I am officially "Old"

**plaid preacher** · 7th January 16, 03:10 PM

Many happy returns, Steve. I trust you had a great celebration.

**Riverkilt** · 7th January 16, 06:09 PM

I've got six years on you - keep on comin' its all good ahead.

Ain't it wonderful not to have to worry about dying young anymore?

**sydnie7** · 7th January 16, 10:02 PM

Belated best wishes!

**416 Rigby** · 7th January 16, 11:01 PM

I'll never forget my mother angerly saying to my father when he did something particularly silly at the wrong time...
"When are going to grow up and start acting like an adult?"

Dad: "I'm never gonna grow up, I'm having too much fun being a kid."

Hope your day was great!

**Steve Ashton** · 8th January 16, 02:31 AM

Thank you all for the wishes. My birthday was spent quite well. At the shop we all took a break for cake. Afterwards we all worked frantically on a sugar high from the icing.

I spent the day doing what I love. Making kilts. I am currently working on a hand stitched kilt for a pipe band. Yep, a hand-stitched with pockets.

So far the advanced age has not had too much effect on my outlook on life. But today I did have to spend the morning on the phone interviewing for Social Security and Medicare. It's strange that I have never memorized my Canadian Social Insurance number but can rattle off my US Social Security number without thinking.

Even though I am now officially an old person at least this morning I woke up still alive. Hey - I win!!!!

**cehouse** · 8th January 16, 10:22 AM

There is a very elite club for those that have achieved the goal of becoming old. It has its benefits, also. Now, we no longer have to decide what we want to do when we grow up because we are old. When was the last time you were asked for identification to prove you were old enough to purchase that beer or glass of spirits? This is nice because you no longer have to fumble for your reading glasses to find the ID in your wallet. I could go on, but will stop with a wish for a very happy birthday, (somewhat belatedly) and many more to come.

**jhockin** · 8th January 16, 10:53 AM

Steve:
another benefit of joining the over 65 group is a reduction in BC ferries fare

Personally, I found the following cartoon self-descriptive of my experience of aging

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**EagleJCS** · 8th January 16, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

I spent the day doing what I love. Making kilts. I am currently working on a hand stitched kilt for a pipe band. Yep, a hand-stitched with pockets.

Boy, that's got to be a big kilt! How big is the band??

J/k.

**MGMorrison** · 8th January 16, 08:17 PM

Happy birthday, Steve!
1951 was indeed a good year. I'll be 65 in a month.
Going through a Dunkin Donuts drive thru last Sunday, the server said " That will be $8.47 with the discount sir. "
"what discount?" I said.
" why, the senior citizen discount, sir"
I paid, distracted by my wife, who was choked with laughter in the passenger seat.

My first public recognition of being the "old guy"

Mark

**Bluescelt** · 9th January 16, 06:38 AM

Happy Belated Birthday.
I like to compare our relative age to that of a comparable automobile. One might think of it as a 1950's junk but now the majority see them as a vintage classic with style. Steve, decked out in your Scottish finest you definitely would qualify as that. To hell with being called old!