748 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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Turning 69 soon and despite yet another knee surgery, major shoulder reconstruction, back decompression procedure, and all of the major shit I went through 8 years ago, I'm still riding my bike (no more motorcycles for me...) and skiing. I retired over 2 years ago and after feeling healed from 3 consecutive years of medical care, I was driving home from a great ski day and stopped into PMB to apply for a job. I'm now officially the slowest mechanic in the shop but I'm learning. The younger guys to auto mechanics are very bright and a blast to work with...they're keeping me younger. Now if only they had a positive influence on my aches and pains! Enough for my complaints...between work and a great woman, I'm a pretty happy guy.
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| second wind |
May 6 2023, 06:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 862 Joined: 30-December 10 From: Los Angeles, California Member No.: 12,543 Region Association: Southern California
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I just had to add to this thread....67 years young....and as soon as my right hand doesn't look like a claw gardening tool in the morning and my back and shoulder thaw out I will finish replacing my rotted out fuel lines on my '73 2.0.....has only taken a month so far but the rain has slowed me down. I am inspired that my peers are so dedicated to the hobby and between 914 World and other groups I am a member of I will never be really alone.....trusting that I will meet a woman that is as nutz about these cars as I am....have met a few in the past....fingers crossed....all the best always to all !!!
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