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To: Mr. Douglas

“Construction for 40 years?! That’s impressive!”

Thanks, but it’s not that great a feat. Do the same stuff month in, month out, year in and year out, and your body just acclimates to it.

My granddad didn’t put away his tool belt until he was over 80. I once caught him nailing up the last sheet of a new drywall ceiling when he was 81. He was the only person on the job site that day.

Now that was impressive.


77 posted on 08/16/2016 11:30:18 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

>> Do the same stuff month in, month out, year in and year out, and your body just acclimates to it.

Yup. It’s all about the activity, and not much else.

I worked in the print industry into my 30s. I had serious hand and arm strength. Unfortunately, that’s not the case today...

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BTW, I had the opportunity to see Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy together on stage a few weeks ago.


80 posted on 08/17/2016 12:59:49 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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