Am I too old to do martial arts?

[Deafdude#5]

Oh we see it but choose to play it straight.

I have a brother who wouldn’t celebrate his 30th birthday because he didn’t want to think of getting old.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Oh we see it but choose to play it straight.

I have a brother who wouldn’t celebrate his 30th birthday because he didn’t want to think of getting old.

30..... I have to tell you, I am not kidding when I say I have a leather jacket older than he is.....that I still wear

 

[AngryHobbit]

30..... I have to tell you, I am not kidding when I say I have a leather jacket older than he is.....that I still wear

Yeah, but isn't that about when a leather garment gets perfectly conditioned, broken in, and finally worth wearing. I should probably get one if I want it to get good before I'm dead.

 

[Gerry Seymour]

30..... I have to tell you, I am not kidding when I say I have a leather jacket older than he is.....that I still wear

I wish I still had the first leather jacket I bought for motorcycling. It wasn't expensive, and it was a typical biker jacket, but I loved that thing. I'd still have it (and it would be almost 30 years old) if it hadn't been stolen.

 

[dvcochran]

I have to admit I'm baffled by how many folks seem to entirely miss the sarcasm in the OP.

You mean that was meant to be sarcastic?

 

[_Simon_]

You mean that was meant to be sarcastic?

Hehe yeah I'm pretty much 99.9% sure he posted it in sarcasm XD

 

[zzj]

You are never too old to do that old people slow dance hand wavy thing in a park. Believe it or not it’s supposed to be some sort of martial art lol.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Yeah, but isn't that about when a leather garment gets perfectly conditioned, broken in, and finally worth wearing. I should probably get one if I want it to get good before I'm dead.

This will mean little to those not from New England, but the leather I an referring to is a Walter Dyer

I wish I still had the first leather jacket I bought for motorcycling. It wasn't expensive, and it was a typical biker jacket, but I loved that thing. I'd still have it (and it would be almost 30 years old) if it hadn't been stolen.

I have one much like that too, and it is older than the Walter Dyer, but I do not wear that one any longer....to be honest, I am not sure it would fit....that one is around 40 years old

 

[AngryHobbit]

This will mean little to those not from New England, but the leather I an referring to is a Walter Dyer

I've never owned a leather garment (shoes don't count) - not even a skirt or a pair of pants, so I am a total ignorant when it comes to such matters. I admire what Gianni Versace did with leather, when he dragged it off the motorcycle, separated it from its constant companions - white t-shirt and jeans, and took it to a ball, but I've never actually worn it myself. Does anyone make leather hobbit-wear?

 

[Balrog]

I turned 30 today. Is it time to hang up my hat?

I turn 70 in December. Get off my lawn!

 

[Gerry Seymour]

This will mean little to those not from New England, but the leather I an referring to is a Walter Dyer



I have one much like that too, and it is older than the Walter Dyer, but I do not wear that one any longer....to be honest, I am not sure it would fit....that one is around 40 years old

Mine would likely still fit. I've put on a couple of inches (okay, maybe 3 or 4) since then, but likely not enough to dramatically change the fit of that jacket... I think I had the side belts cinched in some, so some room to work with.

Man, I just realized how much I miss that jacket. Some good memories were made in that thing.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Mine would likely still fit. I've put on a couple of inches (okay, maybe 3 or 4) since then, but likely not enough to dramatically change the fit of that jacket... I think I had the side belts cinched in some, so some room to work with.

Man, I just realized how much I miss that jacket. Some good memories were made in that thing.

Same here......of course some of the memories are not so good..... especially the superman flight I took off a very steep in cline on my old Harley 125

 

[JR 137]

Mine would likely still fit. I've put on a couple of inches (okay, maybe 3 or 4) since then, but likely not enough to dramatically change the fit of that jacket... I think I had the side belts cinched in some, so some room to work with.

Man, I just realized how much I miss that jacket. Some good memories were made in that thing.

Shhhh... your wife frequents these boards...

 

[AngryHobbit]

Shhhh... your wife frequents these boards...

Oh honey, if there's anything you don't know about your spouse after 16 years, you'd married a wrong person and need to start over.

 

[jobo]

I wish I still had the first leather jacket I bought for motorcycling. It wasn't expensive, and it was a typical biker jacket, but I loved that thing. I'd still have it (and it would be almost 30 years old) if it hadn't been stolen.

I swapped mine for a Bonneville petrol tank thought I had the best deal till he saddle sOAPed it and got it repaired , it still has my death or glory badge on it

 

[jobo]

Mine would likely still fit. I've put on a couple of inches (okay, maybe 3 or 4) since then, but likely not enough to dramatically change the fit of that jacket... I think I had the side belts cinched in some, so some room to work with.

Man, I just realized how much I miss that jacket. Some good memories were made in that thing.

All my best memories from that time happened once I'd taken the jacket off

 

[skribs]

make sure you start buying your banana's as one and two and not the hole bunch....you dont know if you will live though the week and it will be a waste of money.

This is, to date, the funniest thing anyone has ever told me about getting older.

It also reminds me of what my Grandma taught me. Don't buy bunches of bananas. Buy one or two bananas from a bunch that's as ripe as you like them, one or two from a bunch that's a bit less ripe, and one or two that are even less ripe. That way, they're always the correct level of ripeness.

 

[JR 137]

Oh honey, if there's anything you don't know about your spouse after 16 years, you'd married a wrong person and need to start over.

She thinks she knows everything about me. Some things are better unspoken. Yeah, I’m not naive enough to think that doesn’t work both ways too.

 

[Gerry Seymour]

Shhhh... your wife frequents these boards...

I'm safe - I was never really wild. I think that's the definition of a truly misspent youth.

 

[dvcochran]

Same here......of course some of the memories are not so good..... especially the superman flight I took off a very steep in cline on my old Harley 125

Harley 125? 2 stroke?