Things you've gotten too old to ever do again...

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Yamer

Sleep through the night.

Sleep through the night without having to take a pee.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Dion

Sleep through the night without having to take a pee.

Just get diapers and let er rip.

[DownInFlames]

- Shoplift
- Drive like an idiot in a crappy car full of your buddies
- Take home a skank* at closing time
- Go to punk rock shows without hearing protection
- Drink a wineskin full of whisky or liqueur while skiing



*Skank is term of endearment

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Just get diapers and let er rip.

Depends

[Cube Inmate]

Make a meaningful career change.

Other people my age might do that, but I'm resigned to the fact I can never fully correct the mistake I made when I was 17. And I just came to that realization over the last 5 years.

[mrdonkey]

Everything. Literally everything.

If I'm not in pain, I'm too tired. I can no longer consume anything that was one fun in my 20's or I will spend the rest of the night either dying on the toilet or lying awake from migraines (alcohol, lactose, spice, cholesterol, acid, pork)... Take all those things out and you're pretty much just left with boiled chicken, rice, and veggies. Only so much my wife and I can do anymore without the doctor wagging their finger, unless I take a truckload of Metamucil for the week.

[McG]

Recover from anything quickly.

I fell, and two injuries that I have shaken off quickly in the past…months now and it’s thrown any fitness regimen so far off track…

Having attractive young (legal to be clear) women look at you in a meaningful/hopeful way. I know that they are looking at my son and wish he would stop to talk and I would keep walking.

Finally…knowing that the phrase “youth is wasted on the young” is true.

[McG]

Fast recovery. I don’t mean from injury.

Yes, it deserved its own post.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Cube Inmate

Make a meaningful career change.

Other people my age might do that, but I'm resigned to the fact I can never fully correct the mistake I made when I was 17. And I just came to that realization over the last 5 years.

I don't believe in this narrative. It's always possible and there are many cases of people doing so at impressive ages. But most people are afraid to go against the grain and experience the discomfort of change and starting over in some aspects, because nothing is certain on the other side. But that means there could be real fulfillment there as well.

In the end that comes down to you. Most will decide that they don't have the courage, the means, claim it's too late for them or cite family responsibilities as a hindrance. Some of those things could be true, but I think any one can find the courage if the vision they have is emotionally compelling enough and they make the executive choice to try.

Unless you're incarcerated or terminally ill nothing will stop you except you. Heck, even terminally ill people have done amazing things in a short period of time because they discarded the fear that always held them back.

[Sylvanfan]

Lay that Scott Stevens style hit on some guy with his head down coming across the middle. I'll admit I played hockey to inflict pain on others and I loved it. If I could pull that off and did it in a men's rec league I'd end up in the national news as the worst person ever. But I'm too fat and slow now to do it, and stopped playing two years ago because $800 a year when you have kids is just to pricey to go injure yourself.

[dirk diggler]

probably skiing. the cost plus the getting the equipment on and walking from the car from a mile away, and the drive. I just cant see doing it anymore, even though the idea of skiing on a nice day is still appealing to me.

[OldDutch]

I am going to be that guy, who says your never too old for anything. I was out of shape, balding, sad sack for so long. I am sure I was depressed from 39-44. Then one day life smacked me hard in the face for the 4th time. It was honestly a make or break moment. I am not exaggerating when I say I almost gave up.

Then I used the garbage people threw at me as motivation to show them wrong. I said to myself, new man, new day starting today. Over a year later I am more in shape than I was since my late 20s.

I got a hair transplant, WO 4 days, started Jiu Jitsu, moutian bike. I take care of my complexion like a woman, and I glow. Women and Men all notice it. Its a great feeling.

All I will say is its never too late and do what you can. I worked my butt off but its been amazing. I also can do everything I always wanted to do, with some golfer elbow but whatever I feel amazing overall.

[Weitz]

I haven’t found anything I’m too old to do yet. Outside of childish things you grow out of course…

[keratosis]

Originally Posted by Weitz

I haven’t found anything I’m too old to do yet. Outside of childish things you grow out of course…

Yup. They just take longer and ironically, don't last as long.

[activeStick]

Flooring your car on an empty road for any significant amount of time before you slow down because you realize what you're doing is dumb.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Not much actually. I suppose that means this is a time to enjoy and not take for granted.

I guess
-Souping up a crummy car
-Heavy drinking or all night escapades without physical side effects
-Clubbing
-Ripped jeans (unless the rips were acquired through a rigorous physical task)

Subjective, but the new Jack Ass movie was painful to sit through as a more grown adult and I just can't see myself skateboarding again.

[bagofpucks]

Ah man, I was just thinking about this the other day. I was a goalie all my life and “retired” around a decade ago after the doctor said I would be the youngest person he had referred to go down the knee replacement path if I didn’t stop. My knees had been doing alright until I recently got back into coaching my kids and I can grimace through that for sure, but yah, there is no way I could ever put the pads back on again. I had hoped to maybe start playing rec hockey as a forward at some point, but I’ll have to make some lifestyle adjustments for sure to get there.

[Dion]

One of things I loved doing in my younger days was downhill skiing with my parents and friends. Every Saturday it was off to Lake Lousie, Sunshine or Fortress Mountain. Over the years all the moguls and turns took a toll on both of my knees.

There was this one particular day at Lake Louise where I was skiing a back diamond run and I happened upon a patch of fog and suddenly I couldn't feel the ground beneath my skis. Fog disappears and I land on top of a mogul and lost control. My wipeout was quite spectacular that the ski patrol guy thought I must have broken something. Poles and skis scattered everywhere with me on my back staring at the sky. Nothing broken just some bruises. I was 40 years old at the time and said that's enough. Never went skiing again.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Weitz

I haven’t found anything I’m too old to do yet. Outside of childish things you grow out of course…

Yeah there are things I can’t do because they’re stupid. Most of the stuff I can’t do are not missed.

[CalgaryFan1988]

Throw a baseball from center field to home plate and hear the sizzle off the ball.