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Average age on the forum

Average age on the forum

  • 1-10

    Votes: 1 0.1%
  • 11-20

    Votes: 62 7.6%
  • 21-30

    Votes: 225 27.7%
  • 31-40

    Votes: 196 24.1%
  • 41-50

    Votes: 141 17.3%
  • 51-60

    Votes: 138 17.0%
  • 61+

    Votes: 50 6.2%

  • Total voters
    813

Outasite

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 10, 2013
Messages
185
Location
Mi
63/been shot twice,run over by a truck,blown over in a boat,and a few lesser things,but still pull my own wrenches,clutch and brake levers.So I'm doin well:drinkup
 

CM1995

Administrator
Joined
Jan 21, 2007
Messages
13,373
Location
Alabama
Occupation
Running what I brung and taking what I win
Yes. Yes you do. You can expect a 50% refund on your forum dues to arrive in your email. :thumbsup

No, we did away with that deduction at the last budget meeting.:D
 

Tradesman

Senior Member
Joined
Apr 23, 2013
Messages
1,075
Location
Ontario
Occupation
Contractor
I'm 53 and I've never felt like a real grown up, something to look forward to!
 

digger242j

Administrator
Joined
Oct 31, 2003
Messages
6,644
Location
Southwestern PA
Occupation
Self employed excavator
No, we did away with that deduction at the last budget meeting.:D

I'm seven years older than when this thread was first posted, so my memory isn't what it used to be. Was that the same meeting where we did away with the spammer bounty? :confused:
 

R.D.G013

Senior Member
Joined
Apr 6, 2013
Messages
257
Location
sunshine coast qld australia
Occupation
Heavy equipment operator/foreman for about 48yrs o
I'm seven years older than when this thread was first posted, so my memory isn't what it used to be. Was that the same meeting where we did away with the spammer bounty? :confused:

Sexty Four and still doin it 5 days a week, from a dozer , scraper, grader, excavator, roller , bobcat depends on wots needed on the day and where they need me, been doin it for 50 yrs now, would get bored if I didn't go to work LOL.
 

bobcat1

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 12, 2014
Messages
59
Location
ontario
Run it,broke it, fixed it,bought it, sold it, teaching the kids how to do it and bought the t shirt at 50. No need to slow down now! LOL.
 

CM1995

Administrator
Joined
Jan 21, 2007
Messages
13,373
Location
Alabama
Occupation
Running what I brung and taking what I win
I'm seven years older than when this thread was first posted, so my memory isn't what it used to be. Was that the same meeting where we did away with the spammer bounty? :confused:

Unfortunately yes.:bash
 

ekuehn

Member
Joined
May 8, 2014
Messages
5
Location
Quesnel B.C. Canada
I'm 70 still doing government certified vehicle inspections in my shop plus a small amount of repairs. Mentaly I don't feel much diffrent than I did in my 20's but everything hurts a lot more and I have slowed down some. But like allways said "It doesn't take me all day to do a days work"
 

Tones

Senior Member
Joined
Mar 15, 2009
Messages
3,083
Location
Ubique
Occupation
Ex land clearing contractor, part-time retired
65 and still head down and ass up fixing a dam forestry mulcher every second day, every other operating it. Only five more years to go :D
 
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Ole Gal

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 25, 2014
Messages
46
Location
Harrington, Delaware
Occupation
Construction: House framing and steel erection. R
Ole Gal (see Avatar) and I are both 70. She has been grading her whole life, Ha, and I am just starting. I guess she will teach me a thing or two. It will be fun to see where the dirt and gravel roads take us.

I could not help but notice that the 61+ group bar on the polling chart is RED. Does that mean that this age group is redlining just like those screaming detroits about to blow? Time does seem to move faster!!
 

kshansen

Senior Member
Joined
Mar 11, 2012
Messages
11,164
Location
Central New York, USA
Occupation
Retired Mechanic in Stone Quarry
I could not help but notice that the 61+ group bar on the polling chart is RED. Does that mean that this age group is redlining just like those screaming detroits about to blow? Time does seem to move faster!!

Redlining is good! Flat lining is what we should be worried about:eek:
 

Ole Gal

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 25, 2014
Messages
46
Location
Harrington, Delaware
Occupation
Construction: House framing and steel erection. R
No worries about flatlining here! "Hit the gates at 98" as the saying goes. I've got a cord and a half of wood to split. That 8 lb. splitting axe should help keep me in shape!

The bending over is easy. It's the getting back up that is difficult!
 
Joined
Mar 5, 2015
Messages
14
Location
Manitoba, Canada
39 in Sept. Feeling it too. If I had known I would live this long I would have done more preventative maintenance on myself and said no to alot of stupid things. But it was fun and famous last words hey watch this...what could possibly go wrong
 
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