Now that I'm 53 and on my way to being an old fart and all my friends are starting to talk about getting old, can we talk about a couple of "old man" issues I am starting to see?

Is this something I just need to accept and deal with?

1. Hair growing on and out of my ears. All of a sudden I have crazy wild hairs growing out of my ears in all places, on them, in them? What the hell?

2. Random cuts and bruises on my hands and arms I DON'T RECALL getting. Is this another old man thing?

What else can I expect? Yikes!

Im not too far ahead of you. I'm the Double Nickle

50 was OK.
51, I felt like a truck hit me. I know now exactly on my body every single ding, dent, and break I ever got. Especially when the weather changes. Feet, ankles, knees, lower back, middle back, upper back, neck, shoulder, hands... Not all at the same time, but in interesting combinations!
My impetuous youth has caught up to me.

The hair... all over. ears, nose, back...
I'm thankful I have a full head of hair!

The cuts and bruises, yeah, something about the skin getting thinner and less elastic, IIRC.

(Oh, watch out with the "Old Man" thing. Around here, 50's aint "Old" at all! )

56 The hair, my ears, nose and recently my arms. Longer hair. Why?

The bruising, I can't help you, might want to get that looked at

Knock on wood. I have never had back problems but my knees and neck tendon pain in one spot sucks

I would imagine 8 years of running with shitty shoes and boots in the Army took it's toll

1. Girls in Playboy being younger than your granddaughter.

2. Having your wife claim you need a brain scan and memory test because you cannot remember how to drive to a specific address you last visited when you were 22 years old.

3. Same wifely requirements as #2 except because you actually slow down and think before you speak.

4. College girls look at you and say, "you’re a sweet man, just like my grandpa."

5. Realizing that yard work really can wait till next week.

6. You wear long sleeve shirts, wide brim hats, and sandals with socks - while at the beach

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1. Hair growing on and out of my ears. All of a sudden I have crazy wild hairs growing out of my ears in all places, on them, in them? What the hell?

Welcome to getting older. There are trimmers made for it.

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2. Random cuts and bruises on my hands and arms I DON'T RECALL getting. Is this another old man thing?

Not overly concerning, but 53 does seem kind of early. My mysterious bruises seem to happen to my shins. But I'm 15 years your senior and take clopidogrel, a kind of blood thinner.

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Originally posted by egregore:

There are trimmers made for it...

Is there one you recommend? A 75-year-old guy is wondering. PA Sig may also get one.

As a yute, I was never hairy. Couldn't grow a decent beard until I was nearly 30.

Now, at 75 I'm a friggin' Neanderthal, hair everywhere except on my head. And BLACK hair (again except beard and what little fringe I have on my noggin...)

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Is there one you recommend? A 75-year-old guy is wondering. PA Sig may also get one.

For nose I have this;

https://www.amazon.com/Panason...e%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-7

For my ears I use good tweezers which are hard to find.

59 here. I've heard that getting older is a lot like frying bacon naked in the morning - - - you know it's going to hurt, you just don't know where!

Stamina drop off…

I’m 60 and am remodeling a bathroom.

What I could get done before lunch, then go mow the lawn, then go out to eat, then come home and watch a movie.

Now, I carried a new 36” variety up stairs…wrecked for two days!

Just wait a few years. The piss just dribbles out.

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Originally posted by arfmel:
Just wait a few years. The piss just dribbles out.

Thank God and the VA for Tamsulosin (Flowmax)...

...and for Cialis. Once daily. Has done wonders...for lower urinary tract symptoms.

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Originally posted by Sigmund:

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Originally posted by egregore:

There are trimmers made for it...

Is there one you recommend? A 75-year-old guy is wondering. PA Sig may also get one.

Ger yerself a set of these, and just yank them out. Quick, easy, painless, and it takes much longer for them to grow out again.

The bruising could be a number of things. As we age our skin thickens and is more likely to bruise. It has a delightful name, senile purpura but it is a benign condition. Cut down on the hot showers and wear sunscreen. There are pictures online. If you have not had a skin cancer screening by a dermatologist now would be a good time. Bruising is not a sign of cancer.

When you get to be an old man, you start shooting calibers that don’t have as much recoil. And lighter guns cause you tire quickly lifting those heavy ones.

My dad told me getting old ain’t for pussies

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Ger yerself a set of these, and just yank them out.

Exactly my choice as well.

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Originally posted by PASig:
What else can I expect? Yikes!

Old geezers coming up to you in the store when they recognize your college ring, and letting you know they graduated three years after you did....

I'm 59, and yes the hair grows everywhere you don't want it to grow. I routinely find cuts and bruises on my arms that I don't remember how I got them, and if it made enough of an impression for me to remember, it looks like I need an ER visit.
And yes, get ready for the dribbles and drips.