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Originally posted by Woodgiei don't recall what type of bike it was, he did make a few variations to make it more comfortable for the long rides though, which i thought was quite cleaver.
What type of bike was it, a ladies or gents?
I think older people might be a bit taller than the cross bar of a bike.
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. ~Doug Larson
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. ~Mark Twain
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. ~Samuel Ullman
You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. ~Douglas MacArthur
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
In youth the days are short and the years are long; in old age the years are short and the days long. ~Nikita Ivanovich Panin
Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone. ~Jim Fiebig
In a man's middle years there is scarcely a part of the body he would hesitate to turn over to the proper authorities. ~E.B. White
The years teach much which the days never knew. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. ~Sam Ewing
Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. ~Mark Twain, Following the Equator
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. ~George Bernard Shaw
There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward. ~John Mortimer
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. ~Maurice Chevalier, New York Times, 9 October 1960
Old Time, that greatest and longest established spinner of all!.... his factory is a secret place, his work is noiseless, and his hands are mutes. ~Charles Dickens
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. ~Author Unknown
A man's age is something impressive, it sums up his life: maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, griefs and despairs overcome, and unconscious risks taken; maturity formed through so many desires, hopes, regrets, forgotten things, loves. A man's age represents a fine cargo of experiences and memories. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by Norah Purcell
Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of your life. ~Robert Southey, The Doctor
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. ~John Barrymore
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? ~Satchel Paige
Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigour. With such people the grey head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life. ~Charles Dickens
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright 😀
When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but we all have to do it. ~Mark Twain
Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. ~Bob Hope
Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart. ~Caryn Leschen
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age. ~Victor Hugo
Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush to the net. ~Franklin Adams
Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Guatemalan Proverb
There is always a lot to be thankful for, if you take the time to look. For example, I'm sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt. ~Author Unknown
Youth is a disease from which we all recover. ~Dorothy Fulheim
There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age - I missed it coming and going. ~J.B. Priestly
I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now. ~Author Unknown
Age is a high price to pay for maturity. ~Tom Stoppard
By the time I have money to burn, my fire will have burnt out. ~Author Unknown
There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
We are young only once, after that we need some other excuse. ~Author Unknown
Originally posted by mikelomI plan to live forever. So far, so good! - mwmiller and whoever said it first
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. ~Doug Larson
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. ~Mark Twain
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles ...[text shortened]... th
We are young only once, after that we need some other excuse. ~Author Unknown
Originally posted by mikelomYou forgot "Why is youth wasted on the young?"
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. ~Doug Larson
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. ~Mark Twain
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles th
We are young only once, after that we need some other excuse. ~Author Unknown
Also: I don't want to achieve immortality through my works, I want to achieve immortality through not dying...
Thought that last was from Woodie Allen but someone found the original.
Speaking of quotes:
"Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer." —Dave Barry
Originally posted by trev33When my Mum lived near Boston UK, a 91 year old man cycled past every morning on his way to get his newspaper and cigarettes, and again every evening going to the pub. I think the stress free living in the open countryside has benefits.
i met a 68 year old traveling around india on his bicycle... on his bicycle. this is the bar all old people should be measured at, truly remarkable.