What's so great about turning 60? (cost, living in, daughter, ticket)

[vpcats]

Originally Posted by Magnum Mike

AARP - Isn't that an acronym that stands for something like American Association of Retired Persons - Keyword RETIRED - First of all, I'm not retired and sitting in a rocking chair and taking it easy, I'm still as active as I was 30 years ago!

If AARP knows when you reach a certain age, then why don't they only send those obnoxious letters to those who are about to retire! The last thing I want to see is the AARP retiring me long before my time!

Oh Oh... are you saying that RETIRED and ROCKING CHAIRS go hand in hand? OH OH.

I can't wait to be retired so I can go do everything I haven't had time to do until I get there. I still have a few more years to go but just like I think it was a great decision to offer "senior" discounts on cruises and other things if you are over 55. When did 55 and Senior go hand in hand?

You know a lot of people "retire" early now-a-days. It doesn't HAVE to mean old, dilapidated, and rocking chair glued.

It's like orange juice. It's not just for breakfast anymore.

[vpcats]

Originally Posted by Mayor_McCheese

Do you people who are in your 60's view life differently, than say, when you were in your 30's? I can't imagine becoming much wiser than I am now.

Yeah, you probably won't be much wiser than you are. I can almost guarantee it.

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by elston

Although I am rapidly aging out of this catagory........still a couple of years left.....let me greet you all. My life opened like a rainbow for me in my sixties. Best of the best! I will be watching how this thead goes and contributing as I can.

Good Idea Uncle Batz.

elston: There is no growing out of this category...just growing INTO it...so do stay well and be a reg in here for years to come...and when you get to Maine you can send us info on how "oldies" live up there.

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by AksarbeN

You know life is good when the sales clerks ask “ would you like the senior discount?”






Not that you look old or anything!

LMAO...you got the idea down pat!

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by blue62

By the time I reached 65, I had raised 4 children, several friends of my children and 5 of my nine grandchildren..I still have one living with us, because he wants to work after school and mostly because I have a MonteCarlo ss that I allow him to drive when I am with him And have promised to let take him take his driver test in it..When I had all four little kids underfoot all the time, I couldn't wait for them to turn 18 so I could go to college , get a job and become a vip in the world..That never happened, though, because my first grandbaby arrived when I was almost 41..So the cycle started over again..Sometimes I felt people looked down on my humble path in life..Especially when asked "What do you do, for a living?"
The wisdom of my age has made it very clear to me that I had the most valuable, time honored, most precious and most important job there is, was or will be..I raised some of the next generation that are drug, and alcohol free..They have a strong family structure and value system built in by being at the supper table every night together..Mom or Mamaw was always home when the bus dropped them off and was willing to help with homework..They know that family is much more important than huge homes, expensive cars and exotic toys and vacations I did have my own business for about 10n years that I operated from my basement..another thread..

Gosh I have so much to say about the sixties..I think the sixties are the height of my wisdom, faith, tolerance and most of all that I finallY realize that "I DONE GOOD'

You sure did do good! The family thing is slowly eroding away!

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by Northwoods Voyager

Hmmmmmm, I think I'll just watch and read this thread for some time. And 'see' how you youngsters are getting along.

You can watch and/or you can just jump in here and get your feet wet

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by Magnum Mike

AARP - Isn't that an acronym that stands for something like American Association of Retired Persons - Keyword RETIRED - First of all, I'm not retired and sitting in a rocking chair and taking it easy, I'm still as active as I was 30 years ago!

If AARP knows when you reach a certain age, then why don't they only send those obnoxious letters to those who are about to retire! The last thing I want to see is the AARP retiring me long before my time!

hey Mike: Sorry, but you have to turn retirement age before you can start complaining about everything. Until then you have to bite the bullet (no pun intended) . We who already made it to this twilight zone earned passage...so ya gotta wait 10 more years. In the meantime, brush up on AARP so, when you get here, you
ll already know what the perks are!...

Wow, talk about "Ask and ye shall receive"?..well I asked and I received..note the new name of this thread.

[ptsum]

I gotta tell you when you reach this age and your retired, it's nice to know that you can sit back and watch the rest those crazy fools drive into work and all that rush-hour traffic every morning and you don't have to be in it, or you can go down to the local McDonald's and get your senior coffee and sit there with the rest of the guys, who are also retired, and solve all the world's problems that day and come back the next day and do it all over again. It's also nice to know that you don't have to be in a hurry to go anywhere. The biggest problem I had when I retired was the first six months of it, I was still getting up at the same time that I was when I was working, after while I realized, what the hell was I getting up this early for, I didn't have to go to work, so I quit getting up early, now I get up about 6:30 in the morning, go down in the town, get my newspaper, have a cup of coffee and a bagel, run some errands in town, then come on back up to the house. I only have two days of the week and that six Saturdays and one Sunday and every day is a holiday. The only problem with being retired is that you never get a day off, but I think I can handle that...

[Karla with a K]

Originally Posted by vpcats

AARP finally got me! They were offering a little travel bag and you can't beat it for $12.50 membership.

I received the bag and it's really good. All kinds of zippers and pockets and stuff and I think you can just hang it from your waistline (if you have one :-)) or your shoulder.

wait lol I never got an offer for a snazzy bag along with the letters telling me I need to join
I may join just so I can sign my hubby up
rofl he is only 36 so I think it would be way to funny if he started getting mail from AARP



after reading some of the posts I am starting to look forward to 60

[AksarbeN]

Originally Posted by Mayor_McCheese

Do you people who are in your 60's view life differently, than say, when you were in your 30's? I can't imagine becoming much wiser than I am now.

You are so wise to ask that question!
At our age, I have to forget things just to make room for more new stuff!

Mayor McCheese,,, the answer is yes. The view of life is different at 60 + compared to 30 something. In the 30 something era you always had to learn something new and important dealing with work or family. In the 60’s you already know things and don’t have to learn anything else “old farts” know everything just ask one.

A friend of mine told me recently “at age 60 you only have about 20 years left and out of those 20 years only half of them will be productive and fun filled; now what are you going to do for the rest of your life?” I thought about that comment and came home turned on the pc and clicked on City Data again.

I also remember back in the 60’s 70’s & 80’s that we talked about the “good old days”. Now in 2008 the 90’s look pretty good too.