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Post by Fishooked on Jul 26, 2009 16:21:50 GMT -4
Too tired to drag my ass out of bed at am, and deal with wrestling a canoe this morning...was supposed to be bluebird skies again today so I bagged it. Turns out it was overcast, muggy, with no wind (my ideal fishing conditions) all morning until around noon.  Well, at least I got to spend all day with my kids, and we had a blast...still..I swear I can't drink anymore like I used to  |
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Post by muskiehunter on Jul 26, 2009 17:11:14 GMT -4
Too tired to drag my ass out of bed at am, and deal with wrestling a canoe this morning...was supposed to be bluebird skies again today so I bagged it. Turns out it was overcast, muggy, with no wind (my ideal fishing conditions) all morning until around noon. Well, at least I got to spend all day with my kids, and we had a blast...still..I swear I can't drink anymore like I used to At least I'am not the only one who feels this way  |
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Post by Fishooked on Jul 26, 2009 17:43:19 GMT -4
Too tired to drag my ass out of bed at am, and deal with wrestling a canoe this morning...was supposed to be bluebird skies again today so I bagged it. Turns out it was overcast, muggy, with no wind (my ideal fishing conditions) all morning until around noon. Well, at least I got to spend all day with my kids, and we had a blast...still..I swear I can't drink anymore like I used to At least I'am not the only one who feels this way Nope, and the way I feel afterwards make it not even worth it. I only had about 6 beers at this horshoe tournament I was at, but all it did was make me tired as hell. Its a two hour ride from down the Jersey shore where I was at to get home....and I was literally falling asleep on the way home. I was stone-cold sober when I left, but falling asleep at the wheel, wtf? Totally not worth it. And when I got home I was wiped the hell out. At least the wife and kids let me sleep in until 830...still mad I never went fishing, but I owed the wife for being out all day yesterday. I'll have to make sure I get out next weekend for sure !  |
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Post by zeroroaster on Jul 27, 2009 10:55:05 GMT -4
Yep, this getting older thing is tough...no matter what you might think, the body just can't...it's as simple as that. When I was a young man, I worked physically hard and drove 18 wheeler. I was tough, ornery, and damned near bulletproof. Now in my mid-40's many, many things have had to change. I jacknifed my rig when I was 23 and broke a neck vertebrae. Didn't bother me for YEARS. now? Every once in a while I'm reminded of my former stupidity..usually while I'm trying to be stupid in the present tense.
Unfortunately as we get older we have to become alot smarter and learn to pick our fights, and realize that we can only burn the candle from one end now. Don't feel bad, we still have a few years left to learn that..unfortunately for alot of the boomers and retirees up here, they're hopeless..the hospital emergency rooms are full of these idiots trying to recapture their youth from the backs of horses, etc...
Sorry, 60 is not the new 40...it's still very much 60, and if I get that far? Fishing four days a week, at least...I promise.
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Post by casey10 on Jul 27, 2009 16:57:32 GMT -4
WEll, I made the 60 mark a few years ago, will be an official card carrying SENIOR next year. I dont intend to go horse back riding, but I normally can get out fishing 3 or 4 times a week in my 16' boat and also icefish in the winter.
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Post by fishfingers007 on Jul 27, 2009 18:03:16 GMT -4
WEll, I made the 60 mark a few years ago, will be an official card carrying SENIOR next year. I dont intend to go horse back riding, but I normally can get out fishing 3 or 4 times a week in my 16' boat and also icefish in the winter. sometimes i think we all feel beat, my dad just turned 65 he's nearly as fit as me and still an active biker, hope for us all yet  |
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Post by zeroroaster on Jul 28, 2009 10:00:03 GMT -4
I hear ya Casey. My wife's Dad just turned 65. He's still in pretty good shape, but knows he's been lucky and doesn't want to push it either. After decades of carpentry/construction it's time to wind it down a bit. My Dad turned 71 this summer...he's a poster child for retirement. A cottage by the ocean (not extravagant, but comfortable), a small place in the city for winter and a broken watch that will never get fixed...perfect. My uncle turned 80 this year. He still fishes so we got a ways to go yet!! Mind you, it'll be tough getting old...I really like playing with my saws and my mill, and the whole log thing...someday I'll have to quit.  |
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Post by cdj711 on Jul 28, 2009 12:15:36 GMT -4
Hi „old“ boys.
turned 45 this year. cause of new job not much fishing for me right now. even rapala business quite down compared to some months ago. hope to follow some of you guys after 60, fishing at least 4 days a week.
i think it was Hank Williams who sang … hangovers hurt more than they used to …
and thats true, but it has not so much to do with age than other things.
during our time in Stockholm when watching some beautiful young girls walk away straight after 6 beer or more, I asked my good old friend Roberto DiMarco from Sicily, how can they do that? and i am not talking about what you guys call beer, real beer. i didnt ask why; we are both a bit ugly, so i knew why. he said: „alcohol dehydrogenase is an inducible enzyme“. we could see more than once what this means. he is an MD and should know. after more than 15 years at a medical university i know a little bit myself. but please do NOT take the following as kind of medical advice!
you can get used to alcohol consumption.
your body is producing this enzyme, i think it is in the liver, to help metabolize and degrade the alcohol. the more of the enzyme you have in your body the faster the alcohol is degraded and excreted.
think about it. as long as you are young and independent, you drink more and more regularly, keeping the enzyme concentration in your body up to a higher level. and without kids you sleep or rest longer the next day to give your body time for regeneration.
as a dad and family man, you drink less regularly, are not used to alcohol, your body doesnt metabolize it that quickly. in addition, kids and wife demand time and dont leave you alone when you feel sick and need a rest badly. the hangover hurts twice as much.
one solution is not to drink that much, another is to drink more regularly, yet another is to drink better stuff, which does not contain alcohol that makes you sick. if you want to get drunk from time to time (i think i learned this from Kirk Williams and John Gierach) go with e.g. good whiskey. you guys have some nice bourbon, canadian too, but i prefer single malt. i guess you have heard about the „bad“ and the „good“ alcohol. seems to be true.
they say here in bavaria we have the best beer in the world. i dont know, cause i dont drink much beer. usually, i drink one or two whisky and thats it. i was drunk maybe once or twice in my life; so you could say, why believe what this guy is telling me?
well, try and see.
and: dont drink and drive!
best,
wolfgang
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Post by zeroroaster on Jul 28, 2009 13:49:46 GMT -4
Wow!..thanks Wolfgang! You have to appreciate scientific proof! As for fishing many times a week, I must admit, I have it pretty good. I'm only 44 and I can get out 5 times a week if I want to. In the heat of July (not that it ever gets brutally hot here) the fish are 'sleeping on the bottom' so I don't go out as much...spring and fall? Everyday if I can. Especially late October when the snow starts...the fish are desperately trying to pack on weight for the long winter...they'll hit anything that moves. As for beer and such, yeah, I'm more of a whiskey man too...but I have to admit, nobody makes bourbon like the Americans! We brew a good rye and a not bad scotch, but corn mash? It's all USA. Beer on the other hand, we've got that down pat...except for maybe the Germans. As for getting older, much of that here is the extreme climate. I don't care how good you look when you're 20, a bunch of winters that last 8-10 months a year where 40 below is completely normal, and sudden temperature swings of as much as 80 degrees in a couple of days, well, it's just hard on the body, period. We wholeheartedly accept it...other than it being tough climate-wise, we do live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. The reason why it's still pristine is that not much can survive here. Yes, you do have to be that little bit tougher. It's neat to think that even with all the modern wonders of technology, there's still much of this area that people simply don't get to. It's just harsh..best seen by helicopter. Then again, after our little trip to the big city on Sunday, I'll take my chances with nature and the animals anytime over that! |
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Post by casey10 on Jul 28, 2009 16:27:31 GMT -4
Thats probably true Wolfgang, I spent 31 yrs in the military and my enzymes certainly got an extended workout and I probably destroyed most of them!!!! I take it pretty easy on the booze now, mostly a beer drinker.
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Post by muskiehunter on Jul 28, 2009 17:01:47 GMT -4
I agree with you casey on that one.I wasn't in the military that long but long enough.I look back at that time and wonder how in the hell I drank that much.If I tried doing that today it wouldn't be good |
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Post by zeroroaster on Jul 28, 2009 19:46:53 GMT -4
Geez I don't know guys... Having done a short stint in the forces, nowhere near those kind of times, I can certainly see where getting trained to obliterate without getting obliterated could result in slightly abnormal levels of stress, thus propelling one to perhaps slightly elevated levels of consumption to flush it out of your head for a few minutes. I have a couple of buddies that did overseas duty ( Bosnia, Persian Gulf, etc) and after sitting for a few minutes listening to the stories, I'm buying them beer!!  Let's face it, no matter how many parades, stickers, whatever...service guys NEVER get enough credit. |
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