I used to do all my home and auto repairs, but now at 73, I’m hobbled by arthritis in all my joints. I can barely wash my hair.
Paul > On Mar 3, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Paul, you are so right, it does get tougher with age but will always be in > your blood. I still do everything myself but never more that a metre or 2 > above ground level. It takes ages for old toppies to heal. Two friends of > mine had severe bruising & broken arms. One fell off a ladder while cleaning > his gutters & the other off the edge of his empty swimming pool which he was > about to paint. Both were fitters who had progressed to Foreman level. > > Alan C > >> On 03-Mar-21 05:51 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: >> Larry - >> >> Doing your own repairs can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes, but...revel >> in the fact that you can still do it. As you get older you'll find that the >> repairs you make still give you the satisfaction of completing them, but >> they take longer to accomplish. But...even more difficult...is admitting to >> yourself "I have the skills; I have the tools, but I can't do this anymore." >> It took me until about 75 to begin to give up on some household repairs, >> and now, nearly 5 years later it's still difficult. When you spend a >> lifetime working with "the tools" maybe it never goes away. Marcia has >> finally convinced me to stay off the roof. 😁 >> >> Back to photography...the turkey pix, I think, are better in this series >> than the last. 39960 is a pretty classic tom turkey look and 39968 - the >> tom with is harem of hens is fun. >> >> -p >> >>> On 3/2/2021 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> Not unless you count taking photos of the busted fanblade in my clothes >>> dryer. Sometimes I really envy people with no mechanical skills who are >>> forced to buy reliable appliances rather than being consigned to kludging >>> things back together long past their “good by”, or their “goodbye” date. >>> I did waste a few megapixels on local fauna yesterday: turkeys, juncos, a >>> robin and a couple of cows. If you’re already bored nearly into a coma >>> this may be slightly less boring: >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157718487879546 >>> >>> There are two flocks of turkeys on my ride around the block. This is the >>> small flock on the near side of the hill. >>> >>> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
