The 50-Plus Room - for

[RosevilleCAguy]

I quote myself, what a ego.

I was a seasonal Ocean Lifeguard that required year round training but I was paid for it. I went through paramedic training, USCG Small Boat Handler class, rappelling and stretcher rigging for air evacuations.

Day-to-day was uneventful but exhausting; however, training made everything worth it.

Nice.

 

[Missk_2022]

Hi everyone I'm a 60 year young male from NE England

Welcome

 

[Missk_2022]

I’ve had several instances where I thoroughly enjoyed what I had as a vocation, but there’s the necessary cost of living and existing. If that wasn’t a factor life might be more enjoyable.

I love being a nurse.... but not always the "job" of being one... but I am glad I make enough money to have a warm home etc...

 

[Missk_2022]

I quote myself, what a ego.

I was a seasonal Ocean Lifeguard that required year round training but I was paid for it. I went through paramedic training, USCG Small Boat Handler class, rappelling and stretcher rigging for air evacuations.

Day-to-day was uneventful but exhausting; however, training made everything worth it.

I had a friend on the coast guard.... he was an adrenaline junkie and I suspect a little nuts

 

[Noor]

Here, you’re carded to make sure there’s no yellow stripe on your driver’s license. If so, you’re banned from purchasing alcohol due to a DUI.

I wish they would do that in Minnesota

 

[Deleted member 6666935]

So yesterday, I got to learn that at my age, it’s rare to have strep throat, PLUS strep is apparently behaving differently this winter!

I’d been having sinus issues for a week and a half to two weeks, which I attributed to my usual February seasonal allergies that make no sense… and then during this week coughing started, the sore throat started on Thursday. So Saturday morning I wake up feeling like crap and decide to get to urgent care and see what’s going on, and I was lucky that the nurse checking me in offered to do the strep test right away, because we had the results by the time a PA saw me, so they had had to send a prescription to be picked up, and I’m feeling better, just have to take these pills twice a day for 10 days!

 

[DirtyMarine]

I had a friend on the coast guard.... he was an adrenaline junkie and I suspect a little nuts

There’s a lot of adrenaline opportunities in the military. The rush is amazing!!!

 

[PFWilly]

What’s frustrating is that it only has 166K miles on it. The engine and body are still ok. It’s the electrical system that’s shot. I’ve already replaced the module that controls the distribution of electricity once before and now other components are going that cannot be replaced because parts are no longer available. Also the cab leaks when it rains which has compounded the problem. Other little nagging issues as well. Twenty years is a pretty good run though. Going out to the dealerships today to try and narrow my range of options. I’m all over the place in terms of what category to shop in. Kinda fun.

I feel the pain! My ‘98 F-150 only lasted 224,000 miles and 18 years, before burning a valve. I looked into buying a replacement engine rather than repairing the existing motor. But soon realized the cost and effort to repair a 20 year old truck was…excessive. Body and interior in near perfect shape, no other big problems. Found somebody who was willing to give me 800 bucks for it, and just moved on. At the time was in the process of building the new home that I designed, and didn’t want to commit to new car payments. Opened my mind to alternatives and recalled we liked Volvos, but never had one. Found a clean ‘07 turbo wagon with low miles that I could make a good deal on. I just didn’t need a truck anymore, but I really did like that truck. Learned to love the Volvo, and over a period of a few years, we’ve purchased two of them. One was a gift to myself after beating cancer.

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

Not a downer at all, in my opinion. There’s a lot to be said for living in the moment and appreciating the moment at the same time. If I had a Flux Capacitor and a DeLorean, it’s one of those things that 53 year old me would tell 20 year old me to do.

Thanks.

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

Hello everyone

Welcome neighbpor! This is a good forum.

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

So yesterday, I got to learn that at my age, it’s rare to have strep throat, PLUS strep is apparently behaving differently this winter!

I’d been having sinus issues for a week and a half to two weeks, which I attributed to my usual February seasonal allergies that make no sense… and then during this week coughing started, the sore throat started on Thursday. So Saturday morning I wake up feeling like crap and decide to get to urgent care and see what’s going on, and I was lucky that the nurse checking me in offered to do the strep test right away, because we had the results by the time a PA saw me, so they had had to send a prescription to be picked up, and I’m feeling better, just have to take these pills twice a day for 10 days!

I am impressed you were diagnosed so quickly. I spent last week with some of those same symptoms but waited until everything went into the sinuses. Its was a difficult time.

 

[Missk_2022]

Morning all

 

[oxbowguy]

Has anyone ever had a job that was just plain fun and you might have done it for free?

I won’t go first because I had the best one

Had a job in my 30's where I was sent around the world to support the software my company made to manage major events. It was military/firefighter type work, lots of boredom punctuated by incredibly high stress moments. There was a group of us from different countries and we knew and loved each other, still in touch with most of them. We would work the day and then go out drinking and partying until 3 AM, always absorbing the local cuisine and beverages. Between being experts at the venue and the most "exotic" folks many of the volunteers/staff had met, we were treated like rock stars.

I'd go on but the stories from here are more appropriate for a different forum

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

Morning all

Good morning young lady.

 

[Ambient4190]

'Old' implies

Ancient
Doddering
Decrepit (horrid!)
Feeble (awful!)

Why not instead:

Foxy (as a woman, luv this!)
Pro
Artful
Established
Classy

'The 50 plus room - for the Legends or Pros or Elites or Masters.......

just my two cents

 

[DrB58]

I can’t say I’ve ever had a job I loved so much that I’d do it for free but I did get to travel all over the world during my career and had plenty of fun sightseeing, staying in nice hotels, dining in great restaurants, and partying till the wee hours of the night with colleagues. Some pretty crazy stories and memories from those days!

Same here, growing up, I never would have dreamed of the places I would have the opportunity to visit and the people I would meet. Loved the work I did but I would not have done it for free. If not for the BS of the job responsibilities, I probably would have worked another 2-3 years just because of the relationships with those I worked with around the world.

 

[Gamine67]

Jobs: A friend of mine used to recycle discarded X-Ray film and cut out guitar picks that he sold by the bag of 100 to music shops.

 

[Vinylguy]

I worked in a record store as my college job in the early 90’s. I could have done that forever if I didn’t need to start making real money.

Now you’re talking!!!

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Has anyone ever had a job that was just plain fun and you might have done it for free?

I won’t go first because I had the best one

For the three years of HS, my summer job was clamming. We would of course work with the tide, so some weeks it was up early, other drift out later. There was a collection of 5-6 friends. We’d get inner tubes and wire a laundry basket inside. Tie this around your waist and crab walk through the sloughs and the sound to dig clams with hands and feet!

Since we’d either max on clams (weight limited for the small boat we had, or tide) we’d have plenty of time the rest of the day to go surfing or goof off at the beach. Perfect job for teens! We’d make anywhere form $150-$300 depending on how hard we worked or F’d off!

 

[Nightbird]

Welcome neighbpor! This is a good forum.

Thanks for the welcome..

 

[Deleted member 6666935]

I am impressed you were diagnosed so quickly. I spent last week with some of those same symptoms but waited until everything went into the sinuses. Its was a difficult time.

I can imagine! I think there’s been a lot of strep in the area so they prioritized the testing.

 

[Deleted member 6666935]

'Old' implies

Why not instead:

'The 50 plus room - for the Legends or Pros or Elites or Masters.......

Because I have a rather self-deprecating sense of humor and find it amusing to call myself old even as I get told I look 15 years younger than my actual age. I figured, too, that there were younger people on lit who probably think of 50 as old… but if they stick around long enough they will get closer and closer to the minimum age

But mostly for the joke factor.

 

[Bambear99]

At least it’s not called “The 50-Plus Room: AARP discounts, Depends, and People Cutting Our Food for Us”

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

Tornadoes possible in Northern California. WTF?

 

[Gamine67]

Tornadoes possible in Northern California. WTF?

We had tornado warnings in San Diego almost two weeks ago, I don’t remember it happening before but I guess it wasn’t the first time.

I grew up in NorCal and there sure wasn’t any tornado warnings in the 70’s.