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rokjunky
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dont have the attention span(nor interest...comes with age)to read thru all the replies. remind the youngens that, tho we may be old and they have youth on their side, we get to retire in 10 years(or so). the young ones have to work for, oh i think, just another 40 YEARS!!!
i live for retirement. i think i'll rent my house out, live in the apartment i built in the backyard, buy a RV, tow my jeep, drink cheap wine and bbq everything that wont fall thru the grill. and NOT HAVE TO PUNCH A PHACKING CLOCK OR GET UP AT 0500 IF I DONT WANT TO!!! there are few benefits to being older. ya jes gotta look for 'em. one mo' thought. i dont mind getting older, i just refuse to get old.
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calamity_chk
Oct 7, 2004, 5:28 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: okay, so now that that's settled - who's my trophy prize? :) I guess I am. Sorry you didn't do any better. Curt
that's okay. you can teach me to sip liquor that's worth more than all of my combined assets. :)
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climbsomething
Oct 7, 2004, 7:04 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: okay, so now that that's settled - who's my trophy prize? :) I guess I am. Sorry you didn't do any better. Curt that's okay. you can teach me to sip liquor that's worth more than all of my combined assets. :) |
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fanederhand
Oct 7, 2004, 11:49 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: I think it's really funny that the 'yung uns' want to come out an play with the 'older folks'. Why would they when they could be having fun with all the twenty somethings who don't know how to hold their booze and drink and puke that Jagger swill and they think it's cool. :wink: Could it be that they want to see some of the retro gear of yesteryear? Or do some of the twenty and early thirty somethings actually think that there could be some good looking, mature, fit and conditioned older men (and women) who are wiser, thoughtful, a little bit mature and who know what their partner really wants without having to lay out all the testosterone (and estrogen) to prove it? Or do they just want to climb circles over our heads? I just love it when I read the newbie twenty somethings saying they climb 5.11c SPORT (what the f*ck is sport btw) and then they have leg shakes five feet above their last pro on a 5.6 trad lead. This cracks me up. Or do the younger climbers want a TROPHY older partner? Inquirying minds want to know. :wink: i am sorry for my light hearted suggestion since it seems to make you so angry 14er... but since you asked... i haven't had any jaeger since college (10 years back)... i do respect everyone and what they have to offer...regardless of age (my children, in fact, have taught me more than any college course)... i have never sprayed about what i climb sport, trad, or ice... and above all, i would never treat anyone with disrespect especially having never met them and basing my entire opinion on their age. r.r. Thanks Ron! :D
Gee wiz my age calculation (r.r. method) is over 65 (I wont say what is was because it is down right depressing) and Mother_Sheep I could not even read that reply even with my bi-focals tilted way up so I could see real good through them.
Anyway I think an old Geezer only gathering is a great idea but maybe there is a way we can do both, that is, have an over 50s part and then an all age part. It is funny, when your young you wish you could get on in the years so you can do what the big and old folks can do but when you get there you wish you could be young again. GO Figure!!! :!: :lol:
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macherry
Oct 7, 2004, 3:37 PM
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Yikes! Who let kids in here! I have teenagers soley for the purpose that they stay home!
let's get back to the old geezer gathering!
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mingus
Oct 7, 2004, 3:57 PM
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In reply to: I'm thinkin' this is turning into a really fun idea. Old Skewl climbing and Ball Busting! I'll be there with the camera!
Can't have one without the other can ya?
That's Old School baby.
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mingus
Oct 7, 2004, 4:09 PM
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Well shoot if we're going to stick with the under-50-need-not-apply rule then I guess this 46 year old boulderer has to find another gathering anyway... :cry:
Dang and here I had my wool knickers, painters' pants, AND garish lycra all ready to rock, each with period gear to match.
Along with a crash pad, chalk pot and expensive liqour (we weren't actually going to climb anything were we?). Can't pigeonhole the geezers that I know very easily...
Fun thread - I may have to break out some old gear for the Halloween comp this year.
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jammer
Oct 7, 2004, 5:08 PM
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Looking at the thread RC.COM Age Survey ( http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27945 ) it looks as if there will be only 8 of us, if we all go. Where in Colorado were you thinking about climbing?
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climbsomething
Oct 7, 2004, 8:51 PM
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In reply to: It is funny, when your young you wish you could get on in the years so you can do what the big and old folks can do but when you get there you wish you could be young again. GO Figure!!! :!: :lol: |
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curt
Oct 7, 2004, 10:40 PM
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I move that we set the age limit for females to be half the age limit for the guys.
so we don't have to suffer unnecessarily.
Curt
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gnat
Oct 7, 2004, 11:24 PM
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In reply to: I move that we set the age limit for females to be half the age limit for the guys. so we don't have to suffer unnecessarily. Curt
imitation..... is it the most sincere form of flattery?
but won't having lots of "underage" females about be a bigger source of "suffering" for you older married types*?"
*copyright 2004: gnat industries, inc.
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curt
Oct 7, 2004, 11:32 PM
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[quote="gnat"]In reply to: I move that we set the age limit for females to be half the age limit for the guys. so we don't have to suffer unnecessarily. Curt
imitation..... is it the most sincere form of flattery?
You mean like BVB has been posting for years now?
In reply to: but won't having lots of "underage" females about be a bigger source of "suffering" for you older married types*?"
I see absolutely no downside to simply enhancing the asthetics of a RC.com gathering Haha.
Curt
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gnat
Oct 7, 2004, 11:44 PM
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In reply to: I see absolutely no downside to simply enhancing the asthetics of a RC.com gathering....
don't you mean to say that "enhancing the asthetics" of a rc.com gathering may be essential.
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kman
Oct 8, 2004, 12:24 AM
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Too bad about the age limit thing. Their is alot to be learned from the old farts. All thier drunken talk about ethics and tradition may actually be good for the young sporties that show up. :wink:
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In reply to: Break out the Cold Duck and the 8-tracks baby - it's party time
david yount.
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mingus
Oct 8, 2004, 4:20 PM
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In reply to: Too bad about the age limit thing. Their is alot to be learned from the old farts. All thier drunken talk about ethics and tradition may actually be good for the young sporties that show up. :wink:
what about the old sporties?
We *ARE* meeting somewhere with boulders and bolts, right?
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jammer
Oct 8, 2004, 4:41 PM
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In reply to: I move that we set the age limit for females to be half the age limit for the guys. so we don't have to suffer unnecessarily. Curt
If we're votin' ... that's 2 for the age limit of women!
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jammer
Oct 8, 2004, 4:56 PM
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[quote="skibabeage]
Great! Then create your own Young Poontang gathering! :wink:
I thought the only requirement is being 50 or older?!?!?!? Did I miss something? Must of fell asleep .....
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curt
Oct 8, 2004, 5:00 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: I move that we set the age limit for females to be half the age limit for the guys. so we don't have to suffer unnecessarily. Curt If we're votin' ... that's 2 for the age limit of women! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Great! Then create your own Young Poontang gathering! :wink:
Hillary already has that one covered in another thread. Haha.
Curt
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charley
Oct 13, 2004, 10:10 PM
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Does
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shorty
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In reply to: Does this mean forget it geezers? |
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In reply to: We are also looking for dancing men...... Skibs
Damn That leaves me out!!! :cry:
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fanederhand
Oct 19, 2004, 12:56 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Does this mean forget it geezers? Is it just me, or does "forget it" and "geezers" seem redundant?
good one, shorty.
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fanederhand
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In reply to: You got my interest ... when do you plan on doing this? And for you wipper-snappers out there, we still can party with the best, we just don't last as long as we used to :wink:
Yes I too would like this old geezer thing to get off the ground. Since no one wants to offer any dates I will :D :D :D with a smile
How about June 2005. WE can have the old geezers (over 50?, or 45?) on the 17th -19th and the Colorado Contingent (no age limit) the following weekend (24th through 27th) with some hard core alpine climbing or bigwall climbing inbetween.
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charley
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I need a reason to spend a week or so in co.
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