If you where born in the 40's or 50"s

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07 June 2013, 17:05

Rusty

If you where born in the 40's or 50"s

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Originally posted by LionHunter:
Yeah, I agree 100%. Graduated HS in '65. I doubt we will ever see times like the '50s and first half of the '60s again. It was an incredible time to be a kid and grow to adulthood. The drug and hippie age of the late '60s changed everything.

We could ride our bikes for miles and never worry. Doors could be left unlocked. Nobody had to carry a gun to protect themselves. We really weren't worried about the cold war. AND, we could actually hitch-hike without worrying about Chester-the-Molester! We were all proud to be Americans.

yes it was a great time!
DOB 1946

Rusty
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09 June 2013, 07:16

Anjin

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Originally posted by Anjin:
quote:
Originally posted by Gatogordo:
I'd take today anyday, if I wasn't so damn old.

Hey, based on life expectancies, they are saying that 80 is the new 65. I understand that the idea of retirement at 65 was based on how long the average worker was expected to live.

Count your blessings.

New data, read today on the Internet NY Times: US average life expectancies are 89 for women, 84 for men.

I guess we'll be reading these grumblings and reminiscences for a few more years.

Actually, it also means that we are taking better care of ourselves, getting outdoors more, exercising, eating better, etc.

I for one am trying for the top 10% who will live past 95, per the Social Security Administration, since I have a four-year-old to raise for several more years.

Norman Solberg
International lawyer back in the US after 25 years and, having met a few of the bad guys and governments here and around the world, now focusing on private trusts that protect wealth from them. NRA Life Member for 50 years, NRA Endowment Member from 2014, NRA Patron from 2016.