The Final Straw - The End of Youth

“My youth is now officially over.

It started to dim when I married at age 22. It dimmed a bit more with the birth of my son at the age of 27. A bit more at the birth of my daughter at age 29. Then I turned 30. At the age of 33, I now own a mini-van. It's all back and ear trims from here on out. Polyester pants without a belt can't be far.

Pray for me.”

“Damn, you're 33? That's old!









:)”

“Peace be with you.”

“And also with you.”

“I hit 35 next week..and have been wondering at what age southern women are required to start going to the beautician weekly. all the little old ladies do it..whats up wit dat?”

“if you think like that it is over”

“I own a minivan and love it. Lots of room for gear and people. I have as good a view of the road before me as folks in their essuvees, but I get better gas mileage. Plus, if I need something from the back of teh van I can put it on cruise control and walk back there. You can't do that in other vehicles.”

“yeah ok...keep me posted any time youre going to be on I40, Hwy 64, twin counties or Wake county inner and outer beltline!”

“It's been a real bear to fit all the camping gear in the Accord for family camping. I can't wait for the next trip.

Also, the guy I bought the car from asked what I wanted for our Accord. He wrote me a check on the spot. I was pissed I didn't ask for more since I didn't really get he was scoping the car until I said the number. That would've paid for the tires I need to buy next week on my truck.”

“I am right behind you Dayhiker. Got married at 26 and first kid at 32, while I still am.

We want to try again for another child in about 1 year or so. At that time I will probably be trading in my Jeep for a wagon.

You gotta trim the ears? That hasn't hit me yet. The nose hairs have though!”

“I am the Mitsubishi commercial now.

"There is a white mini-van in the parking lot with your lights on." Blank stare.

WK - I'm more worried about buying Nair when I go to the beach. Not for my legs.”

“Minivan...



There but for the grace of no kids go I.”

“First thing that goes is your watchamacallit and the second thing that goes is your other watchamacallit. Thankfully, I'm between watchamacallits.”

“You'll get use to it !!


;)”

“I think I'll compensate with a sporty car for me later in the summer.”

“I'm at the nose hair stage now at 36. I'm starting to lose it on my head! Aging is a screwed up process.

I got my Astro mini-van at 29. There are irreversibe stains on the carpet and seats from my kids. The wife won't drive it anymore because her friends told her she was driving a bread truck. Now it is my hiking mobile. Gotta love a car with a bed in the back.”

“Just get it waxed Dayhiker. It'll last all summer that way. ;) Besides, Nair has to pretty hard to apply to one's own back.

Old is a state of mind. I had some 19 year old kid at school nearly fall out of his chair when I told him I'm 32. I guess if you joke around and act like an idiot 20 year old people assume you are. He must not have been looking close enough to see the grey hairs and fine lines, lol. It made my day.”

“...until you run out of gas after you've "Run out of GAS"....!”

“I almost got carded a couple of weeks ago. The register said to ask anyone appearing under 27. She looked at me, smiled, and said, "I guess 25." I grinned and said, "33." She replied, "My God, what are you doing that I should be doing."”

“Fewer drugs, and a more rewarding career should have been your response.”

“lol, i havn't been carded in ages.”

“Roam, come to Tenn. They card everybody now no matter how old you are”

“You're the same age as HPM, Dayhiker. You can mellow into Old Fartdom together. What are friends for, right?”

“Exactly.”

“Minivan Owner!!!!!!
LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Wait, I own a dang minivan too.
Nevermind......”

“Does the Jackson Browne song, "Running on Empty" mean anything to you?”

“i hate old people. you all suck.”

“sacco - aren't you my age.”

“What a bunch of wankers! :-)

Come and talk to me when you've hit your mid-forties; I have a few tales to tell.

First and only kid (so far) at 44, open heart at 45 (valve repair). Mini-Van at 47 and 48 is only a month away and . . .

gawd I can't wait to get back on the trail this summer.”

“Love the minivan. Cheaper to buy, cheaper to insure, better MPG, more room than an SUV, better ride down the road...

...and room to boink the wife in the back like you are 16 again after dropping the kids off at grandma's. :-)”

“Hey tech - now there's an idea. It worked for Costanza's parents in Central Park.”

“Oh Yeah, that's what I needed, a mental picture of tech boinking his wife in the back of the minivan. Thanks, thanks a lot.


I think I need a shower now...”

“My wife isn't interested in boinking like we were 16 in the back of the van. I guess I should find someone elses wife.”

“I gotta extra motorcycle I can sell you DH :)

Though... I'm 29, single, and I'm wanting to buy a minivan :o”

“On the way to southern Illinois to meet Stikmon last weekend I stopped to buy beer. As I put the case on the counter, the young kid behind it said, "I'm sorry. Can I see some ID, please?"

I just laughed and said, "Of course. You made my night! I'm 35."”

“Bison, :-)”

“DDX - I always thought I'd end up buying a Honda Shadow. Maybe a 750. Kids changed that.”

“Bison - in 4-6 years you and Em will be boinking in the back of your brand new mini van.”

“Yeah? Tell her that...”

“Hmmm, sounds like only one of you wants to wed.”

“A minivan. Ouch.”

“Dayhiker, 30 is the new 18, so really you're only 21 again.”

“Currahee - cool. I'll have more fun this go around at 21. The first time I was too busy working two jobs to put myself through engineering school. In other words, I think I went in 1 bar, 1 time the entire 5 years I was in under grad and grad school.”

“no dayhiker. you're like way older than me you old fart.

but it's better than being a young punk like DeoDx.

i hate those young punks even worse than the old farts.”

“You kidies come and talk to me when you have grandkids. Younguns.

Aremyou kidding, I'm trying to talk Tight Wad Bob, err, Honey into buying a minivan!”

“In a few years you'll be able to comb your eyebrows back to cover the bald head.”

“ooooh. You've got some making up to do.”

“pamster,

Keep plugging, my wife finally succeeded with me last summer! And I like it a lot better than the SUV, basically traded in a Honda CRV for an Odyssey.”

“Dayhiker,
You friggin codger!”

“he said "keep plugging" heh heh heh heh”