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To: GuavaCheesePuff

No comparison at all. My Grandpa could work your ass off at age 70. Of course, he was a farm boy, worked every day of his life. 42 years old is still young, if you don’t sit in front of the TV every day vegetating.


23 posted on 08/25/2019 6:32:52 PM PDT by caver
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To: caver

In the 60s my Dad had a Laborer Foreman that didn’t retire until he was past 70 and I worked with him. Every day when done he would return to his farm and work to 9:00 at night and then go to bed.

I was fifteen feet away when a pallet of brick fell off a scaffolding and cascaded down on him. Took him to one knee, but he shook it off and cussed those who weren’t already gathering the brick back up to re-lift.

Use a 16 lb sledge all day or run a 150 lb breaker in a visqueen cage, and you will know what tough is.


119 posted on 08/26/2019 5:42:40 AM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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