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Ageing & Growing Old

Are you growing older?

  • Yes, I am

    Votes: 82 61.7%

  • No, I'm getting younger

    Votes: 28 21.1%

  • Sorry, I don't understand the question

    Votes: 16 12.0%

  • I'm a Mod; I think adding silly polls to chat threads is pointless

    Votes: 7 5.3%
  • Total voters
    133
He's lucky to be alive.

A 102-year-old man spent three nights on the roof of his house after falling over and getting stuck.

The man, named locally as Ron Easton, was found on Wednesday on his flat roof in Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon.

The former racing driver - known as "Ton-Up Ron" - was airlifted to hospital where he is in a stable condition.

Trish Bagley, who delivers milk and papers to Mr Easton, raised the alarm after finding two unopened bottles.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-45972639
 
An enterprising old thief who moved with the times.

French police have arrested a 72-year-old woman on suspicion of stealing hundreds of items from toy shops to sell them on the internet.

The manager of a Paris toy shop alerted police after spotting an online ad for items taken from its shelves.

A search of the woman's home uncovered about 1,000 toys - most of them in their original packaging - stolen mainly from large Parisian stores.

Police also found €40,000 euros (£35,000; $45,000) in cash.

Prosecutors told French media that she had admitted to the thefts and had acted "out of idleness".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46082412
 
Mungoman said:
Hello Min - thinking on the death rates of males and all that, I have my Grandads clearance to work which says he has had 6 years of education and could be gainfully employed.

As he was a Midlands Lad, the two main employers were the potteries (white lung), and the Pits (black lung).

He was eleven.

He chose the Pits and worked there until 1914 then took up the Kings Shilling and fought in the Leicesters In Europe. He was wounded a couple of times - once through his mouth which meant that when he ate his nose and chin would touch, and the other was from shrapnel down one side of his body which, after forming carbuncles, used to drop out at most inconvenient times.

After experiencing what he had he naturally developed a bolshi Socialist attitude, and word soon got around, so there was bugger all work for him after he was demobbed - I really don't know how the family survived through the late twenties and thirties.

Anyway, he survived and migrated to New Zealand in 1953, and died a contented old man in his late seventies.

I think that until recently, life for both genders was expendable Min - what comes to my mind are the cotton on girls in those Mills, and the match girls. It must have bred a certain resilience in the working class of those days. Poor little buggers.
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Nice post MM.

He wouldn't have found it easy in NZ either. Although there was plenty of work, working class families hadn't got a pot to piss in if you listen to people in their 70's to 90's who grew up there. Basic things were considered luxuries and it really wasn't til the 60's when things got easier.
 
A charming old geezer.

A grandfather accused of dressing as a courier and attacking his former wife’s new partner with a tomahawk and knife has been found guilty of murder.

Etem Duga killed Philip Fidel, 73, and tried to kill his ex-wife Vickie Fidel, 66, after he turned up at the couple’s home while wearing high-vis and carrying a box in October 2016. Two good Samaritans, Rupert Rudd and John Jacobs, tried to intervene as Duga chased Ms Fidel outside the unit with a weapon in each hand. Mr Rudd copped a tomahawk to his face for his trouble and Mr Jacobs was stabbed before he overpowered Duga and wrestled him to the ground.

https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/e...f-murdering-ex-wifes-boyfriend-ng-b881017631z
 
I've just re found this wonderful letter online:

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This has become something I have, just turned 60 there in May, predominantly become aware of when discussing football elsewhere..

'You won't remember this, however...'.

'This is a bit before your time, however...'.

'When I was a lad, my first game was the 1967 match against...'.
 
Comfortably Numb said:
This has become something I have, just turned 60 there in May, predominantly become aware of when discussing football elsewhere..

'You won't remember this, however...'.

'This is a bit before your time, however...'.

'When I was a lad, my first game was the 1967 match against...'.
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Eee Lad, tha' knowest...
 
Coal said:
A dry ball? You were lucky...
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The 'MOULDMASTER' - half football, half basketball.

It's in the air, coming straight at you to head the ball...

It's also been raining and you know that ball is now X times heavier, gathering pace as rapidly descends towards you... close your eyes and...

Yea, you're instantaneously recognising that was dumb, as your teammates help you up from the ground.

Still, I have the privilege of surviving what was known as a 'MOULDIE'...

Thankfully, no lasting aftereffects...

:headspinner:

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Coal said:
I've seen a study which correlates just one sub-concussive head injury with Alzheimers or similar. Don't bang your head folks. Or anyone else's.
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When you think about it now...

A 'MOULDMASTER' was the football some of us on this thread grew up with.

Heading a soaking wet one was an integral part of my youth... invariably similar to someone hitting you hard on the head with a rubber mallet...

I experienced this countless times with no problems.

Sorry, what was the question again...
 
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