Today I am officially a Senior Citizen

Happy Birthday! Welcome to the club.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday!  I'm with GRJ, WHY would I ever want to act my age??????  I'd rather play with the grandkids!

The senior discounts aren't automatic in some stores.  You have to ask for it.  I guess they don't want to offend anyone by making the assumption.  Glad you made it.  Welcome to the club with no rules or inhibitions.

.....

Dennis

Also:

"You darned kids, get off my lawn!"

"Let me tell you about my last trip to the doctor..."

"These newfnagled cars, they have no style like they did when I young."

"Music? That's just noise! Music meant something when I was young."

and most importantly:

"These kids today, they have no respect for their elders or work ethic like my generation. Everything went to pot with the generation after me..."

Ah; to be a kid again. Happy Birthday

You will also be known as a "Gray Beard."

Well, congrats or sympathies -- not sure which is in order.  It's not all its cracked up to be.

Congratulations!!!!!! While you've reached senior status, that does not necessarily mean that you are retired.  So the following comments assume that you are or will be in the near future.  You will find that the essential benefit of retirement is the concept of "freedom."  Now you can do what you want when you want to do it.  If you need to make appointments for car repairs, doctor's visits, etc. you can do so at any time of the day without being constrained by employment demands or other similar responsibilities.  But be careful:  You'll find yourself having less time as your day will fill up with more hobbies and activities that you couldn't do in the past because of those constraints.  It is, however, a great time in anyone's life, provided one's health is good.  Just keep busy and you won't regret having left the working stiffs behind; otherwise, it can be a boring existence just sitting around MacDonald's drinking coffee with the old-timers.

I knew retirement would be good, I didn't know it would be THIS good.  Hitting age 62, 65, or 66 and not being retired, well, that really sucks.

OK, here's the thing: we (I'm 66) get discounts and such from here and there, many of

which mean little or nothing. (BTW, you won't be -truly- old until you realize that you

haven't had to ASK for them in a while; that really hurt.)

But, to resume: why is it that Lionel, MTH, Atlas, 3rdR and so on never offer these discounts? Those would be appreciated.

Why, I ask; why?

...Oh, yeah...they'd be giving discounts to 3/4 of their customers.

Never mind. 

Happy Birthday..

All the best in everything you do.

Gray beard? I'm already there and I have ten years to go!

Well, I am a little slow about getting with my reply because of trying to make a decision on should I finish this reply or get to the bath room.  I woke up on my 66th birth date and reminded myself I could retire.  Now I will be 75 in another month.  I hope all of you have had as much fun as I have had and am planning to have more.

Owner of the Neverdunn layout that is finished. Al

Well, the retirement is great, but the retirement age.  That sucks.  I like Doctors, at least most of them, but I prefer to see them only once a year at my physical, not every month.

For our regional rail tickets in the Philadelphia suburbs you need to be 65, but the savings are big. Round trip from Media to Phila is $11.50 adult vs. $1.70 senior (10 ticket plan), and that includes peak hour weekdays. All other public transportation (trolley, bus, subway) is free.

I'm 56 and have been offered discounts since I turned 40! Tom is 64 and never gets offered discounts unless he actually shows his card.

One thing a lot of people don't notice (and we haven't had a chance to use yet.) If you like to go to national parks, when you turn 62 you can get a lifetime pass for $10
($20 if you want it mailed.) Here's the FAQ on it...

http://store.usgs.gov/pass/senior.html

Note that if you have other people in the vehicle with you, they also get in. Most facilities like boat rentals and camping still charge, but you won't need to pay for just driving on Skyline Drive or walking down the incline on the Allegheny Portage, for instance.

Also, if you're a current service member, you can get a free pass for your visits while you're serving, and if you're disabled, veteran or not, you get a lifetime free pass.

I've been retired for 9 years now and after a lifetime of fighting all my working life for hobby time it has become so easy to just murder time. I feel a little guilty about it sometimes.

Congrats Art! I am only 12 days behind you for the same milestone! It is good to be a Capricorn Born in 1953!

Congrats Art, rtr12 and Dennis!  Welcome to the club. I turned 62 last June. Got a ways to go before retirement though. I'd tell you my secret to enjoying life but I can't remember what it is.  Happy Railroading!

Pat, I used to know the secret too, but it also escapes me presently.  Bob S.  AHHH, to be 62 again.  You young guys don't know how good you have it.  

Congrats Art, I just turned 60 Jan 2, and I'm new to this hobby. It's just great. I love it. Many good years ahead.

Gray beard? I personally prefer silver back as a descriptor.