Well, I turned 40 today. Now that I've officially hit middle age, am I supposed to have some sort of crisis where I go out and get a flashy car or something to reaffirm my masculinity?

Oh wait...I already have one. Life is good! :-)
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Well, you could go get yourself a 19 year old girlfriend.
I never understood that. Seems that would just prove you're not 19 anymore! hehe
Happy Birthday Alan!
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Charlie

Welcome to the Geritol Jetset...you have absolutely NOTHING to look forward to...just getting OLD.
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It's all over....your goose is cooked from what I hear, bud. lol.... As for the 19 year old girl...ya go after mine, it's war! LMAO...And I think you were a couple years ahead of the game as far as the flashy car goes.

Looks like your set! Have a good one and Happy Birthday.
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Grant, Who would want your 19 year old? She took ALL your freedom, You are lucky she allows you to breathe. Keep her. ....lol
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WPoC

ED; You forgot she took ALL his coins too!!!!!!!!!!!! B-O-B*******DSRA
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Smoke um if ya got um
Burn Out Bob DSRA member

Nah...she's pretty cool..she's gone with, and let me do my own thing when I feel the need. Couldn't shake York 'cause of her party...glad I listened to her after hearing/seeing the Swamp Fest. lol
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D.A.M.M - Drunks Against Mad Mothers - Lower Susquehanna Chapter Member of DSRA - DSRA Mid Atlantic Division P.R Associate for Lugnuts 2003 World Tour..Coming to a City near you!

Congratulations. The way I looked at turning 40 was, so what? I'm a lot smarter than I was when I was 30! I never understood the age crisis thing. Maybe I'm just "well-adjusted."
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Lynn
'32 3W

Therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is cheaper.

Well, now that your forty year warranty is over, hopefully you have the ten year extension!! After that, you'll find yourself falling apart like a cheap suit... Golden years, indeed!

Some things you will start to notice:
The numbers on your wrenches and sockets gettiing harder to read.
Waking up a little sore after working on your car.
Takes a little longer to recover from an "all night party".
Reading your favorite rod magazine at arms length.
Your favorite foods and your body do not agree.
Highway Patrol officers seem to get younger and younger!

There are many more "little things" you will start to notice, but all in all... Ain't life grand?


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Art Tabata - "Oh, how I love to go cruisin' around!"
Mid-America Willys

40, middle aged, you young pup!!!Wait 10 or 15 years and come around again. L.O.L. Your making us "middle aged guys" feel even older.
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Skip http://photo.starblvd.net/skipper

I just ran another Marathon (Yea, the whole 26.2 miles of it) when I was 40...And another one 6 years after that!

You're still a kid if you wanna be!

(I turned the double nickle last thursday, and blonde wife is quite a bit younger than you.)

In Canada its very easy to tell when your over 40 in the summertime or wintertime. In the the summertime you want to exchange your 40 year old wife for two 20 year olds. In the wintertime when heading from the house to the garage you first have to turn around and go back into the house to take a leak. You dont even want to know what the 50 year olds here tell me to expect!

Thanks, guys. Had a nice relaxing day off around the house. Tonight we went to a club garage tour at a member's house with a '54 Chevy pickup. Good weather for a cruise, too.
:-)
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Alan I was going to tell you something else to expect once the big four-oooooooo rolled around but I can't remember what the heck it was right now. God knows of all the things I've lost I think I miss my mind the most. Have a good one and many, many more. 31"A" Man
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Rick

LMAO!!
Well, I've been called a curmudgeon for a few years already, so I guess "geezer" isn't too big a stretch. :-)
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Let's see..it was 1977 in the back of a chevy..I had the powder blue tuxedo and uh, BAM..I'm an old fart and can't remember what happened. That's what happens(ed?)
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I remember turning 40. No wait, that was 45

No wait, I remember something happened. I will have to check my notes, police records or something

Well , I don't remember forgetting when I turned 40

before you know it you will be a geezer
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Tony

geez, i'd like to turn 40 again.....45 wouldn't be all that bad even....
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If ya ain't drivin' it, it's just junk in the garage...

oh yeah,flashy car?
naw, buy a hog..

oh yeah, yer from canada,i meant buy a harley, not a real hog.....;)

'course i guess you could have a pig roast!

anyway, happy birthday!
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If ya ain't drivin' it, it's just junk in the garage...

Alan,
The first 40 is spent pushing that rock up the hill.....the next 40 you watch it roll uncontrolably down the other side.
Hope you had a great B-Day.
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"At least once in your life...Own a car that will make your butt put a death grip on your seats upholstery"

I've heard that once you're over the hill you start to pick up speed. That could be a good thing, as I'm an incredible procrastinator right now. :-)
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

"I've heard that once you're over the hill you start to pick up speed." Alan, your brakes won't slow you down anymore. The old saying used to be 'I wish the world would stop and let me off.' Well...it's going to fast nowdays to jump off without a safety net...LOL.
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phil


It's not a NOMAD, it's a Yeoman!
Not an engineer, but I DO drive a train.

53 today and celebrated by taking the 46 out first thing this Am to get it inspected. that's when I realized........the car is in better shape then I am!!!!!!
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Emil
GCi
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Drive it!
46 Ford Sedan
37 Packard Super 8

Happy Birthday Emil...you're just a young pup. I was 53 on the 3rd of June.
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phil


It's not a NOMAD, it's a Yeoman!
Not an engineer, but I DO drive a train.

Yappy Berfday Phil!
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Emil
GCi
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Drive it!
46 Ford Sedan
37 Packard Super 8

Happy Birthday Emil,...Man are you freakin old!. ...lol
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WPoC

uhmmmmmmmmmmm..........yup.
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Emil
GCi
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Drive it!
46 Ford Sedan
37 Packard Super 8

Happy birthday you old fart!! Remember when 40 was damn near DEAD??
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Damn near dead?? HEY!! I resemble that remark. LOL
Happy birthday, Emil!
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.